Maine Chance Farms’ resident sire Querari enjoyed a fantastic end to the 2022-2023 season, and the son of Oasis Dream kicked off 2023-2024 where he finished when supplying a pair of winners at the Vaal on Tuesday. The inform sire went close to having a treble on Tuesday, with Querari mare Risky Business finishing third in the ninth and final race at the Vaal.
His newly turned three-year-old daughter Key ELement showed her well-being when romping home to claim Tuesday’s 4Racing Gives Thanks And Appreciates Sean Tarry Racing FM 76 Handicap (1450m) in fine style.
Under Philasande Mxoli, the Paul Matchett trained filly powered home to win as she liked by three and a half lengths and looks sure to build on this effort.
Now a two-time winner from just five starts, the Boland Stud-bred Key Element is a three-part sister to the very smart Quasiforsure. The filly has a Gimmethegreenlight half-sister (Lot 67) on offer at the 2023 August Two Year Old Sale.
Querari is also the sire of the smart filly Mythical Dream, who won the seventh race at the Vaal on Tuesday. Under a great ride from Gavin Lerena, the four-year-old got up in the shadow of the post to win the TAB Telebet 0861 000 822 FM 90 Handicap (1000m) by a neck.
Trained by Johan Janse Van Vuuren, the Narrow Creek Stud-bred Mythical Dream has now won four of just eight starts.
Out of the Jet Master mare Lightning Bird, Mythical Dream was a R130 000 buy from the 2021 National Yearling Sale.
Twice South Africa’s Leading Sire of 2YOs, Querari came up with his third G1 winner when his daughter Bavarian Beauty ran out an impressive winner of the G1 Douglas Whyte Stakes on Sunday.
Querari has ten lots on offer at the upcoming August Two Year Old Sale.