Take a chance with Snowdance
IMPRESSIVE Western Cape Fillies Championship winner Snowdance has been installed 15-10 favourite with the sponsors for the World Sports Betting Fillies Guineas at Kenilworth on Saturday week.
Victory would be the fifth win in the classic for Justin Snaith and the second for Bernard Fayd’Herbe.
Magical Wonderland, who started favourite in last month’s Grade 2 but has over four lengths to make up, is second favourite at 11-2 with Lady In Black and the Mike de Kock-trained Silver Thursday both on 10-1.
Legal Eagle
Legal Eagle is 11-10 favourite to repeat last year’s win in the WSB Green Point Stakes with the Brett Crawford pair Captain America and Edict Of Nantes next on 9-2, while De Kock’s Naafer is favourite at 7-1 for the WSB Cape Merchants on the same card.
Meanwhile the Western Cape Equine Trust is switching the emphasis from raffles to auctions for its fundraising meeting at Kenilworth this Saturday.
Star prize is a trip for two to next year’s Epsom Derby.
Kuda Insurance is paying for the air tickets, WCET chairman Ken Truter is footing the bill for accommodation in a London hotel and race sponsors Investec (Bernard Kantor) provide VIP raceday hospitality as well as free admission.
The whole lot will be auctioned as one package mid-afternoon and anyone can bid, not just those at the R375 lunch. Other items to be auctioned include a game drive at the former Arc-En-Ciel stud near Wellington.
Aldo Domeyer, who rides in all eight races, has been hit with a R7 500 fine for an inexplicable loss of weight at Durbanville a month ago.
Sassy Lady
After finishing fifth on Sassy Lady in the 1 000m fillies handicap he weighed in light by more than the permitted half kilo.
It was a hot day and a number of jockeys came back in with sweat pouring down their faces but, other than that, Domeyer was unable to account for the loss of weight.
The stipes held a lengthy inquiry and their report, issued on Saturday evening, stated that they held Domeyer responsible.
The fine was R15 000 but half is suspended for 12 months.
His mount was disqualified.