Horizon, who was a narrow 0,65 length sixth in last season’s Vodacom Durban July, is out for the rest of the season after undergoing surgery to remove a knee chip.

Horizon (Liesl King)

The Candice Bass-Robinson-trained four-year-old Dynasty colt set a sales record in South Africa when being knocked down for R5.2 million at the CTS Premier Yearling Sale of 2015, although that record has since been surpassed.

To date he has won three races, including the Grade 3 Politician Stakes over 1800m, and earned R598,525 in stakes.

Bass-Robinson has not yet finalised her team for the SA Champions Season.

Last year’s July winner Marinaresco will not be among them as he went into quarantine yesterday and will be trained by Mike de Kock overseas.

By David Thiselton