Badgers Drift colt wins Kenya Derby
A son of South African stallion Badger’s Drift has recorded a dazzling victory in Kenya’s biggest race – the Kenya Derby
2nd April 2012
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A son of South African stallion Badger’s Drift has recorded a dazzling victory in Kenya’s biggest race – the Kenya Derby
‘Fortune favours the bold, so kudos to Peter de Beyer for retaining Sylvie, a moderate race filly many breeders would have shunned as a broodmare’
A race steeped in history, previous winners include champion sires Jet Master and Gimmethegreenlight, as well as multiple Equus award winning champions Pocket Power, Do It Again, Jet Dark and Charles Dickens
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
