Speed – Always In Fashion
In a 46 year history, the greatest ‘Cape Flyer’ is surely the ‘Iron Horse’ Sentinel, who won the race for three years in succession from 1973.
24th January 2015
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In a 46 year history, the greatest ‘Cape Flyer’ is surely the ‘Iron Horse’ Sentinel, who won the race for three years in succession from 1973.
Jockey MJ Byleveld grabbed the opportunity of a rare engagement for the visiting Dennis Drier yard with both hands when he produced the Lammerskraal owned and bred Jet Master filly Gathering Fame with a sustained late effort
There was a strong South African flavour to Friday’s Singapore racing with powerhouse Cape breeders Varsfontein Stud celebrating a winning Patrick Shaw – Jet Master double
Dennis Drier has won the race for the last two year’s running but with rare Cape visitor Joey Soma in town, and his colleague Mike De Kock looking for his fifth win in the race, it will be a hard fought contest on all fronts
‘She has proved herself the best of her generation in South Africa and we feel she has done as much as she can there’
Guineas winners include the legends Hawaii, Politician, Colorado King and Empress Club – to name a few. Sarah Whitelaw lists her personal selection of Guineas highlights over the past two decades
No stopping the SA champion trainer as he saddles 1-2 in Victress Stakes after cracking tactical ride by KZN jockey Sean Cormack
The Gr1 Mercury Sprint winner Fly By Night registered a smart hat-trick of wins when she beat Mike De Kock’s quality 3yo Alboran Sea conclusively
The race to see who can establish a successfully enduring male line is on between Rakeen through Jet Master and Fort Wood through Dynasty
To date, Jet Master has been represented by an impressive 44 Gr1 performers and judging by some of the more promising performers in his final crop, this tally could yet grow further.
First, and even second, crop success does not ensure long term quality for a stallion, but many great stallions have made an immediate impression with their first crops. Sarah Whitelaw takes a look.
The number of entries compares favourably in quantum with recent years, with 58 first entries received in 2024, 60 in 2023, 68 in 2022, 53 in 2021, 52 in 2020, 49 in 2019, and 69 in 2018
Ironically, it was a colt which provided Alan with a first Gr1 success, this being Alec and Gillian Foster’s homebred Cereus, who landed the 2001 Gold Cup at Hollywoodbets Greyville, his victory completing a momentous double on the day, with the Gr2 Golden Slipper having gone the way of juvenile filly Tatler, a great-great-great grandaughter of Sun Lass!
JP van der Merwe is not the only guilty party in the matter. In simple terms, he is the only rider to have exercised the NHA’s offer of an Acknowledgement Of Guilt and moved on with his life
Andrew Fortune made it three winners on the Family Day public holiday as Tenango breezed home to win the Gr3 feature
