Avontuur Dream Shines
Superstar Frankel took his global stakes footprint reach to seven countries when he produced his first South African stakes winner
31st March 2019
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Superstar Frankel took his global stakes footprint reach to seven countries when he produced his first South African stakes winner
Miss Frankel, Avontuur’s beautiful daughter of superstar Frankel, who ran an inexplicably below par race at Kenilworth last Thursday, is on the injury list
A highlight on this week’s local racing programme will be the reappearance of the much talked about Miss Frankel
The big Frankel moment on the day for South African racing fans was the Maiden Plate in the sleepy KZN Capital City
Superstar racer Frankel added to his global conquest when his beautifully bred daughter Miss Frankel put the cynics and hype merchants to the sword
The second outing of the first offspring of superstar Frankel to race in South Africa is bound to be a highlight of the Scottsville midweek meeting
“Frankel fever grips South Africa,” headlined Britain’s Racing Post
Some interesting first-timer comments for Kenilworth on Saturday
Miss Frankel will be the first offspring of the legendary racehorse Frankel to race in South Africa
The stallion parade was followed by a select viewing of some of Oratorio’s first crop of South African sired weanlings. They included siblings to such high class performers as Contador, Schiffer and Varuna, and caught favourable comments from many a knowing judge.
The South African bred former Equus Champion Sprinter Isivunguvungu made a terrific winning debut on US soil for trainer Graham Motion and confirmed his Prevagen $1million Gr1 Breeders’ Cup Turf Sprint aspirations
The evergreen hero travelled to Vereeniging on Thursday for a 100% strike rate from two rides that saw him bring up his recordbreaking 5555th winner milestone
‘The Breeders Cup Distaff is definitely still on the cards and Beach Bomb will probably have one more race before then’ – Gaynor Rupert
It will be good news for South African racing fans that, despite a number of offers from abroad, Gerald and Karen Kalil’s multiple champion Quid Pro Quo will continue her 3yo season on African soil
