Justin Snaith won a Listed race early on in the World Pool Gold Cup meeting and by the end of the meeting he had officially retained his South African Champion Trainer title. (Candiese Lenferna Photography)
Justin Snaith secured the national trainers championship on Saturday as his charges put in solid performances, getting a Listed win, a Gr 1 third, a Gr 1 fourth and a fourth place finish in the lucrative Gr 3 World Pool Gold Cup.
The expected strong challenge from Sean Tarry failed to materialise and he had to settle for two Gr 1 seconds, two Gr 2 seconds, a Gr 1 fourth and a Gr 1 fifth.
Snaith is currently on earnings of R20,981,288, an unassailable lead of R1,569,525 over Tarry.
It is Snaith’s fifth title.
His first title win was as a 39 year-old in the 2013/2014 season.
Wilgerbosdrift and Mauritzfontein have landed their third National Breeders Championship.
Their progeny have earned stakes of R32,476,781, which gives them an unassailable lead of R1,760,000 over holders Drakenstein Stud.
Drakenstein did break the SA record for number of stakes winners in the season though, their 21 individual stakes winners beating their own mark of 20 set last season which beat their own mark of 18 the previous season.
Drakenstein have retained their National Owners Championship with stakes earnings of R13,976,956, which gives them an unassailable R932, 281 lead over the Hollywood Syndicate.
It is Drakenstein’s third owners title in succession.
It is the third time Varsfontein Stud-based Gimmethegreenlight had been champion sire.
