Anton Marcus, who famously won the Gr1 Dubai Duty Free on SA star Jay Peg in 2008, will partner the Mike de Kock-trained Majestic Mambo in the US$6 million Gr1 Dubai Turf to be run over 1800m at Meydan on Saturday
Mary Slack’s Wilgerbosdrift Stud have bought a share and will race the stakes winning colt in partnership with the existing owners, Hyperpaint Syndicate under the guidance of Mike de Kock
‘We are trying to play the part of a first-world racing power with third-world leadership, attitudes and philosophies. What would it mean in the scheme of our industry global spend to have a second ambulance on duty on raceday, as one example…?’
We asked Paul how he intends to bring the same big colt back for the Classic and actually expect a different result?
Trainer Paul Peter looks to have a SA Triple Crown prospect on his hands after the Mambo In Seattle colt Majestic Mambo doddled in to register his first stakes success
It is eerie to think that there would have been no Siren’s Call, Sound Of Warning, or for that matter Call To Unite, had fate not decreed that Enchanted Cove follow her dam to South Africa, and that Peter de Beyer had the foresight to return Elusive Fort back home from the States as well!
There’s lots more to play for!
