19th February 2019
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Ironically the handicapper played his own part in making the decision to travel internationally
Dean Kannemeyer trained past Gold Cup winners, Colonial Girl (2000) and In Writing (2012) and he thus has a good feel of what it takes to win South Africa’s premier marathon
Trainer Dean Kannemeyer maintained his purple patch of winning form when the Khaya Stables owned Dynasty gelding Solid Speed beat a quality field of stayers to score an impressive victory in the R120 000 Highland Night Cup
‘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’
It’s clear that eight incidents of crop excesses is unacceptable for a sport keen to maintain a good public image, and the time appears to have arrived for a review of the crop rules for work riders on the Highveld
