After an emotional hangover that probably lasted most of the week following the Vodacom Durban July, Hong-Kong bound Grant van Niekerk bade his Kenilworth home base a fond farewell at his final racemeeting
Justin Snaith crowned a first Sun Met win in January and a storming final month burst to his second SA Champion Trainer title when he saddled the top three home in Saturday’s Gr1 Vodacom Durban July
He is the July winner, from his first crop, for four time Gr1 winner and European champion Twice Over, but Do It Again is the first Mr Prospector line runner, since Ipi Tombe (Manshood) in 2002, to win South Africa’s most famous race
One generally needs to wait until there’s at least one crop that has turned four in order to get a better view
Doublemint put his hand up as a classic prospect after a good win in the traditional Derby trial
Highlands, Part Of Ridgemont, were the top vendors for the third time in four years and a magnificent Twice Over colt bred by them was the top seller
Summerveld trainer Dennis Drier saddled the winner of the Gr1 Tsogo Sun Gold Medallion for the sixth time in eight years and for the seventh time overall, at Scottsville on Saturday
A truly eclectic group of stallions will be represented by their first South African two-year-olds this season
The magnificent Twice Over is well represented at the upcoming Klawervlei Farm Sale, set to take place on June 12th
‘I called the owner and before I could even make the offer he excitedly told me that a certain South African bookmaker had just called 10 minutes earlier to make an offer of R5m’
