SP SPRINT - 31 AUGUST 2022 by Sporting Post

Travel Ground Cape Town - The beautiful Hollywoodbets Kenilworth racetrack

Devin Heffer, Brand and Communications Manager at Hollywoodbets, expressed “Hollywoodbets is absolutely thrilled to be involved with Cape Racing and we are looking to breathe new fire into racing in the Western Cape. The naming rights sponsorship and other projects are just the beginning of our involvement and racegoers in the province will see a lot more of our signature purple branding in the near

Thesefuture.”initiatives all start from Wednesday 7 September 2022. • Press release by: Hollywoodbets on Tuesday, 30 August 2022.

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Cape Racing is proud to announce Hollywoodbets coming on board as the new naming rights sponsor of Kenilworth and Durbanville racecourses. These iconic community landmarks will now be known as Racecourse.HollywoodbetsKenilworthHollywoodbetsRacecourseandDurbanville Through this sponsorship, the two organisations are working together to create much improved venues and experience for race-goers, which will bring together communities and showcase the thrill of horse racing to new and old crowds. This initiative includes the upgrading of facilities, bringing a number of bookmakers back on course and fun activities for all, as well as bigger fields with the introduction of the recently launched Race Cape campaign powered by FollowingHollywoodbets.thehuge success of the Grooms Initiative project in KwaZulu-Natal, focussing on this important sector was an integral component of this partnership.

Hollywoodbets and Cape Racing are happy to introduce this programme to Western Cape racing to recognise the critical role played by grooms. They will now receive a R1 000 cash bonus for every win, paid jointly by both parties. Hollywoodbets will also sponsor a Work Riders’ series, with the goal of promoting and developing future stars. In addition to the new naming rights deal, Hollywoodbets will sponsor the final race of each meeting, the Hollywoodbets Bright Future Stakes. Greg Bortz, Chairman Elect of Cape Racing, added “We are intensely focused on reinvigorating and uplifting this wonderful sport of ours, not just for the racing fans, but for those key employees and stakeholders who are the building blocks underpinning it all. In Hollywoodbets, Cape Racing has found a sponsor and partner with a shared value system and outlook. “

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8 • Winner: Jet Dark Champion Middle Distance Horse (1800-2200 Metres, Age/gender Immaterial) • Winner: Jet Dark Champion Stayer (2400 Metres upwards, Age/ gender Immaterial) • Winner: Sparkling Water Champion Broodmare: • Gay Fortuna Champion Stallion: • Silvano Champion Breeder: • Wilgerbosdrift and Mauritzfontein Outstanding Stallion • Vercingetorix Outstanding Breeder: • Drakenstein Stud (Nom: Mrs GA Rupert) Print Media: • Robyn Louw Underdogs who now rule the Sport of Kings Broadcast Media: • Warren Lenferna In the box seat with Greg Bortz Still Photography Media: • Candiese Lenferna Captain’s Ransom enjoying the Waves Champion Apprentice: • Rachel Venniker Champion Jockey: • Warren Kennedy Champion Trainer: • Paul Peter Champion Owner: • Drakenstein Stud (Nom: Mrs GA Rupert) 2022 Horse of the Year: • Captain’s Ransom Special Award to the Groom of the Horse of the year: • Isaac Mwelasa Press release by Equus Committee on 24 August 2022 JC Photos Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetuer adipiscing elit, sed diam nonummy nibh euismod tincidunt ut laoreet dolore magna aliquam erat volutpat. Ut wisi enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exerci tation ullamcorper suscipit lobortis nisl ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat. Duis autem vel eum iriure dolor in hendrerit in vulputate velit esse molestie consequat, vel illum dolore eu feugiat nulla facilisis at vero eros et accumsan et iusto odio dignissim qui blandit praesentTop owner Ashwin Reynolds, Craig Zackey, Smanga Khumalo and Bronwell Tobias enjoy the evening

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‘I don’t want to be painted as a photographer who only photographs horses - I have made it a personal challenge to be able to photograph anything properly, which I am glad to have achieved this past year. I love doing events’ – Candiese Lenferna

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GTV In The Box Seat interview with new Kenilworth Racing Executive Chairman designate Greg Bortz caught the eye of the judges in the broadcast “Icategory.amshocked and overwhelmed!” the hardworking lady of the lens told the Sporting Post afterwards “I cannot believe I won this Award again; I certainly was not expecting it this year. I entered at the very last minute after a colleague encouraged me to, and to win back-to-back is certainly very special and I have many people to thank for it,” said Candiese, who adds with genuine enthusiasm that Warren deserves his acknowledgement. “I think more so than mine! I am absolutely over the moon for my husband - he is so passionate about what he does, we both eat, sleep, and breathe our work and he deserves this prestigious accolade. He has a superb talent for his TV work, nothing flusters him at all, and he just has a natural ability for questions and speaking off the cuff, which he makes look so easy – trust me, it’s not!”

In what is a feather in the cap for the impartiality and independence of Equus, Durban-based Candiese Lenferna scooped the Equus still photography award for the second year running at last Wednesday evening 'oscars' in Johannesburg. Awards in a relatively closed community like horseracing can be difficult calls – in a subjective profession it would be far easier to give everybody a turn, is what we are trying to say! The recipient of the 2018 Anita Akal Industry Award, the 43 year old Mom of two daughters enjoyed a momentous family evening. Her husband Warren Lenferna was acknowledged with the Equus Media award for Proudlybroadcasting.adorning this week’s SPRINT cover, Candice’ image of the now newly -crowned Equus Horse Of The Year Captain’s Ransom enjoying the waves was adjudged the winner, in a field of seasoned and rising star Hubby‘photies’.Warren’s

Candiese Candiese,adds.mother to Mia and Julia, was born and raised in Yellowwood Park, Durban. “It was a small school and didn’t have the best reputation, however, it produced a national radio DJ, an Olympic Badminton player, a Big Brother housemate and a leading Diplomat from my year - so it couldn’t have been too bad,” adds Candiese. She asks to share a funny story with “Ius:don’t think our complex has been quite the same since we moved in…. An amusing story –after we had been there for a few months, our neighbour finally admitted she nearly called the police one weekend! Warren shouts home every race with all his zeal and zest he possesses - and the neighbour nearly called the police because she thought it was rather disturbing, until she came to the realization that it happened every 30 minutes, which resulted in a good laugh! Warrens also passes on his passion to everyone he meets and has even converted two of the seven neighbours to open betting accounts and punt on horses - he is really that Aftergood!!”years of riding and living at the stables during her high school days, her mother was adamant that Candiese wasn’t suited to an office job and had enrolled her daughter to do a 6-month Horsemanship and HansencourseHorsemastershipwithMitchatStoneyhurst, in wantedCandieseHammarsdale.originallytobecome an assistant trainer. “I failed the course only because of the teaching module (teaching kids how to ride) and thanked Tarryn Liebenberg quite a few years later, who was one of the kids during the exam (who works at Drakenstein now!) for making it so difficult because I might not

12 be on this life path if I had passed!” ‘ She started working for the KZN Breeders Club in 2011 and Candiese’s career took off from there. Although the photography was initially secondary, it evolved over time as Candiese required photographs for the articles that she was writing. The photography took a step up in 2015 when she started photographing sales for the “GoldTBA.

Circle offered me a position in late 2015, which is how I met my husband - working at Friday night racemeetings,” added Candiese.

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On horseracing, Candiese says that we need this industry to grow in South Africa in particular. “So, I suppose, I don’t know if it’s the right thing to say, but I see myself as a conduit for that - bringing Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetuer adipiscing elit, sed diam nonummy nibh euismod tincidunt ut laoreet dolore magna aliquam erat volutpat. Ut wisi enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exerci tation ullamcorper suscipit lobortis nisl ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat. Duis autem vel eum iriure dolor in hendrerit in vulputate velit esse molestieCandiese Lenferna receives her award from 4Racing boss Fundi Sithebe

Candiese is involved in social media work and event organising across various platforms. When we asked about her passions, she suggested that Cape racing dealmaker Greg Bortz is correct with his African Horse Sickness analogy that we all suffer from. “I can only say that I do as well. I love the Thoroughbred, I love racing, I love the breeding aspect of it and I really enjoy Wephotography.”askedhow she manages to capture a perfect moment. “I never get bored photographing - just have this drive to constantly try and find that moment that works and I still get this tingle in my stomach when I think I may have caught something special, and usually cannot wait to get home to upload the images and see what I have,” explains Candiese as she explains that capturing a moment means that one needs to ensure that it is aesthetically pleasing, with emotion attached. “This allows viewers to relive the moment – feel those emotions once more.”

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racing and moments like Captain's Ransom on the beach leading the herd, to people. Whether it be in the newspaper or on their electronic devices, that for one second that they look at that image, they can experience that moment,” explains Candiese. She enjoys travelling –which plays a big role in her job. There are challenges, as with any other job. But the pros outweigh the cons. Time spent away from her family is often difficult, but the Lenferna’s always give their best, and never give “Lifeup. is too short to do things you don’t enjoy! Travel does add to the pressure. I have immense respect for jockeys who do it daily. I nearly missed a flight when a Turffontein meeting was delayed and paid the Uber driver R500 on top of their fee to get me to the airport as fast as possible and I made boarding by the skin of my teeth!” said KeepingCandiese.up with the latest equipment for the best quality results is one of the biggest challenges photographers face. She points that most people aren’t aware that cameras have a limited life span – which is an expensive

Candiese has taught herself to watch the television on the inside track and photograph at the same time – a trick that aids photographers keep track of the race / horse. Candiese explained that it’s not as easy as it may seem – and there are constant challenges, but she always gives her best. All her effort, dedication and hard work is evident in the work she has produced. You go girl! And you to Warren!

While the committeeEquusdelivered a polished show with public voting a la Cartier Racing Awards style introduced for the first time this year, they did trainer Justin Snaith and jockey Richard Fourie ‘a disservice’, in the words of a leading racing personality, by failing to acknowledge their Gr1 winning achievements. This is the opinion of veteran racing man John Freeman, who told the Sporting Post that this observation was in no way intended to detract from the extraordinary achievements of newly crowned champion trainer Paul Peter and jockey Warren “PaulKennedy.Peter and Warren Kennedy are deserving recipients of the championship titles, and nobody is arguing that. But given the fact that Justin Snaith saddled 9 Gr1 winners over the season, and Richard Fourie lifted 9 Gr1 trophies, surely a mention or accolade at the awards would have been appropriate? Look at the Snaith table at Equus– it was loaded with silverware,” added WithFreeman.Mauritzfontein and Wilgerbosdrift crowned champion breeders for last term, Drakenstein were rightfully acknowledged with an Breeder’‘Outstandingawardfortheir new record of breeding 18 stakes winners in the season. That coincidentally broke the previous benchmark of 12 set by Mauritzfontein and NowWilgerbosdrift.sponsored by industry leader Winning Form, the Carletonville-born Richard Fourie declared his Gr1 target near late mid-season to be 10 but won’t be losing any sleep having Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetuer adipiscing elit, sed diam nonummy nibh euismod tincidunt ut laoreet dolore magna aliquam erat volutpat. Ut wisi enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exerci tation ullamcorper suscipit lobortis nisl ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat. Duis autem vel eum iriure dolor in hendrerit in vulputate velit esse molestieSuzette Viljoen and Justin Snaith with their major award

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DID EQUUS MISS A TRICK WITH SNAITH & FOURIE?

There was talk that Fourie had targetted Jeff Llloyd’s season tally of 7 Gr1’s, but informed SP readers, including now Aussie-based former Durban jockey and Weichong’s former ‘kit boy’ Chris Taylor, pointed out Weichong Marwing’s extraordinary 1998/99 season where he won 13 Gr1’s.

In a chat with the Sporting Post on Sunday, Weichong, who now trains out of Turffontein, recalled that the pre-millenium period was a halcyon season, where stallion Fort Wood played a major part.

‘only’ finished on 9 with SA Horse Of The Year Captain’s Ransom providing the climax at Hollywoodbets Greyville on ‘Super Saturday’ with victory in the Mercury Sprint.

“Those were great days and I have wonderful memories of them. We travelled to the Cape and won the big ones there. A great training achievement by Mike de WeichongKock!” has started well, with some great support, and says he picked up three nice 2yo’s at last week’s sale.

“I haven’t got big-spending owners, but I feel we bought well and it’s a game that takes great patience. I have the work ethic and have learnt from the best –so I have no excuses,” he laughed.

That 3yo season of the great Horse Chestnut included Weichong riding 9 of his Gr1 victories for Mike de Kock. While the SA season runs from 1 August to 31 July, Chris Taylor also points out that the De Kock/ Marwing combination achieved 12 Gr1 wins in the space of 12 months from the 1998 Gold Challenge to the 99 SA Derby.

In a market loaded with positivity and hungry for the return of horseracing’s halcyon days, the curtain came down on the 2022 BSA August 2yo Sale at the TBA Sales Complex in Johannesburg on Saturday with the numbers speaking volumes, as all stats are up year-on-year. In the words of South Africa’s leading bloodstock consultant John Freeman, ‘the sale showed again that there is always money for a nice horse.’

“There is a very positive vibe prevailing and with all the good news from the Cape, things are looking up. The topseller was a ringer for his ‘old

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Freeman, who was forced to cut his attendance short due to health issues, added that it was encouraging to note that records had been broken ‘at something like the last six sales.

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Topseller came on Day 1 in the shape of the Wilgerbosdrift consigned colt Yes We Can (Lot 91) who fell to a R3,8 million bid by Form Bloodstock. By Varsfontein Stud’s champion sire

21 appreciating the real value of the 2yo sires, as it did in the days of Golden Thatch,” recounted the veteran who also added that racing needed to find young people who believed in the sport as a vocation. He purchased 7 lots at a gross R1 515 000, averaging R216 429 each. Alistair Cohen –serious talent behind the gavel certificates for failure, the recent good news emanating from the Cape and the announcement of 4Racing’s stakes for the year contributed to the spirit as this most resilient of industries showed its true colours again over two days of spirited bidding on a quality catalogue representing South Africa’s leading nurseries, bar Maine Chance Farms who were obliged to made a precautionary late withdrawal. The statistics don’t lie! With 20% less lots through the ring than in 2021, the aggregate of R48 975 000 over the past 48 hours outstripped 2021 by 20%, with 222 lots being sold. The average of R220 608 showed a 56% increase over 2021, with the median of R140 000 following suit.

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Gimmethegreenlight, the regally bred two-year-old caught the eye of many discerning buyers and was the subject of some spirited Yesbidding.WeCan is out of the Kahal mare Sarasota, winner of four races including the Gr3 Starling Stakes and dam of two winners including the stakes placed Hope Is Power. Friday’s top priced two-year-old hails from a high-class family, with notable relatives headed by former Equus Champion Festive Occasion, the dam of Gr1 Woolavington 2000 queen Do You Remember. Jan Mantel’s Millstream Farm enjoyed a notable day on Friday when selling Candiese Lenferna Breeder Gary Player seen at the August 2yo Sale

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Maine Chance kingpin Vercingetorix sold 12 of his 13 for a gross R5 180 000 at an average of R431 667. A full list of prices and statistics for the sale can be viewed online at www.bsa.

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22 the top two priced fillies in the session. In a feather in the cap for Millstream, their Danon Platina filly (Lot144) out of Untoward sold to Suzette Viljoen for R720 000, and ended up the top fairer sex 2yo sold over the two Whiledays.we were not able to confirm the instructing purchaser or stable destination for the top lot, Form Bloodstock’s quintet topped the buyer log with their R5 685 000 averaging R1 137 000. The vendor log had Wilgerbosdrift grossing R9 180 000 for their 18 lots which averaged R510 000 a Varsfonteinhead. also sold 18 lots, at an average of R292 788, with Mauritzfontein’s ‘lucky’ 13 grossing R4 035 000 for an average of R310 385. Millstream’s Jan Mantel will be all smiles after his ten 2yo’s grossed R3 395 000 at an average of R339 500.Top grossing sire was Varsfontein Gimmethegreenlight,championwhose8 lots found R6 750 000 at an average of R843 750.

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A brilliant two-year-old, who trained on to land the Gr1 King’s Bishop Stakes at three, More Than Ready – who finished second to subsequent South African Champion Sire Trippi in the 2000 Gr1 Vosburgh Stakes –proved an even better stallion than he was a Atracehorse.thetimeof his death, More Than Ready had been responsible for 216 stakes winners -of which 26 are Gr1 winners. 12 of his toplevel winners came in the Northern Hemisphere with the remainder scoring in the Southern Hemisphere. He also claimed the title of Leading Sire of 2YOs in two different hemispheres, with More Than Ready North America’s Leading Sire of 2YOs in 2010 and Australia’s Leading Sire of 2YOs in both 2007-2008 and Among2008-2009.the numerous equine stars sired by More Than Ready were Golden Slipper winners Sebring and Phelan Ready, Breeders’ Cup winners Roy H, Uni, More Than Real, Pluck, Regally Ready, and Rushing Fall, Canadian champion Say The Word, and Australian star More Joyous – who won eight Gr1 races and 21 times in total. His Northern Hemisphere runners also included Gr1 winners Verrazano, Funtastic, Room Service, Catholic Boy and Hit The MoreRoad. Than Ready also struck when covering South African mares Secret Heart More Than Ready - proved an even better stallion than he was a racehorse

FAREWELL TO ONE OF WORLD’S GREATEST SHUTTLERS

The thoroughbred industry lost one of its great stars and best shuttle stallions following the passing of veteran More Than Ready on Friday. The son of Southern Halo and the Woodman mare Woodman’s Girl was 25 years old at the time of his passing and was euthanized due to the effects of old age.

and Sally Bowles, siring Gr2 Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Turf winnng sire Pluck when mated to Secret Heart and Gr3 Sweetest Chant Stakes queen Consumer Credit when covering Sally Bowles. A winner of seven of 17 starts – he won four graded stakes races and five of seven starts at two – More Than Ready also made his mark as a sire of sires, with his successful sons including the likes of Sebring and Daredevil. The ill-fated Sebring’s more than 70 stakes winners included Australian Horse Of The Year Dissident, four-time Gr1 winner Criterion and six other Gr1 winners, while Daredevil is the sire of Preakness Stakes winner Swiss Skydiver and Kentucky Oaks

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WINTER IN CLIFTON – AT THE PRICE, LIFE'S A BEACH!

All things happen for a reason. Following the untimely loss of resident stallion Mambo In Seattle in June, Clifton Stud has found a more than worthy replacement in Last Winter, who arrived at his new home in early August.

The last well-performed son of former Lammerskraal lynchpin Western Winter to take up stallion duties, Last Winter relocated from Bush Hill Stud, where he had stood his first two seasons. His first foals are now yearlings. 'It all happened very quickly and I'm thrilled to stand a high quality son of Western Winter," remarked Clifton Stud master Peter Blythe. However, with no runners yet to show his powers and his racing career now a fading memory, the third season at stud is a dreaded one for any stallion and Peter wryly admits it's not going to be easy to get his new recruit a decent number of mares. Lest we forget, KZN has experienced a dwindling mare population in recent years, exacerbated by the loss of big guns Summerhill and the Scotts' Highdown Stud. In addition, breeders invariably succumb to the allure of 'new stallions', so Last Winter also faces stiff competition from the likes of newcomers Got The Greenlight and Declaration Of "BothWar.will probably take about 200 mares out of a limited pool of mares,"

Last Winter chases champion Oh Susanna home in the 2018 Met ‘A Gr1-performed horse, a smashing looker who had sold for R3,7-million as a yearling, sired by a powerhouse stallion out of a Gr1 winning daughter of Silvano, from the direct family of breed-shaping stallion Bold Ruler’

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28 Peter added. "Nevertheless, we will give it a big shot." As a stallion, Last Winter undoubtedly ticks all the boxes. Trained by Dean Kannemeyer for Lady Laidlaw, the infinitely talented bay looked something special when going undefeated in the first four of just six South African starts. He came within a shorthead of claiming the Gr2 Premier Trophy and followed up with a storming half-length second in the 2018 Gr1 Sun Met won by subsequent Horse of the Year Oh

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horse overseas. Sadly, an international campaign proved to be litany of bad luck and niggling injuries and after placing fourth once in just two UK starts, both in Listed company, he returned to South Africa. That Last Winter wasn't snapped up by one of the leading Cape studs came as somewhat of a surprise. After all, here was a Gr1-performed horse, a smashing looker who had sold for R3.7million as a yearling, sired by a powerhouse stallion out of a Gr1 winning daughter of Silvano, from the direct family of breed-shaping stallion Bold Ruler. One can only speculate. However the lack of a Gr1 victory on his resumé no doubt played its part and Last Winter ended up standing in HeKZN.was rushed back to South Africa just in time for the 2020 breeding season. In fact, he arrived at Bush Hill on 2 September and covered his first mare the very next day. At the time, Bush Hill's Warwick Render told Sporting Post: "It’s a tribute to his character that he slotted straight into his new role with ease. He covered a decent book of mares, especially considering the lack of time leading into the Atseason."thisstage of his budding stallion career, Last Winter is very much an unknown quantity, however, this grand stamp of a horse represents so much that is great in South African breeding and is deserving of any shrewd stud master's Hisattention.advertised fee is R7500 live foal.

Bloomhill Stud presented a well prepared draft on sales debut and reaped the rewards which also saw one of South Africa’s leading bloodstock agents, John Freeman, sign a ticket from the budding new stud for Lot 227, a filly by Act of War. With six well grown two year olds on offer including a lovely chestnut colt by Act Of War – well related with two Gr1 siblings in the form of Bohica (Capetown Noir) and Bartholdi (Act Of War), sold to Corne Spies for R375 000, making Bloomhill Stud the leading KZN farm of the sale. Others to attract interest were Perfectly Picked, by Ideal World from the family of Bridal Paths, sold for R100 000 to Rutherford AnotherRacing. impressive colt on offer was by Rabada out of Bindella, attracting R120 000 from Lilly Blue Concepts, from the family of Syncopate. Overall the farm averaged R146 000 for five Lots sold, with one horse not reaching Bushreserve.Hill Stud’s top Lot was by Willow Magic from the family of Shoe Shac and Green Keeper, sold to Yogas Govender. Piemonte’s leading Lot sold to Fanie Bronkhorst for R150 000.

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‘Breeders shouldn’t be scared to send him a small mare. There are so few stallions that help small mares nowadays, he looks to be a big help in that department. And with his impeccable hind leg he will help fix that Sadlers Wells fault’

Gold Poker Game - big scopey filly and a classic prospect

"I am really excited about him" is how respected bloodstock consultant John Freeman expressed his admiration of Gold Standard, the latest addition to the portfolio of stallions he manages. The accomplished son of champion Trippi stands alongside his sire at Drakenstein and so impressed Freeman at the stud's recent stallion show, that he offered to manage the young stallion's career. No wonder Freeman was captivated by Gold Standard's physique, he commanded a R750 000 price tag as a yearling. In addition to his good looks, he boasts a splendid female line, being out of Olympic Dam, a daughter of Horse of the Year and crack sire Model Man and the champion racemare Olympic Duel, whilst his third dam is Broodmare of the Year Mashka. On the racetrack, Gold Standard certainly lived up to his fine Trainedpedigree.by Glen Kotzen, the bay put together a smashing hat-trick over a mile at three, culminating in a career-best victory in the Gr2 Selangor Cup at the expense of subsequent Cape Derby and Daily News 2000 winner Edict Of Nantes. He failed by just a half length to peg back William Longsword in the Gr1 Cape Guineas and was not disgraced when fourth in the Gr1 Met where he had the likes of champions Marinaresco, French Navy and Bela-Bela behind him.

Adding to startexcitementFreeman'sisthepromisingGoldStandardmade with his first crop runners, ending the season with five juvenile winners and a host of placed runners waiting to Thatstrike.quintet included Drakenstein homebreds Hold My Hand and Golden Hostess. Trained like her sire by Glen Kotzen, the former was beaten a shorthead and two necks in a humdinger finish to the Gr1 Thekwini Stakes won by newly crowned champion Canadian Summer, while Golden Hostess - a Drakenstein homebred headed in the right direction Chase Liebenberg

Golden Hostess also finished fourth in the Gr2 GoldenDebutante.Hostess is trained by Candice Bass-Robinson, as is Gold Standard's latest winner, Gold Poker Game, a three-part sister to Gr3 Winter Derby winner and Gr1 Cape Derby third Liquid FreemanMercury. remarked: "Gold Poker Game won well on her second visit to the races a week ago and Candice was full of praise of this big scopey filly. Gold Standard now has three exciting Fillies Guineas prospects and imagine what Gr1 success will do to his value." He added: "Gold Standard's progeny are nice scopey horses, and their quality is very much in the mould of his famous sire Trippi. He is very fertile, covers well and he is a very happy horse." From a pedigree point of view, Freeman is of the opinion that Gold Standard suits a variety of "Imares.have been doing test matings for clients and find that he makes a good match for Dynasty mares on Anpaper."imposing, rangy individual, Gold Standard stands 16.1hh, which prompted him to add: "Breeders also shouldn’t be scared to send him a small mare. There are so few stallions that help small mares nowadays, he looks to be a big help in that department. And with his impeccable hind leg he will help fix that Sadlers Wells fault,” enthused the veteran bloodstock man. Due to his advanced age, 25-year-old Trippi will understandably be available to shareholders only this season, which makes Gold Standard an attractive alternative. As for his service fee, that's a lip-smacking R7500, payable on live foal.

35 The prospecting games have begun! The third log for the R7,5 million CTS Gold Rush to be run over 1600m on Cape Met day, 28 January 2023, has been announced. The innovative CTS Gold Rush was launched at the 2021 Cape Premier Yearling Sale and is based on the same principle as The Everest in Australia. The CTS Gold Rush offers 16 ticketholders (prospectors) the opportunity to race for the massive stake and is open to graduates of the 2021 Cape Premier Yearling Sale. The Gold Rush is not limited to the sixteen Prospectors, but to anybody who bought a horse at the 2021 Premier Sale. The 16 Prospectors for Gold Rush 1 are: • David Abery • Central Route Trading • Chris van Niekerk and Bernard Kantor • Suzette and Basie Viljoen • Ridgemont Highlands •StudHollywood Bets • Pieter Graaff and Ken Truter • Maine Chance Farms • Bass Racing and Ian Longmore • Rikesh Sewgoolam • Drakenstein Stud • Laurence Wernars • Crawford Racing • Klawervlei Stud • Sandy Arundel • Playgate SA PROSPECTORS POWER UP FOR GOLD RUSH! LiebenbergChase The promising Dave The King is at 2 on the latest log

CTS MD Grant Knowles told the Sporting Post that the log is for information purposes only and has no bearing on the final field race.

“The race is owned by the 16 slot holders, who will be looking to be including their own horse, or even look to do a deal with the owners of the horses on the log. So we could even have a first-timer emerging from the woodwork and on which nobody has done a deal,” he added. c

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In if you acquired a promising youngster, the Prospectors may be knocking at your door to negotiate, either for an outright purchase, or a partnership deal.

37 Candice ReadylogPiroshkaeyecatchingBass-Robinson’sSundaywinnerheadsthelatestforthe2022CTSToRunStakes.

The Oldlands Stud product, a R260 000 sale ticket, registered his second win in 6 starts when slamming a useful MR 92 Handicap field over the Kenilworth 1000m under Gareth Wright on TheSunday.R600 000 race will be contested over 1400m at Kenilworth on Sunday, 30 October. It will follow 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 October. More changes and updates will follow as the log changes, and connections of the potential runners and racing fans will be updated Below,regularly.the Top 20 on the log as it stands on 29 August 2022: Please see latest log by clicking here TO TO RUN CTS Ready To Run eyecatcher Piroshka powers home under Gareth Wright

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sale-topper.onthewhichGimmethegreenlightacolt,doesn’tevencoverauctioncommissiontherecentR3.8million

A OPPORTUNITYNORDIC Erupt's son Beerenberg - seen as a yearling

Achieving (if this word could be used) R305k for five yearlings, with another four not sold, was Amongstdire. the four not sold was an Erupt colt that we thought had promise. Not the biggest, but there was plenty of him, he moved well, and he was out of a halfsister to the dam of Rio Querari. Except that Rio hadn’t yet won the Computaform Sprint. There wasn’t a bid for him. In fairness, the temperature in the auction venue was unbearably hot, the mood in the industry at the time was somewhat frosty, and Erupt was not exactly volcanic. However, we had a plan. This colt, subsequently named Beerenberg, qualified for the BSA Juvenile bonus, as well as the Cape Yearling Sale Cup. We’d put him into training, and if things didn’t work out, we’d retire him early.

Looking at the stellar results from the August Two-Year-Old Sale, it’s hard to imagine that just 18 months ago our draft of 10 yearlings consigned to the Cape Yearling Sale realized R505 000. Of that total, R200k was for

Erupt has 10 first crop winners, which is incredible for a horse that made his debut over 2200m halfway through his three-yearold season, and who then won two Grade Ones over 2400m. Admittedly, his sire, Dubawi breeds Grade One winners over all distances, as do his sons. One could say that Dubawi lays claims to being the hottest sire of sires in Europe at the moment. There’s a chance that Beerenberg could be a sprinter (after all, his dam is a half-sister to the dam of Rio Querari), but he is a similar type to his sire, so one can’t rule out the possibility of him getting a little further.

Our plan with Beerenberg didn’t work out quite as expected. He never ran in the sales race. He missed out on collecting the bonus for his juvenile win. However, we’ve proven that we have a racehorse.

The family isn’t just about Rio, though. Beerenberg’s dam is half-sister to two mares who each produced 10-time winners. Nordic Rebel is still in training at nine, having won his 10th race at the age of eight. Similarly, Cheers won 10 races, with the final coming at the age of 10. It’s an amazing family, a source of both Grade One excellence and longevity. As much as we’d love to race him ourselves, we’re a commercial operation. Putting Beerenberg into training after our failed attempt at selling him in February 2021 was Plan B. So, he’s returning to the sales ring in September. Well, a virtual sales ring, in the form of the BSA Online

had a race on 23 January, mostly because we had to do something with him before the sales race. However, he was still woefully immature, showed zero interest in the running, and finished well back in the field. He came back to the racecourse late in February with an improved thirdplace finish, but he was so shin sore that we decided to geld him and give him time to Whilerecover.hisshins continued to be an issue, his first run as a gelding (on 8 June) was a much improved third, beaten just over a length. 17 days later he was a close second. Then he had a break of just six days to his next race, when he doddled in despite being very green in the running. It says a lot for his constitution that he had three runs in a little over three weeks, with the final two races coming just six days apart. In travelling to Fairview for his maiden win (sadly, a week too late to catch the final BSA Juvenile Bonus) he seems to demonstrate some of the laid-back attitude of his globe-trotting sire. He had seven weeks off, and then made his three-year-old debut, finishing a good second in dreadful conditions. He certainly would have needed that run.

WeSale.think he represents a great opportunity, as a promising young racehorse who is going to improve further with maturity and Withracing.his most recent second-place finish coming on 20 August, we’d be remiss in not pointing out that he could be entered for a race immediately after purchase, to take advantage of the improved prize money on offer in the Cape. Ed – the BSA September online sale is from 08h00 on 6 September to 12h00 on 7 September.

The plan didn’t start well. At his first grass gallop, he did an abrupt right turn, nearly putting his work rider – and himself – over the rail. The video is available on Beerenbergrequest.

While the powerful Alan Greeff yard enjoyed a redletter day at Fairview on Friday with four winners, it was a big day for the smaller man too with former 'Kimberley King' Cliffie Miller grabbing top honours with a feature exacta and ending the afternoon with a double. Miller horses filled the top two positions in the R175 000 Nelson Mandela Bay Racing Poly Challenge Leg 1.

A great horseman and competitor, the (12-1,formerswashbucklingButtimehistargetted,winnersveteranHollywoodbets-sponsoredhasn’tsaddledasmanyashewouldhavewhenmakingGqeberhahewhome-fromhomesomeago.hestartedthenewterminstylewhentheKZN-basedNavalSecretlookingtohaveitallto do at the weights, found his best finish under Muzi Yeni to surge forward late and pip Greenlighttoheaven(6-1)stablemate by a nose in a time of 69,17 secs. The winner was a first for the combinationMiller-Viljoenandput the cherry on top of a terrific week for the andOfReyneke-basedSchwezerSAHorseTheYearowners,SuzetteBasieViljoen.

It’s no secret that Cliffie Miller has yearned for the re-opening of his much-conquered hunting ground of Flamingo Park.

KIMBERLEY CLIFF BOUNCES BACK WITH FAIRVIEW FEATURE 1-2 Cliffie and Frank enjoy the Miller feature lead in

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Friday’s outcome was a positive one in many respects for the Miller team. With both of their top duo looking to be more effective over 1400m and a mile, there could be prospects of a R250 000 series •prize.The second leg will be run over 1400m on Friday 30 September 2022.

The R175 000 Nelson Mandela Bay Racing Poly Challenge leg 1 was the opener in the local allweather triple Crown. Bred by the BBP Syndicate, the beautifully bred Naval Secret is a son of deceased champion Captain Al (Al Mufti) out of the sixtime winning champion producer Secret Of Victoria A(Goldkeeper).winnerof4 races with 12 places from 22 starts, Naval Secret has now earned stakes of over R320 000. A handsome athletic sort, he cost R1 million at the Cape Premier Yearling Sale.

• The third leg is run over a mile on Friday 21 October 2022.

The fallout from the welldocumented Flamingo Park debacle continues some years after the gates were padlocked on South Africa’s only sand racecourse. While he has never fully recovered from the blow of having the rug literally pulled from under his well-worn vellies, 65 year old sponsoredHollywoodbets-Fairview trainer Cliffie Miller has maintained his bearded smile and made the most of a bad situation.

Veteran champion trainer Cliffie Miller - holding on to the Kimberley dream!

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A brief stint, courtesy of Gold Circle’s hospitality, in KwaZulu-Natal following the Flamingo Park closure saw Cliffie and his team again hit the long road to Gqeberha in early 2021, where he currently plies his trade. So,, after 42 years of blissful stability, two provincial moves in a short time were not exactly the tonic the Jagersfontein-born William George Clifton Miller needed in his life. While he has never found himself in the champion fold as he did in the Northern Cape, Cliffie has adapted his attitude and soldiers on with just 30 Onhorses.Friday he saddled Naval Spirit Greenlighttoheavenand to a glorious 1-12 in the R175 000 Nelson Mandela Bay Racing Poly Challenge Leg 1 at Fairview. He followed up with a double as the pretty grey Sliver Slippers won the last. At the weather interrupted Monday meeting at the MILLER TIME!

When asked what he thought of the Cape’s recent new initiatives, Cliffie says it’s exciting and is bound to get “Thesupport.Capelanded up where it was through the imbalances of power but thankfully two great men in Owen Heffer and Greg Bortz have come to the table and rescued the situation. I was invited there some years ago but would never have been competitive with my

Assistant Nicholas Paddock, Ryan Munger & Cliffie Miller enjoy the feature celebration

46 same venue, Cliffie saddled the former Sean Tarry galloper Mon Tresor, who shed her maiden in the style of a horse who will win again. The racemeeting was abandoned a race later due to surface and visibility concerns. But it’s been a positive few days all round for Team Miller.

“The big yards are getting bigger and steamrollering the smaller guys. It’s not good for the racing ecosystem – it makes for boring racing too as competition is at the core of this sport. I’m thus really grateful to Basie and Suzette for their support.”

“I must thank Basie (Viljoen). He called me and said let’s run him, despite him being out at the weights. You see, we trainers maybe overthink the science and maths of it, sometimes,” he laughs.

Naval Spirit is a first Cliffie Miller charge to run in the famous Suzette Viljoen silks.

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“I am really very happy with both Naval Spirit and Greenlighttoheaven. This puts us in the series with a chance to do really well as 1200m is their minimum trip – so the 1400m and mile mean that we are in a more comfortable zone. We are going to do be doing our best believe me, and I’m so thankful to my owners for the support.”

Cliffie has trained winners in every centre, bar the Cape where he has not had a runner. He suggests the spread of owner support is key to racing’s prosperity.

Talking about a revival of Northern Cape Racing is Cliffie’s favourite subject. “There are a few guys looking at the options. I must hold on to the dream of getting back to the grand old days of sand racing.

Cliffie was in Kimberley a month ago. He says nothing has changed, bar the fact that the track is covered with vegetation. “It’s not sentimentality but I still have the house in Kimberley. Heather (Reddie, my partner) is there. It’s not ideal living this lifestyle, but we are making things work and I love my horses – they are the best reason to wake up every day. I must be close on my 1000 winner mark. I have plenty to contribute and with more support we can have a lot of fun and train many more Thewinners.”second leg of the Nelson Mandela Bay Racing Polytrack Challenge will be run over 1400m on Friday 30 September 2022. The third leg is run over a mile on Friday 21 October 2022.

47 string. Given the massive incentives and the revised programme, maybe I will be looking at travelling.”

Ironically, I still have Spanish Fort in my string – he is a Flamingo Park original!” he laughs.

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The Sporting Post sadly learnt of the passing of former Western Cape Racing Chapter Director Tommy Fowler on Tuesday. The 74 year old passionate racing man had been ill for some time. A popular figure on Cape racetracks for many decades, Tommy’s standing was illustrated by comments on the Sporting Post Facebook page, as acquaintances and friends paid tribute. Our condolences go out to his family and friends. He will be sadly missed.

The talented lightweight, who booted home a hat-trick at Kenilworth earlier this month, had started the new season with a flourish and an 18% win strike-rate until misfortune struck at Fairview on Friday. He was kicked prior to the start of the eighth race at Fairview on Friday.

Cape jockey Devin Ashby was operated on for a fractured fibula at Greenacres Netcare Hospital in Gqeberha on Saturday and expects to be out of the saddle for anything between six to eight weeks.

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Devin Ashby - rotten luck!

A philosophical but subdued Devin told the Sporting Post that injuries were an occupational hazard, but that he was keen to get back riding as soon as possible.

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For Vorster, who has been in Australia for three years, the achievement obviously means a great deal. The South African expat had spent fifteen years in Singapore before making South Australia home when brought out as stable jockey for Tony McEvoy in 2019, and has chosen to remain there despite the lure of moving to Victoria when the McEvoy stable made Victoria its sole Vorsterbase. was also crowned Champion South Australian Metropolitan jockey, with 51 of his seasonal 96 winners earned at city level.

The South African collected the prestigious award with 66 points, to narrowly beat out Kayla Crowther (62) with Paul Gatt and apprentice Ben Price dead-heating for third (41).The winner is decided by a scaled voting system that allocates points to jockeys who produce the best performances at each metropolitan, provincial and country meeting in South Australia.

BAREND ON TOP DOWN UNDER

Barend Vorster was awarded his first John Letts Medal as part of the Racing South Australia Industry Awards function on Saturday.

William Buick is firmly on course to become British Champion Flat Jockey for the first time this year.

Top jockey - William Buick!

On Saturday, the Simon and Ed Crisford trained Jadoomi helped William Buick secure a 708-1 five-timer when narrowly denying stablemate Finest Sound in the Gr2 Celebration Mile.

The Godolphin retained jockey is currently on 119 winners, forty-three ahead of his nearest rival, Hollie Doyle after the last race on Monday evening.

BUICK SET FOR CHAMPIONSHIPBRIT

The Flat ChampionshipJockeysis decided on winners of both Flat and All-Weather races taking place from Saturday 30th April 2022 to British Champions Day at Ascot on Saturday 15th October 2022. After last season’s titanic battle between Oisin Murphy and Buick which lasted to the final day at Ascot, this year has been very onesided since mid-summer. Buick has not held back, travelling the length and breadth of the country including up north to Scotland in pursuit of winning rides. Add in his remarkable winning strike rate, currently at 25%, and you can only conclude this contest is Aover.case in point was this weekend at Goodwood where a masterful Buick scored on 8 of his 12 rides.

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Peripatetic concluded the weekend eight-timer when proving too strong for her rivals in the mile and a half fillies and mares handicap.

Buick added to his tally with victory aboard Hoo Ya Mal in the March Stakes, his third Group success of the day, before striking with Lunarscape in the 6f novice stakes for Eve Johnson Houghton and Secret Shadow in the 1m6f Hoohandicap.YaMal, the Derby runner-up, set a clear standard on ratings but going up in trip to a mile and six furlongs, he had it all to prove. The three-year-old colt was positioned just off the pace behind the Queen's Perfect Alibi and after being switched in for a run, he stretched clear to record his first Group success by two and a half lengths. Third here on his first start for trainer George Boughey last time, his next start will be at Doncaster for the Cazoo St Leger. Boughey noted post-race: “I was slightly worried he might take a keen hold, but he was in good hands with William and it was the perfect trial for the St TheLeger.”successful trend continued on Sunday with the leading jockey landing a winning treble from five rides, the first being when Ndaawi obliged in the mile Hemaiden.istrained by Andrew Balding, who also supplied Buick Fivethousandtoonewith in the 6-furlong handicap.

The four-year-old has winning form on heavy ground and his connections believed some give in the ground would help to improve his chances. Jadoomi faced only four rivals, including favourite Mutasaabeq, but his biggest threat over the final two furlongs was overcoming his front-running stablemate Finest Sound. They raced stride for stride to the line before Jadoomi prevailed by a Buickneck.began the day with victory in the Gr3 Prestige Stakes aboard Fairy Cross for Charlie Appleby and Godolphin. Given a prominent ride she kept on well at the finish to account for the talented Breege by just over a length.

Baaeed will not contest the Royal Bahrain Irish Champion Stakes, with William Haggas’ stable star set to end his career at either Ascot or

lengthsMishriffStakesJuddmonteupmadeTheParisLongchamp.unbeatenfour-year-oldaseamlessswitchto10furlongsintheInternationalatYork,beatingbysixandahalfonwhatwashis first start beyond a mile.

“He is a very good horse, so let’s hope wherever he goes, whatever everyone decides, that he can maintain it.”

BAAEED SWANSONG The brilliant Baaeed! Newbury Racecourse

Sheikha Hissa, who now heads the Shadwell operation established by her father Sheikh Hamdan al Maktoum, has decided the son of Sea The Stars should have just one final run before retirement, ruling out a trip to Leopardstown and making supplementary entry for the Arc a live Shadwell’spossibility.racing manager Angus Gold said: “He is not going to run in the Irish Champion.

Sheikha Hissa said she and the family wanted to have one more run, either in the Arc or the Champion Stakes.

Baaeed is not currently entered for the Arc BE

Connections had previously stated their intention to head directly to Ascot for the Qipco Champion Stakes on October 15 for Baaeed’s career swansong, but Haggas then raised the possibility of a trip to Ireland while a further step up to 12 furlongs in the Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe on October 2 was not ruled However,out.

ARC COULD

“It would be lovely for anyone to have an Arc winner, of course it would be wonderful, but equally it would be wonderful to have a Champion Stakes winner.

Reflecting on his International victory at York, Gold added: “It was lovely to see him win so well at “ThereYork. was so much hype about whether he was going to stay or wasn’t he going to stay and if William didn’t think he wouldn’t, we wouldn’t have thought about it. I thought he would stay since he ran his first race.

Baaeed has banked six Group One wins on the spin now, with his neck verdict over Palace Pier in last year’s QEII Stakes at Ascot his narrowest margin of victory.

60 and would have to supplemented at a cost of €120,000 on September 28 if he were to make a further step up in distance, with both conditions and possible rivals crucial considerations in Gold’s “Thereview. is no rush to make the call. We don’t have to technically supplement him, if we decide to go for the Arc, until September 28,” he “Let’ssaid.see what the weather does to us in the next month or so and see what is running in the Arc and everything. “If we get a wet autumn –and who knows – but if we get a wet autumn and it was going to be heavy ground in Paris, then it would be less likely. Equally, it could be very heavy ground at Ascot. “How many runners in the Arc would also come into the calculations (because of the potential of a bad draw).”

“Otherwise, he’ll wait for the Champion Stakes and run there whatever.”

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“He is never going to surpass Frankel because he didn’t win as a two-year-old and didn’t win a Guineas. Frankel is Frankel and Baaeed is Baaeed. Both are outstanding horses, and we are just very lucky to have him. That is really all that matters, and it is only people’s subjective opinion.”

“For me, the Arc is the greatest horse-race in the world, always has been and always will be in my lifetime. Of course, it would be nice to win it, but he is no lesser horse if he doesn’t win an “WeArc. have seen what he can do over the last 16 months, and we know he is a very good horse and luckily, he has now shown that to the world at York. Anything else is a bonus.” Haggas thinks there is a “strong chance” Baaeed will line up in the Arc, if conditions are Hesuitable.toldSky Sports Racing: “Obviously, he is not in the Arc so will need to be supplemented but we are not keen to run him on bad ground in Paris, so if the ground is nice, there is a strong chance he’ll go there.

John Gosden said he has always looked like he was crying out for further, which you didn’t have to be Einstein to work out. “How vital is it he remains unbeaten? It is not vital he wins an Arc; it is not vital he wins a Champion. He is a brilliant horse and is the best horse around and that is all that matters. Of course, anything else now is a bonus.

Gold admits he would be thrilled if the colt, who is a full brother to Coronation Cup hero Hukum, could bow out unbeaten but feels the 135-rated Baaeed has little left to prove now. He added: “I think the important thing from our point of view is what happened last week, because that showed him now to be an outstanding horse. Before everybody was questioning him, saying he hasn’t beaten Toanything.befair,

“It was nice to see him win it but win it so dominantly and give such an impressive display and show what he really can do.

Baaeed is the best, right?

Expectations were high from the moment he first stepped foot into John Sadler's training yard, but it took almost two years following his sale before he was seen on a racecourse, and at one point his racing career looked in major jeopardy after he tore apart his right haunch in a freak stalls accident in training. OF FLIGHTLINE?

He quelled any remaining doubts with an awesome performance in the Juddmonte International, extending his unbeaten record to ten. He heads the World's Best Racehorse Rankings list on a rating of 128, with the figure given before his success on the Knavesmire. But just one spot and one point below him on that list is American dirt sensation Flightline, who is also unbeaten –albeit from only four starts – and who many Stateside consider to be the most exciting horse in training. The next rankings update on September 15 will take into account Baaeed's York win and Flightline's Pacific Classic run this Flightline,weekend. who cost $1 million at the Saratoga sales in September 2019, has a prodigious pedigree as a son of Tapit, the most dominant US sire of his era and a producer of 29 Grade 1 winners.

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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 115,07258,24385,28978,58572,866 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

The last time these two sides played, United were in a terrible position, and I suggested they would win – they lost. This time around they are in a bit of purple(ish) patch. I suppose I should suggest they lose and then they win? That’s how it works right? Anyway, I think this should be another show-stopping game of football. Two strong sides with incredible ability and depth. Let’s get in United Manchester United I will happily be the first to admit that it is not all fixed at Manchester United. I’m not necessarily talking about the Glazer family situation either, personally I’m not really on the bandwagon of blindly saying ‘Glazer out’ either – but that might be another article for another day, writes Ryan Liberty. Erik ten Hag has certainly been given quid to spend in the market after their horrible start. They’ve now brought in no less than five players the manager certainly believes can turn it around for the club, but also players who are starting to show their metal.

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Arsenal What else is there to say about Arsenal anyway? They have been fantastic this season! Mikel Arteta has managed that side with absolute poise and conviction, even when the Arsenal support base and general football media questioned him. He got rid of a massively talented attacking player because he couldn’t fit into the culture the manager expected, he’s

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66 unapologetically stuck to his idea on how football should be played and now that his side are reaping the rewards, they find themselves at the summit of the league with a brilliant start to the season. They have scored an average of 2.75 goals per game and yet only conceded an average of 0.3! They are insane statistics, and at the risk of sounding a little batty, I’ve got to ask the question…Are Arsenal Football Club dark horses to compete with City and Liverpool for the title this Andyear?what does that say about United should they win at Old Trafford!? Ok, ok that might have been a little banter just to lighten the mood – but in all seriousness, Arsenal for me have shown so far that they deserve your respect and I think the game on Sunday will show that.

Sunday 4

15/10 Draw Arsenal51/207/4

The Red Devils have an excellent chance at securing a second win at home when they welcome old friends from the London area. This will truly be the test in my opinion, United will need to start powerfully as they did against Liverpool and not give Arsenal a chance to catch their breath. It should be a real clash of styles as well. United under their new Dutch coach seem to want to hold onto the ball and protect possession all over the pitch – a slight adjustment to their previous approaches. I think it’s a real show of confidence and belief to see a side who are obviously under incredible pressure, stick to their principles and play the ball irrespective of the field positioning. There is a good feel about United now and should they come away with a positive result here…well, they might just kick on!

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Predicted ManchesterLine-up:United: De Gea; Malacia, Varane, Matinez, Dalot; Eriksen, Casemiro, Fernandes, Rashford, Sancho, Elanga. Arsenal: Ramsdale; White, Saliba, Magalhaes, Tierney; Elneny, Xhaka, Odegaard; Martinelli, Saka, Jesus. Premier LeagueSeptember - Old - 17:30

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67 United canter to victory –this is my best bet for the game. At 33/10, surely you don’t need much more convincing. Prediction: Draw + BTTS (33/10) Yes, yes say it – I’m sitting on the fence! Well contrary to popular belief, I can’t honestly see how this doesn’t end in a draw, assuming both teams play to a particular standard. United surely come out with the same fire and brimstone at Old Trafford that was so evident against Liverpool, and Arsenal maintain excellenttheir approach. I think it ends all square – and while I once again wouldn’t mind calling this wrong and seeing