Saturday’s R2m SA Classic at Turffontein is not just about trainers Sean Tarry vs Mike de Kock — it is also a clash between SA and Australia. With two important yearling sales looming, the last thing South African breeders want is an "away win" so they will be firmly in the corner of the son of Silvano, Al Sahem. However, waiting to tackle the even-money favourite is Aussie-bred Heavenly Blue, whom jockey Callan Murray says would have gone close in the Betting World Guineas with a clear passage. Both three-year-olds are reported by their trainers to be in fine fettle and — if the bookies have got their sums right — this is surely a nailed-on boxed exacta. It is somewhat ironic that the layers will now be relying on Piere Strydom’s mount Janoobi to provide them with a favourable result. Yet the talk from the De Kock yard is all about Heavenly Blue with reservations that the Guineas winner — also batting for the home side as he is a son of Silvano — will get the 1,800m trip. Another A...
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