The INVASION has begun & it's not even cold yet................:S

mikesack Wrote:

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> @ W.E.
>
> Drier won about 4 features and Howells 1, so not
> bad going however it's a far cry from the days Syd
> Laird cleaned up down South and David Payne gave
> the locals much pain when he raided in Summer.
>
> But the statistics show that from about 1970 till
> present the KZN boys have won 12 Mets while the
> Cape have won 17 July's.So let's watch this space
> & record what will fill the treasure chest of the
> Cape raiders this season.

It's a hard ask for any trainer and their horses to travel.But they have to follow the stake money as that's where they earn their living from......and it's good to see the top horses competing in the graded races.Well as for the July this year I think the noms are pretty average and will be damn hard to even get a run.....

And the beat goes on........................... and I've lost count, but with the Hot Ticket , Afrikaburn and Legislate going to the Cape,and the Bilateral, etc to the Gauteng, only Beach Beauty brought home a slice of the pie for the banana boys.

Now there's more to come with the Gold Cup and other features sure to follow the same route.

Duncan Howells won the 12th race which was a million rand race. Horses from all over SA.
And the beat goes on....

And it is freezing in Pmb today.