The Craig Mayhew-trained Flamboyant Flyer, ridden by Kaidan Brewer, makes it a treble for Erupt at the Vaal Classic track meeting on Thursday. (JC Photos).
Cape Breeders
Maine Chance Farms’ dual G1 winning sire Erupt had a memorable day on Thursday. The son of Dubawi had three winners at the Vaal, with Erupt progeny winning races one, four and five.
Erupt had also enjoyed success at Turffontein last Saturday where his son MK’s Dreams won the seventh race on the card, and he had a winner today (Friday) on the Fairview poly with Russian Empire.
Erupt filly Lady Sabrina got off the mark convincingly when she won Thursday’s 4Racing Welcomes You Work Riders Maiden Plate (F and M) over 1600m.
The Weiho Marwing trained three-year-old, making just her third start, hit the front full of running and powered away to win by a decisive three lengths.
Bred by the Ralphs Syndicate, Lady Sabrina is out of the Captain Al mare Captain Wheelson.
Erupt struck again on Thursday when his four-year-old daughter Mount Etna won the TAB Telebet 0861 000 822 FM Divided Handicap over 2000 metres.
Under Chase Maujean, the Fanie Bronkhurst trained filly romped away to win by three lengths.
Bred by Keivan Stud, Mount Etna has won four times and has finished first, second or third in each of her last four starts.
Mount Etna is out of the Dynasty mare Kenton On Sea.
Erupt’s third win on Thursday came when his daughter Flamboyant Flyer Take A Bet Wina Numba Numba FM 70 Divided Handicap over 2000 metres.
The Craig Mayhew-trained four-year-old made it back-to-back wins by staying on gamely to win by half a length.
Bred by Maine Chance, Flamboyant Flyer, who is out of the Silvano mare Frequent Flyer, has won three times.
Winner of the G1 Juddmonte Grand Prix de Paris and G1 Pattison Canadian International, Erupt is a proven source of high-class performers including Zimbabwean champion Buster Barnes and G3 Betway Graham Beck Stakes winner Moonlight Trader.
