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Bard Of Avon (Var – Shakespeare’s Ros, by Dynasty) | Image: Candiese Lenferna Photography
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Leading Robertson nursery, Ridgemont Highlands, achieved a notable feat on Saturday – with Ridgemont Highlands bred runners Bard Of Avon, William Robertson and Team Gold finishing first, third and fourth in the R400 000 Bloodstock SA Sales Cup.
Third placegetter William Robertson is a son of Ridgemont’s highly promising sire Rafeef, who is on course to be named South Africa’s Leading First Season Sire for 2020-2021.
Saturday’s race, open to colts and geldings sold off last year’s National 2YO Sale, was won by the very promising Ashley Fortune-trained gelding Bard Of Avon.
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Bard Of Avon Pictured As A Yearling
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Under Muzi Yeni, the Ashley Fortune trained Bard Of Avon hit the front 200m from home and kept going courageously to score by nearly half a length.
Bard Of Avon’s win was a bitter sweet one for connections, with his part-owner Jumat Cola having passed away earlier in the week.[/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.5.6″ text_font=”|300|||||||” background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” custom_margin=”-19px|||||” custom_padding=”19px|||||” hover_enabled=”0″][/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.5.6″ text_font=”|300|||||||” background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” custom_margin=”-19px|||||” custom_padding=”19px|||||”]Now a winner of two of just three starts, Bard Of Avon was a R260 000 buy from last year’s Bloodstock South Africa National 2YO Sale.
The son of Var is out of the Dynasty mare Shakespeare’s Ros, an unraced half-sister to G3 Magnolia Handicap winner Fair Rosalind -the dam of Var’s G2 winning daughter Schippers.[/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.5.6″ text_font=”|300|||||||” background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” custom_margin=”-19px|||||” custom_padding=”19px|||||” hover_enabled=”0″]
Race Images: Candiese Lenferna Photography
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