Varsfontein Stud’s homebred sire Master Of My Fate had another good season in 2023-2024. The strapping son of Jet Master ended last season fourth on South Africa’s General Sires List, with his runners banking more than R15.588 million in 2023-2024.
Among Master Of My Flag’s flagbearers last season were Atticus Finch (G3 Betway Victory Moon Stakes), Splicethemainbrace (Listed East Cape Nursery, Listed East Cape Fillies Nursery, Listed Lady Slipper), My Soul Mate (2nd Wilgerbosdrift Bridget Oppenheimer SA Oaks), Joy And Peace (Listed East Cape Oaks, Listed TAB East Cape Derby) and Princess Izzy (Listed Sweet Chestnut Stakes).
Master Of My Fate’s good form has continued into the season, and he struck again when supplying two winners at Hollywoodbets Greyville on Wednesday.
Not only did his gelded son Pirate Prince win Wednesday’s fourth race, but Master Of My Fate sons Masterbling and Fate Of Fortune finished 1-2 respectively in the eighth and final race at Greyville.
The Alyson Wright trained Pirate Prince picked up the fourth win of his career when he won Wednesday’s www.tabgold.co.za MR 86 Handicap (1900m). Under the inform Rachel Venniker, the five-year-old powered home to win impressively by two lengths.
Out of the Kahal mare Paris Princess, Pirate Prince was bred by the Bush Hill Stud.
His sire struck again when Masterbling won the Hollywoodbets Bright Future MR65 Handicap for Garth Puller and Siphesihle Hlengwa.
The La Berg Stud bred five-year-old stormed home, down the inside of the track, to win comfortably by over two lengths.

Sire of 25 stakes winners, including the G1 winners Sentbydestiny, Tempting Fate and Zarina, Master Of My Fate has 12 lots on offer at next week’s August Two Year Old Sale.