RA Owner of the week Mr L J van der Vyver would be delighted with his 3 year old Louis The King’s convincing victory in the Grade 2 Betting World Gauteng Guineas on Saturday 1 March. This beauty has an impressive 4 wins from 5 starts to his race record. Geoff Woodruff trains and Robbie Fradd rides, and they’re over the moon with their Guineas double.
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The ongoing rain across many parts of South Africa is disrupting the racing programme and Phumelela and Gold Circle want to minimise the risk of losing more meetings to the weather.
Consequently, the race meeting at Clairwood tomorrow Friday 7 March (originally a Greyville night meeting) has been moved to Saturday. The weather forecast for Durban is improving and the one-day postponement will give the fixture a better chance of taking place.
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The fixture, the dress-rehearsal for Dubai World Cup night in three weeks’ time, has attracted a host of top equine stars, notably Variety Club – twice South African Horse Of The Year.
Trained by Joey Ramsden, the son of Var created a massive impression on his Dubai debut in the Firebreak Stakes last month, demolishing his eight rivals in effortless fashion. The five-year-old is a confident selection to follow up in the Burj Nahaar over 1600m on Tapeta, a Group 3 race that is worth $120,000 to the winner.
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Mr Laurence Wernars
