ARO - POCKET POWER DIES

Recent Meetings

GREYVILLE - 31 Mar 2025
Races at GREYVILLE - 31 Mar 2025
- CLASS 4 (F & M) over 1200m, RAN 65,312 TARA STAR (SAF) 2020, wins by 0.1 length(s) in 72.73 secs...
- CLASS 4 (F & M) over 1200m, RAN 65,312 TWO G'S (SAF) 2021, wins by 0.2 length(s) in 72.9 secs...
- BYERLEY TURK (Grade 3) over 1400m, RAN 178,125 OXALIS GOLD (SAF) 2021, wins by 2 length(s) in 84.93 secs...
- UMZIMKHULU STAKES (Grade 3) over 1400m, RAN 148,438 GREEN SAPPHIRE (SAF) 2021, wins by 1.1 length(s) in 86.67 secs...
- KWAZULU-NATAL STAKES over 1200m, RAN 97,969 TEFLON MAN (SAF) 2020, wins by 0.4 length(s) in 72.06 secs...
- CLASS 3 (F & M) over 1600m, RAN 74,219 GIVE ME EVERYTHING (SAF) 2021, wins by 0.8 length(s) in 97.72 secs...
- MIDDLE STAKES (F & M) over 1200m, RAN 74,219 BEVIES DELIGHT (SAF) 2019, wins by 0.4 length(s) in 71.98 secs...
- CLASS 5 over 1200m, RAN 53,438 NOW I GOT YOU (SAF) 2019, wins by 0.6 length(s) in 73.43 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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