In a sensational result for Drakenstein Stud’s four-time Gr1 winning resident sire and former SA Horse Of The Year Futura, the son of Dynasty produced the Drakenstein owned and bred exacta in Saturday’s R300 000 Gr2 Track & Ball SA Oaks at Hollywoodbets Scottsville.
The Drakenstein team have enjoyed a purple patch nationally and their success continued in the KZN Capital City track, with Pink Tourmaline coming in fresh off her Highveld campaign, to win a cracker.
True blue 1-2! Drakenstein silks dominate as Pink Tourmaline (Louis Mxothwa) powers on to beat Light Of The Moon (Muzi Yeni) in the Gr2 Track & Ball Oaks (Pic – Candiese Lenferna)
Louis Mxothwa was aboard when Pink Tourmaline ran a gutsy third behind another proud Drakenstein product in SA Triple Tiara star Rain In Holland in the Gr2 Gerald Rosenberg Stakes at Turffontein at the end of April, and the takented rider produced a polished performance again on Saturday.
Tracking her paternal half-sister and pacesetter Light Of The Moon from midfield, Mxothwa switched Pink Tourmaline out wide at the 300m and rode a confident race after the pacemaker had looked to have done enough.
But Pink Tourmaline (10-1) had plenty in hand and she stormed home to beat Light Of The Moon (28-10) by 0,40 lengths in a time of 151,18 secs.
Dean Kannemeyer would have been thrilled with the run of the super consistent Lammerskraal owned earner Silver Maria (25-1), who kept on doggedly for third, just ahead of the late-finishing favourite She’s A Keeper (15-10).
Bred and raced by the high-riding Drakenstein Stud, Pink Tourmaline has won 6 races with 4 places from 17 starts for stakes of R482 150.
Out of the Trippi mare Sapphire Gem, she is bred on the same Futura/Trippi cross as Gr3 Poinsettia Stakes winner Vihaan’s Pie and Listed Bauhinia Handicap queen Sweet Future.
South Africa’s Horse Of The Year in 2014-2015, Futura is also responsible for this season’s impressive WSB Dahlia Plate winner Ekoria, who ran fourth in the Gr1 Allan Robertson Championship, and the Gr3 WSB Variety Club Mile runner-up Future Prince.
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