HORSE RACING
Snaith pushes for Black Arthur inclusion in July
Ahead of Tuesday’s announcement of the final field for the 2017 Vodacom Durban July, trainer Justin Snaith has sent a public message — via the media — to the Gold Circle Selection Panel who have the job of reducing the field to 18 runners. Worried that his four-year-old Black Arthur will not get an invitation to SA’s most famous race on July 1, Snaith said: "If he does not get in, I hope it is because they have found a good one and not just a horse who has no chance. "Black Arthur is proven at group level and he has had a perfect preparation. Just about every punter out there knows he is a horse who can win the race," said Snaith. Every year the July panel end up getting flak from the media and pundits. A year ago, they controversially did not invite two Highveld horses, Deo Juvente and Trophy Wife. It led to trainer Sean Tarry commenting on Trophy Wife’s omission that "Gold Circle should be named Gold Circus". Snaith has made no secret of the fact that winning the Durban July has b...
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