Highlights of JUDPOT’S amazing season
What are the Chances?
Two legs of the Triple Tiara
Pictured is 2yo filly FINAL JUDGEMENT winning the Golden Slipper on Vodacom July-day. The youngster is one of just 16 fillies from Judpot’s small 4th crop. Of the 16, five raced as 2yo’s, three earned black type.
Pictured is 3yo filly JUXTAPOSE, winning the SA Fillies Classic before going on to the take the SA Oaks.
FINAL JUDGEMENT won the Golden Slipper and ran third in the Devon Air S.
She’s the second 3yo Gr1 filly in Judpot’s first three crops, following ALONG CAME POLLY from the stallion’s freshman-crop.
MALEFICIENT won that Devon Air Stakes, and started odds-on favourite for Final Judgement’s Golden Slipper (she ran a close fifth).
Earlier in the season, JUXTAPOSE had placed in the Three Troika’s Stakes and the Fillies Mile.
TIMEDTOPERFECTION finished third in the Godolphin Barb Stakes against the colts.
Five 2yo fillies, 3 stakes horses. What are the chances - or better still: how good can it get? Next season will tell: Judpot does great with 3yo fillies, too.
Ranked with the best of the fillies in her year, JUXTAPOSE has earnings of over R1.4 million.
SA Derby – Oh No!
From Dash to Marathon
Pictured is 3yo ROCKETBALL, who gave Triple Crown winner Abashiri the scare of his life in the SA Derby, final leg of the crown. ROCKETBALL ran second by an official nose, to become Judpot’s second SA Derby runner-up – one year ago 3yo DEPUTY JUD split winner Legal Eagle and third finisher French Navy in the big race. Earlier in the season ROCKETBALL placed in the Sea Cottage Stakes, while DEPUTY JUD showed his versatility with a win in the Gr2 Supreme Cup over 1450m.
ROCKETBALL’S earnings stand at R720.000, DEPUTY JUD over R1.4 million now.
Pictured is 4yo filly LITTLE GENIE, who won two 1000m sprints, the Gardenia Stakes (beating Carry On Alice) and Bauhinia Stakes, to show that Judpot gets black type over all distances. Another daughter DOUBLE WHAMMY won the 1200m Lady’s Pendant, bringing her career earnings to over R600.000. At the other end of the Judpot stamina spectrum is THREE BALLOONS, runner-up in the two-mile Chairmans Cup during the 2016 Cape season, and third in the KZN Derby. He’s carded as reserve for the Gold Cup on the last day of the season.
Whatever next Judpot’s largest crop to date will be 2yo’s next season. They were conceived on the strength of his bunch of 2yo Gr1 winners in his freshman-year. First, though, there’s the grand finale of the 2015-16 season at Greyville on 30 July. FINAL JUDGEMENT in the Thekwini Stakes ROCKETBALL in the Champions Cup THREE BALLOONS as first reserve in the Gold Cup. So much to look forward to!
AP Indy – Miesque by Nureyev - chestnut, 16.2hh stands at Varsfontein Stud – Carl de Vos, Cell: 082 800 8490, Tel: 021 869 8238, info@varsfontein.co.za, www.varsfontein.co.za, PO Box 239, Paarl 7620