Maine Chance Farms’ top-class stallion Querari has made a flying start with his two-year-olds this season.
The son of G1 winning two-year-old Oasis Dream was at it again on Friday when Querari’s two-year-old son First Officer made an impressive, winning debut at Fairview.

Trained by Alan Greeff, First Officer stayed on strongly under Richard Fourie to claim the Welcome To Nelson Mandela Bay Maiden Juvenile Plate (900m) by half a length.
Bred by Willem Engelbrecht Jnr, First Officer races for Peter Moor.

The Querari colt, who is out of the Captain Al mare On Captain’s Side, is bred on the same cross as graded stakes winners Head Honcho, Kampala Campari and Questioning.

First Officer is the third two-year-old winner in 2025-2026 for his sire, with Querari currently South Africa’s Leading Sire of 2YOs for the season. His other juvenile winners this season are the debut winners Master Magician and Querari Dancer.

The inform Querari not only enjoyed success at Fairview on Friday but also supplied a winner at both Hollywoodbets Greyville and Borrowdale

Querari mare African Beat enjoyed feature race success at Borrowdale when she won the Champion Fillies Stakes, while another daughter of Querari, Copacabana, picked up the fifth win of her career when she won at Hollywoodbets Greyville on Friday.