County Kildare is a world away from the rustic rural setting of Piketberg but Bennie van der Merwe and his Moutonshoek team will have their eyes firmly focussed on the Curragh on Sunday
“They take time and they are classic horses. We are thrilled that the pattern shown by the Marchfield progeny in Canada looks to repeat itself here.”
The up-and-coming Avontuur-sponsored Callan Murray rode a powerful finish to outpoint local star Grant van Niekerk in a rousing finish to the Kenilworth Cup
“Our highest price for a Marchfield so far was R250,000 – he arrived under the radar and buyers haven’t been sure what to make of him, but they should come and have a look at our two-year-olds…”
Charles Laird had been quietly confident all week that the Jay Peg colt Exit Here would run a big race with a decent ride
The Moutonshoek bred Mambo In Seattle gelding Fortune Fella showed genuine stamina when leading all the way of the 2850m to win the Gr3 Caradoc Gold Cup
Moutonshoek’s exciting young sire Marchfield, whose first crop are now yearlings, ended 2015 as the Champion 2nd Crop Sire in Canada
The Moutonshoek bred Jay Peg colt Exit Here is snapping at the heels of big guns Silver Mountain and Seventh Plain on the CTS Million Dollar log
The Moutonshoek-bred Jay Peg colt Exit Here stamped himself as a genuine CTS Million Dollar prospect with an impressive victory under a tactically perfect ride by Anton Marcus
Stalwart Milnerton trainer Greg Ennion pulled a potential classic rabbit out of the hat in the Magnum Gr3 Cape Classic at Kenilworth on Saturday
Justin Snaith trained Eros’s Girl has proven a revelation since being tried over ground and the daughter of Captain Al picked up some valuable black type with a smooth win in Friday’s R150 000 Listed East Cape Oaks at Fairview
