Season’s leading rider could take on legendary jockey if Make It Snappy gets green light
This season’s leading rider, Keagan De Melo, could take on legendary jockey, Frankie Dettori, in California in November if Hollywood boss, Owen Heffer, gives the green light for his filly, Make It Snappy, to run at the Breeders Cup meeting.
Dettori has already announced he will hang up his saddle at the end of the year and Santa Anita Park — venue for this year’s Breeders Cup — would appear the perfect meeting for the world-renowned rider to bow out. One wonders whether Antony Beck — president of Gainesway Farm in Kentucky — could be one of those interested? Make It Snappy’s sire, Dynasty, was bred by Wilgerbosdrift Stud but stood at Highlands at the time of his death in March 2019.
Looking back on the WSB Met and asked why the big Dynasty filly did not take the lead early and set the pace, he said: “It was the plan to lead [though he had also said in the build up she did not need to lead and there would always be a plan B] but Keagan [De Melo] felt they were going a bit too quick early. But he then got caught when the pacemaker slowed it up. I don’t think it made any difference though.
Turffontein has a quick 1,000m course which should suit Isivunguvungu down to the ground, being a horse with plenty of natural speed and a fine turn of foot.
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