THE CAPE PREMIER YEARLING SALE AND J&B MET 2012

Cape Town
(Photo : Cape Town Tourism)

It's sizzling in the City!

Cape Town may be in temperate climes but the racing action this next week is really heating things up!

The CTS Cape Premier Yearling Sale starts off on Thursday the 26^th of January through Friday the 27^th with a very strong catalogue of very well bred and well-related yearlings on offer. There is a lot of depth across the 350 lot book and it is bound to attract a strong buying market. We expect to see some exceptional horses and some record-breaking prices!

To view the catalogue:

http://www.capethoroughbredsales.com/lots/view_by_catalogue/1/Cape-Premier-Yearling-Sale-Book-1

Saturday the 28^th of January brings the running of the J&B Met! As always, it is the place to be on the last Saturday of January. The field could be quite open except for the presence of sparkling jewel, Igugu! The champion filly has run second only twice in her career and it will be thrilling to see if she can once again hold off the boys, as she did in the Vodacom Durban July!

J&B MET (Grade 1) Kenilworth, Turf, 2000m 28 January 2012 FINAL FIELD
N0	Horse	Kg	MR	Dr	Jockey	Trainer
1	BRAVURA	60.0	113	12	A Marcus	Joey Ramsden
2	THE APACHE	59.5	114	11	R Danielson	Gavin van Zyl
3	TALES OF BRAVERY	58.0	113	15	M Byleveld	Vaughan Marshall
4	ILSANPIETRO (BRZ)	58.0	111	2	W Marwing	Mike de Kock
5	LION IN WINTER	58.0	109	3	G Hatt	Joey Ramsden
6	SMANJEMANJE	58.0	108	9	* G van Niekerk	Tyrone Zackey
7	CASK	58.0	107	6	tba	Stephen Page
8	FABIANI	58.0	107	14	S Cormack	Glen Kotzen
9	SUPER STORM	58.0	104	13	K Neisius	Mike Bass
10	CHESALON	57.5	110	16	K Teetan	Mike Bass
11	RUN FOR IT	57.5	106	4	B Fayd'Herbe	Justin Snaith
12	IGUGU (AUS)	57.0	117	7	A Delpech	Mike de Kock
13	EMERALD COVE	57.0	106	1	F Coetzee	Justin Snaith
14	BEACH BEAUTY	55.0	108	5	A Forbes	Dennis Drier
15	GIMMETHEGREENLIGHT (AUS)	54.0	117	8	P Strydom	Justin Snaith
16	ASTRO NEWS	52.0	107	10	R Fourie	Greg Ennion
www.jbmet.co.za

THE TROUBLE WITH RESOLUTIONS!

Happy New Year!
(Photo : Summerhill Stud)

2012 has already kicked off at a cracking pace...

The trouble with New Year's resolutions is that by the time one has made them and thought about implementing them, the year is already ticking along into February and onwards.

Some people don't belive that the new year is any different to the old, yet the difference of that second hand on the big clock ticking away the old year and heralding in the new has a pshycologically refreshing benefit for most of us.

It allows some wiping of the slates to allow us to start anew, whether within our physical or mental selves, work and ambitions, aspirations and goals. Whatever we are looking to change or improve, the new year certainly provides a renewed opportunity to focus on those things.

2012 has already kicked off at a cracking pace, particularly for Justin Snaith and the connections of Gimmethegreenlight who won the L'Ormarins Queen's Plate in a very exciting race. Our congratulations to all.

This month also sees the running of the J&B Met and the CTS Cape Premier Yearling Sale to be held for two days before, on the 26^th and 27^th January. We wish all our Vuma customers the very best as they show off their horses to the world.

This year will also see a number of South African riders competing at the London Olympics and we look forward to watching their progress!

Speaking of refreshing; we have refreshed our bags, to a shiny, recyclable BOPP version. While keeping your feed fresher, they are very striking and hard to miss, so keep an eye out for the green and gold, as you will see them coming into your feed store.

To all our Vuma clients, we wish you the most successful and rewarding year ahead, knowing that Vuma will be there when it matters most.

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BEST WISHES FOR BASIL

Basil Marcus and Desert Links
(Photo : Summerhill Stud)

BASIL MARCUS HEADS FOR SINGAPORE

Popular trainer, client and friend of Vuma and Summerhill, Basil Marcus, is launching his training career in Singapore. He has just ended the Cape season with a string of wins; among them a treble, including the Cape Breeders Club Jamaica Handicap on Saturday 16 January, the same day that his Singapore-bound horses left Cape Town, and two on J&B Met day!

Basil started training in 2003 shortly after hanging up his boots, having ridden more than 3000 winners and having been seven-time champion jockey in Hong Kong. Basil has been training in Cape Town where he had more than 120 horses in his string and was consistently among the leading trainers. The yard will continue to operate with the remaining horses, while Basil is in Singapore.

His major training successes, include winning the G1 Cape Guineas and the G1 Cape Derby with Jay Peg, who went on to win the 2008 Singapore Airlines International Cup and the 2008 Dubai Duty Free, trained by Herman Brown. Basil also trained the Summerhill-bred Desert Links, winner of the G1 Canon Gold Cup in 2008. Desert Links will return to his care after finishing third in the Group 1 Singapore Gold Cup in November when prepared by David Hill.

Basil was granted his licence by the Singapore Turf Club in June 2009 and will be based in the new stable complex at Kranji racecourse. The first thirty two horses left Cape Town on 16 January and are settled in Singapore, in preparation for the upcoming season. The string includes Ready to Run graduate Trafalgar Legacy, by Rock of Gibraltar and we look forward to watching their success.

The Vuma team wishes Basil every success in his new chapter – We love to feed your Champions!