Drakenstein Stud’s inform stallion What A Winter came up with his 30^th stakes winner on Friday.
What A Winter’s blue blooded daughter Symphony In White picked up her first black type victory when she won the Listed Lady’s Pendant (1200m) at Fairview on Friday.

A half-sister to future Drakenstein sire Snow Pilot, the Candice Bass trained Symphony In White showed her class with a smooth performance in the Lady’s Pendant.
Under JP Van Der Merwe, the blue blooded four-year-old raced well off the pace early on.
However, Symphony In White produced a fine burst of speed which propelled the What A Winter filly home to score by half a length.

Bred and owned by Drakenstein Stud, Symphony In White is out of the Captain Al mare Snowdance.
She has now won four of 18 starts, with Symphony In White having finished third, beaten less than half a length by champion Quid Pro Quo, in the 2024 G1 Allan Robertson Championship.

Symphony In White’s four time G1 winning sire What A Winter also looks to have come up with another exciting prospect in the form of Get Up. That Sean Tarry trained two-year-old recently caught the eye when she made a winning debut at Turffontein.

South Africa’s Leading Sire of 2YOs in 2019-2020 , What A Winter has six lots on offer at the Cape Yearling Sale, and a further 18 lots on the Premier Yearling Sale.
What A Winter’s yearlings on sale at the Cape Sale include a colt (Lot 37) whose granddam is the Western Winter sired champion Lady Windermere, while his Premier Sale draft features a three-parts brother (Lot 16) to Symphony In White.

Wilgerbosdrift’s promising young stallion Buffalo Bill Cody has some very promising three-year-olds this season.
His current crop of sophomores include the progressive Buffalo Bill, who made it three wins in a row when he won the Listed Ibhayi Stakes at Fairview on Friday.
Under a confident ride from Wayne Agrella, the Tara Laing trained gelding sat just off the pace for much of the running.
However, when asked the question, Buffalo Bill unleashed a fine turn of foot which saw the son of Buffalo Bill Cody storm away to win his biggest race to date by a deceptively easy two and a quarter lengths.

Bred by 334 Stud, Buffalo Bill has won five of just nine starts and has won four of his last five outings.

The gelding is out of the Western Winter mare Nesspresso.

Buffalo Bill is a member of his sire’s second crop of runners, with Buffalo Bill Cody’s small first crop headed by G1 Mercury Sprint winner Buffalo Storm Cody and multiple graded stakes winner Pistol Pete.

Buffalo Bill Cody’s second crop includes not only Buffalo Bill but also the smart performers One Eye On Vegas, Rifle Queen and Yippee Kiyay.
The son of Redoute’s Choice has six lots on offer at the Cape Yearling Sale, and three lots on sale at the Premier Yearling Sale.

Ridgemont’s blue blooded young stallion Malmoos came up with his first winner when Malmoos filly Marchland made a winning debut at Fairview on Friday.
A two-year-old from her sire’s first crop, the Kelly Mitchley trained Marchland made a big impression when she won Friday’s Welcome To Nelson Mandela Bay Juvenile Plate (Fillies) (1200m).

Under Muzi Yeni, Marchland pulled well clear of her chasing rivals to run out an impressive five and a half length winner on debut.

Bred by Lammerskraal Stud, Friday’s winner is owned by Mervin Govender.

Marchland, who is out of the Western Winter mare Marcheline, was a R450 000 buy from the 2025 Premier Yearling Sale. The filly has a Querari half-brother on offer at the upcoming Premier Sale.

She is the first winner for her well performed sire Malmoos, himself a son of champion sire Captain Al.
Malmoos, himself a R4 400 000 buy from the 2019 National Yearling Sale, won seven of 12 starts, with his victories including the clean sweep of the 2021 Triple Crown.
Malmoos’ five graded stakes wins took in triumphs in all of the G1 World Sports Betting SA Derby, G1 World Sports Betting SA Classic, G2 World Sports Betting Gauteng Guineas, G2 Avontuur Estate Concorde Cup and G3 Palacebet.co.za Live Games Graham Beck Stakes.

Bred on the same Captain Al/Fort Wood cross as fellow G1 winners Captain America and William Longsword, Malmoos is out of Listed Spook Express Handicap winner Justthewayyouare.
A half-sister to top-class South African sire Master Of My Fate,  Justthewayyouare has produced seven winners including Malmoos’ dual G3 winning full-brother Captain Splendid.

Malmoos has three lots on offer at the Cape Yearling Sale, and seven lots on offer at the Premier Yearling Sale.

Multiple champion sire Gimmethegreenlight was responsible for a trio of eye catching winners in South Africa on Saturday.
His sons Prayersandpromises and Warning Light both won at Turffontein on Saturday with Gimmethegreenlight’s blue blooded daughter Peaches And Cream victorious at Hollywoodbets Durbanville.

Two-year-old Prayersandpromises had caught the eye when finishing third on debut and that Gimmethegreenlight duly won on Saturday.
Held in high regard by trainer Sean Tarry, Prayersandpromises dug down deep, under Ryan Munger, to win the #Youcanbetonus! Maiden Juvenile Plate (1160m) by a long neck.

Bred by Blue Sky Thoroughbreds, Prayersandpromises was a R650 000 purchase from the 2025 National Yearling Sale.
Owned by the ASSM Racing Syndicate, Saturday’s winner is out of the Fort Wood mare Awayinthewoods and is thus bred on the same Gimmethegreenlight/Fort Wood cross as graded stakes winners Eye Of The Prophet, Green Pepper, Hack Green, and Second Base.

Gimmethegreenlight is also the sire of the exciting gelding Warning Light. The latter made a big impression when he made a winning debut at Turffontein.
Under Gavin Lerena, the Sean Tarry trained three-year-old raced well off the pace for much of Saturday’s SA Derby 4 April Maiden Plate (1160m) but motored home late and got up to win going away by more than a length and three quarters.

Bred by Drakenstein Stud, the superbly bred Warning Light races for Kestorm Investments.
Out of the top-class racemare Siren’s Call, Warning Light was a R550 000 buy from the 2024 National Yearling Sale.

Gimmethegreenlight also enjoyed success at Hollywoodbets Durbanville on Saturday when his three-year-old daughter Peaches And Cream won the Happy Valentines Day From Race Coast Maiden Plate (F and M) (1400m).
The half-sister to champion Double Grand Slam unleashed a fine turn of foot which saw Peaches And Cream storm home to break her maiden by three-parts of a length.
Bred by Varsfontein Stud, the Candice Bass trained filly is owned by Messrs L M Nestadt, Reon Barnard, D D MacLean & Gary Player Stud Farm (Pty) Ltd.

Gimmethegreenlight, whose progeny also includes this season’s G1 L’Ormarins King’s Plate winner The Real Prince, has two lots on offer at the Cape Yearling Sale, and nine lots on offer at the Premier Yearling Sale.

Wilgerbosdrift’s increasingly successful sire Fire Away enjoyed a big payday at Turffontein on Saturday.
Fire Away’s top-class son Fire Attack bounced back to winning ways when he captured Saturday’s G3 Betway London News Stakes (1800m).

It was a fine training feat by Fire Attack’s conditioner Alec Laird, who brought Fire Attack to winning ways after a disappointing trip to Cape Town.
Four-year-old Fire Attack was given a well judged ride from Calvin Habib in Saturday’s R400 000 contest.

Habib kept his mount just off the pace early on before bringing Fire Attack with a well timed run close home. The pair kept finding in the closing stages, with Fire Attack staying on gamely to hold off a fast finishing The Ultimate King and win by a neck.

Bred by Ndoro Stud,  the chestnut races for Gary Basel, Grant Cornwall, Lance Clark and Canine Solutions.

The Fire Away colt, who is out of the Mambo In Seattle mare Bonnie Beers, was a R450 000 buy from the 2023 National Yearling Sale.

Fire Attack has won four of 17 starts, with the colt having also landed the 2025 G1 HKJC World Pool Premier’s Champions Challenge and 2024 G2 TAB SA Nursery.
His inform sire Fire Away had also enjoyed success at Fairview one day earlier, when Fire Away gelding Ingqwele won the fifth race at Fairview.

A son of outstanding sire War Front and grandson of unbeaten champion Personal Ensign, Fire Away has ten lots on offer at the Cape Yearling Sale, and nine lots on sale at the Premier Yearling Sale.

Drakenstein Stud’s high-class sire What A Winter looks to have come up with another bright prospect in the form of Get Up.
The latter made an eye catching start to her career when she made a winning debut at Turffontein on Saturday.
Trained by Sean Tarry, two-year-old Get Up was given a fine ride by Ryan Munger in Saturday’s 4Racing Welcomes You Maiden Juvenile Plate (1160m).

Munger bought his mount with a strong late run which saw Get Up flash up late to win going away by two and a half lengths.

Bred and owned by Drakenstein Stud, Get Up is out of the Kingsbarns mare Gabor.

Her four time G1 winning sire What A Winter had also enjoyed good success at Hollywoodbets Durbanville on Wednesday.
Not only did What A Winter filly Winter In Auckland win the second race on Tuesday but the sire’s classy son Tenpenny picked up Wednesday’s Lucky Fish Winning Streak B Stakes.
Trained by Patrick Kruyer, four-year-old Tenpenny has won five of 13 starts, with the gelding having won three of his last four starts.

His inform sire What A Winter has six lots on offer at the Cape Yearling Sale and a further 18 lots on offer at the Premier Yearling Sale.

Varsfontein Stud’s promising young sire Erik The Red came up with a good looking debut winner on Friday.
His two-year-old son Trigger Warning made a big impression when he won the Welcome To Nelson Mandela Bay Maiden Juvenile Plate (1000m).
The Kelly Mitchley trained colt made all, under Chad Little, to score on debut by two and a quarter lengths.

Little described his winner as a “very nice horse, who quickened up like a real smart horse.”

Bred by Varsfontein Stud, Trigger Warning was a R100 000 buy from the 2025 National Yearling Sale.

The colt, who races for Mr Chetty, is out of the Visionaire mare Social Spirit.

Himself a graded stakes winning two-year-old, Eric The Red has some very smart two-year-olds this season including Listed JC Le Roux Summer Juvenile Stakes winner Red Spice.
The son of Captain Al has 26 yearlings on offer at the Cape Yearling Sale, and seven lots on offer at the Premier Yearling Sale.

Ridgemont’s top-class sire Rafeef had a memorable day on Tuesday when the son of Redoute’s Choice supplied three winners at the Vaal.
The Ridgemont resident supplied the winners of Tuesday’ third, fourth and ninth races respetively.

Rafeef’s first success on Tuesday came when his lightly raced son King Redoute won the third race.
Under Keagan De Melo, the Johan Janse Van Vuuren trained three-year-old made much of the running to land the Racing Today Maiden Plate (1000m) by nearly two lengths.
Bred by Dr Marianne Thomson, King Redoute was making just his second start on Tuesday with the gelding having finished fourth on debut.

King Redoute, who has a full-brother on offer at the Premier Yearling Sale, races for Rikesh Sewgoolam, Mukund Gujadhur and the Wernars Family. Out of the Var mare She’s A Pippa, King Redoute is bred on the same cross as G1 winning sires Master Archie and Thunderstruck.

Rafeef struck again in the very next race when his son Chapbook won the SA Derby 4 April Graduation Plate (1000m).
The Clinton Binda trained colt stormed home, under Gavin Lerena, to come from last and win going away by nearly four lengths.
Bred by Ridgemont Highlands, the three-year-old races for Hollywood Racing. Chapbook, who is out of the Poet’s Voice mare Leaves Of Grass, has won three of ten starts.

His sire’s third and final winner on Tuesday came when his gelded son Storm Ahead won the Racing240 MR 72 Handicap (1800m). The Fanie Bronkhurst trained five-year-old got up in the shadow of the post to score a narrow win.
Bred by Wilgerbosdrift & Mauritzfontein, Storm Ahead has won four times. The gelding, who races for his trainer in partnership with Mr Nell, is out of the Strike Smartly mare Advance Warning.

South Africa’s Leading First Season Sire in 2020-2021, Rafeef is enjoying a banner year in 2025-2026. At the time of writing, Rafeef ranked fifth on the General Sires premiership, with his runners having already earned more than R9.5 million this season.
A full-brother to champion Mustaaqeem, Rafeef has six lots on offer at the Cape Yearling Sale, and 22 lots on offer at the Premier Yearling Sale.

Wilgerbosdrift’s homebred champion Hawwaam looks to have come up with a very promising filly in the form of Durban Diamond.
The latter made the perfect start to her career when she won the second race at Hollywoodbets Scottsville on Sunday.

Despite being very green, two-year-old Durban Diamond produced a devastating turn of foot in Sunday’s www.galloptv.co.za Maiden Juvenile Plate (Fillies).
Coming from well off the pace, the daughter of Hawwaam powered home in the closing stages to get up and win by half a length.

Trained by Dennis Bosch, Durban Diamond was ridden by Craig Zackey.
The filly, who was bred by Wilgerbosdrift & Mauritzfontein, is owned by Mr Alli.

Her five time G1 winning sire Hawwaam has some very well bred yearlings on offer at both the Cape and Premier Yearling sales.
Hawwaam’s Cape Sale draft includes a colt (Lot 46) out of G3 Strelitzia Stakes winner Neptune’s Rain, and a filly (Lot 110) from the female line of star fillies Pride and Speciosa.
His Premier Sale draft is headed by a half-brother (Lot 46) to G1 Computaform Sprint winning sire Master Archie and a colt (Lot107) bred on the same cross as Durban Diamond.

Maine Chance Farms’ outstanding stallion Vercingetorix continues to dominate feature races in South Africa.
His latest triumph came in Saturday’s G2 TAB Gauteng Guineas (1600m) where Vercingetorix three-year-olds Splittheeights and Grand Empire finished first and second.

The progressive Splittheeights made it back to back graded wins with his Gauteng Guineas success, with the Vercingetorix colt having won the Gr3 Betway Got The Greenlight Stakes on his previous outing.
Trained by Mike (also the trainer of Vercingetorix) and Mathew De Kock, Splittheeights was given a fine ride by Raymond Danielson to win the first leg of the TAB sponsored Triple Crown on Saturday.
Danielson bought his mount with a strong late challenge, which saw Splittheeights stay on strongly to score by just over half a length.
Bred by Ridgemont Highlands, Saturday’s winner has won three of just five starts and looks to have a bright future ahead of him.

Splittheeights, who races for Mr Murugasa, was a R600 000 buy from the 2024 August Two Year Old Sale.

A half-brother to last year’s G1 TAB Computaform Sprint winner William Robertson, Splittheeights is out of the Trippi mare Massachusetts.

He was one of two winners for his champion sire at Turffontein on Saturday, with the Vercingetorix sired G3 Betway Lebelo Sprint winner Taxi To The Moon winning (over Vercingetorix filly Little Ballerina) Saturday’s SA Derby 4 April Pinnacle Stakes (1000m).

Vercingetorix, who had yearlings make up to R9 000 000 in 2025, has a single lot on offer at the Cape Yearling Sale and 23 lots on offer at the Premier Yearling Sale.