Africa’s busiest horserace saw 27 runners charging down the 1475m straight, and it was Gavin Lerena who produced a finely judged ride to follow up on his win on Irish Pride in the inaugural running last year.
Dean Kannemeyer’s smart 3yo Depardieu played the starring role in the R200 000 Gr3 Byerley Turk.
John Freeman: Depardieu gives Dupont his third Gr winner.
John Freeman’s Newsletter. In this edition:
Sires Log – 2yo Racing,
Dupont – Two Graded Stakes Winners In The Past Month
‘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’
