The Candice Dawson-trained Vercingetorix filly Anchorage could be going places such was the impression she created when defeating the exciting prospect Manyeleti over 1000m at Turffontein Inside. (JC Photos)
Cape Breeders
South Africa’s reigning champion sire Vercingetorix continues to make his presence felt.
The champion son of Silvano has come up with seven winners so far this week and he should add more on Saturday and Sunday.
Vercingetorix had a memorable treble at Hollywoodbets Greyville on Tuesday. The following day, Vercingetorix filly Playing Trix won the first race at Hollywoodbets Kenilworth, while Vercingetorix came up with two more smart winners at Turffontein on Thursday and he had a winner on the Hollywoodbets Greyville poly on Friday.
Vercingetorix mare Ice Rain picked up the seventh win of her career when she won the second race at Hollywoodbets Greyville on Tuesday. The Andre Nel trained five-year-old ran on strongly, under Serino Moodley, to land the Bet With Tote Middle Stakes (1600m) by half a length. Bred and owned by Sabine Plattner, Ice Rain, winner of her last two starts, is out of the Western Winter mare Winter Burst.
Vercingetorix struck again when his Glen Kotzen trained son Circumbendibus won the fifth race, with another of the sire’s progeny, Rahhabba, running out a comfortable winner of Hollywoodbets Greyville’s sixth race.
The following day, Vercingetorix filly Playing Trix got off the mark when that three-year-old romped home to take Wednesday’s Hollywoodbets Kenilworth Welcomes You Maiden Plate (F &M) (1000m) by a facile three and three quarter lengths. Trained by Eric Sands, the Klawervlei Stud bred Playing Trix was making just her third start.
Playing Trix, who is out of the Visionaire mare Heaps Of Fun, races for the Wernars family and Mukund Gujadhur.
The inform Vercingetorix was again to the fore at Turffontein on Thursday. His three-year-old daughters Anchorage and Vanakkam won races seven and eight respectively.
Trained by Candice Dawson, Anchorage made it two wins from her last three starts when she won Thursday’s Betway Summer Cup 29 November FM 92 Divided Handicap.
In scoring by over a length and a quarter, the Vercingetorix filly accounted for the previously unbeaten Manyeleti in fine style.
Bred by Klawervlei Stud, Anchorage (who has finished first or second in five of six starts) races for Messrs D D MaClean, L M Nestadt, Gary Player Stud Farm (Pty) Ltd & Reon Barnard.
Out of the Trippi mare Polar Trip, Anchorage is a full-sister to CTS De Grendel Ready To Run Stakes winner Fifty Fiver.
Vercingetorix is also the sire of the smart Vanakkam, who ran out a game winner of the 4 Friends Promo On Ticketpro FM 75 Divided Handicap (1000m). Under Kabelo Matsunyane, the Mano Pandaram owned and trained filly kept going gamely to score by a head.
It was a smart performance by three-year-old, with Vanakkam having to lug 60kgs to victory.
Bred by Maine Chance Farms, Vanakkam has won two of her last three starts.
On Friday at Hollywoodbets Greyville, The Yogas Govender-trained Vercingetorix gelding Fine Dinning won an open maiden on the poly by 3,30 lengths under Kabelo Matsunyane.
