The Festival of Speed: A day of anticipation for Summerhill

The forthcoming weekend (27^th May) witnesses the staging of Gold Circle’s Festival of Speed at Scottsville racecourse. The tradition of four Gr.1 races, all on the same day over 1200 metres goes back to the beginning of Scottsville’s lengthy history, and as long as we can remember. For more than 30 years, the Gilbey Stakes (now the Golden Horse Casino Sprint Gr.1) was the oldest sponsored race in South Africa (yes, older than the Rothmans July and J& B Met), and its list of winners reads like a who’s who of the great sprinters of South African history. It promises to be another landmark event with the presence in the field of the unbeaten Mythical Flight and his daring challenger, Summerhill-bred Rebel King. At the weights, and in the conditions, we have a sneaking suspicion that Rebel King will seriously test Mythical Flight’s unbeaten record, and whatever happens, you can count on a full Summerhill turnout on the day.

For the sake of interest, we have listed the fields for the Allan Robertson Fillies’ Championship Gr.1 (for Two Year Olds) as well the Juvenile Colt’s race, the Golden Medallion Gr. 1, in which Summerhill is well represented again. More on these later in the week.

RACE 5: ALLAN ROBERTSON FILLIES’ CHAMPIONSHIP (Gr.1)
No. 1 Animated
No. 2 Charming Girl
No. 3 Glenrossal
No. 4 Golden Money
No. 5 Golden Sparrow
No.6 Helen of Arcadia
No. 7 Indian Express
No. 8 Kiss For Kate
No.9 Mia Joshua
No. 10 Mzwilili (by Muhtafal)
No. 11 Rat Burana
No. 12 State Factor
No. 13 Summer Dew

RACE 6: GOLD REEF RESORTS MEDALLION (Gr.1)
No. 1 Aronaut
No. 2 Chad Baxter
No. 3  Copper Trader
No.  4 Fuzzy Cuzzy
No.  5 Golden Music
No. 6 Hail The Duke
No.  7 Kings Troop
No.  8 Mr Flatley
No.  9 Sam Magee 
No. 10 Seventh Rock
No.  11 Sky Media
No.  12 Street Cat
No. 13 Thandolwami (Summerhill Bred)

RACE 8: GOLDEN HORSE CASINO SPRINT (Gr.1)
No. 1 Mythical Flight
No. 2 What A Question
No. 3 Kildonian
No. 4 Let’s Rock ‘n Roll (by Muhtafal)
No. 5 Rebel King (Summerhill Bred)
No. 6 Turbo Jet
No. 7 Ndabeni
No 8 Thunder Key (Summerhill Bred - by Muhtafal)
No. 9 Golden Ivory
No. 10 Captain In Command
No. 11 Pure Hokum
No. 12 Super Profit
No. 13 Surfin’
No. 14 Flaming Jet
No. 15 Tropical Empire
No. 16 War Artist
Reserve Runners:
No. 17 Far under Par