When Greeting My Master won the G3 Betway Victory Moon Stakes (1800m) on Monday, he became the second consecutive winner of the race for his sire Master Of My Fate.
The latter is also the sire of 2023 Victory Moon Stakes winner Atticus Finch.
Greeting My Master and Atticus Finch ran 1-3 in Monday’s delayed R400 000 contest, giving their sire another big payday.
Both Greeting My Master and Atticus Finch are trained by Alec Laird.
The progressive Greeting My Master stamped his G1 Betway Summer Cup claims when he ran out a courageous winner of the Victory Moon Stakes at Turffontein.
Under an inspired ride from Chase Maujean, the gelded four-year-old went out to make the running before Main Defender headed him and went on.
Despite appearing beaten by Main Defender, Greeting My Master fought back gallantly under Maujean, and the pair went on to record a half-length win.
Bred by Syrilla Stud, Greeting My Master has won four of 14 starts for earnings of R582,650.
Greeting My Master, who is out of the Kahal mare Eastern Greetings, is the 27th stakes winner for his inform sire.
The Varsfontein Stud bred and based Master Of My Fate, whose close relative One More Star won at Turffontein on Monday, has enjoyed a wonderful few days. Not only is the son of Jet Master sire of the aforementioned pair of Greeting My Master and Atticus Finch, but he is also responsible for Saturday’s Listed Laisserfaire Stakes winner Miss Marguerite.
His good run of results has seen Master Of My Fate catapult to third place on the South African General Sires premiership for the current season.