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‘Umbukiso waseGoli’ unciphisa umqondo omuhle wokumaketha.
Ngeke babe khona abawinile ku-Triple Crown noma i-Triple Tiara ngo-2023. Kuyaphikisana, kodwa lokho kungase kube into enhle – ngenxa yezizathu ezimbalwa.
Kuwukuhlakanipha okwamukelekayo ukuthi inkazimulo kanye nezingqwele zilungele ezemidlalo – ukugcwala ngokweqile kokujabula, ukuklabalasa, izinyembezi zenjabulo kanye nezinkulumo “eziphelelwe amazwi” kufanele zifiswe, kusho abantu abathengisayo.
Kodwa yima kancane futhi ucabangele isimo sika-Triple. Uchungechunge oluxhunyiwe njengamanje lwakhiwe (abesilisa nabesifazane) iGauteng Guineas, i-SA Classics, kanye ne-SA Derby ne-SA Oaks – yonke imijaho igijima eTurffontein ngaphezu kuka-1600m, 1800m no-2450m ngokulandelana.
Ukungabi nabo abawinile kulo nyaka – futhi akekho noyedwa ozongenela umlenze wesithathu ngosuku lweDerby – kuyikhefu elamukelekile kubabhali bemijaho okungeke kudingeke babhale zonke izihloko zemijaho ezinde, izimo zochungechunge, izinhlu zemiklomelo eminingi kanye nokudumisa abawine ngaphambilini.
Kaningi kakhulu
Ihlaya lelo. Nokho kunomuzwa ophazamisayo wokuthi i-Triples ibiwinwa kaningi ukuze kuthethelelwe i-epithet evame ukusungulwa yovivinyo olukhulu lwehhashi lomjaho elineminyaka emithathu ubudala.
I-Triple Crown yasekuqaleni yayise-UK, ihlanganisa i-2000 Guineas (1609m), iDerby (2423m) kanye ne-St Leger (2937m) – eNewmarket, Epsom naseDoncaster.
Isikhathi sokugcina sanqotshwa ngo-1970 nguNijinsky. Imbalwa imizamo eyenziwe ukuze kuphothulwe umlenze wesithathu eminyakeni yakamuva – owakamuva kaCamelot ngo-2012.
I-UK Fillies Triple Crown yagcina ukuwinwa ngo-1985 ngu-Oh So Sharp, futhi ngaphambi kwalokho ngo-1935 nguMeld.
Ngakho, akuyona into evamile.
E-US, i-Triple Crown yiKentucky Derby (2000m), iPreakness (1900m) neBelmont (2400m) – futhi, zonke ezindaweni ezahlukene. Ngemva kwezinhlelo zakuqala, ngawo-1930 nawo-1940, akuzange kubekwe ubukhosi iminyaka engu-55 kwaze kwaba yilapho i-Secretariat enkulu iphula i-hoodoo ngo-1973.
U-Seattle Slew wenza lo msebenzi ngo-1977 futhi Waqinisekisa ngo-1978, ngaphambi kwesinye isomiso eside – seminyaka engama-37 kwaze kwaba yi-American Pharoah ngo-2015.
Futhi, hhayi ukugijima kwe-mill.
Ukunqoba kweTiara kathathu
ENingizimu Afrika, ngemuva kokunqoba kokuqala kuka-Igugu kwe-Triple Tiara ngo-2011, sibe neCherry On The Top (2013), Summer Pudding (2020), War Of Athena (2021) kanye neRain In Holland (2022). Umqhele ubugqokwe nguHorse Chestnut (1999), Louis The King (2014), Abashiri (2016) kanye noMalmoos (2021).
Lokhu “kuphindaphinda okuhlobene” kunikeza izinsolo zokuthi ikhwalithi yesivuno sonyaka esineminyaka emithathu ubudala ayiphezulu kakhulu futhi kungenzeka ukuthi la mahhashi abengajwayelekile, abengcono kakhulu kweqembu elilingene.
Futhi, okubalulekile, yonke into yenzeka ngengoma eyodwa e-Highveld futhi abagijimi abaningi bazinzile endaweni, okwenza ukugxekwa okungenakugwemeka ukuthi kuyingxenye yesifunda. Impela, abawinile abambalwa phakathi neminyaka behlulekile ukuveza idumela njengethole eliphezulu noma inzalo yesizukulwane sikazwelonke.
Ngezikhathi ezithile, kuphakanyiswa ukuthi umqondo uthola ukunyakaziswa kanye nokuthuthukiswa. Lesi isikhathi esinjalo.
Umqeqeshi ovelele uMike de Kock esikhathini esidlule ukhuthaze ukusetshenziswa kwazo zontathu izikhungo zemijaho, iCape Guineas eKenilworth, i-SA Classic yaseJoburg kanye neDaily News eThekwini kube yizinkundla zokuhlola. Abanye bangakhetha iCape Guineas, iDaily News (ngosuku olushintshiwe) kanye neSA Derby.
Njengoba kuhlale kwenzeka eNingizimu Afrika, izinto zokuhamba, izindaba zezempilo kanye nokuphakama kwezulu, kanye nezindleko, kwenza ukuhambahamba ezweni namahhashi kube yinselele yokuxhumana. Kwenziwe ngempumelelo kakhulu abaqeqeshi abakhulu besikhathi esidlule nesamanje, kodwa kunzima kakhulu. Vele, umvuzo omkhulu wezezimali ungashelela indlela futhi uqede ukungabaza okuthile.
Abahlaseli abambalwa
Bebembalwa abagadli abasuka ogwini eTurffontein ngoMgqibelo njengoba i-Triple hopes yomnqobi waseGuinea i-Eye Of The Prophet kanye nowine uFillies Guineas iLady Of Power beshaywe indiva kumaClassics.
U-Paul Matchett oqeqeshwe, u-Rachel Venniker egibele i-Eye Of The Prophet ugijime umjaho oqotho ukuze aqede endaweni yesine, kodwa akabanga nampendulo ngesivinini sokuqeda se-Anfields Rocket – obukeka enokunye okuningi okuzayo ezinyangeni ezizayo.
U-Lady Of Power, owashintsha izitebele ngemuva kokunqoba kwakhe emlenzeni wokuqala, ube ngowesithathu kulokhu – engakwazi ukujoyina i-duel ye-ding-dong ngaphambili phakathi kwe-Bless My Stars no-Feather Boa.
Iziteleka ezimbili futhi sebephumile!
