Varsfontein Stud stand the reigning South African Champion Sire Gimmethegreenlight, who has won the title three times and smashed certain records in the process, and they also stand the current log leader Master Of My Fate.
Master Of My Fate is the sire of Atticus Finch, who collected a cheque of R 3,450,000 for winning South Africa’s richest ever Gr 1 event on Saturday at Turffontein Standside, the R6 million Betway Summer Cup.
Master Of My Fate’s earnings for the season saored to R8,988,875 which is narrowly ahead of Vercingetorix on 8,519,338, while Gimmethegreenlight’s progeny are yet to hit topgear and he is on R6,341,538.
It could all change during Cape Racing’s Summer Festival Of Racing, but the accolades belong to Master Of My Fate at present.
The son of the seven-times national champion sire Jet Master has always been a good sire and has been in the top five for the last four completed seasons.
He is also highest in the stakes-winning statistics this season together with Vercingetorix.
Both Master Of My Fate and Vercingetorix have had four stakes winners of four stakes races so far this season.
Master Of My Fate never won at a higher level than Gr 2, but he was unlucky in the Met and just when the world seemed to be at his feet he suffered a tendon injury and had to be retired.
