ON the same day that Diane Nagle and her husband David were inducted into the Irish Thoroughbred Breeders’ Association Hall of Fame, she came agonisingly close to winning a pair of Group 1 races in her beloved South Africa.

The four-year-old South African-bred gelding Kasimir (Captain Al) boosted his winnings to more than double his yearling purchase price with his victory in the Group 1 Cape Flying Championship over five furlongs at Kenilworth, and Diane is joined as part-owner of the winner by Anna Doyle (whose husband Peter and son Ross bought the winner), Linda Shanahan and others.