Drakenstein Crossbred South African Champion dark jet retired and will be returning home to operate in Stellenbosch for the upcoming breeding season.
Before Trippi, Drakenstein’s stalwart champion Jet Dark had won nine of the 19 starts for champion coach Justin Snaith, with group wins at ages 2, 3, 4 and 5, including Queen’s Plate (G1) 2021 and 2022, Champions Cup (G1) and Cape Town Met (G1) last month.
Jet Dark has collected some enviable titles in his racing career, including the 3-year-old Equus 2020-21 champion, the 2020-21 and 2021-22 Equus champion, and the men’s major Equus champion. age 2021-22 and Equus champion 2021-22 middle distance horse champion.
He is outside of the winning Jet Master mare Night Jet, half-sister to South Africa-listed winners night trip And brown coin. Night Jet comes from the family of hero Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe (G1) Peintre Celebre
Snaith, who helped choose the Jet Dark as an avid horse, said: “The Jet Dark is an extremely easy horse to train. He’s a gentleman with the best temperament, which allows me to get the most out of him. his ability while giving him a perfectly reasonable retirement.
“I will be sad to see her gone as I believe she has a few group 1s left in the tank, but I can’t wait to buy her whole year!”
A 5-year-old was introduced with an opening fee of R30,000 (US$1,664).
