South African horseracing welcomed a high-class locally bred sprinter to the stallion ranks when the superbly talented Captain Of All rounded off his illustrious track career with a glorious third Gr1 trophy
He will be bidding to follow in the footsteps of such illustrious stallions as Captain Al, Dynasty, Elusive Fort, and Jet Master and become the latest locally bred sire to make it big
Beaten Durban July favourite Legal Eagle and Tsogo Sun Sprint winner Captain Of All are now officially the best horses in the country following the handicappers’ decision to drop Futura for his fourth under top weight last Saturday
Captain Al well and truly dominated Saturday’s Scottsville meeting, with a pair of Grade One winners and a pair of Gr1 seconds
With good weather, good company and great racing, the 2015 Tsogo Sun Sprint day truly delivered.
Dennis Drier trained Captain Of All confirmed his status as the leading male sprinter in South Africa when he stormed to an emphatic victory in Saturday’s R1 million Gr1 Tsogo Sun Sprint at Scottsville
The Dennis Drier yard have said that Captain Of All is on track for the Gr 1 Tsogo Sun Sprint to be run over 1200m at Scottsville on May 23
After the failure earlier in the day of the fancied Generalissimo, Captain Of All’s victory would have been a tonic for the top KZN yard, who have enjoyed mixed fortunes in the Cape summer so far
I think it is a serious insult to Bernard Fayd’Herbe and to Cape Racing in particular when our own champion jockey is not selected for the side
The Official Merit Ratings for the new crop of 3yo’s …your first opportunity to read the list. It make riveting reading.
‘I called the owner and before I could even make the offer he excitedly told me that a certain South African bookmaker had just called 10 minutes earlier to make an offer of R5m’
