The Specialist (The United States) was bought out of the MJ Odenddal yard after two wins and an eyecatching third in the Gr 2 Durban Golden Horseshoe in his fifth start. Big things were expected of him and he started off for the new partnership with a second in the Gr 1 Premiers Champion Stakes, but in fact today was the first time he had won since that purchase about 18 months ago and his merit rating has fallen from 115 to 88. He clinched the first leg of a quick double for all of Sean Tarry, Keagan de Melo and Laurence Wernars (JC Photos)
Keagan de Melo rode a double for Sean Tarry at the Vaal Classic track today with both horses running in the Laurence Wernars colours.
De Melo is now retained by Wernars.
There was also a double for Muzi Yeni.
Craig Zackey had a single win to go to 133 wins for the season, achieved at a strike rate of 17.41%, and he is now 27 wins clear of Richard Fourie, whose 106 wins have come at a strike rate of 22.13%.
Yeni is on 72 wins at 11.30% and he has joined Callan Murray in third place with the latter’s 72 wins having come at 14.01%.
De Melo has had 24 wins at 15.38%.
Tarry is on 43 wins for the season at 12.04%.
