Many questions to be answered at big Turffontein meeting
All eyes will be looking for top performances by Legal Eagle, Return Flight and Blossom
So many questions will be answered at tomorrow’s 12-race meeting at Turffontein, which makes it arguably the most intriguing so far this year. Will seven-year-old Legal Eagle be able to crown an outstanding career with a fourth consecutive win in the HF Oppenheimer Horse Chestnut Stakes or will he find Soqrat — four years his junior — too smart in the Gr1 race? Just how good is Hawwaam, who is at unbackable odds for the SA Derby? Mike De Kock is on record as saying “he can take on the best in the world” so the Silvano colt is expected to give Gavin Lerena an armchair ride. Will Return Flight stay the 2450m of the SA Oaks, or is it significant that jockey Lyle Hewitson has opted for stablemate, Second Request? The Horse Chestnut honours the Oppenheimers’ huge contribution to the sport, so victory for Mary and Jessica Slack’s home-bred filly, Blossom, in the Oaks would be a fitting result. Can another Mary Slack-owned and bred filly, Gin Fizz, recoup losses in the Pretty Polly Stakes ...
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