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Newsletter WEDNESDAY, 18 JANUARY 2017

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Doc Pycock to speak at seminar

BLOODSTOCK SA will be hosting a

Reproduction Seminar by Dr Jon Pycock on

Sunday February 19th 2017 from 9.30 – 16.30 at

Die Opstal, Slanghoek Road in Rawsonville,

Breede River Valley.

Dr Pycock is a highly knowledgable and

entertaining speaker you may have noticed at

previous breeders‟ seminars for his outstanding

contributions. Here is his CV.

Topics include:

-Practical tips for using reproductive hormones in

mares

-Problem mares: Fluid and ovulation failure

-Endometriosis: Is it career ending in the mare

-Pregnancy diagnosis, and much more.

Please reserve your place by booking with Pauline

Smith, no later than 1 February on Tel:- 087 742

2311 or E-mail:- pauline@equine.co.za

CPYS 2017 countdown starts

“It’s all systems go!”

WITH only three days to go to the 2017 Cape

Premier Yearling Sale, it‟s all systems go! Sales

Manager Amanda Carey said on Wednesday

morning that the last yearlings will be arriving this

morning and viewing will start during the course of

the day.

“There is a CTS hospitality tent in the stable area at

the Cape International Convention Centre where

vendors and buyers can look in for refreshments, it‟s

a beautiful day here in Cape Town.”

Carey said that there will be a solid international

buyers bench, many of whom have flown in already

including Angus Gold, Tom Goff, Mick Flanagan

and Peter Doyle. “We have several new

internationals buying this year, which is exciting!”

A CTS cocktail party will be held at The Taj Hotel,

starting at 6pm on Friday evening.

The sale starts at 17.30 on Saturday afternoon, and

so far only lots 208 and 216 have been withdrawn.

The catalogue can be downloaded on this link.

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THE tempting 17-10 about Legal Eagle was taken

yesterday as most bookies, including Betting

World, turned his odds to 15-10. The good support

for Marinaresco continues - he‟s come in to 5-2,

with Whisky Baron steady at 9-2.

Three-year-old ace Gold Standard (12-1 to 11-1)

and the older Captain America (22-1 back to 20-1)

were two longer-priced runners to attract support.

The latest betting is:

15-10 (17-10) (15-10) (14-10) (13-10) (15-10) (22-

10) Legal Eagle

5-2 (28-10) (3-1) (33-10) (70-20) (33-10) (7-2, 4-

1) Marinaresco

9-2 (75-20) (4-1, 8-1, 20-1) Whisky Baron

9-1 (15-2) (13-2) (6-1) (15-2) Bela-Bela

11-1 (12-1) (18-1 (16-1) Gold Standard

14-1 (12-1) (16-1) It’s My Turn,

20-1 (18-1) (16-1) (14-1) The Conglomerate,

22-1 (20-10 (25-1) (40-1) Captain America

40-1 and upwards others.

For more information, or to open an account, dial

087.741.2700. - tt

Sun Met: Top two saw some

cash on Tuesday

OUR Gr1 Sun Met betting grid (left) reflects

continued steady support for Candice Bass-

Robinson‟s four-year-old Marinaresco, who

touched as high as 9-2 after the L‟Ormarins

Queen‟s Plate before coming in through 4s and

28-10 into 5-2 in the last few days. In the photo,

Marinaresco goes through his paces at Milnerton

yesterday - he looks in menacing shape and it is

evident that the stable believes the Met is not a one-

horse race!

Decades of Glamour at Sun Met

The „Decades of Glamour‟ theme is set to inspire a

number of fantastic raceday looks spanning between

the 1920s right through to the disco era of the 1970s

and beyond.

The official Sun Met after-party presented by GUESS

has attracted a star line-up of some of South Africa‟s

biggest artists including the likes of Mi Casa, Good-

luck, Sketchy Bongo and Euphonik.

Tickets for the Sun Met, celebrated with GH Mumm

are available from Ticketpro here http://bit.ly/

SunMet2017

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TRAINERS Bob Baffert (Arrogate) and Art Sherman

(California Chrome), squared up for a photo session at

Santa Anita in California, ahead of the $12-million Pega-

sus World Cup in Miami, Florida, next Saturday. It‟s a

much-anticipated rematch between the two stars—

Sherman wants revenge, he reckons „Chrome‟ will get it.

Baffert is confident too and said, “Bring him on down!”

A Rumble in Racing’s Jungle...

Get your entries done for HiT Sale,

1 February at Randjes

YOU only have a week and change to enter horses for the

Horses in Training Sale to be staged at the Randjesfontein

Training Centre on Wednesday, 1 February.

Among the 40 entries received so far are 25 runners from

Sean Tarry‟s stable including three-year-old filly Tandana

(AUS), a fluent winner at Turffontein on Tuesday, well-

performed four-year-olds Forest, Vee Man and Pachuco,

and consistent five-year-olds El Bombero and Lucky

Luciano.

Click here for full details.

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