Hawwaam – But Close!
After winning his first two starts with authority, Mike de Kock’s exciting Silvano colt Hawwaam was called on for the first time to show some fight
7th January 2019
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After winning his first two starts with authority, Mike de Kock’s exciting Silvano colt Hawwaam was called on for the first time to show some fight
The Silvano colt Hawwaam staked his Cape Guineas claims in just over 97 seconds at Turffontein on Saturday
Former SA Champion jockey Gavin Lerena will ride for the Mauritzfontein team as retained jockey
In a major blow and shock for South African breeding, Wilgerbosdrift stallion Soft Falling Rain has died
Summerveld trainer Kumaran Naidoo was one of only two visiting trainers to take on the locals on Flamingo Park’s flagship raceday
Richard Fourie gave an illuminating demonstration of how to knock the stuffing out of the Cape Crawl
It was pleasing to see the famous brown and white Beck family silks back in the winner’s enclosure again on a major day
Stablemates Barahin and Soqrat – both owned by Sheikh Hamdan – fought out a thrilling finish to the 2yo feature
Mauritzfontein’s resident sire Ideal World demonstrated his versatility again
We could have seen something quite special at Kenilworth on Saturday when the Ideal World gelding Rainbow Bridge became the first horse in history to win the classic at only his second start
Mike de Kock underscored his sparkling record in the R1 million HSH Princess Charlene Gr1 Empress Club Stakes as his chestnut champion Nother Russia registered a terrific double
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
