New Jockey For Cape Riding Ranks
Rising star Donovan Dillon is moving from Durban to Cape Town to become first jockey to Michael Robinson
5th August 2015
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Rising star Donovan Dillon is moving from Durban to Cape Town to become first jockey to Michael Robinson
Justin Snaith’s newsmaking big gun Futura gave us a glimpse of his streetwise fighting side at Greyville on Saturday when he dug deep to peg back a determined Ice Machine and score an exciting last gasp win in the R1 million Gr1 Champions Cup
Ice Machine ran a cracker in the July when looking dangerous and only fading late. Over 400m shorter, and with Anton Marcus back in the irons, is it stretching the imagination that he could lower the powerful Snaith colours in Saturday’s R1 million Gr1 Champions Cup?
“The race was a bit harder than we expected. I thought we might be able to overcome the draw but he was caught five wide on the turn and then eventually had to go and lead the race. Obviously I never thought I would have Legislate leading the fastest horses in the country…”
Fayd’herbe will ride exclusively for Snaith but he is contracted to Ridgemont Stud and will be obligated to ride their horses first.
A superbly judged front-running ride by SA champion jockey S’manga Khumalo opened the Vodacom Durban July day feature programme at Greyville on Saturday
Owner Braam Van Huyssteen enjoyed a succesful feature afternoon at Kenilworth on Saturday. Three runners with three different trainers saw him enjoy a Listed winner, as well as seconds in a Gr3 and another Listed event
Justin Snaith pulled a dashing rabbit out the hat when the goodlooking Ready To Attack swept down the inside rail to win the Langerman in good style
“The ratings of horses in this country are so elevated it’s frightening. The handicappers seem to think we produce champion after champion every year,” says our champion trainer
“Months and months of effort have gone into her run and this is the one we have been waiting for.” SA champion trainer Justin Snaith was spot on about his pre-race assessment of Ash Cloud, who stayed on doggedly to win the R300 000 Gr2 Gold Circle Oaks
“I do however feel the handicapper has done everything he can to stop Futura from winning this race – as the saying goes – weight stops trains.” – Justin Snaith
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
