Varsfontein Stud’s top-class sire Master Of My Fate enjoyed a feature race double over the weekend.
His top-class three-year-old daughter Anotherdanceforme made it seven wins from eight starts when she romped home to a brilliant victory in Friday’s Listed Breeders Guineas with Master Of My Fate gelding Jet Force going on to win the Listed Play ‘N Go Jet Master Stakes at Hollywoodbets Kenilworth the following day.
Under Richard Fourie, Anotherdanceforme was always travelling well in Friday’s 1600m contest. When asked the question, the Alan Greeff trained sophomore kicked into overdrive and powered away to thrash her outclassed rivals by an emphatic four and a quarter lengths.
In landing the 2026 Breeders’ Guineas, Anotherdanceforme picked up the fourth black type win of her career, with this tally headed by the 2025 G2 SplashOut Golden Slipper (where she vanquished subsequent G1 World Sports Betting Cape Fillies Guineas winner Quickstepgal into second).
Bred by Varsfontein Stud, the once beaten filly races for Peter Moor.
Anotherdanceforme, a full-sister to 2024 Listed Sweet Chestnut Stakes winner Princess Izzy, is out of the What A Winter mare Destiny Dancer.
Friday’s winner was a R650 000 purchase from the 2024 National Yearling Sale.
Anotherdanceforme’s inform sire struck again when Jet Force won Saturday’s Play ‘N Go Jet Master Stakes (1600m). Under Grant Van Niekerk, the gelded four-year-old raced off the pace early on in Saturday’s R275 000 contest. The Grant Van Niekerk ridden Jet Force stormed home down the outside of the track to get up in the shadow of the post and win by a long neck.
Bred by Beaumont Stud, Jet Force races for Messrs Denis Le Breton & A L Taylor, Mr K & Miss K Geemooi & Mrs G C Hutchinson.
The lightly raced Jet Force, who is out of the Var mare Ooh La Var, has won five of just nine starts.
Maine Chance Farms’ G1 winning stallion Querari is enjoying another fine run with his two-year-olds.
The son of Oasis Dream came up with his sixth two-year-old winner this season when his daughter Twilight made a winning debut at Turffontein on Thursday.
Trained by Michael Azzie, the two-year-old was given a fine ride by Keagan De Melo in Thursday’s Classic Day 7 March Maiden Juvenile Plate (1000m).
De Melo kept his mount just off the front running Catfish, before bringing Twilight with a strong run to get up and win by just over half a length.
Bred by Maine Chance Farms, Twilight races for the Wernars Family.
The filly is held in high regard by her connections, with Twilight sporting entries for both the Listed Wilgerbosdrift Ruffian Stakes and Listed Tab Storm Bird Stakes.
Out of the Silvano mare Tia, Twilight is bred on the same cross as G1 winners Bavarian Beauty and Cosmic Speed.
Her sire Querari is also broodmare sire of another promising two-year-old in the form of Queen Leila, with the latter winning the third race at Turffontein on Thursday.
South Africa’s Leading Sire of 2YOs in 2018-2019 , Querari has a single lot on offer at the Cape Yearling Sale, but has 15 yearlings on sale at the Premier Yearling Sale.
Drakenstein Stud’s prominent young sire One World came up with a smart looking debut winner at Hollywoodbets Kenilworth on Wednesday.
His two-year-old son Rich Man’s World made the perfect start to his career when he won the Hollywoodbets Kenilworth Welcomes You Maiden Juvenile Plate (1000m).
Under Richard Fourie, the Vaughan Marshall trained colt went out to race prominently.
Fourie kept Rich Man’s World going in the closing stages, and the pair stayed on strongly to post a convincing two length win.
His trainer described Rich Man’s World as a “very special horse” in the post race interview and he looks to have a bright future.
Bred by the Boland Stud, Rich Man’s World was a R450 000 buy from the 2025 National Yearling Sale.
The colt, who is bred on the same One World/Silvano cross as champion One Stripe, is out of the Silvano mare Sommersonne.
Rich Man’s World races for Messrs R L Gabler & K P Truter & Mesdames C L Gabler & Jane Truter.
His G1 Sun Met winning sire One World is set to be represented by his son Better Man in Saturday’s G1 Lucky Fish Cape Derby.
The son of Captain Al, and Leading First and Second Season Sire of his year, has three lots on offer at the Cape Yearling Sale, and 12 lots on offer at the Premier Yearling Sale.
Mauritzfontein’s successful sire Ideal World looks to have come up with another smart filly in the form of Precocious.
The latter made it three wins in a row when she won impressively at the Vaal on Tuesday.
Under Blaine Marx-Jacobson, the Tony Peter trained three-year-old defied a merit rating hike with a smooth performance in Tuesday’s SA Derby 4 April FM 84 Handicap (1000m).
Precocious proved far too strong for her rivals, with the Ideal World filly streaking home to score by two lengths.
Bred by Oldlands Stud, Precocious races for Kestorm Investments. Tuesday’s winner, who is out of the Vercingetorix mare Sekhmet, has won her last three starts by an aggregate of nearly ten lengths.
Now a winner of three of just six starts, Precocious shares her sire Ideal World with a host of top-class fillies including champion Smart Call and this season’s G1 Betway Summer Cup winner Mocha Blend.
A son of Kingmambo and champion Banks Hill, Ideal World has a single lot on offer at Sunday’s Cape Yearling Sale -a full-brother (Lot 122) to Listed Wolf Power 1600 winner Irish Pride whose relatives include champions Celtic Grove and Marinaresco.
Ridgemont’s star stallion Rafeef had another big day at Hollywoodbets Kenilworth on Sunday.
The son of legendary sire Redoute’s Choice was responsible for no fewer than four winners on Sunday, with Rafeef’s progeny winning races one, three, nine and eleven respectively.
Rafeef’s two-year-old daughters Shezaripper and Sparkling Star both made eye catching debuts on Sunday when the pair finished first and second respectively in the Hollywoodbets Kenilworth Welcomes You Maiden Juvenile Plate (Fillies) (1000m).
The well bred pair settled down to fight out the finish, with the James Crawford trained, Luyolo Mxothwa ridden Shezaripper prevailing by a long neck.
Bred by Geoff van Lear, Shezaripper races for the ASSM Racing Syndicate.
Sunday’s winner, who is bred on the same Rafeef/Var cross as such G1 winning stallions as Master Archie and Thunderstruck, is out of the Var mare Schippers. Shezaripper was a R750 000 buy from the 2025 Premier Yearling Sale.
Rafeef’s second success on Sunday came when his three-year-old son Fast Train won the Lucky Fish New Fortune Maiden Plate (1200m). Under JP Van Der Merwe, the Patrick Kruyer trained gelding stormed home to shed his maiden by three-parts of a length.
Bred by Narrow Creek Stud, Fast Train had finished second in two of his only four starts prior to Sunday’s win.
Owned by Greg and Gina Bortz, the son of Rafeef is out of the Windrush mare Hungry Heart.
His inform sire struck again when Rafeef gelding Black Eagle won the Ready Steady Go Syndicate Middle Stakes (1200m).
The Vaughan Marshall trained three-year-old was always prominent in running, and under Sean Veale, dug down deep to just defeat runner up Raven Black by a short-head.
Bred by Avontuur Thoroughbred Farm in partnership with Mr and Mrs Amm, Black Eagle has won three of just nine starts.
Owned by Hollywood Racing, the gelding is out of the Jet Master mare Pan Amm.
The unstoppable Rafeef had yet another winner on Sunday in the form Spirit. The latter won the eleventh and final race at Hollywoodbets Kenilworth on Sunday for Piet and Elbert Steyn and Keagan De Melo.
Three-year-old Spirit stayed on gamely to hold off a low flying Objet D’ Art and win the Hollywoodbets Bright Future Class 4 (1200m) by a neck.
Owned by the Wernars Family in partnership with Mukund Gujadhur, the gelded Spirit was bred by Narrow Creek Stud.
Ridgemont’s promising young stallion Real Gone Kid came up with a second, first-crop winner on Sunday.
His two-year-old daughter Lady Jean got off the mark at the second time of asking when she won the Join The Race Coast Turf Club Maiden Juvenile Plate (1200m).
The Glen Kotzen trained filly was given a fine, front running ride by Chad Little, with Little keeping his mount going strongly in the closing stages.
Lady Jean showed plenty of heart in holding off runner up Vibe Check to win by a long neck.
Bred by Mr and Mrs Davies, Saturday’s winner races for Mesdames G Burg & Roberta Jansch & Messrs David Cohen & M J T Wickens.
Lady Jean, who had finished seventh on debut, is out of the Right Approach mare Secret Plan. The latter has a Master Archie filly on offer at the upcoming Premier Yearling Sale.
Saturday’s winner joins impressive debut winner Master Mtoto as early winners for their Snitzel sire Real Gone Kid.
The latter, a son of the Jet Master sired champion In The Fast Lane, won six of just 13 starts, shares his four times Australian Champion Sire Snitzel with no fewer than 167 stakes winners including such successful sires as Shamus Award and Russian Revolution. Another son of Snitzel, Sword Of State, is currently one of the Leading First Season Sires in New Zealand this season.
Real Gone Kid has six lots on offer at the Cape Yearling Sale and a further four lots on the Premier Yearling Sale.
Ridgemont’s five time G1 winning stallion Canford Cliffs came up with his 30th stakes winner on Saturday.
Canford Cliffs’ progressive son Miami Mountain became his sire’s latest black type winner when he won the G3 TAB National Currency Sprint (1100m) at Turffontein.
Trained by Mike and Mathew De Kock, the Canford Cliffs colt was given a well judged ride by Jeffrey Syster in Saturday’s R275 000 contest.
Syster bought Miami Mountain with a strong late run from the back of the field, and the pair scythed through the field to get up and win by just over three parts of a length.
The colt, who benefitted from blinkers in Saturday’s race, has won four of seven starts and has earned R394 013.
Bred by Ridgemont Highlands, Miami Mountain races for Hollywood Racing.
Also the sire of such high-class local performers as Direct Hit, Tenango and Fish River, Canford Cliffs has a single lot on offer at the Cape Yearling Sale, and a single colt on sale at the Premier Yearling Sale.
Multiple champion sire Gimmethegreenlight enjoyed a good day at Turffontein on Saturday when his classy daughter Green Diamond won the Betway Bauhinia Stakes (1000m).
Winner of both the G2 TAB SA Nursery and G3 TAB Protea Stakes last season, the Sean Tarry trained three-year-old made it three wins from seven starts with a polished performance on Saturday.
Under a good ride from Craig Zackey, the Drakenstein Stud bred and owned Green Diamond dropped out early on.
Zackey asked his mount for a response, and Green Diamond bounded forward from the back of the field.
The daughter of Gimmethegreenlight stayed on strongly in the closing stages and went away to win by more than a length and three quarters.
Out of the Trippi mare Lesedi La Rona, Green Diamond is bred on the same Gimmethegreenlight/Trippi cross as G1 winners Gimme A Prince, She’s A Keeper and The Real Prince.
Her G1 L’Ormarins Queen’s Plate winning sire Gimmethegreenlight is enjoying another fine season in 2025-2026, with his black type winners led by G1 L’Ormarins King’s Plate winner The Real Prince.
Gimmethegreenlight has two yearlings on offer at the Cape Yearling Sale, and nine lots on sale at the Premier Yearling Sale.
Ridgemont’s top-class resident sire Rafeef came up with an eye catching debut winner at Turffontein on Saturday.
His three-year-old daughter Rabble Rouser justified favouritism when she won the second race on the Turffontein card.
Trained by Sean Tarry, Rabble Rouser did well to win the Aquazania Maiden Plate (1160m), with the filly having acted up in the starting stalls prior to the race.
Under Keagan De Melo, the Rafeef filly was always prominent in the race, and she dug down deep to beat the more experienced Highwayman Harry by a length.
Bred and owned by Drakenstein Stud, Rabble Rouser is out of Shout Out Lord, whose sire Philanthropist is from the same family as National Assembly, broodmare sire of Rafeef.
The latter is also the sire of the smart performers Poblano and Chasing Happiness, the second and third place finishers respectively in Saturday’s Betway Bauhinia Stakes.
Rafeef’s G1 TAB Computaform Sprint winning son William Robertson also caught the eye on Saturday when he ran second, to G1 Mercury Sprint winner Buffalo Storm Cody, in the Owa Ceilings Pinnacle Stakes.
Currently fifth on the General Sires Premiership (his offspring having earned more than R10.16 million this season), Rafeef has five lots on offer at the Cape Yearling Sale, and 22 lots on the Premier Yearling Sale.
Wilgerbosdrift’s inform stallion Fire Away came up with another smart looking debut winner at Turffontein on Saturday.
His three-year-old daughter Shivering Light made the perfect start to her career when she won the Ross Robertson Maiden Plate (1160m).
Under Chase Maujean, the Tony Peter trained filly ran on strongly in the closing stages to best runner up Onceinablumoon convincingly by just over a length.
Bred by Narrow Creek Stud, Shivering Light races for Messrs Brian Peerimal, Marc Peter, K Pillay & Mrs M N Pillay.
A R260 000 buy from the 2024 August Two Year Old Sale, Shivering Light, who is bred on the same Fire Away/High Chaparral cross as millionaire Military Command, is out of the High Chaparral mare Sassy Sal.
Her G3 Dixie Stakes winning sire Fire Away had also enjoyed success at Fairview the day before when Fire Away gelding Lanciafiamme picked up the fifth win of his career. Fire Away went close to enjoying feature race success at Turffontein on Saturday when his progressive son Pop Chart ran third in the G3 TAB National Currency Sprint.
Fire Away, whose progeny also include recent G3 Betway London News Stakes winner Fire Attack, has ten lots on the Cape Yearling Sale, and nine lots on at the Premier Yearling Sale.