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September 2022

Sep 30
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Turffontein double for What A Winter

By Cape Breeders, What A Winter

30th Sep ’22 Cape Breeders Report:

Drakenstein Stud’s red hot resident stallion What A Winter made headlines at Turffontein on Thursday when the former sprint champion came up with two eye catching winners.
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What A Winter fillies Asiye Phambili and Winter Muse filled the first two placings when they finished first and second respectively in Thursday’s #ThisIsRacing Welcomes You Maiden Plate (3-year-old fillies) over 1200 metres.
The Sean Tarry trained Asiye Phambili duly justified tote favouritism when she ran out a convincing one and a quarter length winner of Thursday’s race. Her paternal half-sister Winter Muse also caught the eye on Thursday when finishing a good second on debut.

Bred by the Hemel ‘N Aarde Stud, Asiye Phambili had finished second in her only two previous starts.

Out of the Rambo Dancer mare Cast A Spell, Asiye Phambili is a full-sister to G2 Western Cape Fillies Championship runner up Trickster.

What A Winter is also the sire of exciting three-year-old Far Away Winter, who made it three wins from just five starts when victorious in Thursday’s TAB 4Racing App Graduation Plate over 1000 metres.
Under Diego De Gouveia, the gelded Far Away Winter swept into the lead close home before pulling away to score by a length and a half.

Trained by Michael and Adam Azzie, Far Away Winter has now won two in a row for owner-breeder Drakenstein Stud, and he looks most progressive.

Turffontein double for What A Winter

Sep 30
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Gimmethegreenlight gelding wows on debut

By Cape Breeders, Gimmethegreenlight

30th Sep ’22 Cape Breeders Report:

Fresh off supplying two winners at Hollywoodbets Greyville on Wednesday, inform champion sire Gimmethegreenlight was responsible for a hugely impressive debut winner at Turffontein the following day.
Three-year-old gelding Tsar Bomba outclassed his rivals when romping home to a brilliant win in Thursday’s 4Racing.TV Maiden Plate (3-year-olds) over 1200 metres.

Under S’Manga Khumalo, the Johan Janse Van Vuuren trained Tsar Bomba turned the sprint into a one horse race, as he pulled well clear to score on debut by five and a quarter lengths.

Bred by part-owner Laurence Wernars, Tsar Bomba is out of the Ideal World mare Work Ethic.

His G1 L’Ormarins Queen’s Plate winning sire Gimmethegreenlight has made a flying start to the 2022-2023 South African racing season.
At the time of writing, Gimmethegreenlight was runner up on the General Sires List for the current season.

South Africa’s Champion Sire of 2020-2021, Gimmethegreenlight is currently responsible for 44 stakes winners including the G1 winners Got The Greenlight, Yulong Prince, Gunner and She’s A Keeper.

Gimmethegreenlight gelding wows on debut

Sep 29
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Wednesday double for Gimmethegreenlight

By Cape Breeders, Gimmethegreenlight

29th Sep ’22 Cape Breeders Report:

Varsfontein Stud’s champion sire Gimmethegreenlight continues to churn out winners by the week, and the son of More Than Ready came up with two more winners at Hollywoodbets Greyville on Wednesday.

His three-year-old son Imperial Order duly justified tote favouritism when he ran out a comfortable winner of Wednesday’s Gold Circle Racing Youtube Channel Maiden Plate (1400m). Under Serino Moodley, the Michael Miller trained colt powered home in the closing stages to shed his maiden by nearly five lengths.
Bred by the Waterford Stud, Imperial Order had finished third on debut before taking fourth spot on his only previous outing.

Out of the Fort Wood mare Home Tree, Imperial Order is bred on the same Gimmethegreenlight/Fort Wood cross as graded stakes winners Gee For Go, Green Pepper, Hack Green and Second Base.

His sire’s second success on Wednesday came when the Gimmethegreenlight gelding Ralph The Rascal captured the eighth race, the Hollywoodbets Bright Future MR 88 Handicap (1400m).
A close up third last time out, the Alyson Wright trained Ralph The Rascal made no mistakes on Wednesday when the gelding got up close home to score by a short neck under Keagan De Melo.

Bred by Moutonshoek, Ralph The Rascal has now won four times and has a further 14 placings to his credit.
South Africa’s Champion Sire of 2020-2021, Gimmethegreenlight has five lots on the upcoming Cape Racing Ready To Run & 2YO Unbroken Sale.

Wednesday double for Gimmethegreenlight

Sep 27
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Monday double for Master Of My Fate

By Cape Breeders, Master Of My Fate

27th Sep ’22 Cape Breeders Report:

Varsfontein Stud’s inform sire Master Of My Fate, whose son Han Solo finished first past the post in Saturday’s Listed Settlers Trophy, has enjoyed a good run of form this season, and the strapping son of Jet Master struck again, twice, at Hollywoodbets Greyville on Monday.

His daughter Capriccio made all the running when she ran out a convincing winner of the third race on Monday.

Trained by Paul Gadsby, Capriccio was given a fine, front running ride by Jason Gates, which saw the Master Of My Fate daughter power away to score by a length and a half, with another daughter of Master Of My Fate, Shell Seeker, taking third spot.

Bred by John and Liz Slade, Capriccio is out of the Count Dubois mare Mochalette. Runner up last time out, Capriccio has now won three times and has a further 17 placings to her name.
Master Of My Fate’s second strike on Monday came when his daughter Luna Eclipse won the eighth and final race at Greyville.
Trained by Michael Roberts, five-year-old Luna Eclipse claimed her fourth win when running out a front running winner of Monday’s last race. Under Rachel Venniker, Luna Eclipse stayed on gamely to win by two lengths.

Her sire Master Of My Fate is also responsible for former Equus Champion Tempting Fate, who caught the eye when he won at Hollywoodbets Greyville on Sunday. That Dennis Drier trained gelding is now likely to travel to Cape Town for the upcoming Summer Season.

Currently fourth on the General Sires List, Master Of My Fate has three lots on the upcoming Cape Racing Ready To Run &2YO Unbroken Sale.

Monday double for Master Of My Fate

Sep 25
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Trippi dominates Durbanville

By Cape Breeders, Trippi

Cape Breeders report 25th Sept 2022

 

Drakenstein Stud’s champion resident sire Trippi had a wonderful afternoon at Hollywoodbets Durbanville on Saturday.
Not only was Trippi’s classy son Somerset Maugham awarded victory in Saturday’s Listed Hollywoodbets Settlers Trophy, Trippi was responsible for two hugely impressive three-year-old winners on Durbanville’s card this past weekend.


Five-year-old Somerset Maugham became Trippi’s 89 stakes winner when he was promoted to first in Saturday’s Settlers Trophy (2000m). Under Richard Fourie, the Justin Snaith trained gelding fought out a thrilling finish with Han Solo, with the latter finishing first past the post before being demoted to second.


One of two Trippi sons to contest the 2022 Settlers Trophy (the other being fourth place finisher Crome Yellow), Somerset Maugham took his tally of wins to four with his score in Saturday’s 2000m contest.

Bred and owned by Drakenstein Stud, Somerset Maugham had shown promise as a three-year-old when he finished third in both the G3 WSB Legal Eagle Stakes and G3 WSB Pocket Power Stakes.

The gelding is out of the G2 Ipi Tombe Challenge winner Demanding Lady, who also produced G1 Gbets Cape Derby runner up Charles to the cover of Trippi.

Somerset Maugham and Charles’s unbeaten full-brother Charles Dickens made a scintillating return to the track when running out a brilliant winner of the eighth and final race on Saturday’s card. Winner of his first two starts, including last season’s Listed TAB Somerset 1200, the Candice Bass-Robinson trained Charles Dickens simply oozed class as he sauntered home to land Saturday’s Hollywoodbets Bright Future Graduation Plate (1250m) by three and a quarter lengths.
Now unbeaten in three starts, the Drakenstein Stud bred and owned colt looks destined for bigger and better things.

Trippi had kicked off Saturday in fine style when his Drakenstein Stud bred and owned daughter Hunting Trip romped home to win the first race, the Hollywoodbets Durbanville Welcomes You Maiden Plate (F&M) in facile style. A well backed favourite, three-year-old Hunting Trip powered clear in the closing stages to win impressively by three and three-quarter lengths.

Out of the Jet Master mare Hawker Hunter, and thus bred on the same cross as champion Jet Dark, Hunting Trip had finished second on debut before finishing third, to Gold Standard’s promising daughter Gold Poker Game, on her other subsequent outing.
South Africa’s Champion Sire of 2015-2016, Trippi had another wonderful season in 2021-2022 with his nine black type winners last season including such G1 winners as Jet Dark and Sweet Pepper.

Trippi dominates Durbanville

 

Sep 23
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Querari filly maintains her unbeaten record

By Cape Breeders, Querari, Uncategorised

23rd Sep ’22 Cape Breeders report:

Maine Chance Farms’ consistently successful resident sire Querari looks to have yet another bright sort to his name in the form of Mythical Dream.


The latter made it two wins from two starts when she won a good race at Turffontein on Thursday.

A smart winner, when scoring over 1000m on debut, the Johan Janse Van Vuuren trained Mythical Dream was sent off tote favourite for Thursday’s Next Turffontein Racemeeting Tuesday 27 September FM 70 Divided Handicap (1000m) and duly lived up to expectations.


Under Randall Simons, three-year-old Mythical Dream powered home down the outside of the Turffontein track to win going away by a length and a half.


The race was a fine result for Querari, with Mythical Dream beating her paternal half-sister Clean Living into second place.


Bred by Narrow Creek Stud, Mythical Dream is out of the Jet Master mare Lightning Bird.

The promising filly was a R130 000 buy from the 2021 National Yearling Sale.

Her sire Querari, South Africa’s Leading Sire of 2YOs in both 2018-2019 and 2021-2022, has some very smart three-year-olds representing him this season, with other notable sophomores representing the son of Oasis Dream this season including the graded stakes winners Galla Vanting, Gobsmacked and Prophet as well as such exciting sorts as At My Command and Quantum Theory.

Querari filly maintains her unbeaten record
Sep 22
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Erik The Red : Shareholders Dispensation noms

By Erik The Red, Shareholder Notices, Uncategorised

2022-09-22

I am writing to remind you that shareholders have a special dispensation fee for extra nominations to Erik The Red for this season.

His public fee is R15,000, deposit of R5,000 and balance at live foal.

BUT shareholders can access dispensation nominations with no deposit due and only R5,000 payable at live foal.

These nominations are available at a first come first serve basis (until his book limit is reached) so please let us know if you want access as soon as possible.

I trust that the breeding season is treating you well.

John Freeman.

Sep 19
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Greyville double for Gimmethegreenlight

By Cape Breeders, Gimmethegreenlight

19th Sep ’22 Cape Breeders report:

Varsfontein Stud’s champion sire Gimmethegreenlight struck twice at Hollywoodbets Greyville on Sunday.

Gimmethegreenlight’s three-year-old son Captainofthegreen got his sire off the mark on Sunday when victorious in Greyville’s fourth race, while another Gimmethegreenlight colt, the blue blooded Wiccan Warrior, ran out a game winner of the seventh race on the card.

Making just his second career start on Sunday, the Gareth Van Zyl trained Captainofthegreen caught the eye when coming with a late rattle to land the Follow In The Box Seat Podcast Maiden Plate (1400m) by just over three-parts of a length.

Bred by Drakenstein Stud, Captainofthegreen is out of the Windrush mare Madame Rooney. The Gimmethegreenlight colt was a R550 000 buy from the 2021 CTS Ready To Run Sale.

Gimmethegreenlight’s second success at Greyville on Sunday came when his son Wiccan Warrior landed the Greyville Convention Centre MR 78 Handicap over 1400 metres. Under Warren Kennedy, the three-year-old colt made it two wins from just three starts when prevailing in a tight finish to score by a head.

The race was a fine one for Gimmethegreenlight, whose son Ralph The Rascal ran a close third to Wiccan Warrior.
Bred by Klawervlei Stud, the Gareth Van Zyl trained Wiccan Warrior, who had a wide draw to overcome on Sunday, was a R375 000 buy from the 2021 National Yearling Sale.

Out of the Jet Master mare Pagan Dance, Wiccan Warrior is a half-brother to dual G1 winner, and Equus Champion, Edict Of Nantes.
South Africa’s Champion Sire of 2020-2021, Gimmethegreenlight had another fine season in 2021-2022 when responsible for 12 black type winners who captured 14 stakes races. The son of More Than Ready is runner up on the General Sires List for the current South African racing season.

Greyville double for Gimmethegreenlight

Sep 18
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Durbanville double for Twice Over

By Cape Breeders, Twice Over

18th Sep ’22 Cape Breeders report:

Klawervlei Stud’s four time G1 winning sire Twice Over enjoyed a fine season in 2021-2022 and the former European champion’s great run has continued into the new season.

Already sire of eye catching recent Listed Topbet Spring Spree winner Team Gold, Twice Over again hit the headlines when he came up with a pair of eye catching winners at Hollywoodbets Durbanville on Saturday.

Twice Over’s three-year-old son Champion Warrior, a colt trained by Brett Crawford, made the perfect start to his racing career when scoring at the first time of asking on Saturday.

Under a well judged ride from Louis Mxothwa, Champion Warrior powered home down the center of the Durbanville track before going on to win the Hollywoodbets Durbanville Welcomes You Maiden Special Weights (1250m) going away by half a length.

A big colt, with a fine action, the Klawervlei Stud bred Champion Warrior was an R85 000 buy from the 2021 Cape Premier Yearling Sale.

He was one of two winners at Durbanville on Saturday for Twice Over, with the latter’s son Mucho Dinero also catching the eye when victorious in the fourth race on the card. The Justin Snaith trained three-year-old, one of three winners on the card for jockey Keagan De Melo, powered home to get up close home and land the Hollywoodbets Grooms Initiative Maiden Plate (1800m) by three parts of a length, with another son of Twice Over, Run Rudolph Run, taking third spot.

Bred by Drakenstein Stud, Mucho Dinero was a R1 400 000 buy from the 2021 National Yearling Sale.

Also sire of the G1 winners Do It Again, Double Superlative and Sand And Sea, Twice Over has three lots on offer at the upcoming Cape Racing Ready To Run & 2YO Unbroken Sale

Durbanville double for Twice Over

Sep 08
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Durbanville double for Gimmethegreenlight

By Cape Breeders, Gimmethegreenlight

8th Sep ’22 Cape Breeders Report:

Varsfontein Stud’s champion sire Gimmethegreenlight had a good day at Hollywoodbets Durbanville on Wednesday when his progeny won the first two races on the card.

His three-year-old daughter Gimme’s Lassie was sent off favourite for the first race on Wednesday with that Varsfontein bred filly sent off a 2-1 chance to land the Hollywoodbets Durbanville Welcomes You Maiden Plate (1250m).
Under an inform Keagan De Melo, Gimme’s Lassie produced a fine turn of foot which saw the Candice Bass-Robinson trained filly get up in the closing stages and win by a long neck.

Runner up in her first two starts, Gimme’s Lassie was a R1 100 000 buy from the 2021 National Yearling Sale.

Out of the Fort Wood mare Scandola, and bred on similar lines to G2 winner Hack Green, Gimme’s Lassie is bred on the same Gimmethegreenlight/Fort Wood cross as five graded stakes winners including the exciting Light Speed.

Her champion sire is also responsible for last season’s G3 World Sports Betting Langerman winner Light Speed, who made a tremendous return to racing when he landed the second race at Durbanville on Wednesday.
The Justin Snaith trained colt made it three wins in a row, and three wins from just four starts, when he stayed on too strongly to land Wednesday’s www.tabonline.co.za Graduation Plate (1600m) by nearly half a length, and Light Speed looks destined for bigger and better things.

Bred by Maine Chance Farms, Light Speed is out of the Fort Wood mare Lady In Love.

 

Durbanville double for Gimmethegreenlight