Cape Guineas- A Classic Stallion Maker
Traditionally, it has been de rigieur for a Cape Guineas winner to embark on a stud career
18th December 2020
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Traditionally, it has been de rigieur for a Cape Guineas winner to embark on a stud career
It was a second year in a row that a Captain Al filly was winning the Cape Fillies Guineas, and a third time in four years -the sires’ daughters Snowdance and Missisippi Burning having triumped in 2017 and 2019 respectively
After Malmoos’ scintillating Guineas prep in the Gr2 Concorde Cup a half hour earlier, it was another Varsfontein bred 3yo son of our late stakes centurion Captain Al, who set the turf alight in dazzling style
Gavin Lerena and Sean Tarry’s fairer sex speed machine Celtic Sea were the toast of Hollywoodbets Scottsville on Saturday
It’s decision time for the Varsfontein team – stay home or travel the promising Captain Al colt into the SA Champions Season lion’s den
With South African racing at a standstill for the foreseeable future, it is perhaps a good time to take a look at which stallions have been enjoying a good season
The R200 000 Kepu Gr3 Cape Of Good Hope Nursery produced a Captain Al exacta when two sons of the late champion sire thrilled the Cape Town Prawn Festival crowd
Not for the first time, locally bred stallions came good on a major race day in South Africa,
Hometown hero MJ Byleveld and his partner One World outgunned international star Ryan Moore and defending champion Rainbow Bridge
Trainer Sean Tarry broke Candice Bass-Robinson’s stranglehold on the Cartier Gr2 Sceptre Stakes at Kenilworth on Friday
‘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’
It’s clear that eight incidents of crop excesses is unacceptable for a sport keen to maintain a good public image, and the time appears to have arrived for a review of the crop rules for work riders on the Highveld
