Considering Mr Azzie’s aspirations for his Champ to be 100 % ready for The South African Derby, surely it would have been wiser to teach Potala Palace to settle a bit and let him learn to run past horses?
Were it not for another outbreak of African Horse Sickness earlier this year The Apache would have left out shores a long time ago, but Hong Kong’s loss is South Africa’s gain.
ROBYN LOUW: Last Thursday afternoon found me on a plane to Joburg for the Equus Awards. Much like dentist visits, I find air travel a bit of an evil, necessary though it might be.
Same-stable “Exactas” were the order of the afternoon at Greyville on Sunday. Little more than half-an-hour after Sean Tarry sent out the first two finishers to the Canon Gold Cup, Gavin van Zyl pulled off the same trick when The Apache and Bulsara occupied the first two places in the Champions Cup.
Former jockeys seldom make it to the big time in the training ranks, but Summerveld-based Gavin Van Zyl bucked that trend when he followed up his first Gr1 win as a trainer recently in the SA Derby with Seal, when he sent out The Apache to win the R1 million Gr1 Daily News 2000
Snaith star runs in a a capacity nationally representative field for the 129th renewal of the R5 million Hollywoodbets Gr1 Durban July!
Patience rewarded for the blue and white powerhouse while Team Valor’s Quid Pro Quo is on her way to Jerome Reynier in France
In perfect weather conditions, an enthusiastic record crowd – probably larger than that seen at many local racemeetings – turned out to enjoy coffee and pastries and watch their big race fancies going through their paces
SplashOut-sponsored Apprentice Savanna Valjalo broke the ice at Hollywoodbets Greyville at her 11th ride under rules on Wednesday
