Spacebound powers home to an easy win on debut. (Picture: Wayne Marks)
When the Peter Muscutt-trained Military Command won in devastating style over 1000m at Hollywoodbets Kenilworth on Wednesday, the question had to be asked, “How good is his stablemate Spacebound and the new season sire Declarationofpeace?”
Spacebound led from start to finish on debut over that same course and distance and accelerated away to win by four lengths with Military Command (Fire Away) beaten six lengths.
Spacebound was the third runner and second winner for the new season sire, the KZN-based Declarationofpeace.
Spacebound has a good female line.
He is a half-brother to the Gr 3 winner Taikonaut (Twice Over) and to the Listed winner Mercury Rising (Gimethegreenlight) among other winners.
He was purchased for R280,000 at the BSA National Two-year-old Sale.
It has been fine year in South Africa for War Front.
His late son, the freshman champion sire Lancaster Bomber, is sire of the Gr 1 WSB Met and Gr 1 Splashout Cape Derby winner Eight On Eighteen and of the Gr 1 Maine Chance Majorca Stakes winner Rascova.
Lancaster Bomber’s daughter Beach Bomb will be out to land a Gr 3 in the USA on Saturday.
War Front’s son Declarationofpeace is now making an immediate impact too.
Spacebound was bred by Rathmor Stud.
They splashed out R320,000 to buy his dam Earth’s Orbit from the BSA Cheveley Stud Farm Sale and it looks likely to pay dividends.
There are currently no Declarationofpeace progeny carded to race, but horsemen will be looking out for his next runners.
