Turf Talk Newsletter – 07 January, 2025

One Stripe is led in after winning the L’Ormarins King’s Plate. (Picture: Wayne Marks).

Durban-based owner Rikesh Sewgoolam revealed that his superstar three-year-old One World colt One Stripe had never had the L’Ormarins King’s Plate on his agenda and it was a recommendation by jockey Gavin Lerena that sparked the decision to have a go.

The Drakenstein Stud-bred colt gave all of Sewgoolam, trainer Vaughan Marshall and Lerena their respective first King’s Plate victories.

Rikesh said, “We were guided by Gavin and I was guided by Vaughan as well. Gavin had felt that, despite the margin, the horse had won the Guineas with a ton in hand. He took his run in the Guineas pretty well too. So we decided to have a go, even though everything was not in his favour. But, it worked out in the end.”

One Stripe became just the third three-year-old in the last 50 years to have won the King’s Plate.

When Yataghan did it in 1973 he was the third three-year-old in the space of four years to have done it, following Chichester in 1970 and In Full Flight in 1972. However, the conditions back then appeared to be different because despite the race then being run a month and-a-half later in mid February, In Full Flight and Yataghan both received 7kg from the topweighted older males, while Chichester, when the race was run on New Year’s Day, received 7,5kg from the topweighted older male.

One Stripe only received 5kg on Saturday in the race which is today run under weight for age conditions and joined  Gimmethegreenlight (2012) and Jet Dark as the only three-year-olds to have won it since Yataghan did it in 1973.

Rikesh prefers to watch his horses racing from home.

He admitted to being nervous before every race and to being pessimistic about the 11/10 favourite’s chances when he turned for home with a lot of ground to make up on the leaders.

He said, “Gavin’s plan was to race him forward this time and probably sit third or fourth, considering he had a goodish draw of five, but things never worked out from the jump. Unfortunately, for the first time he missed the break and all the plans fell out the window. He had to do it the hard way and turning for home I really didn’t believe he would be able to get to them, especially when he went past the 400m mark and had so many horses in front of him and with that horse of Piet Botha’s (Montien) going so well and Gimme A Prince travelling so well on the inside rail.”

Out on the track the jockey had a completely different perspective.

Riskesh revealed, “Gavin was full of confidence. When I chatted to him on Saturday night he said he turned into the straight and balanced him and he knew at the 500m mark he was going to win. It was just a matter of getting a clear passage, he could feel there was so much there. But unfortunately with us watching on television it looked totally different!”

Lerena rode with the hands all the way to the 200m mark and then when giving him a slap with the whip, One Stripe took off. He burst through between Montien and Gimme A Prince to win by a cosy 1,75 lengths.

Rikesh said, “He was so brave, he took that gap … for a young horse to take that gap. It was pretty tight when you look at the head on, tighter than what it looked like from the side on.”

Riskesh explained how he came about owning One Stripe.

He said, “Grant Knowles actually bought him initially I think on the August BSA Sale for R100,000 and he then sent him to Soetendal estate to pre-train him for the Ready To Run Sale. He was already entered and like I do most years I prefer buying horses from the Ready To Run Sale bceause it just gives you an additional angle in terms of knowing what you are buying. I looked at the catalogue for this October 2023 sale and for some reason, I can’t really tell you what the reason was, two horses stood out for me and he was one of them.I do keep my horses at Soetendal anyway, my mares are there, so prior to the sale I chatted to Julia Pilbeam. Funnily enough the other one I liked was also at Soetendal and she said both of them were very nice horses. I just liked his dam. Julia then told me One Stripe was owned by Grant Knowles and I have a very good relationship with Grant, so I phoned him and asked him ‘more or less what are you looking at?’. He then explained to me about the filly as well, which he also owned, and we managed to do a deal before the Sale, in fact I think it was a mere week before the Sale.”

One Stripe’s dam is called Silver Stripe, who is by Silvano out of a Badger’s Gift mare, and she won three times from 2200m to 2400m including the Listed Spook Express Handicap. She is a full-sister to Gr 3 Winter Derby winner Gifted For Glory.

Rikesh left One Stripe and the filly on the Sale in order to qualify for all the Ready To Run races and incentives etc.

Then immediately after the breeze up gallop Vaughan Marshall, who was going to be the trainer for One Stripe, phoned Rikesh.

Rikesh said, “He said to me ‘You can’t let this horse go, his gallop was probably the best breeze up I’ve ever seen.’ I agreed, without expecting to be challenged in the way we were. We thought he would probably go for around R400,000 or so!”

Rikesh had to go to R1,4 million to keep him and although the implications of that are a big commission pay out, not to mention a big lump sum he could have gained by letting him go, it was obviously well worth it in the long run to keep him. However, they let the filly go as the buy back had eaten into the planned Sale kitty.

Later Winterbach Stud put One Stripe’s dam up for Sale in foal to One World.

One Stripe had already made his debut by that stage, ironically on L’Ormarins King’s Plate day last year, where he finished a close up fifth in a strong field.

Knowles contacted Rikesh to make him aware of the mare being for sale.

Rikesh said by that stage the inner circle of himself, Vaughan Marshall and Bernard Fayd’Herbe knew that One Stripe had a lot of promise.

Rikesh revealed, “Bernard played a big role in One Stripe’s career. Virtually on day one after the horse got to Vaughan’s stable he rang me and said ‘This horse is special’. He said, ‘He is naughty but I can just feel when I’m sitting on him, and I sat on him for the first time yesterday and sat on him again today, I just feel that he oozes power.'”

“It is amazing how he felt it just by sitting on him on that day,” said Rikesh.

He continued, “So by then we knew he was pretty nice, but you just don’t know, a lot of them show a lot of promise early and then just don’t go on.”

However, Rikesh decided to buy the mare.

He said, “Her being in foal to One World made it more prudent for me to consider it.”

It has turned out to be an astute decision.

He is now looking forward to the career of the weanling full sister, not to mention the progeny of Silver Stripe to follow.

One Stripe’s next mission is the big Sales race, the R5 million Big Cap to be run over 1400m on March 16 at Hollywoodbets Kenilworth.

Rikesh also owns One Stripe’s half-brother, the Marshall-trained Erik The Red colt Vapour Trail.

This colt ran a 8,75 length fifth on debut over 1000m behind the fine Parental Guidance (Querari), who is a half-brother to Equus Champion colt Proceed.

Rikesh said, “Vaughan just wanted to give him an outing because he said he needs a lot further than 1000m. He is actually a nice horse, so he will probably try the 1200m next toward the end of February, but according to Vaughan he is looking for 1400m plus.”

Vapour Trail is one to keep an eye on.

Eight On Eighteen looks to be a three-year-old who would be capable of taking advantage of the current WSB Met picture, in which a few of the leading older lights have clouds hanging over their heads. (Picture: Wayne Marks). 

There are only two three-year-olds still standing their ground in the WSB Met so the chances of more three-year-old history being made this summer in open company don’t look to be too high.

One Stripe was only the third three-year-old to win the L’Ormarins King’s Plate in the last 50 years and the sparsity of three-year-old winners is even greater in the Met.

The Justin Snaith-trained Oh Susanna was the first three-year-old filly in over 100 years to win the Met in 2017 and she was the first three-year-old to win it since the Mike de Kock-trained pair Horse Chestnut and Badger’s Coast won it in successive years in 1999 and 2000.

The previous three-year-old to do it before Horse Chestnut was Feltos in 1945.

However, one three-year-old who looks the part this year is the Snaith-trained Eight On Eighteen, although he is not a certainty to line up.

Jonathan Snaith said, “Nothing has been decided or discussed yet. He is a definite Cape Derby runner though.”

Eight On Eighteen ran on strongly in the Gr 1 Hollywoodbets Cape Guineas to be beaten just 1,25 lengths.

One Stripe is now the highest rated horse in the country on a merit rating of 132.

That would put Eight On Eighteen right in the Met picture, although he is officially merit rated only 115 and it has also subsequently been reported that Gavin Lerena felt One Stripe still had a ton in hand in the Guineas.

Nevertheless, Eight On Eighteen has a lot of upside, a term the Americans like to use about a horse who has scope for a lot of improvement.

The big horse is by Lancaster Bomber and is out of the Captain Al mare Sempre Libre, who is a half-sister to the like of Gr 1 Daily News 2200 winner Rabiya and Gr 1 Woolavington 2000 winner Bela-Bela. Both of those two won other Gr 1s too, but those two races are highlighted because it means Eight On Eighteen should get the Met trip.

The other point is that a lot of the older horses have clouds hanging over their heads.

Met second favourite See It Again finished last in  the LKP, although the race did not pan out at all well for him.

The Met favourite Oriental Charm also did not excel in the LKP, finishing a 8,95 length seventh. In his defence, he appeared to peck slightly when crossed just before the turn and prior to that JP van der Merwe had been forced to take a stranglehold on him.

Met third favourite Green With Envy ran last in his seasonal reappearance in the WSB Green Point Stakes.

Eight On Eighteen is actually fourth favourite with Hollywoodbets at 6/1.

Rascallion is next best at 14/1.

The other three-year-old still standing his ground is the Mike de Kock-trained Greaterix.

He disapponted in the Gr 2 Betway Dingaans, but firstly found himself in front, which was not ideal and he was then was found to have abnormal blood readings at home.

Greaterix is highly regarded and can bounce back on Saturday at the Big T in the Gr 3 Betway Got The Greenlight Stakes over 1400m, although that is just two weeks before the Met and is not going to give many clues about his chances.

This year’s Met does look to be up to grabs for an up and coming horse though.

One Stripe at full stretch at the finish line on Saturday. (Picture: Wayne Marks).

Handicapping Ratings Update (NHA Press Release)

L’ORMARINS KING’S PLATE (Grade 1)

ONE STRIPE had his rating adjusted to 132 from 118 after impressively winning the WFA Grade 1 L’Ormarins King’s Plate over 1600m at Hollywoodbets Kenilworth Racecourse on Saturday. The Handicappers were of the opinion that ROYAL AUSSIE confirmed the 124 he achieved in the 2024 L’Ormarins King’s Plate, when 3rd to CHARLES DICKENS, and were unanimous in selecting ROYAL AUSSIE as the line horse here, hence his unchanged rating of 124.

The runner-up MONTIEN, who beat the 124 rated line horse ROYAL AUSSIE at level weights by 2.80 lengths, was adjusted to 129 from a rating of 120.

Three horses received drops in this race. 3rd placed GIMME A PRINCE was dropped to 129 from 130 as this was his highest achievement in his latest 4 starts. AT MY COMMAND was dropped from 119 to 118 and AL MUTHANA received a 4 point drop from 120 to 116.

CARTIER PADDOCK STAKES (Grade 1)

DOUBLE GRAND SLAM had her rating adjusted to 122 from 119 after emphatically winning the WFA Grade 1 Cartier Paddock Stakes over 1800m at Hollywoodbets Kenilworth on Saturday.

The Handicappers were of the opinion that the runner-up RED PALACE was the best candidate for a line horse and used her rating of 119 to rate this event. RAINBOW LORIKEET, who was rated to run 3rd last in this event, had her rating increased from 105 to 111 after outperforming her official pre-rating.

There were no other increases to ratings in this race and only one finisher received a drop in ratings. SAARTJIE was dropped to 116 from 118.

ANTHONIJ RUPERT WYNE PREMIER TROPHY (Grade 2)

Top rated, RASCALLION remained on a rating of 122 after landing the Grade 2 Anthonij Rupert Wyne Premier Trophy over 1800m at Hollywoodbets Kenilworth on Saturday.

The Handicappers were unanimous in their view that LITIGATION, who is somewhat of a distance specialist, made for the most suitable line horse in this event and as such he remained on a mark of 113.

In rating the race this way, the runner-up MAGIC VERSE produced a performance figure of 114 as he beat the 113 rated line horse by 0.45 of a length, and was accordingly adjusted to a rating of 114.

FUTURE SWING, who was unlucky not to have finished closer, was the only other runner to receive an increase in ratings and was adjusted to 114 from 110.

The following horses received drops to their ratings, PACAYA was dropped from 118 to 116, TRIPLE TIME was dropped from 111 to 110, RAPIDASH was dropped to 109 from 110 and WITHOUT QUESTION was dropped to 115 from 118.

CARTIER SCEPTRE STAKES (Grade 2)

ASIYE PHAMBILI remained unchanged on a rating of 116 after her win in the Grade 2 Cartier Sceptre Stakes over 1200m at Hollywoodbets Kenilworth on Saturday. The Handicappers were of the unanimous view that 4th placed SUMMER LILY made for a suitable line horse here and her rating remains on a mark of 100.

The runner-up, ROCCAPINA, saw her rating increased to 111 from 99 following her effort when producing a strong finish to be beaten by a narrow margin. The only other runner to receive an increase in ratings here was SIDDELEY, who was beaten by a short head by the 100 rated line horse at level weights and was accordingly adjusted to 99 from 95.

Only two horses received drops to their merit ratings here, GIMMIE’S COUNTESS was dropped by 1 point from 111 to 110 after failing to confirm her pre-rating in her last 3 runs, while PINEAPPLEMINTGREEN was dropped to 99 from 104.

GLORIOUS GOODWOOD CHAIRMAN’S CUP (Grade 3)

KING PELLES had to be capped to a rating of 96 after impressively winning the Grade 3 Glorious Goodwood Chairman’s Cup over 2500m at Hollywoodbets Kenilworth on Saturday.

The Handicappers were of the opinion that both the runner-up HOLDING THUMBS and 3rd placed MUCHO DINERO made for the most suitable line horses here, hence their unchanged ratings of 99 and 110 respectively. The specific conditions for this event do not allow for an increase of more than 8 points for the winner and as such KING PELLES had to be capped to a rating of 96.

Four horses received drops to their ratings. VIHAAN’S BOMB was dropped to 91 from 93, FUTURE PEARL dropped to 116 from 117, NEBRAAS dropped to 100 from 103 and HAN SOLO dropped to 102 from 104.

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Oisin Murphy had his first win on South African soil on the Justin Snaith-trained Vercingetorix colt Sail The Seas, who made it a fourth career win from just seven starts when winning the last race at the LKP meeting, a Middle Stakes event over 1400m. (Picture: Wayne Marks)

Vercingetorix has opened up a lead of more than R2 million in the national sires championship after having a fine day at Hollywoodbets Kenilworth on Saturday in which he had an 11th Gr 1 winner among other important winners.

He has stakes earnings this season of R12,485,300 and this is more than R2 million ahead of second placed Master Of My Fate (R10,182,988) with Gimmethegreenlight (R9,040,375), Querari (R7,516,200) and One World (R6,876,638) next best. One World’s position in fifth is remarkable considering he has only had one crop plus a few early two-year-olds representing him to date.

Cape Breeders wrote the below report about Vercingetorix’s fine day on Saturday:

Cape Breeders

Maine Chance Farms’ champion sire elect Vercingetorix had an outstanding day at Hollywoodbets Kenilworth on Saturday. The son of Silvano had three winners on L’Ormarins King’s Plate day, with Vercingetorix runners Double Grand Slam and Rascallion winning the day’s G1 Cartier Paddock Stakes (1800m) and G2 Anthonij Rupert Wyne Premier Trophy (1800m) respectively.

Vercingetorix is also the sire of promising three-year-old Sail The Seas who caught the eye when winning ninth and final race on Saturday, while Vercingetorix gelding Holding Thumbs ran second in Saturday’s G3 Glorious Goodwood Chairman’s Cup.

In landing Saturday’s Paddock Stakes, Double Grand Slam became her sire’s 11th Grade One winner.
The Justin Snaith trained four-year-old was all the rage for Saturday’s R1 000 000 feature and she duly obliged in impressive fashion. Under an ice-cool Richard Fourie, Double Grand Slam raced towards the back of the field for much of the running. Fourie bought the Vercingetorix filly with a powerful late run which swamped her rivals, and Double Grand Slam drew off to win convincingly by a length and a half.

An impressive winner of the Summer Bowl on her penultimate start, Double Grand Slam has won seven of 15 starts including the 2024 G3 SplashOut Prix Du Cap, 2024 G3 Umzimkhulu Stakes, and 2024 G2 East Coast Radio Tibouchina Stakes.

Bred by Varsfontein Stud, Double Grand Slam, bred on the same cross as the likes of Vernichey and Golden Sickle, is out of the Captain Al Princess Peach.

The filly was a R1 000 000 buy from the 2022 National Yearling Sale.

Vercingetorix sons Rascallion and Magic Verse provided their outstanding sire with more success when that pair ran 1-2 in the G2 Anthonij Rupert Wyne Premier Trophy at Hollywoodbets Kenilworth.

Tough as teak seven-year-old Rascallion, winner of the 2023 Anthonij Rupert Wyne Premier Trophy, made it back-to-back graded wins when he scored a narrow win on Saturday.

Under a strong ride from Seal Veale, the Vaughan Marshall-trained Rascallion put his head down where it mattered most to land the 2025 Premier Trophy by a short-head.

The gutsy Rascallion, who had won the G3 Cape Mile at his penultimate start, has won 7 races with 14 places from 28 starts for stakes of R2 170 714.

Bred by Dr Veronique Kritzinger, Rascallion (now a four-time graded stakes winner) is out of the Jet Master mare Sofala.

Vercingetorix, well clear on the South African General Sires premiership this season, is also responsible for promising sophomore Sail The Seas. The latter beat fellow Vercingetorix sons Let It Be Said and Gallic Dream into second and third respectively when he won the A Case Of You Middle Stakes (1400m) on Saturday.
Under Oisin Murphy, the classy three-year-old has now won four of seven starts, with Sail The Seas having contested the G1 Hollywoodbets Cape Guineas in December.

Trained by Justin Snaith, the Drakenstein Stud-bred Sail The Seas is out of the Philanthropist mare Sail.

Mocha Blend has been tipped to win the 6th race over 1800m (Candiese Lenferna Photography)

Andrew Harrison (Gold Circle)

Muzi Yeni makes a local return to the saddle after breaking his collar bone in a fall last November and has two rides on the poly at Hollywoodbets Greyville today, the current inclement weather permitting. His first comes in the sixth on the seven-race card where he rides Off Limits for Louis Goosen but he may have to wait for his first win back.

Frank Robinson sends out the progressive Mocha Blend in that race and she could turn out to be something special. The daughter of Ideal World followed up on a promising debut behind the equally promising Meritorious on debut to run out a comfortable winner of her next start. Robinson looks to have a smart filly in his yard and she could prove a little too classy for this line-up.

Robbie Hill could will have other ideas when he saddles Queen Amina. She has the widest draw to contend with and takes to the poly for the first time, however, she made a smart handicap debut for Hill who has engaged Marco van Rensburg as her partner. English Primrose hardly raised a gallop when switched to the turf last time out and Gary Rich has her back on her favoured surface. She should put in a big effort judged on her previous showings. Deryl Daniels has been making the trip out to Richmond to ride work for Doug Campbell and he gets to partner Sascha’s Dream for the yard. The daughter of Flying The Flag has been close-up in all three starts since shedding her maiden and can feature again while Yeni supporters will be hoping Off Limits can get him back rolling.

River Dance has shown his best form on the poly and Stuart Ferrie’s runner looks pick in a modest line-up in the card opener. Bring Back The Magic has the best of the draw and has some fair form over the trip but Darryl Moore takes off the blinkers and has booked Rachel Venniker to take some weight of his back.

Ferrie could start his New Year with a double with Shesarocket who has her first run for the stable and makes her local debut. She has been well supported in the past when based on the Highveld and the switch to the poly could be what she’s looking for. Visiting Corne Spies sends out Radiant Heat who has a much higher rating than Shesarocket but has already had 16 starts. The poly could also bring out the best. Long Street has also been struggling to improve but Tony Rivalland has dropped her in trip and declared first time blinkers so is one to watch in the market.

Runners coming off Western Cape form won two races first up in KZN last Wednesday and Numzaan could live up to his name. He ran well below par in his last Kenilworth start but had fair form prior to that and Frikkie Greyling can add to his growing tally. Assistant Byron Forster has the Andre Nel satellite in good form with a double on New Year’s Day, both runners making their local debuts. Rafiki has been around for some time now and is in good heart. He has also won on the poly and looks a big threat to Numzaan. Future Saint showed signs of finding his better form last time out and has his fourth start for his new yard. This trip should suit.

In the fourth, Green Mile is a lightly raced four-year-old who has come to hand of late and comes from the much in-form Nel stable. He makes his poly debut but looks well capable in this line-up. Dean Kannemeyer sends out Freddy Slater who has disappointed at his last two after showing signs of improvement. He too makes his poly debut and will go close on his best form. Deserto looked well in need of his last effort when making his debut over a sprint. He goes a mile for the first time and is definitely one to watch.

La Vida Loca found a good one in Mocha Blend last time out, finishing a distant third when trying 1900m for the first time. She can do better over this shorter trip in spite of being drawn wide. One gate inside of her is the visiting Messalina who has been lumbered with top weight. She has shown signs of coming to her peak and should be a big runner in this field Maiden field. Dee Day is seldom too far back and returns to her favourite surface. The stable has a good record with longer-priced runners and this daughter of Lancaster Bomber could get it right this time around. Rachel Venniker stays with the lightly raced Miss Rebecca who has the best of the draw and can feature.

Ferrie could bookend the meeting as he sends out three runners in the last, best of which could be Hippocrates who is over his best course and distance. He has started favourite at his last three outings and last time out was no match for the much improved Future Flo. Tristan Godden stays with the ride. The grey Voldemort has been holding form well and the stable is in good form. He has the best of the draw to help his cause. Ferrie also saddles Lions Eye with stable rider Sean Veale aboard. He disappointed in his handicap debut after showing improved form with a switch of stables and he is one to watch in the betting. Fish Eagle has been in the money in all three starts for Gary Rich. However his recent form has been over a mile and he drops back to a sprint.

Royal Force romps home on Monday (JC Photos).

Cape Breeders

Ascot Stud’s G1 winning stallion Heavenly Blue came up with a very eye catching debut winner at the Vaal on Monday.

His three-year-old son Royal Force made the perfect start to his career when he won the first race on the card.

Trained by Lucky Houdalakis, the gelded Royal Force was backed down to start a 3-1 shot for the 4Racing Welcomes You Maiden Plate (1200m) and he duly obliged.

Under the red hot Gavin Lerena, the sophomore romped home to win as he liked by six and a half lengths.
Bred by Ascot, Royal Force is out of the National Assembly mare Rexana.

The gelding was a R225 000 buy from the 2023 National Yearling Sale.

His G1 SA Classic winning sire Heavenly Blue is also the sire of eye catching recent maiden winner Million Reasons.

The grey is a son of four time Australian Champion Sire Snitzel.

Two Golden Slippers, four Guineas, two Golden Roses, a pair of Everests, the Cox Plate, All Aged, Flight Stakes & Coolmore Stud Stakes, an Inglis Sires’ trifecta, two Magic Millions 2YO Classics and most of Australia’s big sprints all feature on Snitzel’s progeny record.

Four General, four 2YO & two 3YO Sire Premierships, 27 Group 1 victories, 12 category Champions, 5 Inglis Easter Sale-toppers & 60 million-dollar yearlings are top-of-the-mountain achievements already on Snitzel’s record.

But with an average of 23 stakes wins every season since 2016/17 and 19 stakes winners already from his latest 3 crops of racing age, there is no slowing down for Snitzel, with 11 stakes winners including G1 winners Lady Shenandoah & Switzerland in the first 4 months of 2024/25.

Which horse is considered by some to be the fastest horse in the history of the turf, was voted the best British-trained two-year-old of the 20th century according to the National Horseracing Museum, was champion sire of Britain and Ireland when his first crop were just three-year-olds, and appears multiple times in the pedigrees of probably every thoroughbred today despite only siring 130 foals in total.

The picture above gives a clue to the answer (wizzley.com). 

Today’s Question Answer

The Tetrarch foaled in 1911 was a “freak” as he was by the sire Roi Herode, an out and out stayer who was second in the Doncaster Cup, and resembled a rocking horse as he was grey with splotches of white and in conformation was big and backward and seemed destined to end up as a hunter.

However, it was soon evident he had blinding speed.

His trainer Atty Persse put him through a series of searching tests before he went to the races and by that time they knew he was a certainty for his debut.

However, the yard had kept it such a closely guarded secret he went off at 9/2.

He won like the certainty he was and that was the only time he did not starts odds-on.

He won with the greatest ease at Epsom and by ten lengths at Royal Ascot.

His nickname had by this time changed from “The Rocking Horse” to “The Spotted Wonder.”

In his next start he went up with the tapes and lost 50 yards , but still managed to run them down to win by a neck.

Racegoers thought he must be in decline that day, because it was misty and the start could not be seen.

However, he went on to thrash them in all of his remaining starts but unfortunately his career came to a close after just seven races because of a rapped tendon.

In 1919 he was the leading sire in Great Britain & Ireland as a result of the performances of Tetratema and the filly Snow Maiden. Another daughter (Mumtaz Mahal) won a number of important sprint races and, according to “Thoroughbred Heritage” went on to become one of the most important broodmares of the 20th century.

Mumatz Mahal became an important ancestress in the pedigrees of some of history’s most influential sire lines, including Nasrullah, Royal Charger, Tudor Minstrel and Mahmoud. Nasrullah sired Bold Ruler, the sire of the Seattle Slew/A.P. Indy modern stallion lines.