The Pocket Power Tribute Issue - PARADE MAGAZINE

HAIL THE...
KING OF
KENILWORTH
In a feat unprecedented in the annals of
the South African turf, he not only won
his third Met, but he had also won the
L’Ormarins Queen’s Plate (Gr 1) on three
successive occasions, a feat unlikely to
be repeated in the near future. He just
seems to keep lifting his game as he matures
and one now hopes that the cynics
that have hung on his tail for so long will
join his massive end growing fan club.
He is a true champion.
Besides Pocket Power’s record breaking
antics, another first was achieved with
his full sister River Jetez running a gal-
POWER PEOPLE: Marsh Shirtliff and Mike Bass
The stuff that dreams are made of!
Pocket Power galloped into racing history at
Kenilworth on 31 January 2009 when landing
his third successive R2,5 million J & B Met.
lant third in the bright yellow Amm silks,
thus ensuring that champion trainer
Mike Bass’ fine record with Jet Master’s
progeny continued unabated.
Pocket Power was recording his, dare
we say, lucky thirteenth win from 28
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starts, which includes 7 Grade 1 races.
His earnings catapulted to close to R8
million. Plagued by soundness problems
as a younger horse, his record is a living
tribute to the skill of one of South Africa’s
finest horseman in Mike Bass, who
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