The fancied Full Court, trained by Corne Spies and ridden by Fanie Chambers, won the first race at Borrowdale Park on Sunday, a 1000m Maiden Plate. Punters had to wait for the next Tote favourite to arrive and that was Print the Pounds in the sixth. The Spies yard scored again with Second Light, winner of the 1700m Maiden Plate, with Francois Naude up. The Second Empire (IRE) filly beat Shezawarrior by an astonishing 9 lengths. Bred by Dr A. Aldous, Second Light is owned by Mr T. Spies and is nominated to run in the Silver Slipper at the next meeting.

Full Court, by Albert Hall (GB), was bred by Klawervlei Stud and is also owned by Mr T. Spies.

Two of Sunday’s Guineas candidates, Eversolucky and Mica Point, battling it out in a MR 52 Handicap on October 5.  Eversolucky scored with Quinton Riddle up.  He will be back in the saddle on Sunday.  Mica Point will be ridden by Denicious Smith.

Photograph: Drewzim Photography

The Zimbabwe Guineas, first leg of our Triple Crown, will be run over 1600m at Borrowdale Park on Sunday. One of the fancied horses is the Soar With Eagles filly, Tallie Two, who is seen here heading for the line with Iron Lady and Atso’s Scheme behind her.

Trained by Alyson Wright of Gee Racing, Tallie Two will be ridden by Francois Herholdt on Sunday.

Photograph: Drewzim Photography

Glastonbury, with Apprentice Collen Storey in the saddle, was an easy winner of the 1100m MR 55 Handicap at Borrowdale Park on February 8. The Right Approach gelding (below) has now completed a hat trick of wins at Borrowdale. He was bred by Wilgerbosdrift and is owned by Messrs F.N. Englezakis and R.P. Macnab,

Later in the afternoon the Corne Spies yard scored again with Amas Amat who beat stablemate Full Court home by three-parts of a length in a 1200m Maiden Plate. Both started at 40/1 and not surprisingly the Pick Six was not won. Both horses are owned by Mr T. Spies and Francois Naude was riding the winner. Amas Amat, by National Emblem, was bred by Klawervlei Stud.

At the 15th time of asking the A P Arrow filly, Arrowfield, shed her maiden certificate in fine style in the 1600m Maiden Plate for fillies and mares at Borrowdale Park on February 8. Derreck David began moving the filly into contention when approaching the home turn, and soon after the 400m mark it was clear this was Arrowfields’ day.

Arrowfield was saddled by Assistant trainer Penny Fisher of Gee Racing, bred by Northfields Stud (Pty) Ltd, and is owned by Julie Zieve, John Koumides and Robin Bruss.

Photograph: Gavin McLeod

Apprentice Serino Moodley picked up a chance ride on Gotago in the 1200m MR 75 Handicap at Borrowale Park on Sunday, and it became a winning one. This is Moodley’s second winner since coming to Zimbabwe.

Gotago, by Kitalpha (USA) has now won six races, and is trained by Kirk Swanson. Tom Mason, Tim Swanson and the groom, Lovemore Gumachataika, were standing by in the parade ring. The six-year-old gelding is owned by Amanda and Heinrich von Pezold, John Koumides and C. John Smith.

Photograph: Rosie Dorward

Rock The Country, winner of the Breeders Champions CUp on Sunday, was led in by his trainer Gokhan Terzi with Gengis and Ufuk Goksel. Apprentice Wesley Marwing had the ride. The race was not entirely without incident. Captain’s Tiger was withdrawn by the vet at the start. Copper Bay was slow out of the stalls and then refused to gallop. Orbit War, Demitasse and Gentle Brook filled the minor placings – all carrying less than 54 kgs. The pedometer reading was 22.