KZN BREEDERS AWARDS 2011 : NOMINATIONS

Extra Zero (Way West - Haifaa)
(Photo : JC Photographics / Summerhill Stud)

KZN BREEDERS AWARDS
Bellwood Cottages, 25 November 2011

Horse	Sire	Dam	Breeder
Outstanding Two-Year-Old Filly
Extra Zero	Way West	Haifaa	Summerhill Stud
Indigo Princess	King Of Kings	Cornflower Blue	Mr & Mrs GE Lees
Lavish Gal	Makaarem	Lavishly	Mr & Mrs R Pickering
Variometer	Var	Lady Electric	Backworth Stud
Outstanding Two-Year-Old Colt
In A Rush	Windrush	Sweet Whisper	PG Choice
Midnight Serenade	Malhub	Sapphire Serenade	Clifton Stud
Silver Age	Requiem	Russian Belle	Mr & Mrs B Le Roux
Outstanding Sprinter Female 1000m - 1200m
Apple Princess	Announce	Apple Fair	Graystone Stud
Mannequin	Kahal	Model K	Summerhill Stud
Onehundredacrewood	Malhub	Roman Dream	Summerhill Stud
Outstanding Sprinter Male 1000m - 1200m
Arabian Mist	Muhtafal	Valley Mist	Summerhill Stud
Midnight Serenade	Malhub	Sapphire Serenade	Clifton Stud
Silver Age	Requiem	Russian Belle	Mr & Mrs B Le Roux
Outstanding Middle Distance Female 1400m - 1800m
Dancewiththedevil	Modus Vivendi	Emperor’s Dance	Graystone Stud
Fisani	Kahal	Gypsey Spirit	Summerhill Stud
Las Ramblas	Toreador	Silent Kiss	GEJ van der Merwe
Outstanding Middle Distance Male 1400m - 1800m
Grisham	Kahal	Pelican Brief	Spring Valley Stud
Pierre Jourdan	Parade Leader	Vin Fizz	Summerhill Stud
The Apache	Mogok	Apache Rose	Scott Bros
Outstanding Stayer Female 1900m - 3200m
Fisani	Kahal	Gypsey Spirit	Summerhill Stud
Las Ramblas	Toreador	Silent Kiss	GEJ van der Merwe
Outstanding Stayer Male 1900m - 3200m
Grey Cossack	Fanatic Dane	Desert Fields	JM Goodman
Seal	Silvano	Prestine Performer	IF Heyns
The Apache	Mogok	Apache Rose	Scott Bros
Outstanding Three-Year-Old Filly
Las Ramblas	Toreador	Silent Kiss	GEJ van der Merwe
Legal Account	Lake Coniston	Golden National	Takemore Stud / A Rapp
Pisces Star	Kahal	Lady Faye	Summerhill Stud
Outstanding Three-Year-Old Colt
Ice Axe	Solskjaer	Nordic Ice	Summerhill Stud
Seal	Silvano	Prestine Performer	IR Heyns
The Apache	Mogok	Apache Rose	Scott Bros
Outstanding Older Female
Apple Princess	Announce	Apple Fair	Graystone Stud
Dancewiththedevil	Modus Vivendi	Emperor’s Dance	Graystone Stud
Fisani	Kahal	Gypsey Spirit	Summerhill Stud
Outstanding Older Male
Grey Cossack	Fanatic Dane	Desert Fields	JM Goodman
Grisham	Kahal	Pelican Brief	Spring Valley Stud
Pierre Jourdan	Parade Leader	Vin Fizz	Summerhill Stud

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WIDE OPEN BETTING WORLD 1900

R350,000 BETTING WORLD 1900 (Grade 2)
Greyville, Turf, 1900m
21 May 2010

David ThiseltonThe Grade 2 Betting World 1900 to be run at Greyville tonight (Friday May 21) is a traditional Vodacom Durban July pointer, although it has latterly been a race used either for borderline horses to try and qualify or as a preparation run for those who are just behind the big guns. The only winners in the last ten runnings of the race to have gone on to place in the July have been River Jetez in 2008 and Tytola in 2001.

River Jetez is probably the classiest runner to have lined up for this race in the last few years and following her example the winner could be Fort Vogue, who finished just a length back in the J&B Met and is also trained by Mike Bass. Bass said, “Fort Vogue galloped very well two weeks back with Pocket Power. He has not raced since the Met, and it has been difficult for me to pick and find the right races for him. He is working very well but I suspect he may just need this race a little bit, however on his current work I expect him to run very well.” The Bass horses have been in magnificent form in Durban so far this Champions Season.

The Sean Tarry-trained Silvano gelding, Aslan, has only had one run since since his Summer Cup win and finished a 3,25 length fourth to subsequent Champions Challenge winner, Regal Ransom, and in front of subsequent SA Derby winner Irish Flame. He is a courageous sort who fights on resolutely in the straight and will be improving as a four-year-old. He is drawn well and his Summer Cup rider, Felix Coetzee, is aboard. Tarry said, “He won’t be fully fit but a lot of the runners will be in the same boat.”

Speed For Gold from the flying Dennis Drier yard is over the niggles that kept him off the course for over a year and is working like a bomb at home, although he is quite widely drawn. He was a fast finishing 0,75 length second in the Listed Sledgehammer last time from a wide draw and is now 1kg better off with Robinson Crusoe. Drier said, “If it wasn’t for his draw I would make him a huge runner, but I still make him a big runner.”

The Paul Lafferty-trained Goat is a small filly with a big heart and has become a KZN favourite. She has a good turn of foot and stays further than this and Lafferty was hoping that his front-running reserve runner Sports Factor would get in. “We don’t want to be caught in behind them going at a canter,” he said.

Stuart Randolph followed Glen Kotzen’s instructions perfectly on Robinson Crusoe in the Sledgehammer by rousting him early to get into a position as he likes to drop himself out from where he can lose interest. So the key to his best form has been found and he should be a big runner from a nice draw.

Caymen Island surprised the Yogas Govender yard in the Sledgehammer when needing the run from a wide draw and finishing third. Byron Forster said, “That is encouraging unless he is a sort who prefers running fresh. He’s doing well but this is his biggest test to date.”

Mike de Kock said that Bold Silvano had been “showing him nothing at home. Apparently he’s always been a bad workhorse, but I don’t know what to expect although he is looking good,” said De Kock.

The Gavin van Zyl-trained Bouquet-Garni ran a fine race in his penultimate start when beating Aslan over 1600m. Van Zyl said, “He’s a funny horse whose been in and out, but the key is to get him relaxed in behind horses.”

Thandolwami was cut into in the Sledgehammer and didn’t find his normal acceleration. Craig Eudey said he’d been freshened up for this race and was expecting a good run.

Frank Robinson said that Strategic News is not at his peak and would come on from the run. The selection is Fort Vogue to win it from Aslan, Speed For Gold, Goat and Robinson Crusoe.

FINAL FIELD

#	Horse	Kg	MR	Dr	Jockey	Trainer
1	IVORY TRAIL	60.0	112	8	A Fortune	Joey Ramsden
3	FORT VOGUE	58.5	109	4	B Fayd’Herbe	Mike Bass
4	OMAHA BEACH	58.0	108	6	B Lerena	Joey Ramsden
5	STRATEGIC NEWS (AUS)	57.0	106	1	*J Jordaan	Herman Brown
6	ASLAN	56.0	104	2	F Coetzee	Sean Tarry
7	THANDOLWAMI	56.0	104	13	R Danielson	Craig Eudey
9	GOAT	54.5	101	11	A Marcus	Paul Lafferty
10	NOBLEWOOD	54.0	100	14	G Schlechter	Stephen Page
11	SPEED FOR GOLD	54.0	100	12	A Forbes	Dennis Drier
12	BOLD SILVANO	53.5	104	9	A Delpech	Mike de Kock
13	BOUQUET-GARNI	53.5	99	17	G Lerena	Gavin van Zyl
14	CAYMEN ISLAND	53.5	99	15	D David	Yogas Govender
15	ROBINSON CRUSOE	53.5	99	7	S Randolph	Glen Kotzen
16	DANISH SILVER	52.0	94	16	D Daniels	Yogas Govender
17	GRISHAM	52.0	90	10	M Yeni	Mike Bass
18	SPORTS FACTOR	52.0	89	18	*A Domeyer	Paul Lafferty
	Late Scratchings
2	MOKARO	60.0	112	5	*A Domeyer	Stephen Page
8	HAVASHA	54.5	106	3	K Shea	Mike de Kock