Turffontein Wins Queensland Guineas
Coolmore shuttler Johannesburg (Hennessy-Myth, by Ogygian) added a group success when his colt Turffontein (Johannesburg-Spirit Of Grace, by Dr Grace) scored a 1.25-lengths victory in yesterday's $250,000 Gr2 Queensland Guineas (1600m) for 3YOs at Eagle Farm. Turffontein (ridden by Danny Nikolic for trainer Anthony Cummings) defeated the gelding Royal Discretion (Royal Academy-Discretion, by Canny Lad) & fellow colt Pepperwood (Easy Rocking-Rhianna Louise, by Woodman). Turffontein (a $70,000 yearling at the 2006 Inglis Melbourne Premier Sale) now has 3 wins (also including February's Listed Wellington Race Club Stakes over 1400m at Caulfield) & 7 placings (including his last 4 starts in the Gr1 Doomben 10,000 over 1350m on May 24 & Listed Hawkesbury Guineas over 1400m on May 10, plus April's Gr3 South Pacific Classic over 1400m at Randwick & Gr2 Hobartville Stakes over 1400m at Rosehill, as well as 2007's Gr3 The Run To The Rose over 1300m at Rosehill) from 15 starts for $442,500 earnings. (Click on the link for full race details from Group Race Results at AAP Racing.) (Jun 10)