Maine Chance Farms’ top-class sire Querari enjoyed a wonderful season in 2025-2026, and the son of Oasis Dream has made a solid start to the new season.
On Friday, Querari’s classy son Cruise Control made it win number 16 when he won the Nelson Mandela Bay Racing Poly Challenge 1200 (1200m) at Fairview.

Under a well timed ride from Craig Zackey, the Dean Smith trained seven-year-old stormed home down the inside of the track to claim Friday’s contest by a length and three quarters.

Bred by Boland Stud, Cruise Control races for Hollywood Racing.

Friday’s winner, who is out of the Sail From Seattle mare Eurythmics, has won three of his last four starts.

Cruise Control was a R200 000 buy from the 2021 National Yearling Sale.

His inform sire Querari enjoyed notable success at the recent August Two Year Old Sale. The Maine Chance resident had two-year-olds make up to R900 000 at the August Sale.