De Kock Has Edge In SA Derby

No Triple Crown winner on the cards, but final leg still a thriller

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JOHANNESBURG - The 1.25 million rands (S$91,600) Grade 1 TAB SA Derby over 2,450m is the final leg of the SA Triple Crown, but sadly this year, it is not going to be won.

Parisian Walkway, who triumphed in Leg 1, the Grade 2 Gauteng Guineas over 1,600m, failed to handle the heavy conditions that made life tricky for a number of horses in Leg 2, the Grade 1 SA Classic over 1,800m.

That race was won by Confederate but while Parisian Walkway will take his place in the SA Derby, Confederate will not be running.

Much of the attention this year will be on the Mike and Mathew de Kock-trained Immediate Edge.

The son of Vercingetorix is unbeaten in three starts and Mike de Kock has already said he would be looking to run him in the Grade 1 Hollywoodbets Durban July (2,200m) at Greyville on July 5.

He will have to get his merit rating up and no doubt the father-and-son team will be hoping this is the race that will do it for them.