Nice Colt Up In First Today
What the trainers say about the first-timers and rested horses running at Turffontein today
10th June 2018
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What the trainers say about the first-timers and rested horses running at Turffontein today
Some trainer comments for racing today – starts at 12h50
Due to protest action preventing horses from leaving the Randjesfontein Training Centre, all runners based there have been scratched from today’s Turffontein meeting
MATTHEW DE KOCK FOR MIKE DE KOCK Race 1 – BARAHIN (2): Shows nice work at home but definitely needs further – strong each way
If the thought of watching the Johannesburg skyline light up appeals then night racing at Turffontein this evening is the best way to experience it as the city slows after yet another frantic day
The project to uplift the turf, level the undulations from the 600m mark, replant grass and widen the pull-up area on the Turffontein Inside track has been completed
Turffontein is off at 12h30, while the Durbanville meet gets under way at 13h50
Adam Marcus comments about his Kenilworth first-timer are the most bullish of the weekend
He will be a nice horse – will do well with the experience of this run and will be better next time out.
‘A nice colt, is likely to be green but not to be ignored as has ability’
Was the last galloper to win a race on SA soil with a seriously hefty impost Buddy Maroun’s champion Golden Loom, aka ‘Goofy’, who lumbered 65 kgs under Anton Marcus to beat Fov’s Favourite 26 years ago?
In the late 80s, South African breeders were highly skeptical of sons of Mr Prospector. The main criticism was that he was ‘a dirt stallion’ and we race on turf
