Maine Chance Farms (Pty) Ltd’s dual G1 winning stallion Erupt was the toast of Zimbabwe on Saturday when his gelded son Buster Barnes claimed the Coca Cola Zimbabwe Derby at Borrowdale.
Under Deryl Daniels, the Debra Swanson trained three-year-old romped home to claim the final leg of the Zimbabwean Triple Crown by ten lengths.
Bred by Millstream Farm, Buster Barnes is out of the Caesour mare Servilia.
The three-year-old has now won six of eight starts, with Buster Barnes having claimed the Listed Zimbabwe Guineas and Listed Island Farewell Zimbabwe 2000 in his two starts before Saturday’s victory.
His G1 Juddmonte Grand Prix De Paris/G1 Pattison Canadian International winning sire Erupt also enjoyed success at Hollywoodbets Greyville on Saturday where Erupt’s two-year-old daughter Sorceress Supreme won the first race on the card.
The Harold Crawford/Michelle Rix trained Sorceress Supreme proved a class apart from her rivals as she drew clear to win Saturday’s WSB welcomes you Maiden Juvenile Plate (1200m) by eight lengths.
Bred by Dr Veronique Kritzinger, Sorceress Supreme is out of the Silvano mare Chillon.
Erupt’s outstanding sire Dubawi recently made headlines when his unbeaten son Notable Speech won the G1 Qipco 2000 Guineas to become the fourth English 2000 Guineas for Dubawi.