Having jockeys like Piere Strydom and Andrew Fortune entertaining us has brightened our day-to-day racing and it was pure poetry in motion watching the man they call ‘Striker’ guide Mia Moo home to a second feature success on the trot when winning the R350 000 TAB Gr2 Camellia Stakes at Turffontein on Saturday.
Mia Moo (Piere Strydom) makes it an early 3 from 4 for Sean Tarry at Turffontein on Championships Finale Day (Pic – JC Photos)
Sitting dead still, Piere Strydom brought a beautifully balanced Mia Moo (28-10) forward late in the 1160m race and the 4yo daughter of Vercingetorix went on powerfully to beat Gimme A Shot (16-1) by 2,10 lengths in a time of 67,60 secs for the 1160m.
This was the rampant Sean Tarry’s third winner of the afternoon.
A R300 000 National Yearling Sale purchase, Mia Moo, who races in the interests of the Arundels Itssa IT & Business Solutions and World Sports Betting, took her win tally to 5 with 8 places from her 15 starts. She has earned R707 075.
Bred by Klawervlei, Mia Moo is a daughter of Vercingetorix (Silvano) out of the four-time winning Captain Al mare, Leeward.
The R500 000 carryover into the Pick 6 surpassed the projected target of R1,5 million, reaching a net R1 721 914. We just wish the powers-that-be would would learn to market this aspect with more enthusiasm – particularly in an environment of blank days on the local roster.
Finding out about the carryover late on a Friday afternoon is not assisting the media spread the word.
