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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 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

Aug 30
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Standard makes a Gold start

By Cape Breeders, Gold Standard

30th Aug Cape Breeders report:

Drakenstein Stud’s well performed young stallion Gold Standard made an eye catching start with his first two year old runners last season.

The son of Drakenstein’s evergreen champion sire Trippi ended 2021-2022 responsible for five two-year-old winners, from 17 runners, with Gold Standard’s early winners headed by the likes of Hold My Hand and Golden Hostess.

Hold My Hand made a particuarly bright start to her racing career, with that Gold Standard filly following up a close second on debut with an impressive win at Hollywoodbets Greyville. She signed off for her two-year-old campaign when finishing a close up fourth, beaten just over half a length by subsequent Equus Champion Canadian Summer, in the G1 Thekwini Stakes.

Gold Standard has made an encouraging start to the new season, with the former G2 Selangor Cup winner and G1 Cape Guineas runner up sire of an extremely exciting prospect in the form of Gold Poker Game.

The latter, who ran third over 1000m on debut, made a big impression when getting off the mark at Kenilworth earlier this month, with Gold Poker Game, a big scopey filly herself, sauntering home to score by three-parts of a length over 1200m.

Gold Poker Queen, Golden Hostess and Hold My Hand are all potential Fillies Guineas starters -which represents an impressive start for their exciting young sire.

John Freeman, who has taken over the marketing and managing of Gold Standard, had the following to say about the son of Trippi. “Gold Standard is very fertile, covers well and he is a very happy horse. He suits a variety of mares. I have been doing test matings for clients and note that he makes a good match for Dynasty mares on paper. And with his impeccable hind leg he will help fix that Sadlers Wells hind leg. Breeders also shouldn’t be scared to send him a small mare. There are so few stallions that help small mares nowadays.”

Out of a daughter of legendary champion Olympic Duel and from the same female line as successful stallions Persian Gulf and Precipitation , Gold Standard is set to stand the 2022 season for a fee of R7 500.

Standard makes a Gold start

Aug 28
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Gimmethegreenlight tops August Sale

By Cape Breeders, Gimmethegreenlight

28th Aug ’22 Cape Breeders report:

Varsfontein Stud’s champion resident sire Gimmethegreenlight dominated proceedings at the recent August Two Year Old Sale.

Not only did the former G1 L’Ormarins Queen’s Plate supply the top priced lot sold off the August Sale, but Gimmethegreenlight ended the two day auction as Leading Sire by Aggregate.

Gimmethegreenlight had eight lots on offer -all of whom sold for a gross total of R6.75million at this year’s August Two Year Old Sale. South Africa’s former champion sire’s two-year-olds averaged an impressive R843 750 at the sale.

Gimmethegreenlight also supplied the R3 800 000 sales topping colt Yes We Can (Lot 91), who was consigned by Wilgerbosdrift and knocked down to Form Bloodstock.

Out of G3 Starling Stakes winner Sarasota, the well bred Yes We Can is a half-brother to two winners including Listed Storm Bird Stakes third place-getter Hope Is Power.

His sire had two other lots fetch upwards of R500 000 at the 2022 August Two Year Old Sale, with Gimmethegreenlight’s daughter (Lot 92) out of Savannah Leigh knocked down for R600 000, and Gimmethegreenlight filly Let’s Go Now (Lot 114) making R540 000 at the sale.

South Africa’s Champion Sire of 2020-2021, Gimmethegreenlight also enjoyed success on the racetrack on Saturday where his son Money Heist ran out a convincing winner at Hollywoodbets Scottsville.

 

Gimmethegreenlight tops August Sale

Aug 15
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Scottsville double for Gimmethegreenlight

By Cape Breeders, Gimmethegreenlight

15th Aug ’22 Cape Breeders report:

Varsfontein Stud’s champion sire Gimmethegreenlight enjoyed a good day at Hollywoodbets Scottsville on Sunday.

The former G1 L’Ormarins Queen’s Plate was responsible for two smart winners at Scottsville, with Gimmethegreenlight’s son Imperial Order making a promising debut when finishing third in Sunday’s third race, and daughter Grue Of Ice running second in the eighth race.

Gimmethegreenlight’s blue blooded son Cheeky Laddie made the perfect start to his racing career when he made a winning debut on Sunday.
The Dean Kannemeyer trained three-year-old just got up to win in the shadow of the post when victorious in Sunday’s Sunil Singh And Associates Maiden Plate (1200m). Under Keagan De Melo, Cheeky Laddie dug down deep to score by a short head, with the flashy grey showing plenty of promise on debut.

Bred by Klawervlei Stud, Cheeky Laddie was the top priced yearling sold at the 2021 National Yearling Sale when knocked down to Form Bloodstock for R2.8 million.

Bred on the same cross as G1 winner Gunner, Cheeky Laddie is out of the Captain Al sired mare All Is Secret, the Equus Champion 2YO Filly of 2012.

His sire struck again in the very next race when Gimmethegreenlight gelding Osceola stayed on strongly to land Sunday’s The Cable Man Maiden Plate (2400m). Under Calvin Ngcobo, three-year-old Osceola powered away down the outside of the track to shed his maiden by over a length and a half.
Bred by Ridgemont Highlands, Osceola is out of the Antonius Pius mare Dinesen.

South Africa’s Champion Sire of 2020-2021, Gimmethegreenlight is currently responsible for 44 stakes winners.
The son of More Than Ready has ten lots on offer at the upcoming August Two Year Old Sale.

Scottsville double for Gimmethegreenlight

Jul 29
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Champion Juvenile Cup win for Gimmethegreenlight

By Cape Breeders, Gimmethegreenlight

29th Jul ’22

Varsfontein Stud’s champion resident sire Gimmethegreenlight’s fantastic season with his two-year-olds continued on Friday when his son Port Louis won the Listed Champion Juvenile Cup (1400m) at Fairview.

Runner up in the G3 World Sports Betting Langerman last time out, the Brett Crawford trained gelding showed plenty of heart in Friday’s R200 000 race.

Under Louis Mxothwa, Port Louis fought out a thrilling duel with eventual runner up Khaya’s Hope before edging out that rival to win by a short head.
It was another four and three-quarter lengths back to third place finisher Forest Spy.
Bred by Klawervlei Stud, Port Louis has now won twice from just six starts.

Out of the Qui Danzig mare Winning Eyes, Port Louis was a R260 000 buy from the 2021 Cape Yearling Sale.

He is the 44th stakes winner for Gimmethegreenlight, South Africa’s Champion Sire of 2020-2021.

Gimmethegreenlight has had a fine season with his two-year-olds this season including not only Port Louis but also G3 Langerman winner Light Speed, G3 Cape Racing Cape Of Good Hope Nursery runner up Wecangoallnight and the promising Countdown.

A son of outstanding sire More Than Ready, Gimmethegreenlight has 11 lots on offer at the upcoming August Two Year Old Sale.