Garth Puller
The Snaith’s magnificent seven winners at Port Elizabeth on Sunday 19 May has outlined the vulnerability of horseracing’s history books and record keeping. Multiple champion jockey Garth Puller rode seven winners on an afternoon at Kenilworth some 33 years ago.
Puller, who rode his final winner at his very last race meeting on 27 December 2005, now trains successfully for his own account out of Clairwood in KwaZulu Natal. The man who turns 62 on 3 September crowned a glittering career by winning the J&B Met for trainer Sean Tarry with the outsider Alastor in his final year.
On 27 September 1980 Puller rode his own magnificent 7 at Kenilworth. There are some familiar names in the results of that record breaking below that should evoke fond memories amongst our older racegoers.
• Race 1 – Maiden Plate 1000m
Royal David (Royal Affair-Fond Farewell)
Owned by G W Bartlett
Bred by Knavesmire Stud
Trained by Bert Abercrombie
• Race 2 – Maiden Plate 1400m
Plus Factor (Persian Wonder-Cornbelle)
Owned by Mr & Mrs Jaffee
Breeder: CW Tyler
Trained by Bert Abercrombie
• Race 3 – Scale B Graduation 1900m
Wayward Son (Persian Wonder-Flame)
Owned by Mrs E Ovenstone
Breeder: Birch Bros
Trained by Peter Kannemeyer
• Race 4 – 3YO Scale B Graduation 1200m
Have A Ball (Persian Wonder-No Ball)
Owned by Mr & Mrs Jaffee
Breeder: Highlands
Trained by Bert Abercrombie
• Race 5 – Progress Scale B 1600m
Rich Man (Prince Tor-Noble Heiress)
Owned by G Issa
Bred by: D Cohen & Sons
Trained by Peter Kannemeyer
• Race 7 – Majorca Stakes 1600m
Jeepers Creepers (Elevation-Certain Smile)
Owned by Lady Lilford
Bred by J F Stubbs Holdings
Trained by Peter Kannemeyer
• Race 9 – Progress Scale B 1200m
Counter Stroke (Tessason-Strike Two)
Owned by Mrs ME Vaughan-Williams
Bred by Highlands
Trained by Peter Kannemeyer
