Son of VAR, Variety Club made it eight in a row when he beat off strong contenders like Beach Beauty, Pomodoro, Pierre Jourdan and Festival of Fire in the R750 000 Gr 1 Rising Sun Gold Challenge over 1600m at Clairwood earlier today.
After much talk & media speculation about the battle between SA’s current Horse of the Year and speedy filly, Beach Beauty, he beat her into second place in a very exciting race, pushing his overall earnings up to just under R4 million to date.
As usual jockey Anton Marcus was on his back and owners Markus & Ingrid Jooste and trainer Joey Ramsden were smiling from ear to ear. Congratulations to all concerned, including this magnificent equine champion!