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Hoedspruit Takes It In His Stride

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Hoedspruit Takes It In His Stride

Justin Snaith's WSB Cape Town Met entry Hoedspruit won the R400,000 Glorious Goodwood Gr2 Premier Trophy at Kenilworth on Saturday. Fourie rode a peach of as he switched his mount to the inside and won with a good few cracks of the whip.

Hoedspruit won the R400,000 Glorious Goodwood Gr2 Premier Trophy at Kenilworth on Saturday. Justin Snaith's WSB Cape Town Met entry beat Super Silvano by a half length. Do It Again pulled up lame. Hoed Spruit has won 6 races with 5 places from 15 starts for SA Champion owner Suzette Viljoen. Hoeds Spruid was a R280, 000 buy from the 2019 Cape Yearling Sale.

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