Grade 1 Review 2016

January

The year started with a reminder that Legal Eagle was very special



Smart Call announces herself the best Filly in South Africa after trouncing her Paddock stakes rivals



A masterley ride by Piere Strydom on IT`S MY TURN put some fancy rivals to the sword in the Cape Derby



INARA was classy winning her 2nd Majorca Stakes



Smart Call then demolishes one of the best J&B Met fields in recent memory, earning her a ticket to Hollywood



Gulf Storm found a fantastic late turn of foot to win the Cape Flying Championships

In APRIL

Legal Eagle wins his 4th and 5th Grade 1`s, 1st in the Horse Chesnut Stakes



Then an outstanding winner of the Premier`s Champion Challenge



JUXTAPOSE outstays the SA Fillies classic field



My personal highlight of the year was ABASHIRI winning the triple crown (1st leg Feb, Grade 2)







INARA rounded of a pruple patch with a win in the EMPRESS CLUB STAKES



CLOTH OF CLOUD was all raw talent, jinking at the line as she beats the colts in the SA Nursery



CARRY ON ALICE winning the Computaform Sprint on the snap !!

Please tell me if i miss any grade 1`s

MAY

In May the 3yo`s took center stage with Rabada and Bela-Bela winning the Daily News and Woolavington 2000`s





JUNE

With the KZN Season in full swing we moved to Scottsville for the big Grade1 Sprints

TALKTOTHESTARS and Piere Strydom landed some big bets winning the TSOGO Sun Sprint ( Watch out for RED RAY`S comeback run)









MAC DE LAGO was a narrow winner of the Rising Sun Challenge

JULY Some say the ride of the year was Striker`s aboard The Conglomerete in the Durban July



Inara rounding of a fabulous career winning her 5th Grade 1 in the Garden Province



RED RAY Was outstanding winning the Mercury Sprint



Does not feel right leaving Enaad`s Gold Cup out of the review



Querari Falcon rounded off last season as probably the best 2yo Filly



Gunner shocked the crowd in the Premiers Champion Stakes



Marinaresco got his compensation for the unlucky July run with a win a stunning win in the Mike and Carol Bass

November

Master Sabina was outstanding winning Geoff Woodruff his 4th Sansui Summer cup on the trot




December

JUST SENSUAL came with a strong late run to win the World Sports Betting Cape Fillies Guineas



WILLIAM LONGSFORD outstays his rivals to win the Grand Parade Cape Guineas

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