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Good Week for the Nassifs

Messrs GJ, J and ZL Nassif are the RA Owners of the Week.

They scored a double at the Vaal on 20 September with five time winner Morpheus winning the 6^th race, a MR91 Handicap over 1200 metres and Refuge taking top honours in the 7^th race, a MR73 Handicap over 1200 metres.

Morpheus is a six year old gelding who was bred at Wilgerbosdrift – Silvano (GER) – Dream Goddess by Lecture (USA) who was ridden by Piere Strydom.

Refuge is a three year old gelding who was bred at Moutonshoek – Toreador (Ire) – Home Safe by Silvano (GER). Refuge has an impressive record thus far having scored two places and two victories in four starts. Piere Strydom also partnered this winner.

The Nassifs went on to visit the number one box at Turffontein on 24 September when their 7 year old gelding, 7 time winner Storm Warning won a Pinnacle Stakes over 2600 metres. He was bred by TL Bailes, CT Elphick and SJ Saunders. All three winners are from the Scott Kenny stable.

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The Conglomerate entered in Summer Cup

Details: Published: 19 September 2016

Vodacom Durban July winner The Conglomerate is one of the 47 nominations for the R2-million SANSUI Summer Cup (Grade 1) over 2000m at Turffontein on Saturday 26 November.

He is one of four horses trained by Cape-based Joey Ramsden. He overcame the widest draw in the 18-horse field to beat Marinaresco in the country’s premier race in July and will only have to carry 2.5kg more, relatively speaking, if he lines up in the Summer Cup.

Ramsen’s other horses are smart stayer minor feature-race winner Macduff, Coltrane and St Tropez, a close sixth behind Marinaresco in the Champions Cup last season.

Triple Crown winner Abashiri was widely expected to win the Durban July but a tough season told at the 12^th hour and he finished unplaced. He has had a good break and trainer Mike Azzie will be keen for the Go Deputy gelding to set the record straight if he lines up in the Summer Cup.

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No whitewash over objection uproar, promises Hyde

Details: Published: 05 September 2016

Arnold Hyde, Racing Control Executive for the National Horseracing Authority (NHA), has promised a full and in-depth investigation into Saturday’s objection in Race 1 at Turffontein.

“The last thing we want to come out is that we are trying to protect someone,” said Hyde yesterday. “We will investigate all the circumstances. It is a complex matter but we will not gloss over it.”

The drama at Turffontein began when an objection was lodged by the connections of second-placed Nordic Storm against winner Querari Viking on the grounds “of taking up his running shortly after the start and interference suffered by Nordic Storm leaving the 300m”.

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