Saturday double for Twice Over | Cape Breeders Club

Saturday double for Twice Over

20th September 2020

Former European champion Twice Over has made a solid start to the new season, and the four time G1 winner supplied two more winners on Saturday afternoon.

Twice Over, who supplied winners at both Turffontein and Durbanville on Saturday, got his first success on Saturday when his son Meliora defied a poor start to capture the
Under apprentice Xola Jacobs, the Drakenstein Stud bred gelding made it win number four when holding off a late challenge from fellow Twice Over son Retro Effect to score by just under half a length over 2400m.
Meliora is out of the Spectrum mare Mirabile and he is bred on the same cross as the Twice Over sired G1 Tsogo Sun Gold Medallion winner Sand And Sea.

Twice Over’s second success on Saturday came when his son Category Four scored over at 1800m at Turffontein.
The Grant Maroun trained gelding made it win number six when romping home to a clear-cut two and three quarter length win in a MR83 handicap on Saturday.
Bred by the Daytona Stud, Category Four has now won four of his last six starts, and has finished in the top four in each of his last nine starts.

Dual G1 Emirates Airline Champion Stakes winner Twice Over enjoyed another good season in 2019-2020 where his star representatives including champion Do It Again, G3 Track And Ball Oaks winner Moon In June, and The CTS 1200 winner Invidia.

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