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 11th 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.