Var’s International Feature Double
Avontuur’s supremely consistently resident sire Var enjoyed feature success in two countries this weekend
17th December 2019
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Avontuur’s supremely consistently resident sire Var enjoyed feature success in two countries this weekend
Vardy mows down a class field – and now everything looks a lot less cut and dried!
The Sporting Post best handicapped runner, the 36-1 Casual Diamond, finished best to score an overdue first stakes success
Avontuur’s top class sire Var looks to have another exciting prospect on his hands in the form of Croisette, who gave trainer Dennis Drier and jockey Sean Veale a happy start to their Cape Summer campaign
Pan Amm was signed for as an eight-month old weanling at R155 000 by Anton Shepherd at the 2009 Ambiance Stud dispersal sale
Revenge is sweet and after the Winter Guineas bump and bash of last month, Adam Marcus’ smart gelding Vardy enjoyed the removal of the blinkers
After an unsuccessful objection in the earlier feature, the duo bounced back like the professionals
The R110 000 East Cape Poly Challenge first leg produced the finish of the afternoon at Fairview on Monday
The stats show that less than 1% of Var’s winners are achieved over 2400m plus, but his tough daughter Gottalottaluv was not stopping as she galloped powerfully all the way to the wire
A long overdue maiden stakes win for the Var colt Speedpoint saw Joey Ramsden and Lyle Hewitson team up to open the Cape Guineas day feature billing at a sunny Kenilworth on Saturday
Beyond the pending investigations, things ended well enough for the Bass-Robinson yard when the improving Rainbow Lorikeet stamped her Paddock Stakes prospects with a gutsy victory under a top-notch ride by Aldo Domeyer
