The Piet Steyn-trained Potala Palace colt Katak won the Grade 3 Pocket Power Stakes over 2400m at Kenilworth today to complete the Cape Winter Series triple crown under Bernard Fayd’herbe. 

History repeated itself as Pocket Power himself won the Winter series triple crown in the same Marsh Shirtliff colours that Katak carries and he was also ridden by Fayd’herbe. 

Fayd’herbe has in fact ridden the winter series triple crown three times as he did it with African Night Sky too. 

Katak is now unbeaten in five starts. 

Steyn confirmed he was still immature so he should continue to blossom. 

The Sun Met and Vodacom Durban July will be natural targets, like they were with Pocket Power, although big monetary offers from overseas will probably come in and will be hard to turn down.

By David Thiselton

Image: Katak (Liesl King)