Maine Chance Farms’ inform sire Querari enjoyed more big race success at Hollywoodbets Kenilworth on Monday.
Querari’s three-year-old daughter Queen Regent picked up her biggest win to date when she won the Listed Sweet Chestnut Stakes (1400m) on Monday.
A full-sister to Listed Tabonline.co.za Irridescence Stakes/Listed Stormsvlei Stakes winner Maria Querol, the Justin Snaith trained filly showed plenty of heart in Monday’s R200 000 contest.

Under JP Van Der Merwe, Queen Regent went out to make the running. With 200m left to run, the daughter of Querari was being challenged on both sides, but Queen Regent kept galloping gamely and stayed on to land the 2026 Sweet Chestnut Stakes by half a length.
Bred by Glyn and Judy Davies, Queen Regent races for Gina and Greg Bortz.

Prior to her win in the Sweet Chestnut Stakes, Queen Regent had finished second in the Listed OTT Cape Fillies Classic and third in the G3 World Sports Betting Summer Fling Stakes.

A R60 000 buy from the 2024 Cape Winter Yearling Sale, Queen Regent is out of the Dynasty mare Maria Theresa. The filly has won three of 12 starts for earnings of R373 588.

Her G1 winning sire Querari is enjoying another fine season, with his flagbearers headed by Questioning, I Am Giant, Star Major, and Rainbow Lorikeet.
The son of Oasis Dream has three two-year-olds entered for Saturday’s Race Coast Sales Slipper.

Drakenstein Stud’s successful resident sire, and former Horse Of The Year, Futura enjoyed classic success at Turffontein on Saturday.
Futura’s three-year-old daughter Curious Girl made history when she became the first filly in more than 100 years to win the G2 TAB SA Derby (2450m).

Trained by Mike and Mathew De Kock, the progressive Curious Girl had won the Ormonde Ferraris Oaks Trial by nearly six lengths at her penultimate start and was well fancied to win the SA Derby, the third and final leg of the South African Triple Crown.
Under an inform Richard Fourie, the Riyo Stud bred filly showed her class when running on strongly to claim the R1.25 million SA Derby by just under a length and a quarter.

Bred by Riyo Stud, the exciting Curious Girl has won five of seven starts, with the filly having been victorious in each of her last four starts.
Curious Girl, who is out of the Ideal World mare Idaho, races for Hollywood Racing.
Saturday’s winner was a R160 000 buy from the 2024 National Yearling Sale.

Curious Girl’s four time G1 winning sire Futura, whose relatives include this season’s hugely exciting two-year-old World Attraction, enjoyed a double at Turffontein on Saturday with his Corne Spies trained son Rock Of Bismantova winning the 11^th race on the card.

Futura, whose progressive son Note To Self was beaten just three-parts of a length when runner up in this season’s G1 Lucky Fish Cape Derby, has three lots on offer at the National Yearling Sale.

Klawervlei Stud’s four time G1 winning stallion Twice Over was the toast of Turffontein on Saturday afternoon.
Twice Over’s outstanding son See It Again picked up the fourth G1 win of his illustrious career when he won Saturday’s G1 HKJC World Pool Premier’s Champions Challenge (2000m).

It was a second G1 win from his last three starts, with See It Again having also claimed this season’s G1 World Sports Betting Cape Town Met. Prior to that, See It Again had triumphed in the G1 Daily News 2000 and G1 SplashOut Cape Derby of 2023.
The Justin Snaith trained six-year-old enhanced his Equus Award chances with a convincing display in Saturday’s R2 000 000 contest.
Under Craig Zackey, See It Again ran on strongly from off the pace and stayed on powerfully to defeat stablemate Okavango by just over half a length.

Bred by Drakenstein Stud, See It Again races for Nick Jonsson.

The remarkable gelding, who has won nine of 31 outings and earned more than R10 000 000 in prize money, has finished 1-2-3 in no fewer than 12 G1 races.

See It Again is a three-parts brother to the Twice Over sired champion Do It Again, and the relatives, between them, have earned nearly R20 million in stakes!

Champion Twice Over, who had yearlings make up to R900 000 at the recent Premier Yearling Sale, has two lots on offer at the 2026 National Yearling Sale.

Wilgerbosdrift’s exciting sire Buffalo Bill Cody was back in the headlines on Saturday when his star son Buffalo Storm Cody won the G1 TAB Computaform Sprint (1000m) at Turffontein.
It was a second G1 success for the Tony Peter trained four-year-old, with Buffalo Storm Cody having won last season’s G1 Mercury Sprint.

The highest rated horse in South Africa, Buffalo Storm Cody was sent out a well backed favourite for Saturday’s R1 000 000 sprint.
Under Richard Fourie, the son of Buffalo Bill Cody unleashed a fine turn of foot which saw Buffalo Storm Cody storm home to win impressively by nearly two lengths.

Buffalo Storm Cody has won 10 of 18 starts, with Saturday’s win pushing his earnings to R2 056 500.

Bred by Narrow Creek Stud, Saturday’s winner races for Kestorm Investments.
Buffalo Storm Cody, who is out of the Trippi mare Musical Romance, was a R410 000 buy from the 2023 Cape Yearling Sale.

Saturday’s winner has a full-brother (Lot 113) on offer at the 2026 National Yearling Sale.

His sire went close to having a feature race double on Saturday, with Buffalo Bill Cody also responsible for G2 TAB Hawaii Stakes runner up One Eye On Vegas as well as  TAB SA Nursery second The Bronx Bull.

By legendary Australian sire Redoute’s Choice (whose sons include the likes of Snitzel, Not A Single Doubt, Rafeef and The Autumn Sun), Buffalo Bill Cody has 11 lots on offer at the National Yearling Sale.

Champion Sire Vercingetorix enjoyed a remarkable result in the G1 TAB Empress Club Stakes (1600m), run at Turffontein on Saturday.
His daughters Double Grand Slam, Minogue, and Callmegetrix ran 1-2-3 in Saturday’s R1 000 000 contest to give their sire a memorable G1 clean sweep.

The Justin Snaith trained Double Grand Slam, last season’s Equus Champion Older Female, made it back to back G1 wins when she won the Empress Club Stakes. Victorious in the G1 Maine Chance Farms Majorca Stakes on her previous start, the five-year-old champion totally outclassed her rivals on Saturday.

Under superb-sub Craig Zackey, Double Grand Slam unwound from midfield to slice through her field and power to the front.
From there, the Vercingetorix mare stormed home to win as she liked by nearly five and a half lengths.

Bred by Varsfontein Stud, Double Grand Slam has won 11 of 21 starts, with her victorious including last season’s G1 Ridgemont Garden Province Stakes and G1 Cartier Paddock Stakes.

Double Grand Slam, who is out of the Captain Al mare Princess Peach, races for Drakenstein Stud (Nom: Mrs G A Rupert), Messrs D D MacLean & Gary Player Stud Farm (Pty) Ltd.

Bred on the same cross as G1 winners Mia Moo and Vernichey, as well as Saturday’s G2 Wilgerbosdrift SA Fillies Nursery winner Good Day Sunshine, Double Grand Slam was a R1 000 000 buy from the 2022 National Yearling Sale.

Double Grand Slam has a Gimmethegreenlight half-brother (Lot 150) on offer at the upcoming National Sale.

Remarkably, Vercingetorix enjoyed feature race success in three different provinces this weekend. Not only did the Maine Chance resident enjoy a graded stakes double at Turffontein on Saturday, but Vercingetorix gelding Bad Medicine won the Glenlair Trophy at Fairview on Friday. On Sunday, Vercingetorix’s four-year-old daughter Rahhabba won the World Sports Betting Scarlet Lady at Hollywoodbets Scottsville.

Ridgemont’s G1 Computaform Sprint/G2 Hawaii Stakes winning sire Rafeef enjoyed more big race success at Turffontein on Saturday.
His son Cats Pajamas emulated his sire when he won Saturday’s G2 TAB Hawaii Stakes (1400m) with Rafeef himself having won the Hawaii Stakes back in 2017.

Now in the care of Nathan Kozen, four-year-old Cats Pajamas benefitted from a fine ride from Richard Fourie.
After enduring a false start, Fourie let Cats Pajamas settle just off the speed, before asking his mount the question with 250m left to run.
From there, Cats Pajamas kept galloping strongly and he stayed on to win by more than two lengths.

Bred by Wilgerbosdrift & Mauritzfontein, Cats Pajamas races for Sid Moodley.
The gelding, who was a R600 000 buy from the 2023 National Yearling Sale, is out of the Var mare Sea Cat and is thus bred on the same cross as such G1 winning sires as Master Archie and Thunderstruck.

His inform sire Rafeef is enjoying another good season in 2025-2026, with the son of Redoute’s Choice responsible for such notable black type winners Outlaw King, Aristotle, William Robertson and Secretary Bird.

Maine Chance Farms’ outstanding sire Vercingetorix came up with his 69^th stakes winner on Saturday.
His two-year-old daughter Good Day Sunshine made it two wins from two starts when she won the G2 Wilgerbosdrift SA Fillies Nursery (1160m) at Turffontein.

Trained by Mike and Mathew De Kock, Good Day Sunshine had won her only start prior to Saturday’s race.
Under Richard Fourie, the two-year-old maintained her unbeaten record when she dug down deep to hold off runner up Griselda and win by just under half a length.

Good Day Sunshine was bred by Ridgemont Highlands, who own the filly in partnership with Devin Heffer.

Out of the G1 winning Captain Al mare Miss Florida, the 2026 SA Fillies Nursery winner is bred on the same cross as G1 winners Double Grand Slam, Mia Moo and Vernichey.

Her champion sire had also enjoyed success earlier in the day when Vercingetorix gelding One Of Those Days won the Welcome To Champions Day Maiden Plate (1400m).
The Sean Tarry trained three-year-old hit the front half way down the straight and kept galloping strongly to score by a length and a half.

Bred by Maine Chance Farms, One Of Those Days races for Kalinga and Mrs Prakashni Pillay.

South Africa’s reigning champion sire Vercingetorix continues to come up with feature race winners on a regular race.
The son of Silvano once again provided a feature race winner when the Vercingetorix gelding Bad Medicine won the Glenlair Trophy (2800m) at Fairview on Friday.
In the process, the Kelly Mitchley trained four-year-old made it four wins on the bounce.

Under Muzi Yeni, Bad Medicine raced just off the pace early on. The gelding hit the front shortly after the field turned for home, and Bad Medicine kept finding in the closing stages to win by half a length.

Bred by Narrow Creek Stud, Bad Medicine races for Mr Mr Mervin Govender.
Unbeaten in the Eastern Cape, Bad Medicine has won six of 21 starts.

Friday’s winner, who is out of the Indigo Magic mare Redeem My Heart, was originally a R600 000 buy from the 2023 National Yearling Sale, before being resold at the 2025 December Online Sale.

Champion sire Vercingetorix also enjoyed success at Hollywoodbets Greyville on Friday night, when his daughter Catch A Penny won the eighth and final race.
At the time of writing, the Maine Chance Farms resident had been responsible for 14 black type winners this season, with Vercingetorix sired runners having already earned in excess of R25 million during the 2025-2026 season.

Maine Chance Farms’ high-class stallion Querari came up with a double at the Vaal on Thursday.
The son of Oasis Dream was responsible for both the winners of the fourth and ninth races respectively.

Querari’s daughter Sweetsummerlove got off the mark when she won Thursday’s SA Derby 4 April Maiden Plate (F and M) (1450m) convincingly.
The James Crawford trained filly ran on strongly, under Raymond Danielson to win Thursday’s contest by just over a length.

Sweetsummerlove, who races for Crawford Racing, is out of the Lomitas mare Suzanita.
The four-year-old has a full-sister (Lot 238) on offer at the upcoming National Yearling Sale.

Querari looks to have a smart sort on his hands in the form of Time Is Precious. That two-year-old won in open company when he landed Thursday’s Championships Finale 25 April Call 0116811796 To Book MR 66 Handicap (1000m).
Trained by Johan Janse Van Vuuren, Time Is Precious made it two wins from three starts with a smart performance.

Under Keagan De Melo, the Querari gelding raced up with the pace early on before drawing off to win convincingly by two lengths.
Bred by Maine Chance Farms, Time Is Precious races for Messrs A Joannides, R M Sewgoolam, D C Stonebridge, Mr & Mrs C R Stonebridge.
Thursday’s winner, who is out of the Vercingetorix mare Twilight Hour, was a R300 000 buy from the 2025 National Yearling Sale.

Querari has had another fine season with his flagbearers including such graded stakes winners as Questioning and Star Major as well as Rainbow Lorikeet and I Am Giant, the second place finishers in the G1 Maine Chance Farms Majorca Stakes and G1 World Pool Cape Flying Championship respectively.

Drakenstein Stud’s four time G1 winning sire, and former Horse Of The Year, Futura has been enjoying a fine season in 2025-2026.
Dynasty’s champion son enjoyed more success at the Vaal on Tuesday, where Futura fillies won the fourth and fifth races respectively.

Future Gamble, who had finished in her last two races prior to Tuesday’s race, was duly rewarded for consistency when she won the Play Soccer 6,10 And 13 Maiden Plate (F and M) (2000m).
The James Crawford trained three-year-old was given a good ride by Callan Murray, with Murray keeping his mount going over the closing stages to win by a neck.

Bred and owned by Drakenstein Stud, Future Gamble is out of the Captain Al mare Captain Gambler.

Futura also looks to have a promising three-year-old in the form of Sand Script. A full-sister to Equus Champion Future Pearl, the Sean Tarry trained filly made amends for a disappointing debut when she romped home to win Tuesday’s SA Derby 4 April Maiden Plate (1700m). Under Ryan Munger, the striking looking filly powered home to win impressively by three lengths, while making just her second start.

Bred and owned by Drakenstein Stud, Sand Script is out of the Al Mufti mare Arabian Pearl.

Futura, whose exciting son Note To Self ran second in this season’s G1 Lucky Fish Cape Derby, could be poised for big race success this weekend. His exciting daughter Curious Girl, an impressive last out winner of the Ormonde Ferraris Oaks Trial, is set to take on male rivals when she lines up in Saturday’s G2 TAB SA Derby.