Re:SOUTH CAN NOW EXPORT DIRECT TO THE UNITED STATES

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That's embarrassing it is clear that the Snaiths did no enquiries about the options. This was released a day before the news of the exports into the States were announced

There is nothing new iro this USA protocol.
The problems with it are that the horses are locked down there for 60 days with minimal exercise facilities.
The logistical challenge is that the cost is prohibitive unless you can get a reasonable number of horses together for the flight.
A further issue pertains to entires. USA requires them to test cover 2 mares in USA, which is far from ideal if you want to continue racing the horse.

I think Private Jet, the Computaform Sprint Winner, ended up in the USA using this route. He even won a race there.

@ PeterD, I read somewhere that Elusive Fort was in the USA before you bought him to South Africa.

Hi Naresh
Yes, EF was sold to USA by his original SA owner, Mr E Khan.
He raced there a couple of times including placed in a feature race, then injured.
After a while they realised that his racing career was over.
He was then put up for sale there as a potential sire, and I bought him and then syndicated him for stud here.

Sure the private Jet option was available before and the Stellie boys failed to fill a plane?

War of Athena flies on 7th March

Racing Express, Friday 11 February 2022: War Of Athena off to the US
Currently using the interim period at Muscutt yard for rehab, the winner of last season’s Triple Tiara will fly off to New York next month.

US BOUND. War Of Athena will be fl ying off to the USA next month to continue her racing career on the other side of the Atlantic. Picture: JC Photographics
War Of Athena, winner of last season’s Wilgerbosdrift Triple Tiara, will be off to America next month to continue her racing career. A lot of stories have been going around about the future of the Act Of War four-year-old but Roy Wentzel, who owns the filly with his wife Rose-Waterman Wentzel, confirmed yesterday that if all goes to plan War Of Athena will be boarding a flight on 7 March with a whole group of other horses and jet off to New York.

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There she will have to spend 60 days in quarantine during which period the Wentzels will find a trainer and plot a course for her career. He also confirmed that all their horses had been moved out of Paul Matche ’s yard and that War Of Athena and Bale Force are currently with trainer Peter Muscutt in KwaZulu-Natal.

“The rest of our runners have been sent to Camargue Stud in Mooi River where we will assess their futures. “Some will be retired, some may be put back into training. If they do, we would be certainly consider sending them back to Paul,” said Wentzel He also made it clear the fact War Of Athena tested positive for Dexamethasone after her last win at Turffontein in December had nothing to do with their decision.

“That was very unfortunate. She tested positive but not for performance-enhancing drug, it was just that the anti-inflammatory was not quite out of her system. “But we were planning to send her overseas before that happened.” That was something confirmed by Arnold Hyde, Racing Control Executive for the NHA.


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“It often comes down to the withdrawal time and that was probably the case with War Of Athena. “Sometimes these things hap[1]pen.” Wentzel made it clear that both War Of Athena and Bale Force are at Muscutt ’s yard for rehabilitation. “She’s at his stable with vets and physiotherapist. She hurt herself in that last race, she strained a muscle but nothing serious.

“We could have patched her up for the Met, but we thought do we let it go, or end up with a more serious injury later.” During the 60-day quarantine in the US, horses are virtually locked up for the entire period, but they do allow them to work on a treadmill.

“Peter has a treadmill in his yard so she can get used to it now. She needs to be as strong as she can get.” While no fixed plans have been made for her at this stage, Wentzel said she would most likely end up racing on the West Coast. They would love to have her qualify for the Breeders’ Cup meeting but that was still a long way off.

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“There are nice races for them on turf over 2000m, we will see what she can do there. Her last few runs were not her standard at all. “And we always have the option of putting her to a nice stallion over there.” He also paid tribute to Matche. “We’ve been very lucky, Paul has been good to us. We just felt she could do better in the meantime using the time for rehab before she leaves.”

... and who are “... a whole group of other horses”?


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INTERNATIONAL SOUTH AFRICA


South African champion trainer Justin Snaith's decision to turn down invitations to November's Breeders' Cup meeting in Keeneland for two of his Grade 1 stars has put the cat among the pigeons.

Jet Dark, a four-year-old colt, earned an automatic berth into the Breeders' Cup Mile as a result of his win in last month's Grade 1 Queen's Plate at Kenilworth.

And the Snaith-trained Captain's Ransom, a four-year-old filly, also gained an invitation to Keeneland after winning the Grade 1 Paddock Stakes, also run at Kenilworth last month.

Pundits – understandably excited at testing two South African-breds against top opposition – remain stunned that Snaith is not taking up the international challenge. Each horse receives a $40,000 travel allowance for the event scheduled for Lexington, Kentucky on November 4 and 5.

Snaith countered the criticism by saying: "Unfortunately, with regard to the export protocol, instead of it becoming easier [to travel] it has actually become harder.

"In a dream world you only have about a 20 per cent chance of getting it right. But there will inevitably be some hiccups so that will bring your chances down to five per cent. Do you take that risk with a top horse? No."

Strict regulations that initially stemmed from concerns over spreading African Horse Sickness, an often fatal disease, have regularly caused a significant headache when attempting to move a horse from South Africa to Europe and the rest of the world.

Any horse entering the US from South Africa must undertake a minimum 60-day quarantine and meet several other medical requirements.