Varsfontein Stud’s homebred stallion Master Of My Fate came up with his 23rd stakes winner when his unbeaten daughter Splicethemainbrace won the Listed East Cape Fillies Nursery at Fairview on Friday.
A convincing winner of each of her two previous starts, the Alan Greeff trained Splicethemainbrace was sent off a well backed tote favourite for Fridady’s R150 000 contest for two-year-old fillies.
Under a great ride from the record chasing Richard Fourie, Splicethemainbrace came with a late rattle to score by a head.
Bred by Varsfontein Stud, Splicethemainbrace is out of the Sail From Seattle mare Summer Cruise.
The unbeaten two-year-old was a R200 000 purchase from the 2023 August Two Year Old Sale.
Splicethemainbrace is a full-sister to the useful Summer Odyssey, who ran fourth in last year’s Listed East Cape Fillies Nursery.
Friday was a good day for former G2 Premier Trophy/G2 Peninsula Handicap winner Master Of My Fate.
Not only did one of his daughters win Friday’s Listed East Cape Fillies Nursery, but another Master Of My Fate filly, Joy And Peace, won the www.Soccer6.co.za Oaks Plate on the same card.
Another for the potent Greeff/Fourie combination, three-year-old Joy And Peace turned Friday’s 1800m race into a procession, with the filly running out a three and a quarter length winner.
Bred by Wilgerbosdrift & Mauritzfontein, Joy And Peace has now won three of 11 starts.
Out of the Spectrum mare Amazing Grace, Joy And Peace was a R130 000 buy from the 2022 August Two Year Old Sale.