No. 1998
MONDAY 9th - THURSDAY 12th DECEMBER 2013
ISSN 1023 / 6996
Testing Time. The promising Jet Master colt Master Archer faces his first test on Tuesday evening at Turffontein
FLaMiNGO Park 12:20pm (Monday) p.3
scOttsViLLe 12:25pm (Tuesday) p.10
tUrFFONteiN NIGHT 3:55pm (Tuesday) p.20
keNiLWOrtH 12:25pm (Wednesday) p.33
VaaL SAND 12:35pm (Thursday) p.40
Listed secretariat stakes at Turffontein on Tuesday
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Turffontein feature race night action makes a welcome return to the national programme on Tuesday, when the Listed R150 000 Secretariat Stakes, powered by Mike De Kock Racing, is run under the lights over 1400m.
he handicap for 3yo’s may favour one of the lighter weighted unexposed sorts at the bottom of the weights. Run on the standside track, a field of ten up and coming youngsters line up in a race where pace won’t be lacking. Last year’s winner, Fantastic Mr Fox went on the win the Gr3 Tony Ruffel Stakes, even
though his overall career has since somewhat fizzled out. The majority of the 2013 field see the lights for the first time. That could make a difference.
Topweights
Leon Erasmus saddles the two sprinting topweights, with the Bezrin gelding Jimmi Choo looking to have an onerous task with 63,5kgs to lump.
A speedy gelding, he has not fired previously beyond the sprints and should battle over the 1400m. His stablemate Tiger Territory has drawn against the paint and has much the same profile as Jimmi Choo. He comes out a fit horse after having run second behind another of his stablemates in Nice Stride in a 1160m sprint on Sansui Summer Cup day.
Memorable
Trainer Geoff Woodruff comes off the high of a wonderful Summer Cup and he sends out the unbeaten Louis The King, and the Windrush gelding, Principled Man. The Alchemy bred Louis The King has won his first two starts in convincing fashion, albeit when accounting for very little in the process. The Black Minnaloushe colt cost what looks a bargain R55 000 off the National Two Year Old Sale and now gets asked his first serious question. He has drawn well,
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and if not green at his first try at Turffontein (and under the lights), he could frank the promise. His stablemate Principled Man won two on the trot as a 2yo, but has battled since and ran a poor race in the Graham Beck Stakes at the beginning of November.
to the well performed Pocket Power conquering Ivory Trail, and is a classy looker. While he has drawn awkwardly at 10, better things are expected of him and the duel between him and Louis The King should make for interesting analysis. Cont. p.2
Impressive
Sean Tarry’s Jet Master colt Master Archer won his maiden in impressive style at his third start, when going the turn and an extra 200m for the first time. The R1 million Cheveley Stud product is a half brother
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