Red Ray, officially the best three-year-old in the country when he bowed out 18 months ago, may yet return to South Africa after his so far abortive overseas campaign, writes Michael Clower.
Racing manager Derek Brugman said: “At the moment he is still in England, and there are some soundness issues.”
The Western Winter colt Red Ray could be coming home
Brugman stressed that it has not been decided whether he will race again and added: “We might bring him back to South Africa to stand at stud but that decision is still some way away.”
Red Ray was trained by Joey Ramsden to win the 2013 Cape Classic before going close in the Cape Guineas, Cape Flying Championship and Golden Horse Sprint. He joined Mike de Kock and went via Mauritius to Dubai and Britain but his only run has been in a Group 2 seven furlong race at Meydan in January when he started favourite but finished seventh.
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