JJ’s Sister – A Rare Gift
A concerted team effort has seen Dr Marianne Thomson’s Ambiance Stud receive a half sister to globe-trotting sprint star, J J The Jet Plane
25th November 2015
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A concerted team effort has seen Dr Marianne Thomson’s Ambiance Stud receive a half sister to globe-trotting sprint star, J J The Jet Plane
As with the Gr1 Paddock Stakes, the Gr1 Cape Flying Championship attracted very few nominations and fewer runners. It was the initial presence of Igugu that saw just six go to post in the Paddock Stakes and it is no doubt the presence of J J The Jet Plane, not to mention What A Winter and the flying mare Val De Ra, that see just six go to post here.
Yesterday’s Burger ran with a headline about local Mossel Bay golfer, Lee-anne Pace. Now I’m not detracting from golf – it is a fine and skillful sport – and obviously having a pretty young blonde ambassador is somewhat of a coup, but come on folks. The girl earned front page news attention for (admirably) being the highest earner on the Ladies European Tour this year by winning 5 out of the 25 events she took part in this year. For this honour she received a silver salver and EUR 20,000.
On the same weekend, a maverick South African contingent comprising a cheap, vertically challenged, crooked legged little horse, his bandy-legged trainer and their motley support crew took on the best in the world at the world’s richest race meeting
