Miami Mountain powers through late to just get up in the Mythical Flight Sprint and it gives Hollywood Racing a 131st win of the season, three better than their own record they set last season (JC Photos)
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Ridgemont’s five time G1 winning stallion Canford Cliffs looks to have come up with another smart sort in the form of Miami Mountain.
The latter ran out a game winner of the Betway Mythical Flight Sprint (1100m) at Turffontein on Sunday afternoon.
Under Callan Murray, the Mike and Mathew De Kock trained three-year-old unleashed a fine turn of foot which saw Miami Mountain get up close home to score by a short-head.
A half-brother to recent G2 Wilgerbosdrift SA Fillies Nursery winner Good Day Sunshine, Miami Mountain showed tremendous courage in fighting on strongly in Sunday’s sprint.
A tilt at the G2 Golden Horse Sprint (won last year by another son of Canford Cliffs in the form of Tenango) could be on the cards for the Hollywood Racing owned Miami Mountain. The latter has won five of nine starts, with Miami Mountain’s victories also including this season’s G3 TAB National Currency Sprint.
Bred by Ridgemont Highlands, Miami Mountain is out of the Captain Al mare Miss Florida, who is also the dam of the Gr 2 Wilgerbosdrift SA Fillies Nursery winner Good Day Sunshine.
Miami Mountain is one of 30 stakes winners for star miler Canford Cliffs.
