Maine Chance Farms’ inform stallion Querari came up with a pair of winners at Turffontein on Tuesday.
Not only did Querari gelding Thunderbird win the first race on Tuesday, but Querari colt Choisaanada won the sixth race at Turffontein.
Three-year-old Choisaanada stamped himself a colt to follow when he won Tuesday’s Racing 240 For Racing. For You MR 98 Open Handicap (1400m) in fine style.
Trained by Erico Verdonese, Choisaanada powered home, under Marco Van Rensburg, to beat the previously unbeaten Grey Jet by a length.
The progressive Choisaanada has won two of four starts and he looks well above average.
Bred by Shadwell Stud, Choisaanada is out of the Redoute’s Choice mare Musaanada, and is bred on the same Querari/Redoute’s Choice cross as last season’s G3 World Pool Gold Cup winner Master Redoute.
Choisaanada was a R180 000 buy from the 2023 National Yearling Sale.
His sire Querari is also the sire of Thunderbird, who got off the mark when he won Tuesday’s 4Racing Welcomes You Work Riders Maiden Plate over 1000 metres.

South Africa’s Leading Sire of 2YOs of 2018-2019, Querari has once again made a flying start with his two-year-olds this season. His early winners include the impressive debut winners Black Cheetah and Siesta Sunset.

Ridgemont’s star stallion Rafeef looks to have yet another exciting prospect in the form of Heather’s Boy. The latter, a likely G1 Hollywoodbets Cape Guineas contender, made it three wins from three starts with a smart win on Tuesday.
Trained, like his sire, by Mike De Kock, three-year-old Heather’s Boy was sent off a 5-10 shot for Tuesday’s Play Soccer 6, 10 and 13 Graduation Plate (1600m) at Turffontein.
Under a confident ride from Craig Zackey, the colt was always travelling strongly in Thursday’s question, and, when asked the question, he quickened up strongly to go away and win by a length and a half.
Bred by Wilgerbosdrift & Mauritzfontein, Heather’s Boy had won impressively on debut, before following that up with a win over 1600 metres.
The unbeaten colt, out of the Tiger Ridge mare Folk Dance, was a R900 000 buy from the 2023 August Two Year Old Sale.
His G1 Computaform Sprint winning sire Rafeef has enjoyed a wonderful few days. Not only did Rafeef filly Chasing Happiness win Saturday’s G3 Betway Carry On Alice Stakes, but Rafeef’s two-year-old daughter Glastonbury made a winning debut at Turffontein on Saturday.
Rafeef is set to be represented by his daughters Mon Petit Cherie and Mai Sensation in Saturday’s G1 World Sports Betting Cape Fillies Guineas.

Maine Chance Farms’ star stallion Vercingetorix dominated proceedings at Hollywoodbets Scottsville on Sunday.
The champion son of Silvano was responsible for three winners on Sunday’s eight-race card, with Vercingetorix also responsible for the feature race winner at Hollywoodbets Scottsville.
Vercingetorix daughters Bevies Delight and Warrior Royale finished first and second in Sunday’s River Indigo Handicap (Non-Black Type) (1400m) to give their sire another memorable result.
Five-year-old Bevies Delight, bred by Maine Chance, duly justified favouritism, when she stormed home, under Gavin Lerena, to beat her paternal half-sister by just over a length.
Trained by Peter Muscutt, Bevies Delight has won three of 16 starts, with the mare having finished second in her two starts prior to Sunday’s win.
The classy Bevies Delight, who is out of the Dynasty mare Bella Spumante, is bred on the same Vercingetorix/Dynasty cross as top-class gelding Gladatorian.
The latter showed his class when romping home to land Sunday’s Gallop TV Pinnacle Stakes in impressive fashion. Sent off a warm favourite, the Stuart Ferrie-trained five-year-old did just enough to land Sunday’s race comfortably by nearly a length and a quarter.
Bred by Erasmus Thoroughbreds, Gladatorian (runner-up in the recent G2 Allied Steelrode -Onamission Charity Mile) has won eight of 22 starts including the 2023 G2 Post Merchants.
Out of the Dynasty mare Harvard Crimson, Gladatorian took his earnings to R1,294,938 with his triumph on Sunday.
Vercingetorix’s third and final win on Sunday came when his daughter Tomyris won the eighth and final race on the card.
Under Chase Maujean, the Gareth Van Zyl-trained four-year-old stayed on gamely to land the Hollywoodbets Bright Future FM 78 Handicap (1400m) by a length.
Tomyris, who is out of the Windrush mare Hungry Heart, was bred by Narrow Creek Stud.
Her inform sire Vercingetorix has four sons entered for the 2024 G1 Hollywoodbets Cape Guineas.

Maine Chance Farms’ top-class sire Querari has made a flying start with his two-year-olds this season. Two of the first three races for 2yos in South Africa in 2024-2025 were won by Querari runners.
Querari’s latest juvenile success came when his daughter Siesta Sunset made a winning debut at Hollywoodbets Scottsville on Sunday.
Trained by Michael Miller, Siesta Sunset unleashed a fine turn of foot to win Sunday’s Bet With Tabgold -The Intelligent Bet! Maiden Juvenile Plate (800m) by just under a length and a quarter.
Bred by the Waterford Stud, Siesta Sunset was ridden to victory by Mathew Thackeray.
The filly is out of the Peintre Celebre mare Tramontana.
Siesta Sunset is the second two-year-old winner for Querari this season. The son of Oasis Dream is also the sire of Black Cheetah, an impressive winner of the Futurity Plate on debut.
South Africa’s Leading Sire of 2YOs in 2018-2019, Querari went close to having a two-year-old double this weekend, with his daughter Caroline Island finishing a close second, on debut, in Saturday’s South African Airways Maiden Juvenile Plate (800m) at Turffontein.

Varsfontein Stud’s red-hot resident sire Master Of My Fate is enjoying another fine season in 2024-2025. The strapping son of Jet Master enjoyed yet more big race success on Saturday when his son Atticus Finch won the G1 Betway Summer Cup (2000m) at Turffontein.
In landing Saturday’s R6 000 000 feature, Atticus Finch joined Sentbydestiny, Zarina and champion Tempting Fate as a G1 winner for Master Of My Fate.
Third, behind fellow Master Of My Fate gelding Greeting My Master, in the G3 Betway Victory Moon Stakes last time out, Atticus Finch made amends for a luckless run in the 2023 G1 Betway Summer Cup with a convincing win on Saturday.
Under a well-judged ride from Calvin Habib, the Alec Laird-trained five-year-old stormed home to get up and beat dual G1 winner Purple Pitcher by just over a length.
Now a winner of 6 races with 7 places from 18 starts, the 5yo took his stakes earnings to R4 237 00 with his Summer Cup victory.
Bred by Varsfontein Stud, Atticus Finch, along with My Soul Mate, was one of two runners in the Summer Cup for his sire.
Atticus Finch, who is out of the Caesour mare Alexia, was a R150 000 buy from the 2021 National Yearling Sale.
Master Of My Fate is having a wonderful season in 2024-2025, with his flagbearers including not only Atticus Finch and Greeting My Master, but also Listed Laisserfaire Stakes winner Miss Marguerite, G3 BakerMcVeigh Diana Stakes third Princess Izzy, Listed Woolavington Stakes runner up Love Is A Rose, and G3 Cape Mile runner up Zapatillas.

Ridgemont’s top-class stallion Rafeef came up with his 22^nd stakes winner when his daughter Chasing Happiness won the G3 Betway Carry On Alice Stakes (1160m) at Turffontein on Saturday.

It was back to back Carry On Alice Stakes wins for daughters of Rafeef, with Rafeef’s daughter Mrs Browning victorious in the 2023 race.

Trained by Johan Janse Van Vuuren, four-year-old Chasing Happiness made it a hatrick of wins with a hard fought win in Saturday’s R300 000 contest.

Under Aldo Domeyer, Chasing Happiness got up in the shadow of the post to nab Elegant Ice and win by a head.

A winner of four of her past five starts, Chasing Happiness was bred by Ridgemont Highlands.

The filly, who is out of the Daylami mare Kalami, was a R200 000 buy from the 2022 National Yearling Sale.

Chasing Happiness has won five of 11 starts and has earned R472 375.

Her bang inform sire Rafeef also came up with an eye catching two-year-old winner on Saturday.
Rafeef filly Glastonbury made a winning debut when she won the South African Airways Maiden Juvenile Plate at Turffontein.

Trained by Paul Matchett, and ridden to victory by Rachel Venniker, the promising Glastonbury was bred by Pippa Mickleburgh.

Drakenstein Stud’s outstanding young sire One World’s great run of form continued on Saturday.
His first crop daughter World Of Alice provided One World with yet another feature race win when she won the G3 Betway Fillies Mile (1600m) at Turffontein.

Trained by Sean Tarry, World Of Alice had finished second in the G3 HSH Princess Charlene Starling Stakes before her win in Saturday’s G3 feature.

Under Craig Zackey, World Of Alice, whose bridle came off before the race, did very well to land Saturday’s R350 000 feature.

Suffering a bump in the running, the classy World Of Alice re-rallied in the running and stormed home late to get up and win by a neck.

Bred by Varsfontein Stud, World Of Alice has won two of seven starts with Saturday’s win pushing her earnings to R456 875.

The filly, out of the Hussonet mare Alice Springs, was a R240 000 buy from the 2023 National Yearling Sale.

World Of Alice is the third stakes winner to emerge from One World’s first crop, with this crop also producing brilliant recent G2 Cape Punters Cup winner One Stripe as well as this season’s Listed World Sports Betting Sophomore Sprint winner Lion Rampart.

Remarkably, One World runners ran 1-2-4 in the 2024 Cape Punters Cup and also filled the first three placings in the Sophomore Sprint.

Wilgerbosdrift’s promising sire Fire Away continues to come up with eye-catching winners. The son of War Front was at it again when his son My Best Shot ran out a fluent winner of the TAB Telebet 0861 000 822 Guineas Plate (1600m) at Fairview on Friday.
Under Richard Fourie, the Alan Greeff trained three-year-old turned Friday’s race into a procession, with My Best Shot romping home to score as he liked by three and a quarter lengths.
The progressive My Best Shot, third in the recent Listed Racehorse Owners Association Stakes, has won five of 11 starts and he won’t stop here.
Bred by Varsfontein Stud, My Best Shot is out of the Fort Wood mare Gypsy Madonna.
The colt was a R120 000 buy from the 2023 Cape Yearling Sale.
His inform sire Fire Away also enjoyed success at the Vaal on Thursday where his son Confederate won a smart race. Trained by Fabian Habib, three-year-old Confederate caught the eye when winning Thursday’s For Hospitality Bookings Call 011 681 1796 MR 84 Handicap (1400m).
Under Piere Strydom, Confederate burst out of the pack 200m from home and stayed on well to score by a length.
Bred by Moutonshoek, the gelding, out of the Danehill Dancer mare Acquavella, has finished first or second in his five starts.
Fire Away is one of over 100 stakes winners for his sire War Front, whose son Omaha Beach is the Leading Second Crop Sire, by earnings, in North America.

Maine Chance Farms’ dual G1 winning stallion Erupt struck twice on Thursday. The son of Dubawi had a pair of winners at the Vaal’s Thursday meeting with Erupt having a 100% strike rate on the day.
His first success came when his four-year-old daughter Mount Etna won the second race, the TAB Telebet 0861 000 822 FM 87 Divided Handicap (1800m).
Under a well-judged ride from Chase Maujean, Mount Etna quickened up nicely in the closing stages to stay on and win by a neck.
Bred by Keivan Stud, the Fanie Bronkhurst-trained filly has now won three times, with Mount Etna having finished third and second respectively in her two starts before Thursday’s win.
Out of the Dynasty mare Kenton On Sea, Mount Etna was a R70 000 buy from the 2022 KZN Yearling Sale.
Her sire struck again when Erupt filly Flamboyant Flyer won the fourth race at the Vaal on Thursday.
Under Kaidan Brewer, the four-year-old was slowly away in the Racing240 For Racing. For You FM 70 Divided Handicap (1800m). The Craig Mayhew trained filly stayed on strongly down the inside of the track to win by three parts of a length.
Bred by Maine Chance Farms, Flamboyant Flyer has now won twice.
Out of the Silvano mare Frequent Flyer, Flamboyant Flyer is bred on the same Erupt/Silvano cross as this season’s G3 Betway Graham Beck Stakes winner Moonlight Trader.

Ascot Stud’s resident stallion Global View came up with an eye-catching debut winner on Thursday.
His three-year-old daughter Abbey’s View made the perfect start to her racing career when she won the 4Racing Welcomes You Work Riders Maiden Plate (F and M) (1200m) at the Vaal.
Trained by Tony Peter, Abbey’s View unleashed a fine turn of foot that saw her fly up to score by a short neck.
Bred by Clifton Stud, Abbey’s View is out of the Fastnet Rock mare Athassel Abbey.
The filly was a R60 000 buy from the 2023 KZN Yearling Sale.
Her dual graded stakes winning sire Global View is also the sire of South Africa’s reigning Horse Of The Year Dave The King. A runner in the third race at Turffontein on Saturday, Dave The King holds an entry in the 2025 G1 World Sports Betting Cape Town Met.