Two year old filly Tokovar won a Maiden Juvenile Plate over 1000 metres on the polytrack at Fairview on 15 June which earned Michelle Williams the EC Owner of the Week. Tokovar was bred by Dr M Thomson, Ambiance Stud – Var (USA) – Tokyo Jo (Ire) by Raise a Grand (Ire). She is from the Gavin Smith stable and was ridden by Muzi Yeni.
It was a red letter day for champion trainer Alan Greeff when he saddled six winners at the Fairview Polytrack on Friday 4 May.
He was involved as a part-owner with three of these six winners to round off a wonderful day for him.
Greeff looks well on his way to his fifth consecutive East Cape trainers’ title (it will be his 12th overall).
The season record of Gavin Smith is again in Greeff’s sights. Greeff already has 109 winners for the season and the record from the 2006/2007 season is 150 winners.
Last season Greeff enjoyed his best season ever with 146 winners. His first aim will be to improve on that.
Greg Cheyne rode 5 of the 6 Greeff winners on Friday. He got 63 winners behind his name for the season at Fairview and his looking for his fourth East Cape title. He won the title last year with a record 90 winners.
The Eastern Cape stables must have a very good chance to win the R350 000 Listed WSB East Cape Derby for the first time since 2009.
This year the Eastern Cape’s big race for three year olds over 2 400m is on 12 May at Fairview.
In total there are 16 entries and not as many from out of town as was the case in recent years. There are only four Cape Town entries with the rest coming from Port Elizabeth.
Cape Town trainer Justin Snaith entered three of those out of town horses and André Nel is the only other visiting trainer that nominated a runner.
Six Port Elizabeth stables have entered runners with Yvette Bremner topping the list with three horses.
Alan Greeff, Gavin Smith, Jacques Strydom and Sharon Kotzen all nominated two horses and there is also an entry from Emmanuel Kaknis.
The last PE trained winner of the Derby was Lizard’s Desire, trained by Mitch Wiese, and ridden by S’manga Khumalo way back in 2009.
The R150 000 Listed Dahlia Plate for two year olds over 1200m is also part of the Derby meeting.
For this one there are 19 nominations, all from the PE stables.
Event-1 R 350,000 2400m (Turf)
EAST CAPE DERBY (Listed)
2 BELONJE Yvette Bremner 66
3 CHAPPAQUIDDICK Gavin Smith 70
6 DESERT CHIEF Sharon B Kotzen 83
5 GOLDEN SHAMROCK Gavin Smith 71
12 HIGHLAND CAPTAIN Yvette Bremner 65
1 KIMBERLEY STAR Alan Greeff 93
9 LOVE HAPPENS Justin Snaith 84
13 MAHIR Jacques Strydom 55
14 MULTI GOLD Sharon B Kotzen 66
8 QUEEN FOREVER Alan Greeff 101
7 RUN RED Andre Nel 82
16 SABBATICAL Justin Snaith 89
4 STREETFIGHTING MAN Justin Snaith 71
15 SUPREME SWORD Jacques Strydom 54
11 THE DICTATOR Emmanuel Kaknis 56
10 WIDOW'S LAMP Yvette Bremner 99
(16)
Race-6(Turf) R 150,000 1200m 0
DAHLIA PLATE (Listed)
For 2 year-olds
No Apprentice Allowance
9 #BORN A BULLY (2G) 56.0 0 A Gavin Smith
7 #THE HIGHWAY MAN (2C) 56.0 0 A Gavin Smith
8 MADAME SPEAKER (2F) 53.5 0 A Alan Greeff
5 VERTICAL (2F) 53.5 0 A Sharon B Kotzen
3 #DRAXTER (2G) 53.0 0 A Yvette Bremner
1 *MY BOY JACK (2C) 53.0 0 A Gavin Smith
4 SUPER SOCKS (2C) 53.0 0 A Gavin Smith
6 #WILDCAT (2C) 53.0 0 a Gavin Smith
2 *ELLE EST NOIRE (2F) 50.5 0 A Yvette Bremner
(19)
Mr Etienne Braun
