‘I will take very few two-year-olds, maybe only a couple for Durban-based owners. It’s not worth taking them because they end up with very high merit ratings’ – Justin Saith
The champion trainer had the best figures of anybody at Greyville last season. While his July win assured him of being the course’s top trainer he had a strike rate of 26%, a figure bettered by none of the local trainers and only by Dean Kannemeyer (40%) among the visitors
With 21 wins in 26 starts Hawaii was thoroughly tested for speed, stamina, character, toughness, soundness and durability in two hemispheres and two continents
In the run for home Royal Victory, having his first run over 2000m, built up from rear of midfield as he picked them off one by one and had Son Of Raj and Safe Passage firmly in his sights at the 200m
