Abashiri update

The Triple Crown hero Abashiri damaged a suspensory ligament in Saturday’s Vodacom Durban July and was pulled out of the race in the straight by jockey Piere Strydom.
It is the end of the star gelding’s racing career.

The good-looking chestnut will spend a week in hospital and will then enjoy a likely pampered retirement being looked after by his trainer Mike Azzie and family.

He won six races in 19 starts and earned R4,289,250 in stakes.

He is by the Lammerskraal Stud sire Go Deputy and was also bred by Lammerskraal.
He was purchased for R400,000 at the 2014 National Yearling Sales.

Gold Circle’s Tote turnover for Saturday’s event was 7% down on last year but they were nevertheless pleased as it had come on the back of two increases in turnover in the previous two years and the July was also competing this year with two World Cup football quarter-final matches. Journalist: David Thiselton.

Thats very good news, i am sure we all thought the worst when the screens were brought on to the track and after some time ABBA was put inside the box and driven off!

It was a stange situation where the jubilant winning owners were on one side of the track and the distress being felt on the other side just 50 meters away

great news considering the doom and gloom surrounding racing

Poor Guy - hope he finds a good retirement home - love this guy but will never love the way he was managed

mr hawaii wrote: Poor Guy - hope he finds a good retirement home - love this guy but will never love the way he was managed

Nail on the head