Mike Moon Champions Day at Turffontein on Saturday boasts an epic showdown between three of the turf’s newest stars in the 4Racing Premier’s Champions Challenge – namely, Summer Pudding, Got The Greenlight and Malmoos. Expect plenty of action when Lion s Head and Magical Midlands go up against each other. Picture: Lo Chun Kit /Getty Images
The racing on offer in South Africa this weekend is remarkable and marks the start of a great sifting process of top horses ahead of the Durban July and other major races over the winter.
Champions Day at Turffontein on Saturday boasts an epic showdown between three of the turf’s newest stars in the 4Racing Premier’s Champions Challenge – namely, Summer Pudding, Got The Greenlight and Malmoos.
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Anyoneâs Derby after Kommetdieding is scratched Mike Moon
From the unfashionable stable of Harold Crawford and Michelle Rix and ridden by journeyman jockey Sihle Cele, Kommetdieding had already won many a fan with three wins from three starts â so started as the 22-10 favourite for this Grade 3 contest for three-year-olds. Photo: Twitter/@CapeTSales New favourite for the Grade 1,200m classic is Justin Snaith-trained The Gatekeeper, with all of Rascallion, Linebacker, Russian Rock and Legitimate also attracting punting attention.
The story of Saturdayâs Cape Derby at Kenilworth lost its folksy theme when hot favourite Kommetdieding was scratched on Thursday after injuring himself in his final preparatory gallop.
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