Klawervlei Stud’s multiple G1 winning stallion TWICE OVER came up with a pair of winners over the weekend. 

On Saturday, Twice Over gelding TAMBOURINE MAN won the ninth race at Hollywoodbets Kenilworth, and the following day, another son of Twice Over, LICENCE TO THRILL, won the seventh race at Hollywoodbets Scottsville. 

His sire’s only runner at Hollywoodbets Kenilworth, the Adam Marcus trained Tambourine Man was given a fine ride by Craig Zackey to land the penultimate race on Saturday.
Zackey bought Tambourine Man with a storming late run which saw Tambourine Man power home to win going away by a long neck. Bred by Klawervlei, five-year-old Tambourine Man races for Mr Gujadhur and Adam Marcus in partnership with Wendy Probert.

Twice Over’s second success this weekend came on Sunday when his son Licence To Thrill justified sustained betting support to win the Gallop TV Youtube Channel Middle Stakes over 1200 metres. Under Tristan Godden, four-year-old Licence To Thrill stormed home to make it back to back with a near half length triumph.

Another son of Twice Over, and 2022 G2 Senor Santa Stakes winner, SMORGASBORD, finished fourth to Licence To Thrill. Trained by Michael Miller, the Waterford Stud bred Licence To Thrill races for Sterling Miller and Ben Sahd.

The inform Twice Over is set to be represented by his G1 Splashout Cape Derby/G1 Daily News 2000 winning son SEE IT AGAIN in Saturday’s Listed City Of Cape Town Jet Master Stakes.

Klawervlei Stud’s multiple G1 winning stallion CAPTAIN OF ALL (Captain Al) looks to have a promising sort to his name in the form of FULLY COMMITTED.

The latter made a striking start to her career when she made a winning debut at Turffontein on Thursday. Trained by Sean Tarry, three-year-old FULLY COMMITTED turned Thursday’s 4Racing Welcomes You Maiden Plate (F and M) (1000m) into a one horse race. Under Craig Zackey, Fully Committed hit the front 300m from home and powered away to beat her stablemate PANNING SILVER (Danon Platina) to win as she liked by three and a quarter lengths. Bred by Klawervlei, the filly races for the Wernars family.

Her sire Captain Of All is also the sire of classy sprinter MEU CAPITANO, who holds an entry in the upcoming G2 Khaya Stables Diadem Stakes. Captain Of All has two fillies on offer at the Cape Yearling Sale, and five colts on offer at the Premier Yearling Sale.

Klawervlei Stud’s homebred sire WILLIAM LONGSWORD (Captain Al) looks to have another classy sort to his name in the form of WILLY MEET AGAIN. The latter made a big impression when she won the TAB 4Racing Conditions Plate (F and M) (1600m) at Turffontein on Saturday. 

Under a great ride from Richard Fourie, three-year-old Willy Meet Again made much of the running in Saturday’s contest, and stayed on gamely to win by a long neck. In the process, the sophomore accounted for high-class, graded stakes winning rivals BEATING WINGS (Rafeef) and LET’S GO NOW (Gimmethegreenlight) among others. After the win, Willy Meet Again’s trainer Lucky Houdalakis confirmed that a crack at the G1 Wilgerbosdrift SA Fillies Classic is on the cards for Willy Meet Again. Bred and owned by David Shawe (also owner-breeder of William Longsword’s star sprinter son DYCE), Willy Meet Again has won four of seven starts, with the filly having also finished third in the G3 Betway Fillies Mile this season.

William Longsword went close to having yet another double on Saturday, with his daughter CAPTAIN’S DESTINY finishing a close second in the Summer Country Championship 1200m Final at Hollywoodbets Kenilworth.

The Captain Al sired G1 Cape Guineas winner has four lots on offer at the Premier Yearling Sale, including a full-sister (Lot 197) to high-class performer JUST BE LEKKER.

Fresh off a double over the weekend, Klawervlei Stud’s inform stallion WILLIAM LONGSWORD (Captain Al) struck again when he came up with two more winners on Tuesday. The Cape Guineas winner went close to supplying a trio of winners on the day, with William Longsword’s daughter ESSENTIAL finishing second in the third race at Fairview.

William Longsword’s first success at Fairview on Tuesday came when his daughter LITTLE LEXI won the second race. Trained by Alan Greeff (she was one of three winners for her trainer on Tuesday), Little Lexi was given a superb ride by Richard Fourie in the 4Racing.TV Open Maiden (1200m). Fourie bought his mount with a sustained run, splitting runners, which saw Little Lexi power home to get up and win convincingly by two lengths.
Little Lexi, who was making her Fairview debut on Tuesday, races for Delma and Lance Sherrell. The well bred filly was bred by Ascot Stud.

Her sire came up with a second winner on the card when William Longsword gelding WILLIAM THE FIRST won Tuesday’s sixth race. The Gavin Smith trained gelding raced just off the pace in the Racing240 Classified Stakes (1600m) before hitting the front at the top of the straight. From there, Craig Zackey kept William The First going and the pair went on to salute by two and a quarter lengths. Bred by Cheveley Stud, William The First, now a three time winner, races for Messrs S B Adams, D C Stonebridge, Mr & Mrs C R Stonebridge, F Toweel & Mrs C N Karlovic and the Smith Super Syndicate.

William Longsword, who shares his champion sire with the Klawervlei bred boom sire ONE WORLD (Captain Al), is having another fine season in 2024-2025, with his flagbearers including such stakes winners as BACK IN BUSINESS and ICE STAR, as well as star sprinter DYCE and the likes of MELECH and WILLY MEET AGAIN.

Klawervlei Stud’s inform stallion WILLIAM LONGSWORD (Captain Al) continues to churn out the winners, and the Cape Guineas winner came up with two more winners on Saturday.

Both William Longsword’s winners on Saturday came at Hollywoodbets Kenilworth, where his daughters INDEBE MAYIBUYE and ELECTRIC FEELS won races one and five respectively. The Candice Bass-Robinson trained Indebe Mayibuye got off the mark when she ran out a convincing winner of Saturday’s Hollywoodbets Work Riders’ Series Leg 3 Maiden Plate (1100m). Under Bazile Nkunzi, the three-year-old hit the front full of running and stayed on to win a shade cosily by a length. Bred by Klawervlei, Indebe Mayibuye races for Hollywood Racing.

William Longsword’s second success on Saturday came when his daughter Electric Feels won the Celebrating Centurion Member Rhys Dyer’s Birthday D Stakes (1200m) in game fashion.
Under a strong ride from Mpumelelo Mjoka, the Harold Crawford/Michelle Rix trained mare fought on gamely to win Saturday’s sprint by a short-head. The consistent Electric Feels, who has won or finished second or third in each of her last six starts, was bred by the Birch Bros. The daughter of William Longsword races for Mesdames Hadden and Rix.

The inform William Longsword went close to having more success at Hollywoodbets Scottsville on Sunday. Not only did the Klawervlei sire’s daughter SHIPHOLIA  finish a close second in Sunday’s Marula Sprint, but William Longsword gelding LONG STREET went down just over half a length when finishing second in third race run at Hollywoodbets Scottsville.

The sire of this season’s high-class performers BACK IN BUSINESS, DYCE, and ICE STAR, among others, William Longsword had yearlings make up to R750 000 at the recent Summer Sale.