Rock Of Ages
Scottsville’s premier race day last Saturday was dominated by the descendants of two stallions – Var and Rock Of Gibraltar.
28th May 2014
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Scottsville’s premier race day last Saturday was dominated by the descendants of two stallions – Var and Rock Of Gibraltar.
Milestone for young jock and a hat trick for trainer and owner with a glorious double for super sire
What a filly. The daughter of Var has never missed banking a cheque in all of her sixteen starts and her winning ways in her chestnut coat and the signature big white blaze have elevated her to a darling of the racing public. She looks destined to win many more
SA sires fly high with two entries in world’s top ten
Bighearted Var filly wins the Listed East Cape Oaks but her jockey still not convinced that she stays the trip
First and second for Var as Snaith’s Harry Lime gives his opposition a galloping lesson in the Gr2 Umkhomazi Stakes and looks an exciting prospect in the making for leading owner Fred Crabbia
Another Var to the fore as Normanz beats strong field to win the Listed In Full Flight Handicap at Clairwood on Sunday
South Africa’s shortest race and a test of breakneck speed is dominated by the omnipresent Var who sires trifecta in clean sweep
Cape sprinter Happy Forever impresses with great win in Senor Santa and earns crack at the Computaform Sprint
Family of the most recent who’s who of South African champions may be found in the Avontuur draft of fourteen that head North soon for the National Yearling Sale
Growing in stature and confidence, the Paul Reeves trained Sea Cat shows males how it is done at her first sight of Fairview polytrack
