Kotzen’s Cold Fact
Woodhill based trainer Glen Kotzen ventures into Eastern Cape stakes territory at Fairview today with the interestingly named maiden filly Jane S Piddy
10th June 2015
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Woodhill based trainer Glen Kotzen ventures into Eastern Cape stakes territory at Fairview today with the interestingly named maiden filly Jane S Piddy
Captain Al was to sire the winners of the last three races on the Kenilworth card, as the Snaith’s speedy 2yo Jo’s Bond beat a field of older handicappers in the final event.
“I have never considered giving up on this horse,” says jockey as the outstanding 4yo miler Legislate makes it four Group wins from four starts at Greyville and comes out top of the pops in the much publicised ‘Duel Of The Dynasty’s
Snaith, who won this race in 2008 with Dancer’s Daughter, masked the obvious underlying tension recently, telling the racing media that the Gold Challenge was set to be one of the ‘biggest races we have seen in a long time’
“Come on Justin – they can’t both be champions!” says SA horseracing’s very own Larry King, James Goodman, as he interrogates the South African champion trainer in the countdown to Saturday
After the disappointment of Ultimate Dollar at the start of the Daily News on Saturday, Richard Fourie and Justin Snaith could enjoy a change of luck down at Kenilworth. But Milnerton based Greg Ennion may hold the ace
Futura and Legislate will meet for the first time since the L’Ormarins Queen’s Plate in the Rising Sun Gold Challenge at Greyville
He may be the hottest equine property around and the closest thing to being crowned SA Horse Of The Year this season, but champion Futura gave his backers a few anxious moments at 1-3 as he enjoyed what in the end was a happy ending to an impressive winning comeback
The grandstand finish saw the versatile Fourie,who had ridden a peach of a race from the front on Greg Ennion’s Revved Up in the previous event over 2500m, at his brilliant best as he burgled an unlikely victory
Justin Snaith trained Eros’s Girl has proven a revelation since being tried over ground and the daughter of Captain Al picked up some valuable black type with a smooth win in Friday’s R150 000 Listed East Cape Oaks at Fairview
The Justin Snaith pairing of Futura and Legislate head a list of 68 nominations for this year’s R3,5 million Vodacom Durban July
Two past winners of the Cape’s premier summer speed clash are in the fifteen strong line-up
