VODACOM DURBAN JULY 2013 : ENTRIES

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

SANSUI SUMMER CUP 2012 SET TO BE A CRACKER!

Michael 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 Moon
The TimesSomething 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

PERFECT PREP FOR SMANJEMANJE AHEAD OF SUMMER CUP

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

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

David Thiselton
Gold CircleSmanjemanje, 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

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

Andrew 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

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