The Shams have become major players on the PE circuit and pulled a nice win out of the bag in the R100 000 Fairview Mile with the 5yo Kahal gelding Symbolik finding his best form under Sandile Khathi
Dorrie Sham’s homebred hero Memphis Mafia showed that his stakes victory at the end of October was no fluke, when he powered home to gain a narrow victory over Fly Like The Wind in the R75 000 Guineas Plate
The 33-1 Memphis Mafia took a while to register a maiden win, but he followed up on that like a true professional and a horse who will win plenty more
There was a unique South African connection in the background as the Ralph Beckett-trained Bluestocking charged to victory under Rossa Ryan to win the Qatar Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe on Sunday
