Varsfontein Stud’s homebred stallion Erik The Red enjoyed a big payday at Hollywoodbets Kenilworth on Saturday.
The 2020 G3 Kepu Cape Of Good Hope Nursery winner was responsible for the first two home in the G3 Ridgemont Cape Of Good Hope Nursery (1200m).

Not only did Erik The Red sire Nursery winner Red Spice but he is also the sire of runner up Roskilde.

In landing Saturday’s G3 contest, the Piet/Elbert Steyn trained colt made it a feature race double with Red Spice having won the Listed JC Le Roux Summer Juvenile Stakes prior to his Nursery triumph.

Under a great ride from Keagan De Melo,  Red Spice dug down deep to best his paternal half-brother Roskilde by
Bred by Terry Andrews, the progressive Red Spice has won two of five starts.

The colt, who is out of the Right Approach mare Ikebana, races for Mukund Gujadhur, J M Lim Fat, Rikesh Sewgoolam and the Wernars Family.

The multiple graded stakes winning Erik The Red is also the sire of the smart performer King Harald, who won at Turffontein on Thursday.