HORSE RACING
Bass-Robinson follows neatly in father’s footsteps
When it comes to daughters following successfully in the footsteps of famous fathers, there is evidence that the talented apple does not fall far from the tree. For example, Ivanka, daughter of US President Donald Trump, is a businesswoman in her own right and Katherine Schwarzenegger, daughter of Arnold Schwarzenegger, is an author. Eleven months into her first season as a trainer, Candice Bass-Robinson, the daughter of legendary trainer Mike Bass, has to be more than happy with how things have mapped out. She has saddled more than 80 winners and her runners have earned more than R13.7m in stake money for her patrons. However, the real cherry on top would be to win Saturday’s Vodacom Durban July. It is a race her father won three times with Trademark (2001), Dunford (2005) and dead-heater Pocket Power (2008). Bass-Robinson has three runners in the race: Nightingale, Horizon and 2016’s runner-up, Marinaresco. The first-named — with top jockey Anthony Delpech in the saddle — could pr...
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