Mauritzfontein’s inform stallion Danon Platina was responsible for a pair of winners at Hollywoodbets Greyville on Sunday.
Not only did Danon Platina gelding Plaza Accord win the third race on Sunday, but another Danon Platina gelding, Animal Impact, won the following contest.
The inform Danon Platina went close to having a treble on the day with his promising son Rich Folks Hoax just beaten into second spot in the ninth and final race.
The Peter Muscutt trained Plaza Accord made it back to back wins when he won the Catch KZN Racing via live streaming on www.galloptv.co.za Middle Stakes (1400m).
Under Jabu Jacobs, the gelded four-year-old stormed home to get up close home and win by just over a length and a quarter.
Bred by Varsfontein Stud, Plaza Accord has won three of 15 starts.
Plaza Accord, out of the Judpot mare Double Whammy, was a R700 000 purchase from the 2022 National Yearling Sale.
Animal Impact caused a 16-1 surprise when he won Sunday’s Follow In The Box Seat Podcast D Stakes (1800m). Under Calvin Habib, the Wendy Whitehead-trained four-year-old dug down deep to hold off runner-up Shiny Bob and win by half a length.
Bred and owned by the Estate of D J Side, Animal Impact, who is out of the Animal Kingdom mare Animal Lover, has now won twice.
Japanese champion Danon Platina has been in good form of late. His flagbearers include the very promising two-year-old Whispering Death, winner of two of just three starts, as well as smart fillies White Pearl and Regeneration, who ran third in the H1 TAB Empress Club Stakes and G3 Umzimkhulu Stakes, respectively.
A son of legendary racehorse and sire Deep Impact, Danon Platina has 13 lots on offer at the National Yearling Sale.