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Oct 13
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Two out of two for Twice Over colt

By Cape Breeders, Twice Over

13th Oct’22 Cape Breeders report:

Klawervlei Stud’s successful sire, and former European champion, Twice Over looks to have a very smart son to his name in the form of Champion Waerrior

The latter made it two wins from two starts when romping home to a clear-cut win at Hollywoodbets Durbanville on Wednesday, and Champion Warrior looks destined for bigger and better things.
Under Louix Mxothwa, the Brett Crawford trained three-year-old had impressed when winning on debut back in September and the Klawervlei Stud bred colt built on that win with a fine performance on Wednesday.

Champion Warrior, who had impressed in the parade ring and canter past, simply blew his rivals away when running out a fluent, two length winner of Wednesday’s Racecape Powered by Hollywoodbets MR 78 Handicap (1250m).

His four time G1 winning sire Twice Over, also responsible for this season’s Listed Topbet Spring Spree Stakes hero Team Gold, had an outstanding season in 2021-2022 where his flagbearers included G1 Cape Guineas winner Double Superlative as well as the likes of Do It Again and Smorgasbord.

Two out of two for Twice Over colt

Oct 10
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Master Of My Fate filly romps to Beach Beauty Mile win

By Cape Breeders, 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

Oct 09
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Trippi filly makes it four in a row

By Cape Breeders, Trippi

Cape Breeders report 9th Oct 2022

 

Drakenstein’s evergreen champion sire Trippi has been in explosive form of late and the End Sweep son’s great form continued at Turffontein on Saturday afternoon where Trippi filly Iphiko continued her winning streak.
In landing Saturday’s Santos Trade Afrik Middle Stakes (1000m), four-year-old Ipihko made it four wins on the bounce, and four wins from just eight starts in total.

Under Richard Fourie, the Mike de Kock trained filly flew home to score impressively by two and a half lengths in Saturday’s contest.

Bred by Team Valor International, Iphiko is out of the Western Winter mare Valor Red and is thus bred on the same Trippi/Western Winter cross as exported G1 SA Classic victor Lobo’s Legend.

South Africa’s Champion Sire of 2015-2016, Trippi had an outstanding weekend last week when his son Trip Of Fortune was awarded victory in the G3 Hollywoodbets Matchem Stakes and his daughter Santa Maria victorious in the same day’s G3 Diana Stakes.

Currently responsible for 89 stakes winners, Trippi has been responsible for more South African stakes winners than any other sire thus far this season.

 

Trippi filly makes it four in a row

Oct 06
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Futura colt makes it three out of three

By Cape Breeders, Futura

6th Oct’22 Cape Breeders Report:

Drakenstein Stud’s four time G1 winning sire Futura has had another fine week, and the former Horse Of The Year came up with two more impressive winners at Hollywoodbets Durbanville on Wednesday afternoon.

His exciting three-year-old son Le Morne made it three wins from three starts when justifying tote favouritism in Wednesday’s seventh race, the Hollywoodbets Grooms Initiative MR 74 Handicap (1400m).
Under an inform Louix Mxothwa, the Brett Crawford trained Le Morne was given a confident ride which saw the Futura colt blast home to beat older rival Tizona by nearly half a length, while conceding the runner up weight.

Bred by Maine Chance Farms, the promising Le Morne, who looks a colt of considerable promise, had won his only two previous starts when scoring over 1400m at Kenilworth and Durbanville respectively.

Out of the Kahal mare Khonza, Le Morne was a R140 000 buy from the 2021 National Yearling Sale.

Le Morne was one of two winners at Durbanville on Wednesday for his inform sire, with Futura also responsible for Wednesday’s impressive maiden winner Future Swing. One of three winners on the card for the combination of Justin Snaith and Richard Fourie, the Drakenstein Stud bred Future Swing outclassed his rivals as he romped away to land Wednesday’s www.hollywoodbets.net Maiden Plate (1600m) by three and a quarter lengths.

Out of the Trippi mare Carousel Swing (and thus bred on the same Futura/Trippi cross as graded stakes winners Pink Tourmaline and Vihaan’s Pie), Future Swing had finished third in his first two starts before finishing second last time out.

Futura’s growing list of high-class performers also include last season’s Listed Ormond Ferraris Oaks Trial winner Light Of The Moon. The latter, who holds an entry in the upcoming G1 Gauteng Summer Cup, showed her class when downing some smart male rivals in a pinnacle stakes at the Vaal on Tuesday afternoon.

Trained by Vaughan Marshall, Love In Winter, who is out of the Dark Angel mare Lost In Love, had won his only previous start when skating home to beat the aforementioned Georgie George by two and a quarter lengths last month.

Futura colt makes it three out of three

Oct 05
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High hopes for Gimmethegreenlight relative

By Cape Breeders, Gimmethegreenlight

5th Oct’22 Cape Breeders Report:

Varsfontein Stud’s champion sire Gimmethegreenlight is closely related to one of the most exciting fillies currently racing in Australia.
Promising three-year-old Cinderella Days made it three wins from just four starts when making all to win over 1250m at Canterbury on Wednesday.

Cinderella Days defeated the tenacious American Pharoah colt Cool Kaap by a long neck, with a further six and a quarter lengths back to the Casino Prince colt Surfers Royale in third.

Trainer Joe Pride said after the impressive win that Cinderella Days would likely spell with an eye to the 3yo riches in the autumn after taking her record to three wins and a third from four starts.

A homebred for David Bentata, Cinderella Days is a half-sister to G3 VRC The Bart Cummings winner Persan (by Pierro) and she is out 2012 G1 ATC Coolmore Classic heroine Ofcourseican.
The latter is a Mossman half-sister to Gimmethegreenlight -South Africa’s Champion Sire of 2020-2021.

Gimmethegreenlight’s legacy looks set to grow further in the coming years-not only is he broodmare sire of last season’s G1 Allan Robertson Championship winner Sweet Pepper, his five time G1 winning son Got The Greenlight recently had his first mares test safely in foal.

High hopes for Gimmethegreenlight relative

Oct 02
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What A Saturday for What A Winter

By Cape Breeders, What A Winter

5th Oct’22 Cape Breeders Report:

Drakenstein Stud’s four time G1 winning stallion What A Winter enjoyed a sensational day on Saturday, with the former Equus Champion supplying Saturday’s G2 Topbet Joburg Spring F&M Challenge winner Humdinger and two impressive winners at Hollywoodbets Durbanville on the same day.

The Mike de Kock trained Humdinger claimed her biggest win to date when she won Saturday’s R300 000 Joburg Spring F&M Challenge in fine style.
Under a well judged ride from JP Van Der Merwe, Humdinger made all to score a front running win by a neck at the expense of stable mate, and multiple graded stakes winner, Desert Miracle.

Bred by Ridgemont Highlands, the classy Humdinger was winning her second black type race, with the four-year-old also victorious in the Listed Off To Stud Stakes last time out. The filly, a winner of her last three starts, has now won five times from 13 outings overall.
Out of the Fort Wood mare Himalayan Hill, Humdinger is bred on the same What A Winter/Fort Wood cross as fellow stakes winners Fort Winter and Glacier Gold.

She was a R180 000 buy from the 2020 National 2YO Sale.

What A Winter progeny also accounted for the first two races run at Hollywoodbets Durbanville on Saturday afternoon.

His son Georgie George romped home to a facile win when successful in the first race on the Durbanville card, with that Harold Crawford/Michelle Rix trained gelding running out a two and a quarter length winner of the Hollywoodbets Durbanville Welcomes You Maiden Special Weights on Saturday.

What A Winter is also the sire of the very exciting Love In Winter, who made it two wins from two starts when he claimed Saturday’s Follow Cape Racing On Social Media Middle Stakes. That Klawervlei Stud bred four-year-old powered home, under Sean Veale, to win impressively by a length and a half, and Love In Winter looks destined for bigger and better things.
Trained by Vaughan Marshall, Love In Winter, who is out of the Dark Angel mare Lost In Love, had won his only previous start when skating home to beat the aforementioned Georgie George by two and a quarter lengths last month.

 

What A Saturday for What A Winter

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.
what a winter

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