Progeny of Maine Chance Farms’ top stallion Vercingetorix dominated proceedings at Hollywoodbets Scottsville on Sunday.
Offspring of Vercingetorix won both the Listed World Sports Betting Scarlet Lady and World Sports Betting Highland Night Cup on Sunday, with Vercingetorix filly Pritti Victory victorious in the eighth and final race at Scottsville.
Vercingetorix’s progressive daughter Celtic Beauty became her sire’s 35th stakes winner when she won Sunday’s Listed World Sports Betting Scarlet Lady (1750m).
The Tony Rivalland-trained three-year-old was given a superb ride by Richard Fourie, with Fourie bringing Celtic Beauty with a perfectly judged ride to get up and win by a short neck.
Bred by Klawervlei Stud, Celtic Beauty has now won three of five starts, with Celtic Beauty having won three of her last four.
The filly is out of the Rip Van Winkle mare Killer Woman and she was a R625 000 purchase from the 2022 KZN Yearling Sale.
Vercingetorix’s gelded son Cape Eagle, victorious in both the Listed Kings Cup and Listed Michael Roberts Stakes in 2023, made it win number eight when he won Sunday’s World Sports Betting Highland Night Cup.
Trained by Andre Nel, Serino Moodley bought Cape Eagle with a strong late run which saw the pair get up to win Sunday’s Non-Black Type feature by a head.
Bred and owned by Sabine Plattner, six-year-old Cape Eagle, runner-up in his two starts before Sunday, took his earnings to nearly R700 000 with his latest win.
Pritti Victory gave her sire victory in the last race at Scottsville on Sunday, when she stormed home to win the Spin With The Best FM 76 Handicap (F and M) (1200m) by nearly two and a half lengths.
Trained by Gareth Van Zyl, the lightly three-year-old has now won twice from four starts.
Bred by Maine Chance Farms (Pty) Ltd, Pritti Victory is out of the Trippi mare Pritti -which makes her a full-sister to 2023 Listed Milkwood Stakes winner Phedra.
Vercingetorix, whose sire Silvano is the sire of Sunday’s Listed World Sports Betting Sledgehammer winner Narina Trogon, enjoyed a fantastic weekend, with his son The Mauritian scoring at Fairview on Friday, and he had two more winners on Saturday with his daughter Callmegetrix and son Mont Loisir both victorious at Hollywoodbets Kenilworth.
The former Equus Champion is having another fine season in 2023-2024, with Vercingetorix’s flagbearers this season including the graded stakes winners Double Grand Slam, Little Ballerina and Rascallion.
Vercingetorix has an outstanding draft on offer at this week’s National Yearling Sale including a three-parts sister (Lot 88) to former Horse Of The Year Summer Pudding, a half-brother (Lot 89) to another South African Horse Of The Year Captain’s Ransom, and a half-brother (Lot 167) to yet another Horse Of The Year in the form of Rainbow Bridge.