Woodruff enters 11 for this year’s Summer Cup
NOMINATIONS: A MASSIVE 63 ENTRIES RECEIVED FOR THE R2-MILLION RACE ON 25 NOVEMBER Master Sabina, now with Soma, looks for third Summer Cup win.
Over the past few years Geoff Woodruff has made the Sansui Summer Cup his own. Master Sabina won the race in 2015 and 2016 while Louis The King took top honours in 2014. Just a year earlier it was Yorker who claimed the title so when the nominations were announced for this year’s race to be run over 2000m at Turffontein on Saturday 25 November, one went straight to the Woodruff entries.
His horses count for 11 of the 63 nominated for this R2-million Grade 1 race with Deo Juvente, Killua Castle and Master Switch making up the older contingent.
One entry who caught the eye was four-year-old Pagoda, winner of the Derby Trial (Listed) over this course and distance.
However, this year there are a number of entries from the Mike de Kock yard, headed up Nother Russia, Orchid Island, unbeaten Cascapedia and Smokey Affair.
Champion trainer Sean Tarry has entered 12 runners.
Mike Azzie has four entries led by Abashiri, who we have not seen in action for almost a year.
Master Sabina is also among the entries and will be trying for a third successive win but this time he is with Joe Soma.
Second entries close at 11am on 30 October.
The final field will be announced on 14 November and the draws made on 15 November.
Entries for the R2-million Sansui Summer Cup (Grade 1) over 2000m at Turffontein on Saturday 25 November.
ABASHIRI (M/A Azzie); AMSTERDAM (M/A Azzie); ARCTICA (M/A Azzie); BANKABLE TEDDY (D Nieuwenhuizen); BANNER HILL (G V Woodruff); BEZANOVA (A G Laird); BI POT (G V Woodruff); BOLD VIKING (S G Tarry); BRAZUCA (J J van Vuuren); CASCAPEDIA (M F de Kock); CHICAGO BEAT (D C Howells); CLASSIFY (D Sham); CORAL FEVER (R R Sage); CROWD PLEASER (J J van Vuuren); DAWN ASSAULT (S J Gray); DEO JUVENTE (G V Woodruff); ELEVATED (M F de Kock); FORT EMBER (P A Peter); FORTISSIMA (J A Soma); FRENCH NAVY (S G Tarry); GIRL ON THE RUN (J J van Vuuren); GO DIRECT (G V Woodruff); GONE BABY GONE (G V Woodruff); HAPPY PILLS (M/A Azzie); HERMOSO MUNDO (W H Marwing); HIDDEN AGENDA (S W Kenny); HYAKU (S G Tarry); ILITSHE (J L van Heerden); INTERGALACTIC (S G Tarry); IRISH PRIDE (J J van Vuuren); KILAUEA (J J van Vuuren); KILLUA CASTLE (G V Woodruff); KILRAIN (M F de Kock); LET IT RAIN (W H Marwing); LIEGE (S G Tarry); MAC DE LAGO (W H Marwing); MALINGA (A G Laird); MASTER SABINA (J A Soma); MASTER SWITCH (G V Woodruff); MATADOR MAN (S G Tarry); NEW PREDATOR (J J van Vuuren); NOTHER RUSSIA (M F de Kock); ORCHID ISLAND (M F de Kock); PAGODA (G V Woodruff); ROMANY PRINCE (O A Ferraris); ROYAL UTOPIA (C Dawson); RUSHMORE RIVER (J A Soma); SAMURAI BLADE (S G Tarry); SMOKEY AFFAIR (M F de Kock); SOCIAL ORDER (S G Tarry); STARPATH (G V Woodruff); STARRETT CITY (G V Woodruff); STONEHENGE (S G Tarry); TAMBALANG (S G Tarry); THE ELMO EFFECT (G M Alexander); TILBURY FORT (S G Tarry); TOP SHOT (G M Alexander); WHOSETHEBOSSNOW (G V Woodruff); WILD HORIZON (J A Soma); WILD WICKET (D C Howells); WIND CHILL (J A Soma); WITCHCRAFT (S G Tarry); ZOUAVES (G V Woodruff).