The Danon Platina filly Gocekwithlove is yet another mobile billboard for racing in the Eastern Cape, as opposed to bumping the big guns in other centres.
The 4yo registered her maiden stakes success and made it 4 wins in 7 starts in the Windy City, when she scored a decisive success in the R150 000 Listed Lady’s Pendant at a wet Fairview on Friday.
Gocekwithlove (Charles Ndlovu) runs on well to beat Montelena (Louis Mxothwa) in the Listed Lady’s Pendant (Pic – Pauline Herman)
Previously trained out of Randjesfontein by Mike de Kock, Gocekwithlove has been a money spinner for her owners since having her first start – coincidentally a winning one over Friday’s track and trip – in Gqeberha back in June 2024.
The switch to poly from turf after the first race on Friday would probably not have excited the trainers of the feature raiding trio of Trip To Maputo (Bass-Robinson), Be Merry (Snaith) and Disting (Kotzen), with Be Merry the only one of the three to feature in the end when when running into third.
After tracking the pacy Bomber Girl and Kabon Kapi early, Charles Ndlovu worked Gocekwithlove (11-2) into contention late into the straight and she stayed on strongly to thwart the consistent Montelena (6-1) by a half length in a time of 69,70 secs.
Be Merry (6-1) was the first raider home, a further quarter length back in third, with the winner’s stablemate Woman Of Power (16-1) capping the quartet.
Alan Greeff saddled 6 winners (including a dead-heat) on the afternoon.
Bred by Clifton Stud, Gocekwithlove races for a partnership of the ASSM Racing Syndicate and 4Racing’s Colin Gordon. She has now won 5 races with 6 places from 13 starts and stakes of R413 488.
A R180 000 National Yearling Sale graduate, Gocekwithlove is a daughter of Deep Impact stallion Danon Platina (JPN) out of the three-time winning Joshua Dancer mare, Samba Serenade.
The next Fairview racemeeting is on Friday 28 February, with the Listed Breeders Guineas heading the card.
