Cape trainers eye R6m Summer Cup purse

Racing enthusiasts were pleased to see nominees from around the country when 42 first entries for the Betway Summer Cup at Turffontein on 29 November were unveiled.

- Mike Moon

Most notable are horses from Cape Town-based trainers Justin Snaith, Glen Kotzen and James Crawford.

Cape raiders have become a rarity on the Highveld in recent times, but a R6 million purse and Grade 1 status - for Joburg's premier horse race might be big enough an incentive for stables behind the Wine Curtain to tackle the travel challenges.

Snaith has entered four-year-old gelding Okavango, who was placed twice in graded races during the KwaZulu-Natal winter season and looks to be a hardy sort who might cope well with an upcountry jaunt for a 2 000m test.