Mercury Rising: What A Winter
What A Winter to return to best in Mercury Sprint – here’s a direct link to his trainer Mike Bass’ website
12th July 2012
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What A Winter to return to best in Mercury Sprint – here’s a direct link to his trainer Mike Bass’ website
The Gr1 Golden Horse Casino Sprint has attracted a capacity field of sixteen runners headed by the brilliant, when at best, What A Winter.
The Gr1 Computaform Sprint has attracted the best, and last season’s first 4 are amongst the 9 that do battle this time around too.
A super quick solution to racing’s problems? The clash of the speed merchants at Kenilworth on Saturday was an unqualified success on many fronts, but
As with the Gr1 Paddock Stakes, the Gr1 Cape Flying Championship attracted very few nominations and fewer runners. It was the initial presence of Igugu that saw just six go to post in the Paddock Stakes and it is no doubt the presence of J J The Jet Plane, not to mention What A Winter and the flying mare Val De Ra, that see just six go to post here.
What A Winter confirmed his star status when capturing the grade 2 Diadem stakes at on Saturday under a cool ride from Karl Neisius. Bass is confident he has another Champion athlete before him but where too from here? Here’s a direct link to the Bass website
What A Winter looks to be as good as ever after suffering a setback during the KZN winter campaign and he made light work of beating a top notch field in the WPOTA Diadem Stakes at Kenilworth.
The stable had been a little less confident than usual about the What A Winter’s return to the track since undergoing his joint chip removal surgery. Here’s a direct link to his trainer Mike Bass’ website…
An injury to What A Winter has forced Mike Bass to return his crack sprinter back to Cape Town, and in the process miss the Gr1 Mercury sprint. Here’s a direct link to the Mike Bass website..
Alan Greeff’s recent Eastern Cape ‘Triple Crown’ star My Best Shot and the Lucky Houdalakis galloper Musical Score, a 3yo son of Oratorio, and a winner of his last two starts, are the two newbies
