Trainer Dennis Drier won the Diadem Stakes in 2014 with the present day Klawervlei stallion Captain Of All and he returns to the well with Cape Merchants winner Triptique in a bid to register a glorious double at Kenilworth on Sunday 27 December.
Captain Of All – seen winning the Diadem
The R400 000 Gr2 Khaya Stables Diadem Stakes has attracted a quality field of ten runners and visiting trainer Sean Tarry adds plenty of interest to the mix with his mixed bag coupling of Zambezi River and Bichette.
The Diadem Stakes is a prestigious sprint and has been won three times by great sprinters Flobayou and Nhlavini.
Sketchy records show it started life as the Diadem Plate, then became the Southern Cross Plate.
It starts life in 1957 and holds its current format since 1974, when won by that great horse, Lancaster. The latter was ridden by present day trainer Patrick Kruyer for the charismatic late Alec Soteriadis – a man know for his dapper attire on course – which included the standard bow-tie!
R400 000 KHAYA STABLES DIADEM STAKES (Grade 2) – Kenilworth Sunday 27 December
| 1 | 1 | Tevez | 60 | 112 | A | A Domeyer | Mike Bass | |
| 2 | 7 | Triptique | 60 | 101 | A | S Veale | Dennis Drier | |
| 3 | 3 | Gulf Storm | 59 | 110 | A | C Orffer | Brett Crawford | |
| 4 | 4 | King Of Pain | 59 | 106 | A | A Delpech | Joey Ramsden | |
| 5 | 8 | Zambezi River | 59 | 103 | A | …………… | Sean Tarry | |
| 6 | 5 | Talktothestars | 59 | 100 | TB | G Behr | Coenie de Beer | |
| 7 | 9 | Exelero | 59 | 97 | BA | M Byleveld | Vaughan Marshall | |
| 8 | 6 | Fly By Night | 58.5 | 110 | A | B Fayd’Herbe | Mike Bass | |
| 9 | 10 | Bichette | 57.5 | 108 | A | S Khumalo | Sean Tarry | |
| 10 | 2 | Lanner Falcon | 56.5 | 104 | A | G van Niekerk | Mike Bass | |
| Same Trainer – Not Coupled on Tote | ||||||||
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