Barend Botes

Barend Botes, who recently relocated from the Highveld, has a relatively small string at his new Summerveld yard and only had two wins to his name this month. However, those two were significant as they belong to star filly Quid Pro Quo who, barring some anomaly, will be crowned Equus Champion Two-Year-Old Filly. Although the Gr1 Allan Robertson Fillies Championship fell outside of this month, Botes steered Quid Pro Quo to victories in the Gr2 Zulu Kingdom Explorer Gold Slipper on Hollywoodbets Durban July Day and the month ending victory in the Gr1 Douglas Whyte Stakes for an unprecedented treble.

Barend is Gold Circle’s Trainer of the Month for July.