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Maroun Lands three winners for the week

Owner/trainer Grant Maroun had a good week starting with victory in a MR79 Handicap over 1200 metres at Vaal Racecourse on 10 October by Golden Man (owned in partnership with JA Maroun). Golden Man was ridden by jockey R Munger; he was bred at Worldwise Breeding Syndicate (Nom: K Hunter) Lateral – Picadilly Miss by London News.

Maroun followed this up with two wins at Vaal Racecourse on 12 October. Singaswewin won a Maiden Plate over 1000 metres under the ride of C Maujean. The four year old colt was bred at G Armitage – Count du Bois – Tara’s Tune by Tara’s Hills. Later in the day Prosperity delivered the goods winning a FM64 Handicap over 1000 metres. The four year old filly was bred at Eenfontein Stud cc – Great Britain (GB) – Prosperous Storm (USA) by Storm Creek (USA). Prosperity was ridden by R Munger.

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Delpech to lead SA jockeys in Challenge

Details: Published: 09 October 2017

Anthony Delpech will captain the South African team at this year’s Air Mauritius International Jockeys’ Challenge on Sunday 19 November.

Unlike the last few years, this time the Challenge will comprise just the one meeting but will take place over six races, rather than four as has been the case previously. “Gavin Lerena came up with the suggestion that instead of spending the weekend running around the country, we have just one meeting but up the number of races,” explained Racing Association Chief Executive Larry Wainstein.

The honour of captaining the team goes to incumbent champion jockey and this time the honour goes to Delpech. The other members of the team are Lerena, Greg Cheyne, Anton Marcus, S’manga Khumalo and Craig Zackey.

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Frankie hails ‘freak’ filly

Details: Published: 03 October 2017

Chantilly – Enable saved the best for last as she capped a memorable season with a scintillating display in the Qatar Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe at Chantilly on Sunday.

John Gosden’s brilliant filly lined up as the hot favourite for Europe’s premier middle-distance contest after four consecutive victories at the top-level in the Epsom Oaks, the Irish Oaks, the King George VI And Queen Elizabeth Stakes and the Yorkshire Oaks.

The three-year-old made a fast start from stall No 2 and Frankie Dettori always had her well positioned in behind Aidan O’Brien’s pair of Idaho and Order Of St George.

The popular Italian gave Enable her head racing inside the final 400m and she quickly stamped her class, quickening clear in stunning fashion to seal a dominant success.

Dettori, winning the Arc for an unprecedented fifth time, said: “I was very confident all week … she is a tremendous filly.

“I said to John last week she is the best she has ever been. To keep this filly at 100% all year is fantastic.

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