The Grade 1 Thekwini winner, the Darryl Moore-trained Canadian Summer, showed yesterday at Hollywoodbets Greyville she is no one season wonder as she easily won the R125 000 Gr3 Flamboyant Stakes over 1600m under Jason Gates, despite being the only runner carrying a Grade 1 penalty in the wfa plus penalties event.
The 104 merit rated daughter of Oratorio beat seven older rivals, including 112 merit rated Sound Of Warning, who was having her first try at 1600m and was beaten 4,40 lengths into fifth.
The win capped a fine weekend for owner Preggie Somasundram. He banked an R80 000 winning owner’s cheque on Friday night as the Louis Goosen-trained Princess Tea held on to her lead in the Hollywoodbets KZN Sizzling Summer Challenge log with a second place finish. Furthermore, another of his horses, the Darryl Moore-trained Question Master, won
on Friday night.
Canadian Summer had no cover throughout yesterday, sitting in second place in the running on the flank of the pacemaker Monashada.
However, she found plenty off the slow pace and ran out a comfortable 2,10 length winner from the progressive Dean Kannemeyer-trained Futura filly Dawnofanewday, who sat behind the winner in the running and stayed on.
The Alyson Wright-trained Master Of My Fate mare Top Me Up Holly was next best ahead of Monashada.
Canadian Summer started 18-10 favourite and in soft going stopped the clock in 99,06 seconds.
Candadian Summer’s work in the build up had apparently not been the best and Moore said afterwards, “I must thank my old boss and mentor Charles Laird who helps me with ideas on her programme.”
The Oldlands Stud-bred filly was bought for R80 000 at the BSA August 2yo Sale.
She is by retired Avontuur stallion Oratorio (Danehill) out of the two-time winning Silvano mare Autumn Splendour.
It was Candaian Summer’s fourth win. She has placed second in all three of her other starts and has earned R585 750.
It would be no surprise to see her targeted at the Grade 2 Wilgerbosdrift Gauteng Fillies Guineas at Turffontein Standside on February 4.
The Listed Christmas Handicap over 1600m, postponed from Boxing Day, saw a fine training feat by the Paul Lafferty yard as the Silvano four-year-old filly Bella Siccome registered her fourth successive victory and her first black type.
She was brought home by Siphesihle Hlengwa in a blanket finish in which the first six were separated by just 1,40 lengths.
Hlengwa was unable to claim his usual 2,5kg because of it being a black type race.
It was a good weekend for Hlengwa.
On Friday night he secured second place in the Hollywoodbets Sizzling Summer Apprentice Challenge to land R6,000 and he also won an additional R5,000 for having the highest points average.
Bella Siccome cost a bargain R120,000 at the BSA National Yearling Sale, considering she is by multiple champion sire Silvano out of the Listed-winning Dynasty mare Bella Spumante.
She is owned by Messrs C J Williamson, C M Hill, J Small, N R Tovey & Mrs M A Tovey.
