Jet Dark’s win in the WSB Met saw Drakenstein Stud move into the lead in the National Breeders Championship, leapfrogging reigning champions Wilgerbosdrift and Mauritzfontein.
Drakenstein Stud-bred horses have accumulated R11,940,988 in stakes this season.
Wilgerbosdrift and Mauritzfontein are on R11,347,288 and another recent multiple champion breeder, Klawervlei Stud, are next best on R9,458,288.
Drakenstein have considerably lower numbers than the latter pair and have never won a championship before.
They are a relatively new stud, having only been founded 20 odd years ago.
They have had 139 runners this season to the 254 of Wilgerbosdrift and Mauritzfontein and the 242 of Klawervlei.
However, their lower numbers did not stop them breaking a record for individual stakes winners last season.
They had 18 individual stakes winners of 25 races last season.
This season they have had eight individual stakes winners of 11 races.
