Master Of My Fate

29th Oct ’22 Cape Breeders Report:

Varsfontein Stud’s homebred stallion Master Of My Fate has already enjoyed a fine run of success in 2022-2023 thus far, and the son of Jet Master’s season got better still when his son Han Solo captured Friday’s Listed TAB4Racing Algoa Cup (2000m) in convincing style.

Demoted to second after finishing first past the post in the Listed Hollywoodbets Settlers Trophy last time out, the Glen Kotzen trained Han Solo made amends for that setback with a fluent display in Friday’s R350 000 contest.
Under a confident ride from Calvin Habib, the six-year-old gelded son of Master Of My Fate came from well off the pace and powered home down the inside of the track to win going away by three-parts of a length.

Sent off a well backed tote favourite for Friday’s Algoa Cup, the Judy Wintle bred Han Solo has now won five of 19 starts with the previously luckless Han Solo finishing second in all of his four starts prior to the Algoa Cup.

Out of the Model Man mare I’m Too Sexy, Han Solo is closely inbred to Elliodor -the broodmare sire of Master Of My Fate.
Han Solo is the 18th stakes winner for Master Of My Fate, whose other notable recent winners include Sea Master (Michaelmas Handicap) and Broadway Girl (Beach Beauty Mile).

The inform Master Of My Fate struck yet again when his classy daughter Echo Of Life made it three wins in a row when victorious at Hollywoodbets Kenilworth on Sunday.
Currently heading South Africa’s General Sires List, Master Of My Fate has ten lots on offer at this year’s November Two Year Old Sale.

Algoa Cup success for Master Of My Fate

10th Oct ’22 Cape Breeders Report:

Varsfontein Stud’s red hot resident sire Master Of My Fate looks to have a really smart prospect on his hands in the form of promising three-year-old filly Broadway Girl.

The latter put up a dazzling performance when romping home to a brilliant, three and a half length win in Sunday’s Beach Beauty Mile (Non-Black Type) (1600m) run at Hollywoodbets Greyville.

Under Keagan De Melo, Broadway Girl raced towards the back of the field early on, before being unleashed in the straight.
From there, it was just a matter of who would run second, as Broadway Girl powered home to score impressively by three and a half lengths.

Trained, like Beach Beauty, by Dennis Drier, the Boland Stud bred Broadway Girl has now won two of five starts and is yet to finish out of the top four.

Out of the Dynasty mare Nzinga, Broadway Girl has a Captain Of All half-brother on offer at this year’s November Two Year Old Sale.

She was one of two winners for her sire at Greyville on Sunday, with Master Of My Fate also responsible for Sunday’s fifth race winner Sea Master. That Varsfontein Stud bred five-year-old powered home, under Richard Fourie, to register a fourth career victory with a game score over 2300 metres. Trained by Carl Hewitson, Sea Master has now finished first or second in each of his past six races!

Master Of My Fate had also enjoyed success at Turffontein the previous day where his Boland Stud bred daughter Hollywoodbound claimed victory in the day’s eighth race on the card.

Master Of My Fate filly romps to Beach Beauty Mile win

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