DATE: Saturday, 23 May 2015

AGE/ CONDITION: 2 Year Old Fillies at Level Weights over 1200m

ENTRIES: 11:00am Friday, 8 May 2015 – Fee: R 1368

SUPP ENTRIES: 11:00am Friday, 8 May 2015 – Fee R 5472

WEIGHTS: Friday, 15 May 2015 Weight to be carried: 60kg

DECLARATIONS: 11:00am Monday, 18 May 2015 – Fee R 5472

2014 Allan Robertson Championship (Grade 1)  

Horse: Alboran Sea

Jockey: Muzi Yeni

Trainer: M F De Kock

Owners: Mrs M Slack & Mr M B Javett

Breeder: Rosemont Stud, Vic

ABOUT Allan Robertson Championship (Grade 1):

Following on the success of the then Smirnoff Plate run for the first time the year before, this race was first run in 1964 as the Breeders Champion Fillies Stakes and is the top sprint for juvenile fillies in the country. The name was changed to the Allan Robertson Championship in 1974 in honour of Mr Allan Robertson who founded the Thoroughbred Breeders Association of South Africa.

Great names of horses, jockeys and trainers have been associated with the winners of this race including Charlie Barends, Michael Roberts, Herman Brown senior, Terrance Millard, David Payne, the late Aubrey Roberts and Johnny Dawson who all won the race more than once.

ROLL OF HONOUR:

2014

Alboran Sea

2013

Trainer Vaughan Marshall is a master at preparing sprinters and his filly Happy Valentine gave notice that she was something special when winning the Allan Robertson Championship by 3.5 lengths. She had won by 5.5 lengths on debut and displayed her speed when pacing it with Garibondy in the early stages before being given her head and blasting away from the opposition to win from Along Came Polly, Masked Lady and Sea Cat to give jockey Sean Veale his first Grade 1 victory.

2012

1st All Is Secret; 2nd Franny; 3rd Valdivia; 4th Counter Ridge.