No. 1944
MONDAY 3rd - THURSDAY 6th JUNE 2013
ISSN 1023 / 6996
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FLAMINGO PARK 12:20pm (Monday) p.3
KENILWORTH
12:45pm (Tuesday) p.11
SCOTTSVILLE
11:35am (Wednesday) p.18
VAAL SAND
12:25pm (Thursday) p.32
Power Player. The talented former Zimbabwe based Newton Power looks to hold all the aces in Monday's Kimberley Classic
R100 000 KIMBERLEY CLASSIC at Flamingo Park on Monday
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A dynamic and relatively new force in SA horseracing sends out his first Flamingo Park runner in the R100 000 Kimberley Classic on Monday. Johan Janse van Vuuren’s Newton Power looks well in and could make it a memorable inaugural raid in the Northern Cape. he 31 year old Van Vuuren learnt his trade in one of South Africa’s top yards. The elite Geoff Woodruff ‘college of equine knowledge’ was
Van Vuuren’s foundation stone and he started there at the bottom of the ladder as an 18 year old some thirteen years ago. Van Vuuren saddled his first runner for his own account in November 2012 and has
bang in form and on paper Newton Power must be regarded as a big runner in this non black type feature amongst a mixed bunch of fourteen 3yo’s. The son of Newton won his first three starts in Zimbabwe and was feature placed in his had four winners from his last next two outings before being eight runners, since opening shipped off to Johannesburg his account with Casha at the and a new career with Van Vaal on 7 May. Vuuren. He has 42 horses at his Family Values Vaal home base, where he is Van Vuuren’s stable jockey assisted by Monique Mansour. The fledgeling operation is Donovan Mansour’s father
Geoff is a part owner of the gelding and the large internationally flavoured owner partnership has been boosted by an interesting new player in SA racing. “Donovan met a gentleman by the name of Vicky Veeramootoo when he was riding in Mauritius. He is passionate about the game and has invested extensively in horses here. His name will soon be recognised readily and it is also a remendous privilege to train for people like Grant and
Keith Mansour, as well as the Zim based owners Paul Rugg, Grant Littleford, Spencer Murray and Mike Eaton,” said Van Vuuren. Cont. p.2