My Best Shot makes history as he cruises to victory in the Listed East Cape Derby over 2400m. (Pauline Herman Photography).
The Alan Greeff-trained My Best Shot oozed class when adding the Listed WSB East Cape Derby over 2400m to his burgeoning CV on the Fairview turf today under regular pilot Richard Fourie.
That meant he had won all three legs of the East Cape Sophomore Challenge which earned him a R250,000 bonus.
My Best Shot is the first horse in history to win the East Cape “Triple Crown”.
The races were run over 1400m on February 21, 1600m on March 21 and 2400m today (May 9) and all of them were Listed events limited to three-year-olds.
The Varsfontein Stud-bred Fire Away three-year-old gelding has now won nine races from 15 starts and has won three Listed events.
My Best Shot was a bit head strong going down to the start, which raised some concerns because this was the first time he was going beyond 1600m and 800m further is a considerable step up.
However, he settled well at the back of the eleven horse field.
He then scythed through the field like a hot knife through butter in the straight to win by 5,25 lengths.
He is only rated 111 and he faced opposition that were all rated 95 or below, so thoughts of the Hollywoodbets Durban July would probably require a trip to KZN to run in a race like the Cup Trial.
He has such an exhilarating turn of foot that supplementing him for the Hollywoodbets Durban July would not be over optimistic.
Earlier, Greeff’s unbeaten Varsfontein Stud-bred Master Of My Fate filly Anotherdanceforme proved an armchair ride for Andrew Fortune in the Listed WSB Dahlia Plate over 1200m in the latter’s first visit to Fairview for eight years.
She is now unbeaten in four starts and despatched her stablemates King Prawn and Hot Sauce, putting 3,25 lengths between herself and them under a typical ride from Fortune, who could afford to look around at the finish.
