SP Sprint - 24 August 2022 by Sporting Post

FEMALESCLASSIC –TAKE YOUR PICK! Cover Image Groom and horse share a moment at the 2021 BSA 2yo Sale – image courtesy of Candiese Lenferna

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‘In contrast to the male 3yo ranks, where outstanding colt Cousin Casey towers over his contemporaries, none of the fairer sex dazzled quite as brightly and the division looks far more open’ – unbeaten in three starts and looks a bit special

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In contrast to the male 3yo ranks, where outstanding colt Cousin Casey towers over his contemporaries after last season, none of the fairer sex dazzled quite as brightly and the division looks far more open. That was clearly underlined by the result of the Gr2 Golden Slipper on July day, where a number of highlyregarded fillies failed to cut the mustard, most notably the unbeaten duo of Sweet Pepper and Maharanee.

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The daughter of Oratorio already had the Listed Devon Air Stakes to her name and won by the proverbial whisker from low flying Rafeef filly Rock The Fox, with many pundits convinced Sean Tarry's charge had got up on the line. In a blanket finish, with no more than a half-length covering the first four across the line, the Paul Peter-trained Bless My Stars was a neck further back in third and she had a similar margin to spare over Hold My Hand, a Drakensteinbred daughter of Gold BoastingStandard.an enviable record of three wins and two seconds from as many starts, Canadian Summer will in all probability be crowned Champion Juvenile

the Gr2 SA Fillies Nursery amongst her perfect four-win streak. Alas, both lost their unbeaten records, victory instead going to Glen Kotzen's Strelitzia Stakes winner Ameena, while Sweet Pepper finished ninth in a field of 12, with favourite Maharanee next Whilebest. Sweet Pepper and Maharanee were licking their wounds so to speak and Amanee declared a non-runner, the Gr1 Thekwini Stakes on Gold Cup day also threw up somewhat of a surprise winner in Canadian Summer, who provided local trainer Daryl Moore, owner Preggie Somasundram and jockey Jason Gates with their respective very first Gr1 successes.

Gr1 Thekwini Stakes joy for Canadian Summer and connections

Paul Peter is extremely excited about his crop of Classic fillies, which outnumber his colts dramatically and are 'top Asclass'.far as he is concerned, a line can be drawn through Maharanee's Golden Slipper "Itflop.was her first run at Hollywoodbets Greyville, she overraced from her wide draw and became difficult," he told Sporting Post. "She will stay a mile and is a Classic filly."

7 filly. Needless to say, it will be interesting to see how this quartet progresses as the season gathers

Another unexposed filly Peter rates as one of his Classic prospects is Mrs Browning and for obvious reasons - she is an own sister to Gr1 SA Derby winner Aragosta! The once-raced daughter of Rafeef fully justified her cramped odds with an eye-catching debut win at Turffontein.

Peter races Mrs Browning in partnership with the Wernars, owners of the smart Querari filly Gobsmacked. This halfsister to Gr1 winner Mighty High took her flawless record to three from three in the Gr2 Debutante at Hollywoodbets Greyville.

Another who has raced under the radar, but is worth keeping an eye on, is Alec Laird's Rockets Red Glare. This daughter of The United States made a mockery of her 66-1 starting price with a jaw-dropping debut win at Turffontein, romping home by eight lengths. Last week we mentioned

Peter is also bullish about Thekwini third Bless My Stars, remarking: "She is top class and is right up there."

The same applied to his Ruffian Stakes winner River Queraress, who met her match against the boys in the Gr1 Premiers Champion Stakes after finishing third in the Gr1 Allan Robertson. "Please don't ignore her," he remarked. "She was inexperienced, was interfered with and is much better than that."

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Rock The Fox – came desperately close to that Gr1!

Bella (the first foal of champion Bela racemaredaughterTrainedhomebredtocouldbesideslacksDrakensteinDistinction.LittlemarysunshineBela),andStudneverammunitionandSweetPepper,haveanotherstringtheirclassicbowinInara'sDynasty.byJustinSnaith,thisofthewonderfulInarastormedto a five-length maiden win over 1200m and being by Dynasty, she should find the early Classics well within her scope. In addition to Ameena, Glen Kotzen could have another exciting prospect in Bonika. A half-sister to smart Port Elizabeth stakes winner Whatever Next, she snatched victory in the Listed Irridescence Stakes over 1500m and, being by Cape Derby winner Jackson, will no doubt relish further.

May all those mentioned above - and any as yet unknowns waiting in the wings - grow in physical and psychological strength in the coming months!

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Chere For Me easily landed both the East Cape Fillies Nursery and Lady's Slipper Stakes, while the former left her male rivals trailing in the Dahlia Plate and finished a creditable fourth in the Gr1 Allan Robertson Championship at Hollywoodbets Scottsville. That completes the overview of what could be some of the main players in the three-year-old division.

It is no secret that the KZN trainers simply do not have the same firepower as their Cape and Gauteng counterparts, so it was rather refreshing to see Mike Miller's Woodland Retreat finish second in both the Gr2 Golden Slipper and Devon Air Stakes. By Pomodoro out of a Silvano mare, she may well continue to make some noise this season.

As regards the Eastern Cape, on exposed form Ekoria and Chere For Me must rate as the region's leading young fillies.

Romi - always a smile and ready to make it a great sale A key, but responsibility.vendorsHappyManager,GosforthTBANationalplayerunheraldedlargely‘back-room’atthisweek’s2yoSaleattheSalesComplexinParkwillbeYardRomiBettison.horsesandcontentareRomi’s

The lifetime horsewoman with the broad-based equine CV, has been in her current post for two years now and told the Sporting Post that she works together with the very experienced and capable Heavy Mabanga to ensure the vendors are happy, the horses are comfortable, and the duo are on site to problem solve when “Weneeded.see to all the horses arriving and departing on the trucks, and ensure their stables are in order. We have our own stock of fodder, and bedding for the vendors to order from make everything as simple as possible. Vets, farriers and even laundry service is arranged. I organise the paperwork and passports prior to the arrival of the National Authority.HorseracingHeatherMorkel is the front-of- house manager to ensure the buyers are organised and happy, with accommodation and

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ROMI’S GOING THE EXTRA YARD

11 transport sorted,” explains the enthusiastic 29 year old. She goes on to outline further that former veteran trainer Alistair Gordon is in charge of client liaison and hospitality.

“You will also find him Alistair out in the yard where he inspects all the horses for BSA. Then Fiso Hadebe is a jack of all trades; of course, he is one of our up-andcoming young auctioneers. He also assists me in the yard in the lead-up to the sale, as well as Michael Holmes and the rest of the team prepping the auction ring etc in the auditorium.

“We are excited to welcome everyone to the complex for a sale that we feel is going to be a great one. After all the incentives that the industry has seen announced over the last month or so, I think there is a very positive atmosphere around the complex. I also think this catalogue is an incredibly strong one, with some wonderful pedigrees for buyers to have a look Romi,at.”who has a keen eye for a decent specimen, says that she has seen some strong looking individuals while out photographing at the farms for the “Isale.think the 2022 BSA incentives have also been a wonderful initiative and we have definitely had a very positive response about them. The 100 bonuses paid out for the last season were fantastic, and we only received good feedback. I am sure next season will be even better with the 100 bonuses being increased to R100 000!”

“Buyers were welcome to start viewing from Friday, by which time six farms had arrived. If they would prefer to wait until all the horses have arrived, then they are welcome to view the whole catalogue from Monday. The yard is looking great and is ready for action thanks to the team that has been hard at work, making sure the stables are ready, the walking track is harrowed and the gardens are neat.”

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She pointed to the great results from the graduates of the 2021 August 2YO sale, including Canadian Summer, who won the Gr1 Thekwini Stakes, as well as Paul Peter’s Maharanee, winner of the Gr2 4Racing SA Fillies Nursery.

“The whole BSA team is looking forward to a great sale - hopefully

As at previous sales, the Enchanted Garden is open for complimentary breakfast and lunch every day. There will also be a dinner at the Enchanted Garden on Thursday evening sponsored by Equifeeds.

Ashley de Klerk runs the show in the office, from the accounts, to the buyers' card applications, to the website updates. Elvada Van Zyl is the complex manager and looks after the site with Heavy between the sales, making sure maintenance is done and the stables are cleaned before the next Romisale.” is no one-trick pony and besides running her equine Shethebusiness,photographyshealsomanagesBSAmarketing.excitedlytoldusthat the first 2yo’s had started arriving last Thursday already and the last were in on Sunday evening.

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The boosted 2yo programme announced last week ahead of the Cape Summer season is also an attractive carrot for buyers at this sale. Please click here for our preview.

As Romi says, with all the recent good news announcements for racing, there is plenty of expectation amongst vendors and buyers ahead of the BSA August Two Year Old Sale, which will be held at the TBA sales complex in Germiston on Friday 26 August and Saturday 27 August.

The Western Cape has led the field in the past month with a host of positive news that is likely to have lifted the general appetite for existing and new owners.

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In an informalemotional‘reunion’ in the Hollywoodbets Greyville winner’s enclosure on Friday evening, close on forty years after they nervously first walked through the doors of the SA Jockey Academy to commence their brandnew careers, two multiple SA champion jockeys embraced and reflected back. Hollywood Syndicate Racing Manager Anthony Delpech and his former academy mate Mark Khan, both international champions of their era, teamed up to win the second race with the Clifton Studbred VAR gelding Phaka Imali on the Global Team Horseracing Theevening.Gary Rich-trained Phaka Imali, which means to ‘dish out the money’ in Zulu, started at 9-2 and was one of two winners on the evening for the Hollywood Syndicate, who have commenced the new term in style, with Brett Crawford charge Teatro a runaway winner at Kenilworth less than 24 hours Anthonylater.and Mark joined the SA Jockey Academy in 1984, training alongside the year-younger Anton Marcus, Marthinus Mienie, and Frikkie Vermaak. Still in the saddle as Phaka Imali was being led in, Mark Khan had a lump in his throat as he quipped: “I’m

THE DECADES HAVE FLOWN BY

15 just so happy that I was able to ride a winner for my friend Anthony.”

“Every second weekend, my folks’ house on the Berea had apprentices sleeping on the floor and wherever they could find a spot! Mark Khan and Anton Marcus both came from Cape Town, and they were two regulars,” he added.

While Mark Khan, who doesn’t ride as regularly as he would choose to, has faced his personal challenges with injuries meaning overretirementsmultipleandcomebacksatwelveyearperiod,

“Mark Khan and I both relate to that horseracing ‘hook’. Believe me, it’s very tough to walk away from this game. It’s all we have known since our teen years. All jockeys experience injuries – it’s in the nature of life in the saddle. I personally have battled to come to terms with my careerending experience. Managing the Hollywood Syndicate provides me with so much pleasure and pride, and goes a long way to filling the void, as I’m intimately involved in this great game,” added Anthony Delpech, who also recalled those days of the early ‘80’s.

Anthony Delpech’s life changed forever on 7 April 2018 when he was badly injured, coming off Majestic Mambo during the SA Classic at Turffontein.

Another multiple national champion, Anthony Delpech pointed out on Friday evening that racing is ‘near impossible to walk away from.’

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Emotions ran high at Hollywoodbets Greyville on Friday evening. Fivetimes SA champion jockey Mark Khan booted home a winner for his former SA Jockey Academy buddy Anthony Delpech. It was a sentimental crossing of their path, some 38 years after they trained as young Anapprentices.energetic soon-to-be 54 year old on 30 September, Mark Khan boasts the athleticism and well-being of a man half his age and rode a typically balanced and powerful finish to win the second race on Phaka Imali on the Global Team Horseracing evening, for the Hollywood Syndicate. “It’s interesting how life takes us on different paths. When we were teenagers, we were firm friends – we still are. We had stars in our eyes and great plans and ambitions. Who thought that life would have taken both us all over the world, and here I am riding a winner for one of the country’s leading owner syndicates, managed by Anthony Delpech? What a rare pleasure that winner gave me!” Mark told the Sporting Post on Sunday as he said he was blessed to have been given the opportunity to enjoy a fantastic career amongst wonderful people and great horses.

STILL ON THE MARK!

“Mark has had his injury challenges. He is a real soldier. In my case it was no coming back after my accident in 2018. I relate to Mark and admire his tenacity,” added the Hollywood Syndicate boss. And that is certainly the Markcase. Khan announced his Mark is led in on Phaka Imali by Anthony Delpech and his daughter, Brooklyn

“Stanley Amos, Karl Neisius and Garth Puller all went to a good age of varying degrees. Look, there is no question there is a new generation of young rider – and there are some really top youngsters. But it’s a cycle – we were there once – we thought it would never end. It’s their turn today –tomorrow there is a another emerging generation coming through. It’s much like any sport – rugby , cricket, soccer. We all get our turn. I am just enjoying my racing and honoured to be a part of it all still. My son is in grade 11 and varsity beckons. So we work and soldier on,” he laughs.

Born and raised in the vibrant Cape Flats community of Grassy Park, with the popular Busy Corner a renowned landmark, MarkCandiesejoined

Lenferna Mark Khan greets the grandstand after Mighty High won the Gr1 Allan Robertson Championship in 2018

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There was plenty of fight in the old dog, and while he enjoyed great success in 2018 and 2019, riding for the IRC and others, covid came and derailed the world. But he was riding winners again in 2021. Then a nasty accident in the starting stalls earlier this year set him back. “I was out for about three months but am back strong and very fit again. My body feels good and while I won my first title riding 301 winners from 1600 odd rides, I am not in that zone anymore or chasing any titles - but am very happy to ride work at Turffontein and Randjesfontein, when I am Markrequired.”feels he has plenty of years left and there is no thought, plans or talk of hanging up his saddle.

the SA Jockey Academy in 1984 alongside fellow future champions, Anthony Delpech and Anton Marcus. He rode his first winner on Mascara for the late Alan Higgins and went on to win all our major races in the course of his association with top yards, including the likes of Mark Watters, Geoff Woodruff and Gary Alexander. He was associated with top horses like Igreja, El Picha, Faralmond, Nhlavini, Timber Trader, Monet, Shepherds Moon, Hawaiian Wahoo and Stormy Appeal, as well as the stayer Aquanaut and also won the Cape Derby on Resfa. The Mauritius champion jockey in 2000, Mark also plied his trade with distinction in Malaysia, Singapore, Germany, Australia, and “RacingMacau. has been really very good to me and I have never looked back,” says the non-drinker and non-smoker, who tells that he lives ‘a normal healthy life’, bar his weakness for coca-cola and Mark,chocolate.who moved to Gauteng about 25 years ago for professional reasons, is married to Rhonda and is tangibly proud of his children Sandra (26) and Cameron (17). The Khans are resident in the River Club in Sandton. Quizzed on racing’s future, Mark says that he believes there are exciting prospects on the horizon, and that things are moving forward.

“I feel we shouldn’t be so quick to criticize or be negative. Take the Global Team Horseracing concept. It’s a lovely buzz and atmosphere on-course, and while there are aspects of it that probably need tweaking, and it’s very fast - despite the fact that we only ride in alternate races - there is a concerted effort to do something on the lines of the T20 concept and make it exciting for a wider audience. And there is no question that horseracing needs to broaden its appeal. Let’s give initiatives like this our support rather than hanging on its tail,” he suggests.

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The ultra-consistent son of Sea The Stars has progressed rapidly through the ranks this season and following silver medals at Royal Ascot and Glorious Goodwood, added this Group Two prize to the Bahrain Trophy he landed at Newmarket’s July Festival earlier in the campaign. Unable to run in the St Leger due to the fact he is a gelding, a trip to Australia for the Melbourne Cup could be an option for the winner.

The winner, the new Melbourne Cup favourite, was ridden by Newmarketbased rider Daniel Muscutt who recently became Hollywoodbets’ first Northern sponsoredHemispherejockeyand Brand Ambassador. The Zimbabwe-born Muscutt ‘s father Peter is a trainer at Summerveld. It was stablemate and eventual third El Bodegon who looked likely to claim the spoils, hitting the front two furlongs out in the hands of Hollie Doyle, but Daniel Muscutt was tracking nicely and it was simply a case of when and not if for the talented gelding.

Deauville Legend led home a one-three for trainer James Ferguson in the Gr2 Sky Bet Great Voltigeur Stakes at York on Wednesday.

Charlie Appleby has not ruled out a St Leger run for Secret State, who beat Deauville Legend in the King George V Stakes at Ascot. He said: “It was another solid run and the winner is improving, there’s no doubt about it.

“Credit to both horses, they’ve both run fantastic races and I’m delighted for both sets of owners. They should both have successful careers Down Under.

Ferguson said: “One moment I was concentrating on El Bodegon as I thought Dan was in trouble and the next moment I saw him with a double handful. He gave him a beautiful ride and didn’t panic.

“At the moment El Bodegon is in the Cox Plate and Deauville Legend is in the Melbourne Cup, but that’s not all set in stone. Quarantine is about two weeks. Hopefully they be in Australia in early October. “Deauville Legend has improved with every race and has come out of each race so well, the team have done a great job with him, he’s getting better with Fergusonage.” announced a change in his set up on Wednesday, switching yards in Newmarket. He added: “I’m moving to Hugo Palmer’s Kremlin Cottage and I’m looking forward to continuing the good work he started there. There’s 96 boxes so almost double what I’ve got now.”

Winningweeks.” jockey Muscutt hails from a family steeped in horseracing. Besides his father’s credentials as one of South Africa’s most internationally experienced conditioners, his grandfather was a jockey and trainer, and his late uncle also rode Danielprofessionally.grewup in West Wales and realised his childhood ambition, serving as an apprentice jockey under Andrew Balding at •Kingsclere.

“We are improving, but the winner is improving at a rate of knots. He travelled particularly well and had a nice pitch. “We’ll see (about the St Leger). We’ll see how it all pans out over the coming

“Credit to both horses, they’ve both run fantastic races and I’m delighted for both sets of owners. They should both have successful careers Down Under. I’m moving to Hugo Palmer’s Kremlin Cottage and I’m looking forward to continuing the good work he started there. There’s 96 boxes so almost double what I’ve got now.”

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El Bodegon is also set to head to Australia, where he holds a Cox Plate entry.

The BSA August 2yo Sale, scheduled for the TBA Sales Complex in Germiston on Friday and Saturday, will be held without the eighteen strong Maine Chance Farms draft. One of South Africa’s longstanding quality nurseries, Maine Chance is a popular vendor and the loss of their quality draft will be a disappointment to many.

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Maine Chance – place of beauty!

“The decision to withdraw our draft is a precautionary move in the best interests of our horses and that of our fellow participating vendors. In our pre-travel prep last week, we detected what appears to be a mild virus being incubated by a couple of the youngsters. Rather than take a risk, we have decided to pull the whole draft off the sale. It just wouldn’t be fair to the horses, and we’d rather take no chances. It’s a massive disappointment for the team who have put in a lot of hard work. But the decision is supported by Dr Andreas Jacobs, and our horses always take top priority,” Stud Manager Tim Bootsma told the Sporting HePost.added that the draft would move to the unbroken 2yo’s section of the CTS Ready To Run Sale to be held at Kenilworth on 29 October.

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This week we had the pleasure of speaking to 22-year-old Dean Smith, son of theareBothisbyDean’sConditioner,Easternrecently-crownedCapeChampionGavinSmith.fatherissponsoredHollywoodbetsandawell-knowntrainer.DeanandGavinlookingforwardtoupcomingsale,and Dean confirmed that their syndicate will be purchasing a horse at the sales. Dean was born in Gqeberha, where he attended Grey High School. He matriculated in 2018, and thereafter he dedicated all his time to horseracing – and learning from his dad. Dean’s sister, Abbi, is married to jockey JP van der Merwe. Dean has a half-brother, Tyler Annandale, and two step siblings – Jordan Lee and Rebecca Lee.

Another one of Dean’s Assistant trainer Dean Smith, alongside jockey Raymond Danielson and dad, Gavin Smith.

“I did alright at school, however the horses were always a big distraction – I knew that was my passion,’’ Dean said. A typical Friday would always involve racing. Dean and his friends would watch horseracing and take side bets. Dean grew up in a household with horseracing, and from a young age he had an inclination for sports – he played rugby, cricket, water polo and hockey.

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“I enjoyed rugby the most!” Dean adds. When asked about passions, aspirations and ambitions, Dean’s immediate response was: “My passion is obviously horseracing, as I really enjoy what I’m doing at the moment and couldn’t ask for anything better.”

A quote that Dean Smith lives by: “If you are afraid of failure, you don’t deserve to be successful” - Charles Barkley

29 passions is playing golf with his mates during his free Hetime.currently works for his father - trainer Gavin Smith. His current role is assistant trainer to his dad. “I do most of the marketing and sales, I run our website and Facebook page. I do the feed programmes for the horses and help my Dad with the work schedules, nominations, wrapping horses’ legs, breaking in the babies and the list goes on!” He is determined to follow in the footsteps of both his Dad and famous Grandad, and he has set his goal to be a phenomenal and successful trainer within the next 5 years. – and he’s got the motivation to make his dreams a “wereality.are looking forward to the sales, it is always a very rewarding experience – we cannot wait to see our customers and colleagues there.’’

CANFORD CLIFFS MAKING WAVES

Canford Cliffs’ eye catching first local crop was headed by Gr1 Thekwini Stakes runner up Rock The Fox, Listed City Of Cape Town Summer Juvenile Stakes/ Listed East Cape Nursery winner Cliff Top, as well as fellow exciting prospects Big Slick, Body Electric, Daisy Buchanan, Tabby Kat and Totally CanfordRocks.Cliffs had previously enjoyed plenty of success overseas, with his flagbearers headed by 20 stakes winners, and his progeny have already banked more than $34 000 000 the world Ridgemontover.

The former European champion ended the 20212022 responsible for 15 two-year-old winners from his initial South African crop.

Highlands will be bringing seven two-year-olds by the exciting Canford Cliffs to this weekend’s August Two Year Old Sale. They include Capsaicin (Lot 71), a colt out of Gardenia Stakes winner Queen Laurie, The Boss (Lot 87), a colt out of Gr2 Gerald Rosenberg Stakes victress Sabina’s Dynasty, and No Filter (Lot 250), a filly whose dam won five including the Listed Swallow Stakes.

The farm will also be offering two-year-olds by their sensational resident sire Rafeef, as well as by multiple Equus Champion What A Winter, while Ridgemont Highlands are acting, as agent, for two fillies by former champion sire Gimmethegreenlight, as well as a filly Gimmethegreenlight’sby increasingly successful stablemate Master Of My Fate. Ridgemont’s August Two Year Old Sale draft can be viewed in Block A at the TBA complex thisChaseweek.Liebenberg

The handsome 5-time Gr1 winner, Canford Cliffs – a terrific start to his SA career

Outstanding miler, and five-time Gr1 winner, Canford Cliffs, has made a scintillating start to his stud career in South Africa.

Mauritzfontein, one of South Africa's top stud farms, enjoyed another magnificent season in the recently concluded 20212022 season.

Breeding in partnership with LeadingMauritzfonteinWilgerbosdrift,ledtheBreeders'log for the season just finished, with Wilgerbosdrift & Mauritzfontein bred horses winning 244 races (including 22 black type races) in 2021-2022 and earning more than R26.78 million in stakes.

Among the top performers representing Mauritzfontein last season were Gr1 World Sports Betting SA Derby winner Aragosta, talented sprinter Smorgasbord, top two-year-old Karangetang, and Listed Michaelmas Handicap winner Donald McDonald, to name but a Maurizfonteinfew.

will be offering siblings to several equine stars of the 2021-2022 racing season at the Two Year Old Sale on 26 and 27 August. Among them, is a Pomodoro half-brother (Lot 4) to last season's Gr3 Protea Stakes/Listed Storm Bird Stakes victor Karangetang, an Ideal World half-brother (Lot 84) to 2022 Gr3 Marshalls World Of Sport Gold Cup runner up Imperial Ruby, and a Danon Platina half-brother (Lot 101) to 2022

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36 Listed Syringa Handicap queen Ululate. Other standout lots on offer include Holding Thumbs (Lot 156), a Vercingetorix colt out of Oaks Trial runner up Withbatedbreath, and Fearless Badger (Lot 180), a Rafeef colt from the same female line as last season's Gr2 Senor Santa Stakes winner Mauritzfontein'sSmorgasbord.August Sale draft can be viewed, in its entirety, in Blocks F and H at the TBA Complex this week.

Boland Stud bred recent feature race winners Barak (Port Elizabeth Gold Cup) and River Queraress (Ruffian Stakes), and the farm also reared and raised such notable recent graded stakes winners as Ameena and Miss Cool, while the Boland Stud bred All Of Me recently took her tally of wins to 13 while taking her earnings to over R920 000.

Boland's recent run of success has continued into the sales ring -with Boland Stud heading the Leading Vendors List at the 2022 KZN Yearling Sale. The farm had seven lots gross R2.21 million at the 2022 KZN Sale, with Boland also consigned the sale's R1 100 000 sales topping Vercingetorix colt.

Stud's August Two Year Old Sale draft can be found in Block C at the TBA Complex in Germiston.

Another notable graduate of the farm is the smart Hong Kong galloper Royal Agility, with the latter having recently won for a second time in Hong Kong.

Eugene Freeman will be bringing another stellar draft to the upcoming August Two Year Old Sale, where Boland Stud will be offering lots sired by the likes of Erupt, Lancaster Bomber, Louis The King, Pathfork, Querari, Var and William Longsword.

BOLAND STUD BREEDING BRILLIANCE Team Boland are out in force this week!

One two-year-old in this draft with obvious appeal is Lashlaroo (Lot 22), an Erupt half-brother to speedy dual Gr3 winner True To Life, while the much-missed Var is represented here by a half-brother (Lot 28) to Listed East Cape Fillies Nursery/Perfect Promise Sprint queen The Merry BolandWidow.

Based in Ceres, a valley which has produced so many salesstarsFreemanfewhaschampions,thoroughbredBolandStudhadawonderfulpastmonths,withthefarmproducingofboththeturfandring.

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SUPER SANDOWN SET FOR MORE 5yo mare – So Flawless, lives up to her name!

40 Sandown Stud ended the 2021-2022 South Africa racing season on a high note, with So Flawless making a big impression. A daughter of former Horse Of The Year, and National Sale graduate, Legislate, So Flawless ended the past racing season winning first the Listed WSB Sign Up Now Ladies Mile, before adding the Gr3 Econorisk Final Fling Stakes to her tally of And,wins.when taking into account the farm has also bred such champions as French Navy and Magnificent Seven, Sandown Stud is a farm serious buyers need to pay close attention Theto! farm will be bringing a balanced and well-bred draft of thoroughbreds to the upcoming August Two Year Old Sale this weekend – 26 and 27 August, with Sandown set to offer lots sired by Duke Of Marmalade, Greys Inn, Master Of My Fate and their consistently successful resident sire TheyPathfork.will also be acting as agent for Drakenstein Stud for William Longsword filly (Lot 203) Sigrid Swing, and for Shadwell SA with two-year-olds sired by Flower Alley (Lot 157) and What A Winter (Lot 16). Potential standouts in this string include Bound By Destiny (Lot 88), a colt by Master Of My Fate whose dam is a half-sister to the Sandown bred champion French Navy, and an unnamed What A Winter filly (Lot 16) from the family of champion fillies Tracy's Element and Typhoon Tracy to name but two. Sandown Stud's August Sale draft can be found in Block F at the TBA Complex in Germiston, and the string can be viewed in this week.

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The farm’s success can also be reflected in the nominees for the Cape Breeders Awards, where the Riverton bred Astrix features among the nominees for Champion Older Male and Champion Middle Distance Horse, and Riverton’s late mare Victory Dance also rates as a nominee for Cape Broodmare Of The Year for 2021-2022.

Riverton Stud, one of South Africa’s most consistent sources of high-class thoroughbreds, enjoyed another successful season in 2021-2022.

Riverton ended the past season, having sent out the earners of more than R3,621 million, with their flagbearers headed by Gr1 winner Astrix, Listed Lady’s Slipper/Listed East Cape Fillies Nursery winner Chere For Me, and the smart Indlamu.

Based in Robertson, Riverton will be bringing four very smart twoyear-olds to this month’s August Two Year Old Sale. Their quartet is made up of lots by the Riverton-bred sprint champion Captain Of All, Dynasty’s promising son Horizon, Gr1 winner and Gr1 sire Potala Palace, and former Cape Guineas winner William Longsword. Among the standout lots in this draft is the Captain Of All half-brother (Lot 75) to Chere For Me, and the William Longsword half-brother to former Met contender, Awesome Power (Lot 78). Riverton’s four lots can be viewed in Block H at the TBA complex.

RIVERTON –QUALITY IS KEY Riverton - food for the soul!

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Based in KwaZulu-Natal, Bloomhill will be offering their first ever draft at the 2022 August Two Year Old Sale, and the farm looks to have a very exciting line up on sale. Bloomhill will be offering six smart two-year-olds at the August Sale, with their draft made up of lots by Act Of War, Gold Standard, Ideal World, and dual Gr1 winner PerhapsRabada. the standout lot in this draft is the Act Of War halfbrother (Lot 159) to the top-class sprinter Bohica with this colt also a full brother to Bartholdi. The former was victorious in the 2022 Gr1 Pongracz Cape Flying Championship while Bartholdi finishing a close second in this year's Gr1 Golden Horse Sprint. Another attractive lot on sale is the filly (Lot 43) by exciting young sire Gold Standard out of Gr3 Pretty Polly Stakes winner Oochee Bloomhill'sAgent. August Sale string can be viewed in Block D at the TBA Complex in Germiston

The Bloomhill Stud looks to be an exciting addition to the roster of vendors represented at the August Two Year Old Sale this weekend, on August 26 and 27 Ownedrespectively.andmanaged by Sandra Trethewey, Bloomhill Wartburg is situated just outside Wartburg in the KZN Midlands. The farm, which also plans to offer accomodation as a wedding venue site, is not only home to the stud itself, but also the very successful Farmgirl Flowers and LT Earth Movers, both of which are also owned by the Tretheweys.

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Lot 117 – Midnight Ruby is a daughter of Rabada

Oldlands-bred Gr1 Thekwini Stakes Winner - Canadian Summer Candiese Lenferna

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Potential highlights in Oldlands draft is the Potala Palace halfbrother (Lot 15) to Gr1 Jonsson Workwear Garden Province Stakes queen Zarina, the Erupt colt (Lot 81) whose dam is a half-sister to dual Gr1 winner, and now Australian sire Yulong Prince, and a Vercingetorix colt (Lot 246) whose dam is a stakes winning daughter of top sire and broodmare sire Var. This draft also includes two fillies from the first crop of Dynasty's high-class son Horizon, as well as two-yearolds sired by Indigo Magic, Oratorio and Pomodoro. Oldlands draft for this year's August Two Year Old Sale can be viewed in Block B at the TBA Complex in Germiston.

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a bargain R80 000 buy from the 2021 August Two Year Old Sale, Canadian Summer won or finished second in all five of her starts last season, culminating in a breathtaking win in the Gr1 Thekwini Stakes, to stamp herself a leading contender for Equus Award Canadianhonours.Summer is not the only classy filly offered for sale by Oldlands at the Two Year Old Sale -the farm also offered subsequent Gr2 4Racing Gerald Rosenberg Stakes winner Netta at the 2019 Oldlandsauction. Stud will be offering buyers the chance to acquire their own Canadian Summer when they bring eight smart lots to this weekend’s Two Year Old Sale – on August 26 and 27 respectively.

The world’s highest-rated racehorse, who also holds a commanding advantage in the Cartier Older Horse category, is likely to have his swansong in either the QIPCO Champion Stakes or the Qatar Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe. More immediately, Baaeed could meet Cartier ThreeYear-Old Colt points leader Vadeni (88) in next month’s Royal Bahrain Irish Champion Stakes. Admirable mare Alpinista (64) has the Qatar Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe as her autumn target after a fifth consecutive G1 victory in the Darley Yorkshire Oaks, a performance that lifted Kirsten Rausing’s homebred into Cartier Older Horse Inspiralcontention.(96) has established a narrow lead in the Cartier Three-Year-Old Filly division after claiming her second top-level triumph of 2022 in the Prix du Haras de Fresnay-le-Buffard Jacques le Marois at Deauville, France’s premier all-aged mile contest.

BAAEED - ONE STEP CLOSER TO TAKING THE

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Baaeed (176 points) tightened his grip at the head of the Cartier Horse of the Year standings with a sensational performance in the Juddmonte International on day one of York’s Ebor Festival Steppingtoday.upto middle distances for the first time after nine straight wins over a mile, the Shadwell homebred elevated his form to new heights with a stunning six-and-a-halflength verdict over 2021 winner Mishriff.

Oldlands Stud has enjoyed a fantastic run of success over the past two seasons or Theso.Sanne family farm is responsible for breeding recent Gr1 winners Ambiorix, and Zarina, and also bred Canadian Summer, one of the leading two-year-olds of the recently concluded 2021-2022 racing Herselfseason.

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Ascot'srespectively.string is made up of twoyear-old's sired by such proven and exciting stallions as their own resident sire Global View and the sensational Vercingetorix, as well as by such exciting new sires as Fire Away and Heavenly Blue. One potential standout in this draft is Queen Averni (Lot 7), a Vercingetorix filly out of Gr1 Thekwini Stakes winner Lauderdale, while Global Reef (Lot 209) is a Global View half-brother to Gr1 Premiers Champions Challenge Winner, Coral Ascot'sFever. August Sale draft can be found in Block B at the TBA complex this week.

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This filly is a potential standout in this weekend's 2YO Sale - Queen Averni!

Ascot Stud, one of South Africa's top sources of high-class racehorses for the past few decades, has enjoyed some great results at the August Two Year Old Sale in years gone by. One of the farm's most memorable August sales came when they sold a Lecture filly out of Drummer Girl at the 2004 Two Year Old SubsequentlySale. named Rock Opera, the filly made a stunning start to her career, winning all four of her starts in South Africa before being crowned Equus Champion 2YO Filly of 2005. Ascot Stud sold another star twoyear-old at the 2014 Two Year Old Sale, when subsequent Gr1 SA Nursery Arabian Beat was knocked down to Zaki Racing Stables for R70 000. The Parker family's Ascot Stud will be offering another stellar draft at this year's August Two Year Old Sale – on August 26 and 27

ROYALTY!

The Rous Bros, trading as Henham Stud, enjoyed notable sales ring success at this year's National Yearling Sale. The Colesberg based breeders made news when they sold Vercingetorix filly Miracle In Motion for R700 000 at the 2022 National Sale. A half-sister to dual Gr2 Gold Bracelet winner Running Brave, the blueblooded Miracle In Motion was sold to prominent owner Greg Bortz - no doubt her breeders will be keeping a close eye on her in the seasons to come!

highlights in this draft include Manhunter (Lot 240), a filly from the first crop of New Predator who hails from the famed Soho Secret family, Piece By Piece (Lot 226) a Pathfork filly whose six-time winning dam is a full-sister to the dam of multiple stakes winner Cat Daddy, and Foreverinmydreams (Lot 256). The latter is a daughter of the increasingly successful Master Of My Fate and she is out of a three-time winning daughter of last season's Champion South African sire Silvano.

Henham Stud's draft for the 2022 August Two Year Old Sale can be viewed from Block B. WILL BE

HOT AGAIN!

Originally named in honour of the farm on which legendary British handicapper Admiral Rous was raised on, Henham Stud has a long list of notable graduates including the very talented Gold Vase winner Walter Smoothie. This year, the Rous Bros will be bringing a four strong draft to the August Two Year Old Sale and will be offering a further seven lots as agent at the August Sale. Their draft consists of two-year-olds by all of Admiral Kitten, Canford Cliffs, Flying The Flag, Global View, Greys Inn, Master Of My Fate, New Predator, Pathfork and Potala Palace -and there is a horse for every buyer to be found in this Potentialstring!

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Lot 238 – Rafeef’s daughter out of Free State

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The filly (Lot 13) in question, and daughter of former sprint champion Captain Of All, is out of the Joshua Dancer mare Magnificent Maggie. The latter has proved a tremendous broodmare and is not only granddam of the aforementioned Heavens Girl, but Magnificent Maggie has also produced seven additional winners headed by Listed Storm Bird Stakes Winner War Room and Storm Bird Stakes runner up Carlito Brigante.

Ndoro will be offering a close relative of this uber speedy filly at the 2022 Two-Year-Old Sale – on 26 and 27 August.

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The Ndoro Stud bred Heavens Girl has proved to be a real money spinner for her connections. The classy daughter of Soft Falling Rain, a R110 000 buy from the 2020 Cape Yearling Sale, has won or placed in nine of 12 starts, while earning R400 000 in stakes. Heavens Girl has won feature races at both two and three, with the Ndoro graduate capturing the Gr2 4Racing SA Fillies Nursery as a juvenile, before going on to win the Listed Bauhinia Handicap the following season.

The latter, South Africa’s Leading Second Season Sire of 2021-2022, is represented in this consignment by a filly (Lot 238) whose speedy, stakes placed dam is a full-sister to Gr3 Diana Stakes third placegetter Fear Not, and this filly’s third dam is none other than former Equus Champion, and Gr1 winner, Kimberley Mine.

Ndoro’s August Sale string can be viewed from Block F at the TBA complex this week.

65 Ndoro will be offering seven other lots at this month’s August Two Year Old Sale, with their draft also featuring two-year-olds by the likes of Flower Alley, Futura, Lancaster Bomber, Querari, Visionaire and the increasingly successful Rafeef.

This year marks the 10 year anniversary of the remarkable four-yearold campaign of Frankel. Arguably the inthoroughbredgreatestracehorsehistory,Frankelwon all five starts as a fouryear-old with his notable performances in 2012 headed by an 11 length win in the Gr1 Queen Anne Stakes and a seven length triumph in the Gr1 Juddmonte International. Champion Sire in Britain/ Ireland in 2021, Frankel has proved an outstanding stallion, and he came up with his 100th stakes winner earlier this year when his daughter Emotion captured the British Stallion Studs EBF Chalice Stakes back in July.

FABFINEFRANKEL’SYEAR!

At the time of writing, Frankel had been responsible for eight Gr1 winners with this number including such stellar 3yo’s as Onesto (Grand Prix de Paris), Mckulick (Belmont Oaks), Nashwa (Prix de Diane, Nassau Stakes), Inspiral (Coronation Stakes, Prix Jacques le Marois), Homeless Songs (Irish 1000 Guineas) and Westover (Irish Derby). The latter became the second son of Frankel in a row to win the Irish Derby, with Frankel's son Hurricane Lane victorious in the 2021 Irish Derby.

An interesting side note to Frankel's success is the fine results he has enjoyed with daughters of both Dubawi and Pivotal. The Frankel/ Dubawi cross has produced Gr1 winners Adayar, Dream Castle and Homeless Songs

Frankel daughter Alpinista wins the Gr1 Darley Yorkshire Oaks last Thursday

Emotion hails from Frankel's outstanding crop of three-yearolds this season, which has carried all before it in 2022 thus far.

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The unbeaten champion's great run of success continued at York last week.

(Mckulick is out of a mare by Dubawi's son, Makfi), while the Frankel/Pivotal cross has already produced five Gr1 Frankelwinners.is responsible for 25 Gr1 winners (he has supplied nearly 30 stakes winners in 2022 alone thus far), and he looks poised for ever increasing success.

Not only did Frankel's fiveyear-old daughter, Alpinista, capture Thursday's Gr1 Darley Yorkshire Oaks, but his two-year-old son, Chaldean, stamped himself a juvenile of promise when he was victorious in Wednesday's Gr3 Tattersalls Acomb Stakes - a race won previously by such classic winners as Royal Palace, King's Best, and Rule Of Law.

The Arc bound Alpinista, victorious last time out in the Gr1 Grand Prix de Saint-Cloud, made it five Gr1 wins in a row when landing the 2022 Yorkshire Oaks, with the five-year-old avenging her second place finish in the 2020 Yorkshire Frankel'sOaks. four time Gr1 winning son, Cracksman, who hails from the same female line as Alpinista, has made a promising start with his first two-year-olds this season, giving hope that his legendary sire may well go on to become a top-class sire of sires as well. At the time of writing, Cracksman has been responsible for eight first crop winners including Listed Star Stakes winner, Dance In The Grass and the stakes placed Aloa. Alpinista and Cracksman carry a South African connection -with Alpinista's Gr1 winning granddam Albanova a full-sister to dual G1 Champion Stakes winner, Alborada, the dam of Alado. Owner Kirsten Rausing has also raced in the Cape for some years.

Summa Cum Laude - Second season at stud

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Winners produced of 21 and R16,425,825 in stakes earned, with an average earnings per runner of over R104 000 and a winners to runners percentage of 55.4% – another figure which sees Vercingetorix outrun his own sire. Vercingetorix enjoyed many Group winners this past season such as Astrix, Cousin Casey, Alesian Chief, Pomp And Power, Nebraas and Val D’Orcia – getting AN

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The handsome son of Vercingetorix, Summa Cum Laude, will be standing his second season at Hadlow Stud. The first son of Vercingetorix to retire to stud in South Africa, he already has prominent supporters waiting patiently for the breeding season to start.

Since Vercingetorix’s fast and meteoric rise in the stallion ranks makes access to the son of Silvano difficult these days, Summa Cum Laude is a natural option to consider for mare owners, in particular with the strength of his female line. Silvano has continued to rake in the Gr1 winners this past season, including Hollywoodbets Durban July winner Sparkling Water, Gr1 winner Silver Darling and Safe Passage. His sire Vercingetorix needs little introduction, the multiple and international Group winning son of Silvano, ended this past season with the most Stakes

CTS AD his Group winners from sprinters to stayers. His Stakes Winning son Celtic Voyager has raced in France and Dubai and will continue his racing career in Australia.

A family steeped in Bold Black Type, his siblings also include Gr1 placed Pack Leader (Philanthropist), Lets Rock ‘N Roll and Beat Patrol, both by Muhtafal.

To add to his siblings is the multiple Gr1 winning daughter of Jet Master who was exported, In The Fast Lane – and yet another export, Light The Lights – a Gr2 winner in South Africa who went onto win multiple times in Dubai including the Singspiel Stakes and Mubadala Global Trophy InHandicap.TheFast Lane stands at stud in Australia and her son by Snitzel, Real Gone Kid (AUS) trained by Brett Crawford, has retired to Ridgemont Highlands a 6-time winner for the 2022 season.

First Arrival, a dam by Northern Guest who deserves a Broodmare

Of The Year accolade, was no slouch herself at the track – born in 1996, she was Spey Bridge Champion 3YO Filly in 1999 with 6 wins in Zimbabwe and over $514 000 earned in stakes. She is the dam of 12 foals, two Equus Award winners and seven of them are Black Type with multiple Group wins between them! It is the family of Morisco, Trademark, Super Trouper and Clifton Queen. Contact Hadlow Stud’s Cathy Martin on cathym@ futurenet.co.za to enquire about services available for the season. View Summa Cum Laude’s stallion profile: cum-lauderaceform.co.za/sires/summa-https://

Keep On Dancing is out of the Zimbabwe champion, and top-class producer, First Arrival (Northern Guest) Candiese Lenferna

Summa Cum Laude is out of star broodmare First Arrival – the dam of two Equus Award Summawinners.CumLaude, who stands 16.1 hands high, suffered a nasal injury which has prevented him from achieving a racing career. Based on the strength of his dam’s produce and the impressive physical specimen that he is, it would only have been a mere Heformality.isathree parts brother to filly Keep On Dancing (Silvano), a 7-time winner including the Gr2 Track And Ball Oaks, East Coast Cup Listed and Off To Stud Listed.

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Justin Snaith’s smart threeyear-old colt Royal Aussie is quite the hot topic in racing circles following his game handicap win over 1400m at Kenilworth last Saturday. With his merit rating upped from 94 to 97, Royal Aussie has risen to the top of the second 2022 CTS Ready To Run Stakes published on 22 August.

Now a two-time winner from four starts, Royal Aussie displaces Street Outlaw (MR96), who topped the log when it was first published on 11 August and is in second place ahead of Piroshka (MR 95), who drops to third. The rest of the Top 20 remains unchanged.

Klawervlei-bred Royal Aussie is a son of Royal Mo (USA), who has made an eye-catching start to his career at stud. This colt was a R300,000 buy for Suzette and Basie Viljoen and Dr Jill Warner in partnership with Australian-based Dane AddingSquance.even more excitement, Royal Aussie is also a potential early favourite for the 2023 CTS Gold Rush, since his owners hold a Prospectors Certificate.

ROYAL AUSSIE IS TOP-TIER

Justin Snaith's Royal Aussie tops the charts

74 The R600 000 Ready To Run Stakes will be contested over 1400m at Kenilworth on Sunday, 30 October –and the partnership will be counting down the days as Royal Aussie is now twice a course and distance winner, and his versatility is not in doubt. The R2R Race Day will be preceded by the 2022 CTS Ready To Run and Unbroken Two–Year–Old Sales scheduled for Saturday, 29 TheOctober.CTSReady To Run Race is restricted to eligible graduates of the 2021 CTS Ready To Run Sale, and entries will open at 11:00 on Monday, 17 October. Supplementary entries are due by 11:00 on Friday, 21 October, with declarations due by 11:00 on Monday, 24 BelowOctober.isthe latest log: 22-Aug 15-Aug Log Horse Age Sex MR Wns 1 3 3 ROYAL AUSSIE 3 C 97 2 2 1 1 STREET OUTLAW 3 C 96 1 3 2 2 PIROSHKA 3 C 95 1 4 4 4 SABATINI 3 F 93 1 5 5 5 CAPTAIN PEG 3 F 92 2 5 5 5 FRANZ LEHAR 3 G 92 1 7 7 7 GOOD COUNCIL 3 G 90 1 7 7 7 TOTHEMOONANDBACK 3 G 90 1 9 9 9 COLLOIDAL GOLD 3 G 88 1 9 9 9 SEEKING THE ONE 3 C 88 1 11 11 11 HEART STEALER 3 G 87 1 11 11 11 RULE OF THUMB 3 G 87 1 13 13 13 BIG SLICK 3 C 85 2 14 14 14 MASTER JOSH 3 C 84 0 15 15 15 CAPITAINE MAURICE 3 G 83 0 15 15 15 PINCH HIT 3 G 83 1 17 15 15 MUSIC IS LIFE 3 G 82 0 17 18 18 ENSUING 3 C 82 0 19 19 19 JOHNNY DOGS 3 G 80 1 20 20 20 WHAT NOW MY GAL 3 F 79 0 21 20 20 BULLITT 3 C 78 0 21 22 22 I LIKE IT HOT 3 F 78 0 23 23 23 ENID'S GIRL 3 F 77 1 24 24 24 COUNTRY TIME 3 F 75 0 24 24 24 SOFT TOUCH 3 F 75 0

THE INSHOW’‘TALKWOWSTHEWET Berthwell Arosi shows off Talk Of The Town - an athletic good-looker!

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• To enquire about Talk Of The Town’s fee and to book a mare to this impressive young sire, please email Pippa at stud@avontuurestate. co.za.

Town is out of the unraced Street Cry mare Street Wise, whose granddam is the outstanding Nijinsky II mare Dancing Show. The latter is granddam of the great Redoute’s “AndChoice.remember what they said about Northern Guest before he made his mark!” added the horsewoman with the midas touch, as Berthwell Arosi, the man who looked after Divine King, Dominion Royale, Oratorio and VAR, proudly showed his charge off. After his champion sire’s passing earlier this year, the R3 million yearling Talk Of The Town looks the perfect successor to Dad’s hallowed throne. Now in his third season at stud, Talk Of The Town has already stamped his offspring with his exceptional demeanour and athletic good looks. His sire VAR left us earlier this year and is a legend on SA racetracks. He was a Leading Sire of 2YO’s in 2016-17 and 2017-18, and Champion Sire of Winners in 2018The19. sire of 10 Gr1 winners, including the referenced 2012 Equus Horse of the Year Variety Club, and Champion Sprinters Val de Ra and Via Afrika amongst many other well-known names in South African racing, VAR is the sire of over 100 black type horses with his progeny earning more than R150 million. He has also stamped himself as a broodmare sire of some Theproportions.consensus amongst the audience was that Talk Of The Town has to be given an opportunity to show in the stallion barn what he was denied in a premature end to his track career.

80 Climate change aside, August in the Cape is inevitably wet. And Mother Nature played a consistent ball again as over 200 invited guests gathered with brollies and boots to welcome the magnificent chestnut Talk Of The Town to Avontuur last Thursday. Racing and breeding’s movers and shakers turned up in numbers on a day when many must have been tempted to keep the slippers on and stay put. It was cold and wet! “I remember 17 odd years ago when we gathered to welcome this very impressive specimen’s Dad, VAR. The weather was exactly the same as it is today. They say the rain is a blessing. He is a helluva nice horse,” quipped leading owner and breeder Marsh Shirtliff as the rain fell gently on the immaculately manicured lawns of the Manor House, with longstanding Avontuur GM Pippa introducingMickleburghhernewman to a keen audience. An injury forced the end of the handsome Talk Of The Town’s racing career. He raced just five times for three straight victories. “Those closest to him said he was as good as Variety Club – and we all know what he did,” added Pippa of the former SA Horse Of The Year as she pointed out the 10 sires and 8 Gr1 winners in the first 3 generations of Talk Of The Town’s Talkpedigree.OfThe

“The blood is there in all its glory. Look at the specimen. He was doing it on the racetrack. He ticks the boxes. He has to be worth a chance to prove himself,” said a veteran.

Once asked to win his race, the William Haggas trained four-yearold quickened decisively and put 6 and a half-lengths between himself and second placed Mishriff at the line. He returned a 2-5 favourite to great applause from the crowd and emulated his sire Sea The Stars and fellow great Frankel with victory in this prestigious race. He is now rated the third highest horse by Timeform this century behind Frankel and Sea The Stars.

Baaeed's dramaticandInternationalbrilliantwinFrankieDettori'sEborsuccess on Trawlerman were among the highlights of the fourday racing festival at York. Unbeaten in nine starts all run over a mile leading up to York, Baaeed arrived at the Knavesmire on Day 1 to contest the Gr1 Juddmonte International over ten furlongs. The result was never in doubt approaching the final two furlongs with jockey Jim Crowley motionless in the saddle behind market rival and defending champion Mishriff

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Baaeed's brilliant performance in the Juddmonte

Earl Of Tyrone hit the front and with Global Storm still there and Alfred Boucher emerging from the pack, Trawlerman looked beaten. With a furlong to run he trailed both Earl Of Tyrone on his right and Alfred Boucher on his left, but Dettori kept his mount in the fight and, as the line approached, he rallied. With half a furlong to run the race was fought out between the grey Alfred Boucher and the Gosden trained Trawlerman. They passed the line together with the commentator unable to split Afterthem.a short delay the judge gave the race to Trawlerman, and Dettori provided the York faithful with his famous dismount in the winner’s enclosure. Earlier on the card, Kinross provided Frankie with the first-leg of his winning double when finishing best International York Race

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Day 4, Saturday, and racegoers were treated to yet another Frankie Dettori master-class aboard Trawlerman in the Ebor Heritage Handicap. Faced with a very wide and poor draw of 20, Dettori elected to race wide of the balance of the field down the back straight, before coming across the field in front on the turn into the first bend. He lead the field around the home bend and into the long straight when joined by the Irish trained favourite Earl Of Tyrone. Dettori brought the field across to the stand side rail with the field stacked up behind him and challengers on either side.

over the final furlong to score impressively in the City of York Stakes over the game front-running sixyear-old Pogo. His Glorious Goodwood conqueror Sandrine finished threelengths back in third. Winning trainer Ralph Beckett said he was confident the test would suit Kinross perfectly and he was proved right when the son of Kingman secured his second Group 2. Beckett stated: “As he's got older, he's got hardier. He didn't really start his maturity until he was gelded and then everything worked out. We minded him all through last year, but he's been unlucky various times.”

Mention must be made of David O'Meara’s eight-year-old stalwart Summerghand, a "legend" to connections, after the popular sprinter finished strongly to land the six-furlong Constantine TheHandicap.2020Stewards' Cup winner finished fourth in last Saturday's Great St Wilfrid Handicap at Ripon but made the most of his quick reappearance to win by three-quarters of a length under Danny Tudhope to record his fourteenth victory.

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Name Runrs Runs AEPR Wnrs Wins Winrs/Rnrs% Places WinrsB.T. WinsB.T. Total Stakes (R) * Silvano GimmethegreenlightVercingetorix(GER) (AUS) Master Of My Fate What A Winter 196209208157164 119413201180989920 104,623107,85568,89963,87767,954 10294877892 155158140140131 46.948.845.255.447.6 514577493430395 12141036 14211657 13,318,97513,350,30014,330,91316,425,82517,688,263 S I RE S T R A I NER S Name Runs Wins Win% 2nd 3rd Other Places Place% Win Stake (R) Total Stakes (R) Mr P A Peter Mr S J Snaith Mr M F de Kock Mr S G Tarry Mr G D Smith 124412611232507871 13410516322187 10.812.117.212.917.9 1271571656587 1191621375692 210176103263248 456355224582550 36.740.844.246.244.6 11,404,93813,318,40016,273,9389,738,5005,976,875 14,408,43815,546,37521,181,65023,337,8139,406,313 Name Runrs Runs AEPR Wnrs Wins Winrs/Rnrs% Places WinrsB.T. WinsB.T. Total Stakes (R) Wilgerbosdri� & Mauritzfontein Klawervlei (Nom:DrakensteinStudStudMrsGARupert) Maine Chance Farms (Pty) Ltd Ridgemont Highlands 144164177361314 103122311844958876 72,866078,5850115,07258,243085,2890 148160887673 117127151210244 50.746.349.741.051.0 406390447872738 1814998 1011251222 10,492,67512,888,00020,367,66321,025,68826,780,663 BREEDERS Name Rides Wins Win% 2nd 3rd Other Places Place% Win Stake (R) Total Stakes (R) Mr W B Kennedy Mr R D Fourie Mr K de Melo Mr S Khumalo Mr M A Yeni 14181167118711171609 160171194200263 11.314.716.317.916.3 182142172174241 168129137156214 293245266235301 643516575565756 45.344.248.450.647.0 10,448,06314,501,88812,407,70017,772,48816,198,813 17,639,46321,095,27519,313,77523,884,30024,700,325 J O CK E YS results up to: 2022-07-31 See all the detailed standings - Click here

94 it should be said that is the case despite Leicester’s performances. Brendan Rodgers confirmed that Wesley Fofana was not in the right state of mind amid talks with Chelsea – and so the defender was resigned to the stands for the game. His absence was surely missed though, the Foxes failed to deal with balls being played into those half-spaces asking for an aerial dual between striker and defender. The defeat increased pressure on Rodgers, he’s seen his side lose five points from winning positions already this season…funny enough the last time they did this they were crowned champions by the end of the season! I must say Leicester are frustrating to get behind in the betting markets…they blow hot and cold. They look really menacing for large parts of the game only to come up short and often lack that killer instinct when they are able to claim all three Rodgerspoints.isa quality football coach; one I would be patient with and back handsomely in the market. My only point of confusion is where a player doesn’t want to be at the club and yet the management want to hang on…I say cash in and invest elsewhere. Proud English clubs collide in the Capital on Saturday afternoon. Neither necessarily enjoying their start to the domestic season after rocky starts – but that won’t deter the fight and relatively new rivalry that has become apparent in this fixture. It should be another fiery installment and I’m certainly here for it!

To Win (90 mins) Chelsea 4/10 Draw Leicester4/1 13/2 Chelsea Chelsea, who have spent more than 170 million quid on players during the summer window, were the architects of their own demise against a spirited Leeds side on Sunday. Edouard practicallyuncharacteristicallyMendygaveLeeds the lead early on, miscontrolling a fairly straightforward back pass. Raheem Sterling who has looked lively this season so far was the cause for a Leeds free kick on the edge of the box which gave Rodrigo his fourth goal for the Chelseaseason.obviously then went on to concede a third and lost the game 3-0 – but for me the disappointment of the day was the lack of fight evident from an already proven, fighting manager! Kalidou Koulibaly was sent off close to full-time, arguably showing his naivety for life in the Premier League. Chelsea was crestfallen, second-best at 50-50 situations and just couldn’t match the intensity that Leeds looked to employ at Elland Road. Thomas Tuchel suggesting they were the better side in many media publications is laughable –only to the extent that a manager of his caliber could not surely be serious? His side were outplayed and reduced to cowardice against the backdrop of a difficult Tuchelsituation.might be wondering whether his side require more signings to fix the complications on display from Sunday. This is a narrative I’ve found to gain more traction in the aftermath of the game…but admittedly its likely a little premature. The fact does remain though – against Spurs the battle and fighting character has been credited with them earning a league point…a week later a lack of fight and character led to their Anyway,embarrassment.whoam I? Surely this is just a bad day at the office? Blue could still be the colour and football the game this weekend! Leicester James Maddison has been flying so far this season, and yet in truth

Leicester: Ward; Castagne, Evans, Amartey, Justin; Drewsbury-Hall, Ndidi, Maddison; Perez, Vardy, Barnes. Prediction: Chelsea and Both Teams To Score

95 the killer-instinct required at this level, I still cannot get behind them to claim all three points. I think they score, but Chelsea wins here and likely with a

I(2/1)think defensively Chelsea might be a little vulnerable this weekend. Leicester could be given a couple chances in that regard but without

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Chelsea is probably the better side, but I think the confidence to back them here is largely rooted in the fact that Leicester can’t seem to buy a victory lately.

Predicted Line-up: Chelsea: Mendy; Cucurella, Silva, James; Chillwell, Jorginho, Gallagher, LoftusCheek; Mount, Havertz, Sterling.