Summer Cup day belongs to Sean Tarry and jockey Denis Schwarz
Trainer completes a Summer Cup hat-trick after Zilzaal wins race at Turffontein
01 December 2019 - 17:25
When Denis Schwarz was in grade 9 at Marais Viljoen High in Alberton, his stepfather took him to the Summer Cup. Little did the youngster know that he would return to Turffontein a few years later and emerge the hero of that same race.
On Saturday, 20-year-old Schwarz looked to have precious little chance of winning the Gauteng Chris Gerber Summer Cup on 28-1 shot Zilzaal, but he rode the race of his young life to hold off the favourite, Soqrat...
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