Trainer Paul Matchett has withdrawn Triple Tiara and Gr1 Woolavington 2000 champion War Of Athena from next month’s Gr1 Vodacom Durban July.
Instead she will take on her own sex in the Gr1 Jonnson Workwear Garden Province Stakes on the same afternoon where she has drawn gate one.
She is likely to be up against dual Fillies Guineas winner Captain’s Ransom who has pulled a wide draw. She will be ridden by Muzi Yeni.
Lee Scribante’s Piemonte Stud have welcomed an eyecatching colt out of Flashing Star, by first season sire Hat Puntano. Born on 18 August, the colt is out of a mare by Muhtafal – his yearling half-sister sold at the National Yearling Sale for R100 000 to Corne Spies. Flashing Star won 3 times and placed…
Treve To Chase Third Arc Win; Australia Retired Treve will next year try to become the first horse to win the Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe for a third time after the decision to retire her was reversed. The four-year-old filly was retired immediately after winning a second Arc last Sunday, but owner Sheikh Joaan…
Aldora’s Soul Master Wins Listed Java Handicap Aldora Stud’s Soul Master, by the late great KZN-bred sire Jet Master, ran away with the Java Handicap Listed over 2450m last night at Turffontein by two lengths, carrying the top weight of the field with 60kgs under jockey Pierre Strydom. St John Gray’s home-bred Yer Maan (by…
Spring Valley has a proud history of consistently producing tough, quality racehorses including Gr.1 performers Dunford (winner of the South Africa’s greatest race, the Durban July), Buy And Sell, Count The Money, Indiscreet Fantasy and Personal Fantasy to name a few. Spring Valley is also home to the very promising young sire, Just As Well (USA), a Gr.1 winning son of AP Indy from an outstanding producer of high class performers such as dam, No Matter What, Rainbow View and sires E Dubai and Raven’s Pass.
Rathmor sire Linngari has had 10 wins in one month, as well as in South Africa with Elangeni recently at Turffontein over 1400m.
