Turf Talk Newsletter – 20 January, 2025

One Stripe To Join Isivunguvungu In USA

One Stripe becomes the first horse for over 50 years to complete the WSB Cape Guineas/L’Ormarins King’s Plate double in the same season. (Picture: Wayne Marks).

Hollywood Racing’s pioneering overseas campaigner Isivunguvungu will be joined by their part-owned SA-bred colt One Stripe at Graham Motion’s Herringswell yard in Maryland USA later this year, meaning Hollywood could well have two SA-bred runners at this year’s Breeders’ Cup, which will once again take place at Del Mar racecourse in California.

Isivunguvungu is in Florida at present, where Motion is campaigning at Gulfstream Park and Tampa Bay racecourses.

Hollywood Racing’s racing manager Anthony Delpech said, “He’s doing well, he is not far off a run. He will most probably be having his next run in the next couple of weeks and then he goes to Dubai if he gets accepted to run on World Cup night.”

The race Isivunguvungu will likely be targeted at in the World Cup meeting is the US$ 1,5 million Gr 1 Al Quoz Sprint over 1200m on turf.

As a dual Gr 1-winning sprinter in South Africa and a winner of Da Hoss Stakes in the USA, as well as an unlucky fifth place finish in the Gr 1 Breeders Cup Turf Sprint, he should be accepted for the Al Quoz, whose list of winners include SA-breds J J The Jet Plane (Jet Master), who won it for Mike de Kock in 2009 and Lucky Houdalakis in 2011, as well as Shea Shea (National Emblem), who won it for De Kock in 2013.

The Narrow Creek Stud-bred What A Winter gelding will always have a special place in the Hollywood success story as they selected him as an unraced youngster.

One Stripe’s immediate targets are the R5 million Cape Racing Sales Big Cap on March 16 at Hollywoodbets Kenilworth after which he will be exported to the USA, where he will prepare for the Breeders’ Cup, with the most likely race he will be aimed at being the Breeders’ Cup Turf Mile.

He will run in Rikesh Sewgoolam’s orange and dark blue colours in the Big Cap and in his overseas campaigns will run in the yellow and purple stars colours of Hollywood Racing.

Hollywood Racing proved just how big their racing ambitions are when managing to land a share in the country’s best three-year-old as even they admitted the Vaughan Marshall-trained colt had not been on the market before the deal was struck.

Owner Rikesh Sewgoolam was asked about overseas ambitions for One Stripe a couple of days after the One World colt had become the first three-year-old since the great In Full Flight to do the King’s Plate/Cape Guineas double and he had replied, “We haven’t really decided. I leave all of it to Vaughan. There’s been a lot of interest, but as Vaughan said to me yesterday, we’ve waited our entire lives for a horse like this … Vaughan fortunately has had some brilliant horses over time, but I haven’t. So we’ve waited all our lives, we’ve done the hard work with him, so why just simply hand him over to someone else? So for now, no real plans.”

However, a deal was struck just under two week later whereby Rikesh retains a share in the horse, who now has big overseas ambitions.

Common ground must have been found by Rikesh and Hollywood Racing.

This can be seen in the words of Hollywood Racing’s racing manager Anthony Delpech.

He said to the Sporting Post, ““What an honour it is to have shaken hands in this transaction with a passionate racing man like Rikesh Sewgoolam, who shares many of the ideals and harbours the dreams that we at Hollywood Racing do for the sport in South Africa. One Stripe was not on the market, but we are pleased to have clinched a mutually beneficial deal that works for both parties,” added a delighted Delpech, who said that the plan was to travel One Stripe to the USA, as they had done with champion sprinter Isivunguvungu in 2024, to take on the world’s best at the Breeders Cup in November.

One Stripe also holds an invitation for the LONGINES Hong Kong International races in December this year.

Delpech continued, “In the space of under twelve months One Stripe has gone from a runaway maiden 1200m winner to a dual Grade 1-winning 3yo miler, with outstanding scope to go further, and he literally has the world at his feet. Hollywood Racing wish to showcase the quality and class of SA bloodstock to the world and the Breeders’ Cup remains a goal for the team for 2025. Horseracing is about dreams and reaching for the stars and who knows where One Stripe could land up as a stallion prospect? Hollywood Racing invite all racing fans to join us on this incredible journey.”

Rikesh said to the Sporting Post, “I look forward to beginning our shared journey with such a phenomenal and special racehorse. It will be remiss of me not to mention the gratitude I have toward Vaughan Marshall and the VHM Milnerton team for the ongoing mentoring of One Stripe and the invaluable time and care invested in turning this special colt into a multiple Gr1 Champion, and to Owen and Devin Heffer, and Anthony Delpech, I say thank you for the confidence and belief in One Stripe. May he have a safe and successful international journey.”

One Stripe’s form could be given a boost in this weekend’s Gr 1 wfa R5 million WSB Met by any of Eight On Eighteen, runner up in the Hollywoodbets Cape Guineas, or Montien and Royal Aussie, who were close up in the L’Ormarins King’s Plate. Oriental Charm, Atticus Finch, Al Muthana and See It Again were well beaten in the LKP and are also running in the Met, so they could give his form a boost too.

On Saturday at the WSB Met meeting, Hollywood Racing will have three chances to make amends for last year’s disappointment when Isivunguvungu was scratched at the start of the Gr 1 Cape Flying Championship (this year’s race is sponsored by the HKJC World Pool).

They run Asiye Phambili, who is drawn 13 with Richard Fourie up, Ziyasha, who is drawn five with Raymond Danielson up, and Cruise Control, who is drawn two with Muzi Yeni up.

Asiye Phambili, who is trained by Duncan Howells in KZN and by Gareth van Zyl in the Cape, has come into her own and has won the Gr 3 WSB Southern Cross Stakes over 1000m and the Gr 2 Cartier Sceptre Stakes over 1200m in her last two starts.

Delpech said about the What A Winter mare, “She is drawn on the outside which is probably not the best part of the course at Hollywoodbets Kenilworth, but I think they are going to be going a hundred mile and hour and she is going to be coming from behind, so she will just need a bit of luck in the running. It is obviously her toughest task to date.”

Ziyasha and Cruise Control are fast horses drawn on the right side and Delpech felt they would be competitive too.

One of Hollywood Racing’s biggest goals is to land the SA owners championship. They have lacked the Gr 1 fire power to oust the champions for the last three seasons, Drakenstein Stud, but they were less than R1 million behind last season and this season they are more than R2 million ahead of Drakenstein just before the halfway point. It is the big meeetings like the WSB Met meeting and Hollywoodbets Durban July meeting where Drakenstein usually rake in the winning amounts, but this season they are not looking as strong as usual and it might be Hollywood Racing’s turn to lift the trophy.

Narrow Creek's Six Of The Best Full Of Quality

NARROW CREEK

CAPE RACING SUMMER SALE 2025

John Everett sends six yearlings, by a variety of sires, to the CRS Summer Sale on 23 January 2025.

There are 95 Lots catalogued in total, with the sale commencing 12h00 on Thursday. The venue: Hollywoodbets Kenilworth.

Lot 3 (pictured above the headline to this article) is by exciting stallion, Rafeef (AUS). The colt is out of the Captain Al mare, Ever Fair. There is lots of Australian Black Type going back generations on the dam side and maybe a magical Oz nick with Rafeef kicks in. Whisky Soul is a must see and can be inspected in Stable A6.

A three part sister to Big Burn and Catch Twentytwo, What a Winter mare, Fly Away, has a first foal on sale as Lot 6 (pictured above). This bay filly is by Elusive Fort.

Shining Star could be the pick of Narrow Creek’s draft. Sired by Rafeef (his career top was winning the G1 Computaform Sprint under now Australian based hoop, Callan Murray) and out of six- time winning speedball, Sarah – Lot 50 (pictured above), a colt, is bred to be as fast as a missile.

Spring Wonder, by Querari (GER) was also an accomplished sprinter (5 wins). All three of her foals have won races. She has been put to Hawwaam this time around, and the resultant colt is listed as Lot 56 (pictured above).

Lot 57 (pictured above), Old Friend, is a Malmoos filly with a strong female line going back generations. 1st dam Star of Excellence was unraced, but she is from the same family as Star Express, Bless My Stars and Star Burst Galaxy.

The outcome of a mating between Erupt (IRE) and well performed G3 Acacia Handicap winning Jet Master mare, Whatalady is a colt, Lava Strike. There is additional strength on the dam side through the second dam, Vogue, and 3rd dam, Thousand Nights. The recommendation is to see Lot 70 (pictured above) for yourself in Stable A9.

Please direct further enquiries about Narrow Creek’s intriguing draft via email john@narrowcreek.co.za or use mobile number 082 377 2912.

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Quid Pro Quo Heads Up Guineas Entries

Superstar full Quid Pro Quo. (JC Photos)

Jack Milner (Tab4Racing)

A strong entry of 28 runners have been nominated to run in the R1-million TAB Gauteng Guineas over 1600m at Turffontein on Saturday 1 February.

The race constitutes the first leg of the SA Triple Crown, the other two being the Grade 1 SA Classic over 1800m on 1 March and the Grade 1 SA Derby over 2450m on 29 March.

Also run on the day is the R750,000 Wilgerbosdrift Gauteng Fillies Guineas over the same course and distance, and that has received an entry of 18.

That race is the opening leg of the Wilgerbosdrift Triple Tiara for fillies, the other two being the Grade 1 Wilgerbosdrift SA Fillies Classic over 1800m and the Grade 2 Wilgerbosdrift SA Oaks over 2450m.

There is an overlap as some fillies have also been entered to take on the colts so they have double entries and topping the list is Grade 2 Dingaans winning filly Quid Pro Quo.

The daughter of Lance will be having her last race in South Africa after having been purchased by Team Valor and will soon be jetting off for an international career.

Right now, she is still in the care of trainer Barend Botes.

Interestingly, the Guineas might be their option as she drew No 6 in that race but No 14 in the fillies’ event.

Of the colts, Mike de Kock-trained Greaterix is among the entries as if Alec Laird’s charge Fire Attack and Sean Tarry-trained Cosmic Speed.

While the connections of Fire Attack will be delighted with his No 1 draw, there will be groans in the Greaterix and Cosmic Speed camps as they have drawn No 15 and No 25 respectively.

Kommetjie Storm, a full sister of Kommetdieding, has also been entered in both races and Tony Peter’s charge has landed No 14 in the Guineas but No 2 in the Fillies Guineas.

There is a supplementary entry stage on Friday 24 January with declaration by 11am on Tuesday 28 January.

TAB GAUTENG GUINEAS (Grade 2) (1st Leg SA Triple Crown) R1-million over 1600m.

22 ARISTOTLE (A G Laird) 60.0

11 BACCHUS (F P Habib) 60.0

27 CATS PAJAMAS (F Robinson) 60.0

26 CHESTNUT BOMBER (J J van Vuuren) 60.0

13 CHOISAANADA (E Verdonese) 60.0

2 CONFEDERATE (F P Habib) 60.0

25 COSMIC SPEED (S G Tarry) 60.0

17 COUNT INVICTO (M N Houdalakis) 60.0

10 CYMRIC (J J van Vuuren) 60.0

18 DANTONFROMSANDTON (S G Tarry) 60.0

5 DIWALI ROCKET (L Karriem) 60.0

21 DON’T CRY FOR ME (S G Tarry) 60.0

1 FIRE ATTACK (A G Laird) 60.0

15 GREATERIX (M F De Kock) 60.0

9 GREY JET (W C Marwing) 60.0

7 LEGEND OF ARTHUR (S G Tarry) 60.0

12 MUSICAL SCORE (M N Houdalakis) 60.0

3 PARISIAN WALKWAY (A G Laird) 60.0

4 THE CANE TRAIN (R Klaasen) 60.0

24 THE SPECIALIST (S G Tarry) 60.0

8 WAHEED (M F De Kock) 60.0

16 WILD AT WAR (C Dawson) 60.0

19 BAKWENA (J J van Vuuren) 57.5

23 FROZEN FANTASY (R Klaasen) 57.5

14 KOMMETJIE STORM (A P Peter) 57.5

6 QUID PRO QUO (B D Botes) 57.5

28 SALENIO PENINSULA (J J van Vuuren) 57.5

20 VJ’S ANGEL (A P Peter) 57.5

WILGERBOSDRIFT GAUTENG FILLIES GUINEAS (Grade 2) (1st Leg Wilgerbosdrift SA Triple Tiara) R750,000 over 1600m

10 BAKWENA (J J van Vuuren) 60.0

13 COCOMELON (S G Tarry) 60.0

12 FIERY PEGASUS (J A Soma) 60.0

11 FROZEN FANTASY (R Klaasen) 60.0

2 KOMMETJIE STORM (A P Peter) 60.0

18 MISS LIA (P F Matchett) 60.0

6 OLIVIA’S WAY (R R Magner) 60.0

9 POBLANO (R R Sage) 60.0

14 QUID PRO QUO (B D Botes) 60.0

7 SALENIO PENINSULA (J J van Vuuren) 60.0

8 SONIC JET (C J Lensley) 60.0

3 SPUMANTE DOLCE (M F De Kock) 60.0

4 TOO LATE MY MATE (A G Laird) 60.0

16 VJ’S ANGEL (A P Peter) 60.0

1 VULCANITE (P F Matchett) 60.0

5 WARNING SOUND (S G Tarry) 60.0

17 WILLY MEET AGAIN (M N Houdalakis) 60.0

15 WORLD OF ALICE (S G Tarry) 60.0

Fourie Brings Out The Best In Prometerre

Prometerre cruises in under Richard Fourie. (Picture: Wayne Marks).

Graeme Hawkins (Gold Circle)

Promettere turned in a career best performance when storming to victory in Saturday’s headliner at Hollywoodbets Kenilworth, the “Buy Tickets to WSB Cape Town Met on Quicket” Class 3 Handicap over 1600m. Ridden by Richard Fourie for trainer Vaughan Marshall, the 5yo son of Pomodoro accelerated smartly over the final 200m from some way off the early speed and drew clear to beat Future Turn by more than three lengths.

Future Turn (28/10) stayed on gamely from a handy position but was simply no match for Promettere (5/1) in the closing stages. Hat’s Pride (11/2) moved up threateningly approaching the final 200m but failed to sustain his effort and at the line was a neck adrift of Future Turn in third spot. Promettere was the second leg of a double for Fourie on a day when current log-leader Craig Zackey drew a rare blank. With Gavin Lerena riding a treble at Turffontein, the title chase looks as follows by the close of business on Saturday – Craig Zackey 119; Gavin Lerena 115 and Richard Fourie 114. With Fourie and Zackey getting the plum rides for trainers Alan Greeff and Gavin Smith in the Eastern Cape, Lerena faces an uphill battle to maintain his momentum and stay in touch.

Fourie’s first winner came aboard Okavango in the second race, a Class 5 Handicap over 1600m, for the Justin Snaith team, their sole winner over the 10-race programme. Okavango was backed to the exclusion of the field and justified odds of 7/10 with a bloodless 4-length victory over Cosmic Rhythm. Owner Nick Jonsson was on hand to lead in his 3yo son of Master Of Fate who was winning at only the fourth time of asking and may yet have scope for further progress.

Glen Kotzen would have left Hollywoodbets Kenilworth on Saturday with a smile on his face. Over the past few months his Woodhill Racing Team, based near Paarl, have been fighting a lingering virus and generally the horses have been performing well below par. But his six runners on Saturday yielded two winners, one second and two thirds, including saddling the Exacta in the third race, a Maiden Plate over 1200m. The lesser fancied of the pair, Tripping Thunder (Chad Little), held a clear advantage with 200m left to race, but his more favoured stable companion Circumbendibus (JP van der Merwe) was now in full cry and got up in the shadow of the post to win going away.

Chad Little had his moment in the sun in the seventh race, a Maiden Plate over 1800m. Little confidently took Bombers In The Sky forward from the start and the 3yo son of Lancaster Bomber was never headed, reaching the finishing post with nearly two lengths to spare over Future Frequency and Landoftherisingsun.

The almost inevitable Pick 6 “bomb” landed in the fifth race, a Maiden Plate (F&M) over 1200m, when the formless Princessontherun (with an official merit rating of 41) fought off the attentions of Lhasa (7/1) to score by a head at odds of 100/1. Following the shock victories at similar odds by Gem King and It Is My Time at the previous two race meetings, this was the third consecutive race meeting at Hollywoodbets Kenilworth to deliver such a turn-up for the books. While the remaining five legs of the Pick 6 all delivered favourable results, Princessontherun’s complete reversal of form resulted in a Pick 6 dividend of more than R500 000.

One of the more impressive winners on the day was the Des McLachlan-trained Shesgotclass (9/2) who raced away to an easy victory in the fourth race, a Maiden Plate (F&M) over 1200m. Having only her second career start, the 3yo daughter of Querari was never in danger of defeat under Morne Winnaar and, as her name suggests, she could be a cut above the average. Keep an eye on the runner-up, Sugarbush, who ran on steadily from off the speed and the well-bred daughter of Trippi should not be long in shedding her maiden ticket.

Alltheboysiveloved attempted 1400m for the first time in her fledgeling career in the ninth race, a Class 4 Handicap (F&M), and the Lucinda Woodruff inmate passed the test with flying colours. Ridden patiently from a wide draw by Grant Van Niekerk, Alltheboysiveloved made rapid headway from the rear and drew clear of the favourite Swiatek to score by the better part of two lengths. Swiatek has now been runner-up in her last three outings and her next career victory cannot be too far away.

Beaumont Bring A Half-brother To Asiye Phambili

BEAUMONT STUD:

CRS Summer Sale

Anton Shepherd brings an unnamed Pathfork (USA) chestnut colt ex Neala to market, Lot 35 (Pictured above). The dam was an ultra- consistent daughter of Jay Peg that won six races. This is a strong female line as second dam, Cast a Spell is a quality producer with all of her foals to date being winners. Amongst them are very smart speedballs, G2 Sceptre Stakes winner Asiye Phambili and Little Genie.

Pathfork (USA) is the sire of 311 runners, including 18 SW’s. Royal Victory, Main Defender, Mighty High, Bingwa, Pearl of Asia and Mr Flood are his standout performers.

Give Anton a shout on 082 652 7005 to arrange a viewing.

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Almond Sea Runs On From Last To Win Swallow Stakes

Almond Sea gets up under Gavin Lerena. (JC Photos)

The Listed Betway Swallow Stakes over 1160m for three-year-old fillies was the headliner at Turffontein Standside on Saturday and it saw the Tony Peter-trained Almond Sea landing a second career Listed race under Gavin Lerena, although she might not have done it in the manner expected.

There were good horses running throughout the day, some of them promising youngsters who put their hands up for future feature success, and there was a touch of controversy too.

In the Swallow Stakes Almond Sea was known in her early days as one who used her early pace to dominate fields. However, she has never had the gatespeed to match her pace and this had left her having to make up ground in her last couple of starts. It was the same again on Saturday as she did her normal of going down on her back legs before springing out which sees her exiting the stalls fast but late. On this occasion from draw two in the seven horse field she was the meat in the sandwich early between You Bring Me Joy and Sorceress Supreme. This forced Lerena to take a hold and drop the speedy filly into last place. She got a tow from classy Rodeo Drive, who appeared to be travelling well in the slipstream of the leader Poblano. Rodeo Drive got a tow for as long as she could, but perhaps for too long, because by the time she had been switched for a clear run Almond Sea was alongside her as a gap had opened on Rodeo Drive’s inside. Rodeo Drive could not match Almond Sea’s pace and Almond Sea was left to fight it out with Poblano, whose odds of 25/2 did not match the esteem in which she is held by trainer Robbie Sage. The 72/100 shot Almond Sea fought courageously and won by 0,30 lengths with Rodeo Drive beaten 3,10 lengths into third. The fourth, fifth and sixth horses, Simply Majestic, Pointer and Sorceress Supreme, were beaten 13,50, 13,70 and 14 lengths respectively. You Bring Me Joy was beaten 24,25 lengths. With such a small field so spread out, it suggests it was a decent performance by Almond Sea. She is in the mould of Via Africa in not being big and powerful, but rather athletic and nimble. However, her lack of gatespeed will make it hard for her to get to the very top. She was bred by Peter de Beyer and is owned by Johnny Peter. She cost R200,000 and has had eight runs for five wins, one second and two thirds for earnings of R418,125. The runner up Poblano has only had fives starts for a win on debut and only one unplaced run and she could progress into a useful sort, while this race was perhaps a signal that Rodeo Drive prefers further.

Earlier, one of the highest rated maidens in SA History, the Mike and Adam Azzie-trained 107-rated Winds Of Change (What A Winter), had only his second start in a maiden and cruised in by 6,25 lengths under Gavin Lerena in the 1160m event. He has previously had two runner up finishes in Gr 3s and a third place in a Gr 1.

The third race was controversially abandoned by the operator, because there were too many scratchings, leaving a field of just three. It is not clear why this meant it had to be abandoned as there are many two-horse races in the UK, for example, and it is not clear yet which rule allowed the race to be abandoned or whether the operator is allowed to override NHA racing rules in such a case.

In the fourth race over 1600m, Spumante Dolce made it two from two. Raymond Danielson was patient on her, being quite far back in the field with cover and one out, before producing her. The Vercingetorix half-sister to Hollywoodbets Durban July winner Sparkling Water accelerated superbly and powered in by 3,50 lengths. Runner up Kudzu has now finished second in his last four starts. Mike de Kock said Spumante Dolce would have to win convincingly to convince him she was ready to take in the Gr 2 Wilgerbosdrift Gauteng Fillies Guiness and she looked to have past the test.

In tne next race over 1800m De Kok made it a quick double as Silvano filly Forgiveness cruised in by 2,25 lengths to give Gavin Lerena a treble. That was despite it being the filly’s first outing for two-and-a-half months. The 88-rated four-year-old should progress further.

In the sixth over 1160m Sean Tarry and Piere Strydom made it a double together on the day when Green Sapphire (Gimmethegreenlight) followed up on her contmptuous maiden win by winning by an easy 2.10 lengths off an 81 merit rating. They had won race one together with Exceedingly Glam (What A Winter).

The last race of the day over 1000m saw Raymond Danielson clinching a double as the Clinton Binda-trained Dontsshootthebarman (Visionaire) made a mockery of a betting drift from 10/1 to 25/1, cruising in by 1,20 lengths.

Soft was the official going on the day.

Lerena’s treble put him on 115 wins for the season at a strike rate of 26.74%, meaning he was four wins behind Craig Zackey on the national log at Saturday’s close of play and one ahead of Richard Fourie. The situation changed yesterday though (Sunday) as Zackey rode in the Hollywoodbets Scottsville meeting and had one winner.

Varsfontein Bring Plenty For Buyers Of Quality

Lot 37 (pictured above) is by Erik The Red out of an Ideal World mare who is a half-sister to G1 Majorca Stakes winner, Nightingale, who is dam of Saturday’s Majorca runner Rainbow Lorikeet.

VARSFONTEIN STUD SUMMER SALE 2025

CRS Summer Sale

Varsfontein Stud was founded in 1974 and has grown into one of the largest producers of thoroughbred racehorses in SA.

Not only has the farm built up an enviable broodmare band but the resident stallions (Gimmethegreenlight (AUS), Master of My Fate, Erik the Red and Sandringham Summit), add value to Varsfontein as well as the whole SA racing industry.

Varsfontein brings a dozen yearling to market on the 23 January 2025 at the CRS Summer Sale.

Five of them are by the speedball, Erik the Red – a son of Champion Sire, Captain Al, ex Covenant, from a most prolific female line.

Erik the Red, a high- class sprinter, won the G2 Umkhomazi Stakes, and his career top came in the Gr 2 Cape Merchants when defeating Equus Champion Sprinter, Rio Querari.

These are his yearlings: Lot 2 is a first foal of Europeana (by Gimmethegreenlight (AUS)); Lot 34’s dam, Miss Texas is a half- sister to G1 Allan Robertson heroine, Miss Florida; Lot 37’s dam Peace Flower is a half-sister to G1 Majorca Stakes winner, Nightingale: Lot 47 is a first foal ex Rotunda from the famous Mystic Spring family.

Maybe Erik the Red is saving the best till last as Lot 89 (pictured above) is a colt out of Congestion Charge, and thus a half- brother to the outstanding, Surcharge/Yulong Prince, a multiple G1 winner in SA and Australia. This prized colt can be viewed in Stable D5.

Lot 79 (pictured above) is a Master of My Fate colt. The sire has produced 27 SW’s from 341 winners. The second dam, Arcola was a notable stayer who won the SA Oaks.

Malmoos, Triple Crown winner in SA in 2020/21, is just beginning his career as a stallion. His colt out of the Oratorio mare, Tally Ho will attract full focus from serious buyers as her only foal to race to date is VJ’s Angel, winner of the G1 Greyville Champion Stakes.

Gimmethegreenlight(AUS) is a legend! He is three times Champion Sire in SA with 69 SW’s and 12 G1 winners from 744 runners.

Varsfontein have five Gimme’s on this Summer Sale – Lots 30, 41, 72, 84 & 86.

Lot 84 is out of Canukeepitsecret and thus a half to smart 3YO, Talk to the Master, from the renowned Secret of Victoria female line. This filly is yet another candidate from Varsfontein’s powerful draft bound to generate plenty of interest amongst discerning buyers.

Carl de Vos can be contacted on 082 800 8490 to arrange viewings. Alternatively, use e-mail: info@varsfontein.co.za
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Winterbach's Trio Are Out Of This World

WINTERBACH STUD:

CRS Summer Sale

The Winterbach family supplies two One World yearlings to the CRS Summer Sale. The stallion is the Leading First Season sire in SA in 2023/24, with the best of his progeny, One Stripe having just taken out both the Cape Guineas (G1) and King’s Plate (G1)

All three foals of the dam of Lot 59 (pictured above the article headline), Supreme Dynasty’s have won. She is a three-quarter sister to well-performed, Francia whilst the 3^rd dam, Haunting threw Hinterland, the Champion 3YO Sprinter in SA at the beginning of the “noughties.”

Lot 76 (pictured above), World Currency is a first foal by One World ex the Dynasty mare, All Aglow. Second dam, Jet Aglow won at G3 level (Victress Stakes) but performed with great credit above that class, placing multiple times in G1’s such as the Paddock Stakes, Cape Fillies Guineas, SA Fillies Sprint and Empress Club Stakes. All her foals to race have won races.

The Winterbach’s are agent’s for Lot 29 (pictured above). World Attraction is a One World colt out of Major Attraction, a six-time winning Vercingetorix mare. Her career peak was taking the Champagne Stakes (G3) – she was consistent wen trained by Snaith Racing and had a willing turn of foot. She is a half- sister to the talented Forest Fox. Doing a deeper dive on the female side of the page, the name of Champion Older Male in SA in 2014/15 pops up – Futura, now a sire.

This is Major Attraction’s eagerly anticipated first foal. He can be viewed in Stable C9.

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Today's Question

Which great racehorse beat more champions and Hall Of Fame horses than any other horse?

The picture is of the subject (https://www.aikenracinghalloffame.com/)

FIELDS, Tuesday, 21 January

Vaal Classic

Today’s Question Answer

Today’s Question Answer

Kelso (April 4, 1957 – October 16, 1983) was a champion American Thoroughbred racehorse who is considered one of the greatest racehorses in history. He ranks fourth on the Top 100 Racehorses of the 20th Century. He defeated more champions and Hall of Fame horses than any other racehorse, and he often carried great handicaps. Some of the champions he defeated are Carry Back, Gun Bow, Bald Eagle, Tompion, Never Bend, Beau Purple, Quadrangle, Roman Brother, Crimson Satan, Jaipur, Ridan and Pia Star.

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