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Saturday
Apr202013

VODACOM DURBAN JULY 2013 : ENTRIES

Vodacom Durban July 2013

R3.5 MILLION
VODACOM DURBAN JULY (Grade 1)
Greyville, Turf, 2200m
6 July 2013

Entries as at 18 April 2013

# Horse Age Sex MR Trainer
1 JACKSON 4 Colt 113 Brett Crawford
2 POMODORO 4 Colt 113 Sean Tarry
3 BEACH BEAUTY 5 Mare 112 Dennis Drier
4 HILL FIFTY FOUR 4 Gelding 112 Vaughan Marshall
5 MASTER PLAN 4 Gelding 111 Alec Laird
6 CAPETOWN NOIR 3 Colt 110 Dean Kannemeyer
7 WHITELINE FEVER 4 Gelding 109 Sean Tarry
8 BRAVURA 6 Gelding 108 Joey Ramsden
9 MUJAARIB (AUS) 4 Colt 108 Mike de Kock
10 SEAL 5 Gelding 108 Gavin van Zyl
11 GALILEO’S DESTINY 5 Gelding 107 Mike de Kock
12 TAIPAN 4 Gelding 107 Dean Kannemeyer
13 ZAMBUCCA 4 Colt 107 Saeed Mohideen
14 KING OF PAIN 3 Colt 106 Joey Ramsden
15 RUN FOR IT 5 Gelding 106 Justin Snaith
16 THUNDER DANCE 4 Filly 106 Brett Crawford
17 ICE MACHINE 4 Gelding 105 Garth Puller
18 TRIBAL DANCE 4 Colt 105 Vaughan Marshall
19 GOLD ONYX (NZ) 5 Gelding 104 Sean Tarry
20 SMANJEMANJE 6 Gelding 104 Tyrone Zackey
21 LOVE STRUCK 3 Gelding 103 Paul Lafferty
22 PESSOA 4 Gelding 103 Alec Laird
23 PIERRE JOURDAN 6 Gelding 103 Gary Alexander
24 TELLINA 3 Colt 103 Geoff Woodruff
25 VIVA MARIA 4 Filly 103 Mike de Kock
26 ASTRO NEWS 4 Gelding 102 Charles Laird
27 BULSARA 6 Gelding 102 Gavin van Zyl
28 E-JET 4 Gelding 102 Sean Tarry
29 JET AGLOW 3 Filly 102 Glen Kotzen
30 LIANCOURT ROCK (AUS) 4 Gelding 102 Dean Kannemeyer
31 GOLDEN CHATEAU (AUS) 4 Colt 101 Duncan Howells
32 DO YOU REMEMBER 3 Filly 100 Geoff Woodruff
33 ENCHANTED KINGDOM 5 Mare 100 Paul Peter
34 HEAVY METAL 4 Gelding 100 Sean Tarry
35 POTALA PALACE 4 Colt 100 Mike Azzie
36 PUNTA ARENAS 4 Gelding 100 Stan Elley
37 GLORIUS JET 4 Gelding 99 St John Gray
38 SANSHAAWES 3 Gelding 99 Mike de Kock
39 SHOGUNNAR 4 Gelding 99 Gavin van Zyl
40 WAGNER 4 Gelding 99 Joe Soma
41 CAYMAN ISLAND 7 Gelding 98 Yogas Govender
42 ILHA BELA 4 Filly 98 Mike de Kock
43 RED FORT 4 Gelding 98 Geoff Woodruff
44 WAR HORSE 3 Colt 98 Corne Spies
45 AMERICAN STORM 3 Gelding 97 Spike Lerena
46 PENHALIGON 4 Colt 97 Alyson Wright
47 PUTNEY FLYER 4 Gelding 97 Weiho Marwing
48 BARACAH 4 Gelding 96 Sean Tarry
49 LOCKHEED JETSTAR 4 Colt 95 Geoff Woodruff
50 PATRIOTIC REBEL 3 Gelding 95 Mike de Kock
51 YER-MAAN 4 Gelding 95 St John Gray
52 ABERCROMBIE 3 Colt 94 Mike Bass
53 CHERRY ON THE CAKE 5 Mare 94 Gavin van Zyl
54 SABADELL 3 Gelding 94 Geoff Woodruff
55 SILENT PARTNER 5 Gelding 94 Mike de Kock
56 YORKER 3 Colt 94 Geoff Woodruff
57 GENERAL SHERMAN 4 Gelding 93 Sean Tarry
58 ALEXANDRA PALACE 3 Colt 92 Mike de Kock
59 FOURTH ESTATE 5 Gelding 92 Colin Scott
60 HAMMIE’S DYNASTY 4 Gelding 92 Mike Bass
61 MEISSA 4 Gelding 91 Gary Alexander
62 SAFE HOUSE 3 Gelding 91 Mike Azzie
63 TERRITORIAL WATERS 4 Gelding 90 Tony Rivalland
64 TRUE MASTER 3 Colt 90 Justin Snaith
65 BIG CITY ANGEL 5 Gelding 89 Gavin van Zyl
66 IZORA 3 Filly 89 Mike de Kock
67 WILD ONE 3 Gelding 88 Jeff Freedman
68 PRICELESS JEWEL 3 Filly 86 Adam Marcus
69 TEQUILA SUNRISE 3 Gelding 86 Mike de Kock
70 WYLIE HALL (AUS) 3 Colt 86 Weiho Marwing
71 TIME OF SONG 3 Gelding 80 Deon Visser
72 SILVER SPRING 4 Colt 77 Gavin van Zyl
73 DREAMBYTHEMASTER 3 Gelding 76 Charles Laird
74 VERTICAL TAKEOFF 7 Gelding 101 Sean Tarry

Summerhill runners denoted by yellow

First Supplementary Entries : Tuesday 14 May 2013
Final Supplementary Entries : Monday 10 June 2013
Weights : Tuesday 11 June 2013
Final Field and Barrier Draw : Tuesday 25 June 2013
Gallops : Thursday 25 June 2013
Vodacom Durban July : Saturday 6 July 2013

www.vodacomdurbanjuly.co.za

Friday
Nov302012

SANSUI SUMMER CUP 2012 SET TO BE A CRACKER!

Michael Roberts and Muzi Yeni - Sansui Summer CupMichael Roberts (left) and Muzi Yeni (right) at the 2011 Sansui Summer Cup
(Photo : Peter Morey Photography)

SANSUI SUMMER CUP (Grade 1)
Turffontein, Turf, 2000m
1 December 2012

Mike MoonMike Moon
The Times
Something unusual occurred this week. I had several requests for hospitality tickets for the races at Turffontein tomorrow.

This hasn’t happened in ages and I’m not sure what it signifies. It might be that it’s the day of the R2million Sansui Summer Cup and the venerable event has recaptured some of the prestige and allure it once had as Johannesburg’s premier horse race and a social occasion of note. On the other hand, demand might be driven by the plethora of non-equine entertainment on offer on the course - a R100,000 lucky-draw giveaway, R30,000 in jewellery prizes for “best dressed” racegoers, the Sansui Sound Experience with popular artists rocking on into the night, and more. Perhaps people are just looking for a distraction from the all-pervasive Mangaung circus. Or perhaps the promise of winning wagers offers relief from dreary austerity. The cynical might suggest ticket requests have something to do with the R50 entry charge on Summer Cup day - after free entry to racecourses has become the norm.

But, optimist that I am, I prefer to think racing is regaining some of the popularity it lost to rival attractions like casinos, Lotto, shopping malls, cellphones and satellite television. Whatever is pulling folk to the Big T, it’s no bad thing in my book. The more people we get there the better; some of them might well enjoy the experience and become regulars.

For established racing fans, the 2012 Sansui Summer Cup is all about champion trainer Mike de Kock aiming to register his 10th victory in the race. The maestro has a rather good chance of doing this as he saddles seven of the 20 runners.

Having 35% of the contenders in a marquee feature is no mean achievement in itself, but his yard also having the first three in the betting is, well, astonishing. Mujaarib tops the boards at 22/10, with Silver Flyer at 4/1 and Vettel at 8/1.

The former is unbeaten in four starts and looks something special. But this is a bigger test than any the colt has faced and doubts have been raised about his capacity to stay the 2000m distance. A handy galloping weight of 53.5kg and a favourable No 8 draw might help him overcome stamina limitations and he’s a worthy favourite.

But something those newcomers to racing will find out tomorrow is that unpredictability is the name of this game. A determined bunch of trainers and jockeys are set on frustrating the De Kock bid for glory.

Among them is pint-sized rider Muzi Yeni, who partners Astro News (20/1) from the Brian Wiid yard. What a great news story it’ll be if the lad from Umlazi becomes the first black rider to win one of the country’s “majors”. It’ll also be great news for my bank balance. Go Muzi.

SELECTION: Sansui Summer Cup (Race 7): 13 Astro News, 18 Mujaarib, 3 Smanjemanje, 6 Silver Flyer

Extract from The Times

Thursday
Nov292012

PERFECT PREP FOR SMANJEMANJE AHEAD OF SUMMER CUP

Smanjemanje HorseSmanjemanje with Grant van Niekerk aboard
(Photo : JC Photos)

SANSUI SUMMER CUP (Grade 1)
Turffontein, Turf, 2000m
1 December 2012

David Thiselton
Gold Circle
Smanjemanje, who came within a hair’s breadth of causing one of the biggest upsets in Vodacom Durban July history earlier this year, looks to have been given another perfect preparation by trainer Tyrone Zackey for Saturday’s Grade 1 R2 Million Sansui Summer Cup.

“I personally think he’s one of the big runners in the race and the price is right,” said Zackey, who pointed out that he always ran his best races at long odds. He is quoted at 25-1 by Betting World.

Smanjemanje, a six-year-old Kahal gelding, made his seasonal reappearance in a Pinnacle Stakes event over 1400m in October and looked to need it badly as he found little in the straight. He wasn’t persevered with in his next start, the Grade 2 Peermont Emperors Palace Charity Mile, and finished way back after going nowhere in the straight.

However, Smanjemanje looked more himself in his most recent outing in the Grade 2 Victory Moon Stakes over 1800m on the Turffontein Standside track, a race he won last year. He reared as the starter pressed the button and was slow away, but then ran on very well from the back of the field to finish fifth, six lengths behind Zambucca, with whom he will now be a whopping 6kg better off. That race was run in course record time, so it was a fine effort after the tardy start.

He will jump from a great draw of three on Saturday with regular pilot Grant van Niekerk aboard and will appreciate the step up to 2000m based on his July run. If Smanjemanje starts on terms this time, he could well be in the hunt in an open looking race.

Zackey continued, “It’s a very competitive race and giving weight away to the up and coming younger generation makes it hard to say how confident we can be, but he is very well in himself. His work has been good and he is full of himself.”

Zackey said that Smanjemanje’s first two runs of the season could be ignored. “He is now fit and is hundreds. Even this morning (Tuesday) his work was very good and now all we need is luck in the running.”

The Summerhill-bred Smanjemanje became known as the “giant killer” on the Highveld after his career was turned around as an early four-year-old by gelding and with the fitting of a cornell collar. The latter was necessary after it was discovered that his breathing issues were due to him displacing his soft palate.

Extract from Gold Circle

Wednesday
Nov282012

THE SANSUI SUMMER CUP... DON'T MISS IT!

Mike de Kock-trained MujaaribAndrew Bon discusses Mujaarib with Mike de Kock post Charity Mile
(Image : Phumelela - Footage : Andrew Bon)

SANSUI SUMMER CUP (Grade 1)
Turffontein, Turf, 2000m
1 December 2012

The R2 million Sansui Summer Cup day/night race meeting at Turffontein this Saturday has every ingredient horseracing fans could wish for - from one of Joburg’s greatest races, celebs and top horses to huge betting pools, between-races entertainment and many chances to win big.

Nicci Garner reports : What a meeting it’s going to be and the highlight will be champion trainer Mike de Kock’s bid to win the Summer Cup for an amazing 10th time.

De Kock won the “old” Summer Cup three times and he’s won it six times in 13 years since Phumelela reintroduced the race in its traditional format on its traditional date back in 1999. That’s a phenomenal record and De Kock is bringing an army of horses to Turffontein in a bid to win it yet again. He will saddle seven of the 20 runners in the Cup and they include Mujaarib and Silver Flyer, who are dominating the betting at 3-1 and 33-10 respectively at the time of writing. Both have powerful claims.

Australian import Mujaarib has won all four of his races and his most recent success was at top level - he charged through late to beat Whiteline Fever by a head in the 1600m Peermont Emperors Palace Charity Mile at Turffontein a few weeks ago. That was an outstanding performance and given his inexperience, Mujaarib could easily improve four or five lengths on Saturday. He looks close to a good thing, but the one worry is the testing 2000m distance. The indications are that he will stay and it’s in his favour that he has won over 1800m. But that was against weaker opposition and it would be no surprise on his pedigree if 1600m turned out to be his best distance.

Silver Flyer has benefited from a long break and is back to best. He didn’t finish as fast as Mujaarib in the Charity Mile, but ran on well and was only two lengths back in fourth. He would have been third but for being hampered late and is 2kg (the equivalent of two lengths) better off with Mujaarib. Like his stablemate, he has yet to prove he gets a tough 2000m, but he ran on well at the finish of the 1800m SA Classic here last season and that’s pretty good evidence that he should stay.

Vettel (good run in Victory Moon Stakes after a rest), Ilsanpietro (second last year) and oft-disappointing Ilha Bella look the pick of the rest of the De Kock army.

What are the chief obstacles between De Kock and another Cup win? Whiteline Fever (1kg better off with Mujaarib for the Charity Mile) spearheads the opposition in spite of worries that 1600m might his best distance.

Vodacom Durban July runner-up Smanjemanje and Pierre Jourdan are class acts, while Victory Moon runner-up Astro News, Brooks-Club and Wagner, who trainer Joe Soma rates highly, are others to shortlist.

It’s going to be fabulous. Don’t miss it!

Extract from Tab News

www.sansuisummercup.co.za

Monday
Nov192012

TEAM SUMMERHILL SHINES AT KZN BREEDERS AWARDS 2012

Team Summerhill at the KZN Breeders Awards
(Photos : Taryn Crawford)

KZN BREEDERS AWARDS
17 November 2012

The KZN Breeders Association held their annual awards on a misty evening at Bellwood Cottages on 17 November to honour the people and Thoroughbreds that have done the industry proud of the past season.

It was an evening that was very well-attended by prominent breeders, owners and trainers alike. It also included an event which brought much fun and amusement into the exciting atmosphere - the inaugural running of the ‘Donkey Derby’ which was won by Bradley McHardy of Quest For Success Pre-training.

Graeme Hawkins, the COO of Gold Circle, was the Master of Ceremonies for the event and the KZN Breeders Association Chairman, Koos de Klerk, gave both a welcoming and motivating speech regarding the exciting events that have occurred within the ambit of the KZN Breeders of the past year - as well as giving a hint of exciting prospects and plans for the year ahead.

“I want to extend a personal thank you to the board members of KZN Breeders Club and the effort that each of the members put in for the welfare of the club and breeders in KZN,” said Koos de Klerk. “Thank you too to the sponsors of the awards, it is greatly appreciated. We have had a number of initiatives that have borne fruit and will in future include the KZN Breeders Golf Day and KZN Breeders Million Mile Race Day, KZN Yearling Sales and the R1million race initiated for Vodacom Durban July day which is part of the initiative of our Triple Million Challenge. For a horse that can achieve the treble: winning the R1million race on Vodacom Durban July day, the next year’s Million Mile as a three-year-old and the following year as a four year old, a R1million bonus will be paid. Moving ahead, we will have another six races for R200,000 next year on the KZN Breeders Race Day (incorporating the Million Mile). Further details will be announced very soon - all of which will promote racing and breeding in KZN and we hope to see the results of that. We have already seen the success of the 2012 KZN Yearling Sale. Candiese Marnewick has been appointed as an admin manager and we hope to have her at all sales as well as to brand KZN horses, to promote KZN horses and to promote the Breeders Premium Scheme. We are also looking forward to some serious stallion purchases, starting with the announcement of Crusade.”

Congratulations must go to the winners which saw Dancewiththedevil crowned KZN Breeders Horse Of The Year for a second consecutive year. Breeder, owner and trainer St John Gray was on hand to recieve numerous awards which included Broodmare Of The Year for Emperor’s Dance who resides at Cathy and Jonathan Martin’s Hadlow Stud for St John Gray.

KZN Breeders Stallion Of The Year went to Kahal, owned by Shadwell Stud and now standing at Warwick and Karin Render’s Bush Hill Stud. Kahal was represented with a number of nominees on the evening, in particular he stood out as the sire of every nominee in the category of Outstanding Female Sprinter - won ultimately by Mannequin of Summerhill Stud. Bush Hill Stud took home awards for The Mouseketeer in the category of Outstanding Male Sprinter on behalf of breeder Dr Ian Heyns, as well as for the Bush Hill-stud raised Seal for Outstanding Male Stayer.

Summerhill Stud once again took home the award for Leading Breeder Of The Year and achieved wins in a total of five categories - with Extra Zero, Mannequin and Vodacom Durban July runner-up Smanjemanje.

Keith Russon and Ian Todd of Backworth Stud won the award for Breeding Achievement. Backworth Stud had achieved an impressive 53% runners to winners ratio over the last racing season. Backworth’s Variometer, nominee for Outstanding Three-Year-Old Sprinter Female and Outstanding Three-Year-Old Filly had gone onto win the Gardenia Listed Handicap the evening before the awards in a very impressive fashion from a strong field of sprinting fillies that included winner of the Outstanding Female Sprinter categoey, Mannequin (bred by Summerhill Stud).

The KZN Breeders Awards winners for 2012 are :

Horse Sire Dam Breeder
Outstanding Two-Year-Old Colt
Greenacre Mogok Kentucky Home Yellow Star Stud
Outstanding Three-Year-Old Sprinter Female
Extra Zero Way West Haifaa Summerhill Stud
Outstanding Three-Year-Old Colt
Eton Square Miesque’s Approval Monroe Scott Bros
Outstanding Three-Year-Old Filly
Kalami Daylami Kal Sufi R & Mrs Pickering
Outstanding Sprinter Male
The Mouseketeer Kahal Look Sharp Bush Hill Stud
Outstanding Sprinter Female
Mannequin Kahal Model K Summerhill Stud
Outstanding Middle Distance Male
Smanjemanje Kahal In Style Summerhill Stud
Outstanding Middle Distance Female
Dancewiththedevil Modus Vivendi Emperor’s Dance Graystone Stud
Outstanding Stayer Male
Seal Silvano Prestine Performer IR Heyns
Outstanding Older Male
Smanjemanje Kahal In Style Summerhill Stud
Outstanding Older Female
Dancewiththedevil Modus Vivendi Emperor’s Dance Graystone Stud
Broodmare of the Year
Emperor’s Dance
Stallion of the Year
Kahal
Leading Breeder of the Year
Summerhill Stud
Breeding Achievement
Backworth Stud
Anita Akal Award
Linda Norval
Horse of the Year
Dancewiththedevil

www.kznbreeders.co.za

Extract from KZN Breeders

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