At Greyville’s Friday night meeting, which was jampacked with enthusiastic racegoers, Brandon Lerena rode a treble and trainers Michael Roberts and Craig Eudey both had doubles.

Turffontein provided yesterday’s highlight where the first leg of the Jockey’s International was staged together with two features. Anthony Delpech rode a double for South Africa and Richard Fourie also scored a winner for his country.

The International team’s Andreas Helfenbein of Germany won the first challenge race of the day. The score going into today’s second leg at Kenilworth is South Africa 255 Internationals 152.

Trainer Tyrone Zackey had a fine day at the meeting, sending out the Scott Brothers-bred Miesque’s Approval gelding Judicial to win the Gr 2 Victory Moon Stakes over 1800m under Karl Zechner, having earlier watched his Scotts Brothers-bred Mogok colt Front Rank relishing the soft conditions and easily beating a classy field in a three-year-old handicap over 1600m under Piere Strydom.

The Listed Gardenia Handicap over 1000m was won easily by the Lucky Houdalakis-trained Wilgersbosdrift Stud three-year-old Trippi filly Ha Lucy, kicking off a memorable double for Zechner.

Picture: Cherry Tripper and Alec Forbes winning at Greyville yesterday (Nkosi Hlophe)