He may be the hottest equine property around and the closest thing to being crowned SA Horse Of The Year this season, but champion Futura gave his backers a few anxious moments at 1-3 as he enjoyed what in the end was a happy ending to an impressive winning comeback
The return to action today of Met winning champion Futura in his first run for Justin Snaith is likely to overshadow everything else. He runs in the sixth at 15h35 and will be ridden by Sean Cormack
The Justin Snaith pairing of Futura and Legislate head a list of 68 nominations for this year’s R3,5 million Vodacom Durban July
Sensational dual L’Ormarins Queen’s Plate and J&B Met winner Futura is well on track for a tilt at the Gold Challenge and the Vodacom Durban July and reports are that the SA Champion Snaith Racing Team could not be happier with his progress.
Jack Mitchell and John Freeman thanked Brett Crawford for his magnificent handling of Futura and recorded that the move in no way cast doubt on his ability as a racehorse trainer
We believe that a press release will follow from Snaith Racing and that a failure to reach consensus over a substantial overseas offer is at the root of the shock move
The outstanding J&B Met and L’Ormarins Queen’s Plate winner Futura is highly ranked in the Longines World Rankings
Is it loyalty? Is it friendship? Is it love for a special horse? Or are some heroes just simply ‘made different’?
After winning the race for the first time 12 years ago, trainer Brett Crawford put two recent blank Met bids well behind him as he produced the lightly-raced Futura in fighting fettle to win one of South Africa’s greatest races
While dreams, omens and lucky numbers will no doubt still play a part for many casual observers when selecting a likely winner of Saturday’s R2,5 million Gr1 J&B Met, under the modern conditions of the race, we are looking at what is practically a weight-for-age scenario.
This is a game of soaring highs and testing lows. While one champion son of Dynasty was going out of the back door another was writing his name into the South African horseracing history books
SA horseracing needs strong leadership – today. Otherwise we are doomed. Stakeholders don’t need this kind of circus!
