The Paul Lafferty-trained champion colt Harry’s Son is in good spirits in Mauritius on the second leg of his arduous five month journey to Dubai.

Harry’s Son has been accompanied from day one of the journey by one of the Lafferty yard’s head grooms, Paulus Ntlali, who drew high praise from the Johannesburg quarantine station staff for his horse care skills and his organised approach.

Top Mauritian trainer Ricky Maingard has also been keeping an eye on Harry’s Son in Mauritius and has been providing his popular Capstone feed.
The colt has been able to make use of the cantering track at the Mauritius quarantine facility.

Lafferty’s Summerveld assistant Roy Waugh will be leaving for Mauritius on August 21 and will stay with Harry’s Son for a month.
The Australian-bred colt is a laid back character but will need to keep up his base fitness.

Waugh will be an integral part of Lafferty’s plans to establish a yard in Dubai. He helped Herman Brown set up a yard in Chantilly at the outset of his Dubai sojourn and spent time in his yard in Dubai on a number of occasions. This coupled with his experience of dirt tracks in the USA, where he was a successful trainer, will make Waugh an invaluable asset in the current Dubai racing climate considering Meydan switched from a tapeta surface to dirt last year.

Harry’s Son himself has only raced on grass to date and will likely stick to the grass in Dubai. However, being by a Mr Prospector line sire out of a dam who is by a Danzig line sire, he looks to have a very suitable dirt pedigree.

By David Thiselton