Most Mauritian racegoers have never heard of SA Pop Star Kurt Darren, or any of his smash hits for that matter, and there is thus no emotional connection with the Varsfontein Stud-bred son of Judpot, Kapteinspandiseile, who ran second in the Dr J Edouard Brunel Cup on Saturday.
“My wife thought I was swearing when I was shouting him home,” a Mauritian friend of the Sporting Post said on Sunday.
Rajiv Gunputh (who sounds like Shan Ip) handled the name well – watch the race below: