South Africa’s reigning champion rider, Gavin Lerena, booted home the last two winners to take top honours in the Longines International Jockeys’ Championship at a rain-soaked Happy Valley Racecourse.
Solskjaer, a former Summerhill sire, has been exported to Ireland for stud duties at Coolagown Stud, and has settled in well after arriving three weeks ago.
A magnificent son of Captain Al out of a half-sister to Kahal, Katici Princess by Noverre, Al Kateece added his first win from four starts on Monday at Flamingo Park whilst his Western Winter half-sister, Frosty Friday, got her second win yesterday at the Vaal over 1700m.
Lovely Naughty, previously named Indie Pop won his third race in Hong Kong today, Peter Gibson reports.
By the ever consistent Kahal, Lovely Naughty was purchased by Mr Ted Mok from the 2012 Bloodstock SA Ready To Run Sale for R470 000.
A Shadwell-bred daughter of Kahal out of Mentalite, Chennai Babe owned and trained by Champion Trainer Sean Tarry, won the Indigo Handicap (Non Black Type) at Greyville on Friday evening by half a length.
The Kenilworth meeting today saw the first race being won by a three year old son of Mogok out of a full-sister to Jet Master, whilst King Of Kings had success as the broodmare sire of the Southeaster Listed winner Captain Alfredo, with Scott Bros’ son of Overlord – Talktothestars, finishing less than a length off in third position over the 1100m.
Summerhill’s Summer Ready To Run sale takes place 23 February 2016, a sale that has produced Gr2 winner No Worries and Flyfirstclass.
KZN-bred Kwinta, a lovely big daughter of Kahal bred by the Kjell Foundation followed in her full sister’s footsteps to add more Bold Black Type for her dam Salaam who has nicked beautifully to Kahal, now producing three Stakes Winners – all full-sisters, all owned by Mrs L C A Bouwer and all trained by Stan Ferriera.
Scott Bros’ Gr2 winning son of Miesque’s Approval, Judicial, will be running in the day’s feature race after placing third in it last year, with another KZN representative – St John Gray’s Zimbabwean Gr1 Castle Tankard winner Yer-Maan also making the lineup – a race his sire Jam Alley won.
Garlingari took home the Prix Du Grand Camp (Listed) in France at Lyon recently by an incredible 8.5 lengths from Monsun gelding Quidamo.