Tarry’s Got Them Under His Spell
Western Winter stallion Capetown Noir sired his second Summerhill Stud-bred feature winner in the space of 24 hours
27th March 2021
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Western Winter stallion Capetown Noir sired his second Summerhill Stud-bred feature winner in the space of 24 hours
Just three weeks after dead-heating in the Listed Ruffian Stakes at the same venue, Wylie Hall’s stakes icebreaker Twilight Moon and the undefeated Aussie import Frosted Gold bumped heads again
The return match between Storm Bird Stakes dead-heaters Frosted Gold and Twilight Moon could be a highlight of the Gr3 Protea Stakes at Turffontein today.
The Gr1 SA Nursery could be next on the agenda for the R210 000 National Yearling Sale graduate
The joker in the pack could be Mike de Kock’s Redoute’s Choice first-timer Zaahed who takes on Stormbird Stakes winner Bold Eagle
Sean Tarry teamed up with Anton Marcus to maintain his Classic Day stranglehold when scoring his fourth straight victory on the big race programme
No big feature raceday passes without a Mike de Kock winner and it was the beautifully bred 2yo Janoobi who got one on the SA Classic Day board for the stable
“We never know what we are up against in these 2yo races. But today Redcarpet Captain knew what racing was about”- winning trainer
The Protea Stakes has had its share of upsets – and sometimes by runners who subsequently failed to frank the form
Early juvenile feature races are hard to unravel. This year’s Protea Stakes runners have the additional hurdle of rain-interrupted preparations.
The quicksilver Jimmi Choo looks just too fast and experienced for his rivals in the Gr3 Protea Stakes
