If racing in 2013 is anything near as good for Ian Robertson as was his last two weeks of 2012, this well-known Port Elizabeth owner and breeder is in for a really big ride.
Robertson enjoyed a great Fairview meeting, well the first two races of it, on December 21. On that day the two-year-old filly Yoshie, bred and owned by Ian and his wife Nina, won the first race, ‘n Maiden Juvenile Plate over 800m. Charles Ndlovu was in the saddle for the Alan Greeff stable.
Katie Em, another Robertson owned and bred, followed up with a victory in the second race, ‘n Maiden Plate over 1 000m, for trainer Yvette Bremner. This time Stallone Naidoo was the jockey.
Both won at long prices but both got nibbled at. That was enough for Robertson. He was off to catch a plane to enjoy his holiday.
When asked about his good fortunes Robertson replied, “If only it was like this every race meeting”.
He might have been on holiday but Robertson’s year did not stop there. He is also the breeder of the exciting three-year-old Muscatt that won the Far Need For Speed Sprint over 1 000m on December 29 at Kenilworth in Cape Town. Aldo Domeyer rode for the Eastern Cape’s champion trainer Gavin Smith.
