Justin Snaith received some compensation for the Legislate Drill Hall Stakes disappointment at Greyville on Friday evening when he introduced the magnificent Bela-Bela as a serious SA Champions Season prospect
This was impressive stuff from the courageous filly, in weather and on a racing surface better suited to ducks, as she registered a hat-trick of victories, including consecutive Gr3 wins.
‘Fortune favours the bold, so kudos to Peter de Beyer for retaining Sylvie, a moderate race filly many breeders would have shunned as a broodmare’
A race steeped in history, previous winners include champion sires Jet Master and Gimmethegreenlight, as well as multiple Equus award winning champions Pocket Power, Do It Again, Jet Dark and Charles Dickens
There was a unique South African connection in the background as the Ralph Beckett-trained Bluestocking charged to victory under Rossa Ryan to win the Qatar Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe on Sunday
