Varsfontein Stud’s multiple champion sire Gimmethegreenlight had a day to remember on Saturday.
Not only did his daughter Gimme What I Want win Saturday’s G2 Cartier Sceptre Stakes, but his G1 Hollywoodbets Durban July winning son The Real Prince won Saturday’s G1 L’Ormarins King’s Plate.

In landing Saturday’s R3 000 000 feature, The Real Prince emulated his sire, with Gimmethegreenlight having won the same race back in 2012.
Bred and owned by Khaya Stables, the five-year-old also gained a berth to the 2026 G1 FanDuel Breeders’ Cup Mile with his King’s Plate success.

Under a great ride from Craig Zackey, the Dean Kannemeyer trained The Real Prince put an unplaced last out effort behind him with a powerful win in Saturday’s contest.

Zackey bought his mount with a sustained late down the inside of the track, and The Real Prince got up in the shadow of the post to land the R1 781 250 first prize by a nose.

The gelding, who has won six of 13 starts for R5 470 344 in stakes, is out of the outstanding Trippi mare Real Princess and is bred on the same Gimmethegreenlight/Trippi cross as fellow G1 winner She’s A Keeper.

The regally bred The Real Prince is a full-brother to Equus Champion Gimme A Prince, G3 Baker McVeigh Diana Stakes winner Gimmie’s Countess and this season’s very promising three-year-old Gimmie Rules.

His champion sire Gimmethegreenlight went close to having a treble on L’Ormarins King’s Plate with Gimmethegreenlight gelding Powerandtheglory just touched off when finishing second in tenth and final race on Saturday.