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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The catalogue for Bloodstock South Africa s Cape Yearling Sale is now online, and can be viewed at www.bsa.co.za.
One of South Africa s best value for money thoroughbred auctions, the Cape Yearling Sale has unleashed a string of top prospects over the years, with the list of high-class thoroughbreds offered for sale at this auction a lengthy one.
The Group 1 Daily News 2000-winning Surcharge, who would go on to win the Group 1 Kennedy Cantala in Australia under the name of Yulong Prince, heads the list of recent star thoroughbreds who have been offered for sale at previous renewals of the Cape Sale.