NOBUKHOSI IMPROVES WELL FOR MAIDEN WIN

Click above to watch Nobukhosi winning her maiden
(Photo : Gold Circle - Footage : Tellytrack)

NOBUKHOSI
2009 SUMMERHILL READY TO RUN GRADUATE

NOBUKHOSI (Way West (Aus) - Nkonkoni by Russian Revival (USA))
3 Year Old Bay Filly
Owners : Mr Chips and Mrs Elma Pennells
Trainer : Duncan Howells
Jockey : Stuart Randolph
Breeder : Summerhill Stud
Win Time : 71.19
Career Record : 1 Win, 2 Starts

Nobukhosi is a graduate from the Summerhill draft of the 2009 Emperors Palace Ready To Run Sale.

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MAIDEN PLATE
Scottsville Turf 1200m
12 September 2010

#	LBH	Horse	Kg	MR	Dr	Jockey	Trainer
1	0.00	NOBUKHOSI	58.0	0	5	S Randolph	Duncan Howells
2	2.75	BESHAAYIR (AUS)	58.0	0	6	A Delpech	Mike de Kock
3	5.00	DARE TO BE GRAND	58.0	0	12	K Jupp	Mark Dixon
4	5.50	HELGA	58.0	0	2	B Dean	Tony Rivalland
5	6.25	ANNE’S DAUGHTER	58.0	0	7	K Zechner	Mark Dixon
6	7.50	IZZY STEVENS	58.0	0	11	L Pagel	Bhekinkhosi Bulana
7	8.75	SEXY SALSA	58.0	0	4	N Roebuck	Michael Roberts
8	8.85	QUEEN’S COPYRIGHT	58.0	0	10	*J Jordaan (1.5)	Paul Lafferty
9	10.85	STELLA STAR	58.0	0	8	B Jacobson	Lowan Denysschen
10	12.35	TIGER RUN	58.0	0	1	L Africa	Des Egdes
11	16.60	CASTABELLA	58.0	0	9	S Veale	Duncan Howells
12	16.70	PISTOL DAWN	58.0	0	3	D Daniels	Glen Kotzen
		Late Scratching
13	0.00	TIMETOGOBY	58.0	0	4	M Yeni	Mike de Kock

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THE SALE WITH A HORSE FOR EVERYONE

Phunyuka
(Photo : JC Photographics)

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EMPERORS PALACE READY TO RUN SALE
8 NOVEMBER 2009

Charl Pretorius www.racingweb.co.zaThe word Phunyuka means to “escape” in Zulu, and the horse by that name’s massive win in this continent’s richest race on sand, the Emerald Cup (Gr.2) might’ve been many people’s idea of exactly that. Truth is though, this was a triumph for the little fellows, a sort of David and Goliath re-enactment in one of the few places where it’s possible. There was an old saying in racing that you could never beat Harry Oppenheimer in the boardroom, but you could level the playing fields on Saturdays. Here was a case of a regular owner, a regular trainer and if it weren’t for the fact that he is 54, of a regular jockey and an inexpensive horse, climbing to the mountain top.

To be fair though, these aren’t your regular guys. Wally Brits and Roy Magner work as hard as anybody when it comes to picking their horses, and “jockey” Willie “the Wizard” Figueroa has shown he belongs at the top table more often than we can remember. A dedicated bunch of professionals, who reap their rewards because they do the usual things, unusually well.

This victory brings home to us just one more time, the reality of the Ready To Run. For years now, as they’ve built this sale to its present place in the pantheon of excellent racehorse sales, Summerhill have dubbed it the sale with a horse for everyone, and Phunyuka’s was another outstanding example of this credo at work. R90 000 is all it cost to acquire this colt, despite the evidence of his ability at the gallops and the connectivity in his pedigree to the likes of Politician, Bianconi, Al Nitak and The Sheik, in recent years.

More aspirants in a crowded house…

Organisers of an event of the ilk of the Emperors Palace Ready To Run Cup, given its timing, would always harbour a concern that you’d be short of quality entries to fill a field of sixteen for a prize of R1,5million. No such thing when it comes to this Cup though, as it has a habit of rolling out the winners week after week. Popular KwaZulu Natal owner, Chips Pennells, is one who has targeted this race with success in the past, and there’s every possibility that all of his three purchases from last year, could be lining up for the big one on the 7^th November.

Just last weekend, Smanyo got up in the dying strides of a competitive maiden at Greyville, and Friday evening saw Vumani put up his hand for a place, when he showed his appreciation of the extra furlong at the Greyville circuit. Tucked in behind him less than a length away was Makulu-Kulu, who Mike Miller will no doubt be hoping will give him a second successive victory in the race.

OH YES! VUMANI STRIKES...

Click above to watch Vumani
(Footage : Tellytrack)

“R1,5 MILLION EMPERORS PALACE READY TO RUN CUP CANDIDATE”

The first race of the weekend card at Greyville is rapidly becoming the haunt of owners Chips and Elma Pennells. On Friday evening the “blue silks with silver stars” team took their tally of candidates for the R1,5 Million Emperors Palace Ready To Run Cup from one ( …remember Smanyo weekend before last?) to two… with one more graduate in their stable still to run.

VUMANI, the son of Malhub out of the Muhtafal mare Stolen Beauty, set a brisk pace at the head of the pack before accelerating away in the straight with Glanville Gardner’s fellow Cup candidate Makulu-Kulu in hot pursuit.

VUMANI was piloted by Stuart Randolph and is trained by Ivan Moore.

Of interest to followers of this year’s Emperors Palace Ready To Run Draft is that Vumani has a half sister by Kahal on offer, a chestnut filly named SHIATSU.

IT'S GETTING HOT IN THE KITCHEN

Click above to watch Smanyo’s Weekend Surprise
(Footage : Tellytrack)

R1,5 MILLION EMPERORS PALACE READY TO RUN CUP
7 NOVEMBER 2009 

The Sporting Post reports that just last week, Bloodstock South Africa announced the subscribed entries for the R1,5 Million Emperors Palace Ready To Run Cup, now formally the fourth richest event on the racing calendar and restricted to those graduates of the sale whose buyers “ticked” the box on Sales day. Already 15 of them have made the winners’ enclosure, and are in strong contention for a place in the big race line-up.

Two more got over the line this past weekend, the first being the Highlands-bred Snow Special, whose Turkish owners almost scooped the pool last year with Fenerbahce, and then at Greyville on Sunday, Smanyo flew up to grab the spoils for Chips Pennells in a competitive maiden, shading two other candidates in Buka Mina and Kwela Kwela.

Saturday afternoon at Turffontein, we were reminded that this race is never a one-horse contest, however, when this scribe’s own choice, Havasha, maintained his unbeaten record against a quality field of older horses, delighting fellow owners, Tony Moodley, Karel and Kiki Miedema, John Finlayson and Mike de Kock no end with his showing. I’ve said it before in this column, but the Ready To Run represents a unique opportunity to acquire a horse with the hindsight of seeing him run, and with the generous benefit of up to six cheques to pay for your purchases, it’s almost irresistible.

Oldest to Youngest – You guess which way round!

It was a case of “All Our Yesterdays” when stalwart Summerhill patrons visited the farm this last week and regaled us with tales of their youth, and their passion for the horse industry. Seen above are L to R: Chips Pennells, Norman Yeats, Alan Magid and Himself!