ARO - POCKET POWER DIES

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TURFFONTEIN - INSIDE - 15 Oct 2026
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- FM 73 HANDICAP (F & M) over 1450m, RAN 59,375 ON A JET PLANE (SAF) 2021, wins by 4.1 length(s) in 88.52 secs...
- FM 90 HANDICAP (F & M) over 1450m, RAN 65,312 FAIR PROPOSAL (SAF) 2022, wins by 1 length(s) in 88.61 secs...
- FM 91 HANDICAP (F & M) over 2000m, RAN 65,312 FUTURE DATE (SAF) 2021, wins by 0.4 length(s) in 126.03 secs...
- FM 72 HANDICAP (F & M) over 2000m, RAN 59,375 ELISA MBALI (SAF) 2022, wins by 0.7 length(s) in 126.65 secs...
- MIDDLE STAKES over 1000m, RAN 80,156 ANTONIO GAUDI (SAF) 2021, wins by 1 length(s) in 58.86 secs...
- MR 66 HANDICAP over 1200m, RAN 53,438 SPY STORY (SAF) 2021, wins by 0.3 length(s) in 73.63 secs...
- MAIDEN PLATE (F & M) over 1200m, RAN 65,312 LAZER LIGHT (SAF) 2022, wins by 0.1 length(s) in 73.73 secs...
- MAIDEN PLATE over 1200m, RAN 68,281 TIGER'S CAPTAIN (SAF) 2022, wins by 0.4 length(s) in 74.22 secs...

POCKET POWER DIES

02 Aug 2021 10:09

South Africa lost one of its most beloved equine champions with the recent passing of Triple Horse Of The Year Pocket Power.The big hearted gelding passed away in his paddock, one day before what would have been his 19th birthday.
The son of Jet Master and Stormsvlei won 20 races during his remarkable career, with Pocket Power capturing the G1 L’Ormarins Queen’s Plate four times and the G1 J&B Met on three occasions.The brother to Met winner River Jetez also forced a dead-heat for first, with Dancer’s Daughter, in the 2008 G1 Vodacom Durban July.
Pocket Power won 20 races and earned over R9.95 million in earnings.
He will forever be remembered by his many fans!

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