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Saff oval racing at a NARC event, Minnesota, August 2011 © Lee
Bensekrane Saff at Shi’Rayân Unfortunately, one day, he hurt his shoulder
SGRC at the age of 10 years and 8 months playing rough with his fellow Algerian friend,
By M.-Dominique Crapon de Caprona, USA. Bensekrane’s Rsassa and had to be taken off
sports until he healed. Soft tissue injuries
Born in Algeria, April 28, 2010, Saff is by take a long time to heal.
Bayda out of Hmiyania. Bred by Nabil
Medjoub and owned by Drs. M.-Dominique But at the end of 2020, he was taken out
Crapon de Caprona and Bernd Fritzsch, again to try to win the last points he needed
Saff traveled to the USA on September 2, towards the big straight racing title: the
2010 with Joseph Mangelsdorf. Superior Gazehound Racing Champion,
SGRC. He ran with amazing speed and won
Saff’s nickname by one of the lure- the last 3 points he needed for the title at
operators at the Shi’Rayân Sloughis the age of 10 years and 8 months on
Amateur Racing Association (SSARA) was December 27, 2020, ending the year in great
“Speed Demon” when he was young. He did style winning the event.
well at straight racing events, winning as a
rule against other very fast Sloughis. I emailed a short video taken by a fellow
competitor to Algeria and people there were
amazed to see him running that fast still at
his age.
