RACING NEWSTEXT: ADA VAN DER BENT.Purchased for R800,000 as a yearling, she has returnedthis amount and more for his owners, whohave so far banked R825,380 in stakes earnings fortheir four-time winner.VICTORY MOON STAKES (Gr 2)The unheralded Zambucca shocked his Victory Mo<strong>on</strong>Stakes rivals at odds of 33-1 when he nosed fellowl<strong>on</strong>gshot Astro News (22-1) in a terrific stretch duel.As the field turned into the straight, Zambucca beganlengthening his stride right <strong>on</strong> cue under replacementrider Karl Zechner and seized the initiative approachingthe 400m mark. Astro News loomed large <strong>on</strong> hisoutside, but the chestnut was not to be denied andoutbattled his rival in a driving finish, with the pair finishingfour lengths clear of the third Meadow Magic.Also successful in last seas<strong>on</strong>’s Listed Derby Trial,the winner was bagging his fourth career victory atthe Joburg track and advanced his career earningsto R533,675, a far cry from the R170,000 he cost as ayearling.BETTING WORLD MERCHANTSSTAKES (Gr 2)Upped in class for this Gr.2 event, the picture of resoluti<strong>on</strong>that is Cap Alright made all the running to landthe biggest victory of his career and cap a remarkablefiver <strong>on</strong> the day for the Justin Snaith stable.Sent straight to the fr<strong>on</strong>t by jockey Bernard Fayd’Herbeand allowed to bowl al<strong>on</strong>g ahead of his opp<strong>on</strong>ents,the gelding never looked in any danger of defeat andkept <strong>on</strong> resolutely to score a clear-cut victory overthe favourite Depardieu, who rallied for sec<strong>on</strong>d, withMagico staying <strong>on</strong> best for third.Now an eight-time winner, Cap Alright came into thisrace in the form of his life, having run champi<strong>on</strong> WhatA Winter to a half length over 1100m in his previousouting. Since bagging the Listed Southeaster Sprint<strong>on</strong> January 2, the gelding has put together an enviableformline in ten subsequent starts, winning four andfinishing out of the first three just <strong>on</strong>ce. His latest successhas also boosted his stakes earnings to R740,125,with the promise of more to come.GREEN POINT STAKES (Gr 2)Reigning Horse of the Year Variety Club proved to behead and shoulders above his rivals when he recordeda comprehensive start-to-finish victory, his eighthat graded stakes level and eleventh overall.The champi<strong>on</strong> enjoyed an unc<strong>on</strong>tested lead from thejump and at the top of the straight, he quickly openedan unassailable advantage. From that point <strong>on</strong>wards,his rivals never got in a blow as he stamped his authority<strong>on</strong> proceedings, storming home to win by twoand a half lengths from old adversary Jacks<strong>on</strong>, whohad turned for home with just <strong>on</strong>e behind him. Hein turn finished just over two lengths clear of MasterPlan.The winner further advanced his already sizeableearnings to R2,582,560 which far outstrip his initialpurchase price of R435,000 at the 2010 EquimarkVintage Sale.On this performance, the colt looks to have the forthcomingL’Ormarins Queen’s Plate at his mercy.BETTING WORLD ALGOA CUP (Gr 3)Jockey M J Byleveld and four-year-old Hill Fifty Fourhave forged a powerful alliance since they teamedup in February, winning four of six starts, the latestof which a c<strong>on</strong>vincing first stakes victory in the Gr.3Algoa Cup.Placed in a perfect spot in a stalking third behind pacesetterShujaa, Vaughan Marshall’s charge swept intoc<strong>on</strong>tenti<strong>on</strong> up the centre of the course and easily repelledthe initial attenti<strong>on</strong>s of Fabiani, and then PuntaArenas to stamp his authority with a facile two-lengthvictory.Hill Fifty Four has not looked back since he crackedhis maiden in January, completing a hat-trick of winsbefore narrowly going down to Why Worry in the Gr.3Winter Classic. Gelded after a well-beaten third behindPunta Arenas in the Gr.3 Winter Derby, he celebratedhis return to racing almost four m<strong>on</strong>ths laterwith a smart victory over the Durbanville mile. Yetanother stakes winner for champi<strong>on</strong> owners Markusand Ingrid Jooste, whose brilliant miler Variety Clublanded the previous day’s Gr.2 Green Point Stakesat Kenilworth, Hill Fifty Four has now w<strong>on</strong> six races,with this black-type success the icing <strong>on</strong> the cake.28 Parade CAPE PREMIER YEARLING SALES EDITION
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