Who Would Be King
Sarah Whitelaw reviews the year’s big race results and the likely candidates for the 2015 Equus Awards
5th August 2015
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Sarah Whitelaw reviews the year’s big race results and the likely candidates for the 2015 Equus Awards
The Mike de Kock-trained three-time Gr 1-winning sprinter Alboran Sea has been retired after sustaining a knee chip when running second in Saturday’s Gr 1 City Of Pietermaritzburg Sprint
Scottsville’s big day us upon us! A thrilling rematch between two outstanding 3yo sprinting fillies should prove the highlight of a fascinating weight-for-age contest
Multiple champion conditioner Mike De Kock produced the magic when the smart 3yo Australian-bred filly Alboran Sea scored her second consecutive Gr1 victory after a 13 week break
A magical mix of bureaucracy and some typical De Kock genius strategy combined to give the daughter of Rock Of Gibraltar a terrific second career Gr1 victory and she looks to have the world at her feet – in more ways than one!
The Southern Cross Stakes just didn’t pan out for her. Weichong Marwing will be riding her slightly differently to Anthony Delpech this time – with a bit of cover! I think she’s good enough to win.”
The 2yo Fillies Championship goes down to the wire in the final Gr1 feature of the season. Previous Gr1 winners Carry On Alice, Alboran Sea and Bilateral all have solid claims to the title, though things look anything but cut and dried.
It is eerie to think that there would have been no Siren’s Call, Sound Of Warning, or for that matter Call To Unite, had fate not decreed that Enchanted Cove follow her dam to South Africa, and that Peter de Beyer had the foresight to return Elusive Fort back home from the States as well!
There’s lots more to play for!
