All Out For Six wins the Big Cap (Chase Liebenberg Photography)
Last season’s winner of the R5 million Big Cap, the former Vaughan Marshall-trained Drakenstein Stud-bred All Out For Six , arrived in Hong Kong last Thursday (October 2) and will be trained by the high flying yard of Mark Newnham.
Also arriving last Thursday and also to be trained by Newnham was the former Weichong Marwing-trained P T & P Dimakogiannis-bred grey Danon Platina gelding Grey Jet, who is out of the Jet Master mare Jet Mark. He won on debut and in five starts also had two seconds. He finished fourth in last season’s Gr 1 SA Classic.
Also on that shipment was a Gimmethegreenlight three-year-old colt out of the Captain Al mare Esteemal, which makes him a half-brother to the useful Lucky Houdalakis-trained Musical Score (Oratorio). This Avontuur Thoroughbred Farm-bred colt was purchased at the BSA National Yearling Sale for R1.1 million and will be trained by Douglas Whyte.
All Out For Six will be the second One World Newnham will be training as he also trains the former Lucky Houdalakis-trained Riverton Stud-bred One More, who departed South Africa after a win on debut and a fourth place finish in the Gr 1 Gold Medallion. One More has had five starts for Newnham, starting off in Class 3 with a 71 rating, and a fifth place finish is his best result to date. His rating has gone down to 65.
All Out For six won three times in South Africa for The One World Racing Syndicate (nominee: Vaughan Marshall) and he was also placed second in both a Gr 2 and a Gr 3 and third in two Gr 3s.
His earnings from eleven runs for three wins and six places are an impressive R3,427,550.
Newnham has made incredible strides in Hong Kong since arriving for the 2023/2024 season.
He had 31 wins in his first season and 44 the following season and this season was on top of the log in both wins (9) and earnings (HK$13,602,575) before Wednesday’s meeting.
Today with seven runners his return was one win, two seconds and a third.
The added good news is Luke Ferraris is his most regular rider and was also aboard for his biggest win on the island when My Wish won the Hong Kong Classic Mile.
Lyle Hewitson is also a regular rider for Newnham.
