HEAR THE DRUMS : SOUTH AFRICAN RACING RECORD VIDEO

Click above to watch a tribute to Hear The Drums
(Photo : Walley Strydom - Footage : Tellytrack)

WINNING-MOST RACEHORSE IN HISTORY

Hear The Drums is a R42,000 Summerhill Ready To Run graduate who on Friday 23 July 2010 set a new South African record for most number of wins by a racehorse.

HEAR THE DRUMS (Gold Press - Winning Glory)
7 Year-Old Bay Gelding
Trainer : Des McLachlan
Jockey : Anton Marcus
Owner : Peter Fabricius
Breeder : Summerhill Stud
Win Time : 60.32
Career Record : 33 Wins, 17 Places, 59 Starts
Career Earnings : R1,898,080

RACING EXPRESS FACT FILE PINNACLE STAKES
Arlington 1000m Turf
23 July 2010

#	LBH	Horse	Kg	MR	Dr	Jockey	Trainer
1	0.00	HEAR THE DRUMS	62.0	112	7	A Marcus	Des McLachlan
2	0.75	OCEANS AWAY	62.0	105	1	*J King (4.0)	Alan Greef
3	2.75	KINGS TROOP	61.0	98	3	*J Soll (1.5)	Gavin Smith
4	3.25	BALLANDO	56.5	85	2	W Kennedy	Gavin Smith
5	8.80	MHLEKAZI	52.0	63	5	A Nienaber	Des McLachlan
6	8.75	SALUTE THE SKYE	52.0	69	6	**F Herholdt (+ 0.5)	Des McLachlan
7	17.00	SEVEN SAMURAI	52.0	78	4	G Venter	Des McLachlan

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HEAR THE DRUMS SETS NEW SOUTH AFRICAN WIN RECORD

Hear The Drums
(Photo : Walley Strydom) 

WIN NUMBER 33 FOR HEAR THE DRUMS

Michael Clower Racing Post

Hear The Drums galloped into the history books on Friday when winning for the 33rd time in his career to set a new South African record for races won.

The seven-year-old, who had been well beaten on his last start a fortnight earlier, drifted ominously from 3-5 to evens for a 5f event at Arlington in Port Elizabeth, even though champion jockey-elect Anton Marcus had flown from Johannesburg for his only ride of the day.

However, the favourite made his customary rocket-like start and was soon the best part of three lengths clear of the other six runners.

Two furlongs out he had them all off the bridle, bar second favourite Oceans Away, but a furlong out he looked in real trouble, under strong pressure while Oceans Away was upsides and travelling the better.

But the gelding fought back courageously for a brave and historic victory to break the 32-win record set by Screech Owl nearly 50 years earlier.

Marcus said : “This is a moment for everyone to savour. Going through the 200-metre mark, I thought I would be lucky to run fifth but this horse is all heart.”

Trainer Des McLachlan added: “I am very relieved that Hear The Drums has actually gone to where we wanted him to get. It’s been an honour and privilege to train a horse like him, and I don’t think I will see another break his record.”

Hear The Drums, only 15.2hh, was bought for owner Peter Fabricius for only SAR 42,000 (£3,680) as an unraced two-year-old.

He has won more than SAR 1.8 million (£158,000) in 59 starts. In addition to his 33 wins, he has been placed 17 times.

Bred by the country’s champion breeders, the Summerhill Stud, he is a son of the American-bred Gold Press and is out of a mare by Gallic League who won the 1987 Flying Childers and Middle Park for Barry Hills.

Extract from Racing Post

WIN NUMBER 30 FOR HEAR THE DRUMS

Click above to watch Hear The Drums taking win number 30
(Footage : Tellytrack)

HEAR THE DRUMS
(Gold Press x Winning Glory)

8 January 2010
Computaform Express Pinnacle Stakes
Turf 1000m
Fairview Racecourse, South Africa

Owner : Peter Fabricius
Trainer : Des “Choppies” McLachlan
Jockey : Gerrit Schlechter
Breeder : Summerhill Stud

Graduate of the Summerhill Ready To Run Programme

Result :
1st Hear The Drums
2nd Barthez
3rd Kings Troop
4th Oceans Away

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