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By Mike Moon

Horse racing correspondent


Cape Town Met: Kommetdieding does it again

The Durban July winner from last year powered to the front late on to also win the Cape Town Met at Kenilworth.


Kommetdieding, the “Peoples Champion”, won the WSB Cape Town Met in thrilling style at Kenilworth on Saturday.

Wild celebrations and tears of joy greeted the popular four-year-old colt as he entered the winner’s circle and was embraced by his owner, humble Cape Flats builder Ashwin Reynolds and friends and family.

Driven home brilliantly by jockey Gavin Lerena, the 2-1 favourite completed the rare Durban July-Met double and confirmed himself as unarguably the best racehorse in South Africa at present.

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Trained in the small yard of veteran Harold Crawford and daughter Michelle Rix and owned by Reynolds, the four-year-old colt raced just off the pace of the Grade 1 2,000m contest before surging clear in the final 100m, to beat Jet Dark (9-2) Linebacker (4-1) and Double Superlative (7-1).

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