Alexander’s Drum Solo
The Gary Alexander trained stayer The Elmo Effect sprang a surprise when he finished with a sustained run to cut down Arctica and win the Listed Drum Star Handicap
18th March 2017
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The Gary Alexander trained stayer The Elmo Effect sprang a surprise when he finished with a sustained run to cut down Arctica and win the Listed Drum Star Handicap
The Summerhill Stud-bred Admire Main gelding The Elmo Effect shed his recently acquired bridesmaid tag and played a starring role in a thrilling four-cornered finish to the Java Handicap
Summerhill Stud produced three good feature winners over the past three days and it was the 4yo Admire Main filly Mamasita, the lesser fancied of the Weiho Marwing duo, who led all the way to win the R120 000 Umsinzi Handicap
The Tara Laing trained Trippi gelding Sir Duke was crowned East Cape Horse Of The Year at a glittering function held at Fairview Racecourse on Saturday evening
Greeff enjoyed a red-letter day with grand total of 4 winners (Dancinginthedesert under Charles Ndlovu dead-heated with Redsailinthesunset to win the seventh race), while Richard Fourie and Justin Snaith enjoyed a double. Grant Van Niekerk also rode two winners.
Summerhill’s young sire Admire Main is off the mark early with a winner
SARAH WHITELAW: looking at the new sires at the Ready To Run sale; Breeders Cup notes and Rock of Gibraltar’s presence in South Africa.
‘I called the owner and before I could even make the offer he excitedly told me that a certain South African bookmaker had just called 10 minutes earlier to make an offer of R5m’
