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Europa Point Wins South Africa Gr1 Empress Club Stakes

Thursday, 12th April 2012

In South Africa, European Horse-Of-The-Year & 7-time Gr1-winning former Coolmore shuttler Rock Of Gibraltar (Danehill-Offshore Boom, by Be My Guest) added a Gr1 triumph (& 8th individual Gr1-winner world-wide) when Irish-bred 5YO mare Europa Point (Rock Of Gibraltar-Gorband, by Woodman) scored a 3.5-lengths victory in the R1 million (A$125,000) Gr1 Empress Club Stakes (1600m) for fillies & mares at Turffontein. Europa Point (ridden by Anton Marcus for trainer Mike de Kock) defeated 3YO filly Hidden Beauty (Victory Moon-Hidcote Blue, by National Assembly) & Australian-bred 4YO mare Happy Archer (Dubawi-So Tempted, by Jeune). Europa Point (whose dam Gorband is a 3/4-sister to US triple Gr1-winning former Arrowfield Stud & later Eliza Park Stud shuttler Timber Country) took her record to 8 wins (also including February's Gr3 Acacia Handicap over 1600m at Turffontein) & 4 placings from 12 starts.

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