No glory, but Breeders Cup runners fly SA flag high

Trainer Graham Motion and jockey Manny Franco were vexed after the Breeders Cup Turf Sprint in California at the weekend.

- Mike Moon

Motion described as "weird" a stewards' decision to overrule an objection to the outcome of the contest, while Franco said: "I don't know what would have been the outcome if I didn't stop riding."

This followed a melee in the final furlong of the $1 million (about R17 million) 1000m event. South Africa's hope Isivunguvungu, racing prominently, got squeezed and Franco had to snatch up his mount to avoid a collision - with favourite Cogburn and eventual winner Starlust lurching across the running line.