Drakenstein Stud’s five time G1 winner and Cartier Champion Duke Of Marmalade has been enjoying a great run of success, with his offspring winning all over South Africa in recent times, and the champion son of Danehill had yet another treble in the country this past Saturday.

Duke Of Marmalade’s Saturday treble was highlighted by two eye catching juvenile winners, with Hertog and Sanskrift both winning their respective races.

Trained by Paul Matchett, the Ndoro Stud bred Hertog got off the mark at just the second time of asking when he saluted by three-parts of a length, over 1000m at Turffontein on Saturday.

Just a few minutes later, Hertog’s paternal half-sister Sanskrift gave Duke Of Marmalade a two-year-old double for the day when she romped to get off the mark at the second time out when victorious by a length and a quarter over 1250m at Durbanville.
The beautifully bred Sanskrift, whose classy full-sister Santa Clara holds an entry in the upcoming G2 K R A Fillies Guineas, was a close up second on debut and she looks a potential feature race contender in the making!

Duke Of Marmalade, whose son Marauding became his third local winner on Saturday when scoring a facile maiden win at Durbanville, has now been responsible for three two-year-old winners this season, with this tally including the exciting and unbeaten filly True To Life. The latter holds entries in both the upcoming G2 SA Nursery and G2 SA Fillies Nursery.

The sire of more than 60 stakes horses (including five G1 winners), Duke Of Marmalade has 16 yearlings on offer at this week’s Emperors Palace National Yearling Sale.