Choisaanada with Callan Murray up ate away at Confederate’s lead in brave style at Turffontein Standside on Sunday and is beginning to show why he has always been so highly regarded. (JC Photos)
Cape Breeders
Maine Chance Farms’ top-class sire Querari had another memorable weekend this past week.
His Shadwell Stud bred three-year-old Choisaanada stands poised to sweep this season’s Highveld Winter Series, following his win in Sunday’s Egoli Mile (Non-Black Type) (1600m) at Turffontein.
The Erico Verdonese trained gelding had previously won the Listed Betway Secretariat Stakes.
Under Callan Murray, Choisaanada came with a strong burst to account for G1 TAB SA Classic winner Confederate by just under half a length.
Now a four time winner from 9 starts, Choisaanada is owned by Isabella Lombard and Mr Jossel.
Out of the Redoute’s Choice mare Musaanada, Choisaanada is bred on the same Querari/Redoute’s Choice cross as G3 World Pool Gold Cup hero Master Redoute.
The inform Querari had gone close to having more feature race success a day earlier when his son Underworld was beaten just 0.3 of a length when runner up in Saturday’s G3 Hollywoodbets Dolphins Cup Trial, while another son of Querari, Blizzard Quest, caught the eye when he won the first race at Hollywoodbets Greyville on Saturday.
Querari is also broodmare sire of exciting two-year-old Tin Pan Alley, who made a big impression when winning Sunday’s Highveld Winter Juvenile Stakes at Turffontein by five and a quarter lengths.
A son of The United States, Tin Pan Alley, who has won two of four starts, is out of the Querari mare The Entertainer.
South Africa’s Leading Sire of 2YOs in 2018-2019, Querari has been responsible for more than 80 winners this season with his stock having amassed more than R15.275 million in stakes for the current season.
The champion son of Oasis Dream has 13 lots on offer at the KZN Yearling Sale.
