Epsom Downs On The Up
A sustained late effort by the Sean Tarry second stringer Epsom Downs proved good enough to grab victory in the shadow of the post from gallant longtime leader Withbatedbreath
5th April 2015
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A sustained late effort by the Sean Tarry second stringer Epsom Downs proved good enough to grab victory in the shadow of the post from gallant longtime leader Withbatedbreath
The Sean Tarry fan club will be out in force at Turffontein again on Saturday. The yard have three of the nine runners that line up for the R400 000 Gr2 Colorado King Stakes
A speed handicap at Turffontein on Saturday sees twelve members of the lightning league matching strides in honour of one of our legends of the turf
Flashing the toe back on home turf after an eight week break, Carry On Alice was never in danger of being overhauled and went all the way to beat the late-flying Doing It For Dan
After Amber Orchid had raised the Dubawi flag at Turffontein, the spotlight shifted to Meydan where his son Mubtaahij earned a ticket to the Kentucky Derby followed by Prince Bishop’s sensational Dubai World Cup victory
There looks to be no stopping the Sean Tarry express for the SA Champion trainer title this season. A glorious Gr1 double in their quartet of feature victories demonstrated the yard’s superiority in terms of equine firepower this term. And a week of drama and wartalk ended with some dented ego’s and tarnished reputations too
Sheer cucumber cool brilliance from the saddle and a gutsy never-say-die equine athlete with the heart of a lioness kept the 2015 Wilgerbosdrift Triple Tiara flame flickering at Turffontein on Saturday
The restricted races poster girl should also relish the step up in distance to the 1800m for the first time and we fancy her to line up in the SA Oaks on 25 April as the SA Triple Tiara princess-in-waiting
In a very open handicap, where a case could be argued for a spectrum of prospective winners, we are siding with the experience and fitness of Azzie’s Brooks-Club who is the selection to beat Samogan and Solar Triptych
An emotional victory achieved through a cracking feat of training by national log leading conditioner Sean Tarry saw a former top-class youngster return to winning ways at Greyville on Sunday
“We are taking it one race at a time with The Hangman and trying to build some positive momentum. He is a course and distance Gr1 winner and this little handicap presents a perfect stepping stone for him.”
While there has been widespread public support for the flamboyant sportsman, the door has been shut in terms of his options via the SA racing regulator channels
