Red Spice had shown potential and his first career win happened on Saturday in the Listed JC Le Roux Summer Juvenile Stakes (Picture: Wayne Marks)
Cape Breeders
Varsfontein Stud’s exciting young stallion Erik The Red, South Africa’s Leading First Season Sire of 2024-2025, came up with an eye catching stakes winner at Hollywoodbets Kenilworth on Saturday.
His two-year-old son Red Spice got off the mark in smart fashion when he won the Listed JC Le Roux Summer Juvenile Stakes (1100m) on World Sports Betting Cape Town Met day.
Under Keagan De Melo, the Piet and Elbert Steyn trained colt ran on strongly down the inside of the track to get up close home and land the R600 000 feature by just under half a length.
In the process, Red Spice emulated his sire, with Erik The Red having won the same race back in 2020.
Remarkably, Erik The Red was not only responsible for the victorious Red Spice but also for Summer Juvenile Stakes third place getter Roskilde.
Bred by Terry Andrews, Red Spice races for Mukund Gujadhur, J M Lim Fat & Wernars Family.
The colt, who is out of the Right Approach mare Ikebana, was a R250 000 purchase from the 2025 Premier Yearling Sale.
Red Spice, who has won or been placed in three of four starts, took his earnings to R479 750 with his win on Saturday.
His multiple graded stakes winning sire Erik The Red, whose relative Note To Self caught the eye when victorious at Hollywoodbets Kenilworth on Saturday, has made a great start to his stud career with his first crop headed by the graded stakes winners Vapour Trail and Zalatoris.
The son of Captain Al has 26 lots on offer at the Cape Yearling Sale and seven lots on the Premier Yearling Sale.
