Klawervlei Stud’s four time G1 winning sire TWICE OVER (Observatory) had a good winner at Hollywoodbets Greyville on Friday night.
His Louis Goosen trained son RODRIGUEZ showed his well being when he won the fifth race at Hollywoodbets Greyville.

Under an inspired ride from Blaine Marx-Jacobson, the durable gelding stormed home to get up in the shadow of the post and win by over three-parts of a length.
Now a seven time winner, who has earned more than R700 000 in stakes, Rodriguez was bred by Rathmor Stud.

Friday’s winner, who had finished in the first four in his five races prior to Friday, is owned by Mario Ferreira.

His sire Twice Over is also the sire of dual G1 winner SEE IT AGAIN, who holds an entry for the G1 Betway Summer Cup at the end of this month. Twice Over also has two runners entered for the upcoming Listed Woolavington Stakes.

Klawervlei Stud’s G1 Cape Guineas winning stallion WILLIAM LONGSWORD (Captain Al) struck twice over the weekend.

William Longsword gelding ROYAL KINGDOM showed his class when he won at Fairview on Friday. Trained by Alan Greeff, three-year-old Royal Kingdom, who was bred by Mr Campbell, pulled away, under Richard Fourie, to claim Friday’s Play Soccer 6,10 and 13 MR 74 Handicap (1400m) by two and a half lengths. It was a fine effort from Royal Kingdom, who had five lengths to make up at the 300m mark. The gelding, who races for Peter Moor, has now won three of his last five starts.

William Longsword’s second success came at Hollywoodbets Durbanville on Saturday. His daughter WILLIAM’S WOMAN got off the mark when she won the first race at Hollywoodbets Durbanville. Under a great ride from Sifisokuhle Bungane, the Michelle Rix trained filly dug down gamely to win the Hollywoodbets Durbanville Welcomes You Maiden Plate (1000m) by a neck. Bred by Stone Hill Stud, the lightly raced William’s Woman races for SA Punters Forum Syndicate (Pty) Ltd, Messrs G A van der Merwe & Jody van Heerden.

Her inform sire William Longsword had a single lot on offer at the recent Two Year Old Sale, with his Klawervlei Stud, as Agent, consigned daughter out of Polly Wolly Doodle fetching R350 000.

Klawervlei Stud’s G1 Cape Guineas winning stallion WILLIAM LONGSWORD (Captain Al) looks to have a smart sort to his name in the form of ROYAL KINGDOM.
The latter made it back to back wins when he won impressively at Fairview on Friday.

Trained by Alan Greeff, three-year-old Royal Kingdom pulled away, under Richard Fourie, to claim Friday’s Play Soccer 6,10 and 13 MR 74 Handicap (1400m) by two and a half lengths. It was a fine effort from Royal Kingdom, who had five lengths to make up at the 300m mark.
The gelding, who races for Peter Moor, has now won three of his last five starts.

Bred by Mr Campbell, Royal Kingdom is out of a mare by TRIPPI (End Sweep), the sire of William Longsword’s outstanding half-sister REAL PRINCESS.

The latter, Equus Champion Broodmare Of 2024-2025, has produced three graded stakes winners to date including last season’s G1 Hollywoodbets Durban July winner THE REAL PRINCE (Gimmethegreenlight).

Real Princess is also the dam of hugely promising three-year-old GIMMIE RULES (Gimmethegreenlight), a winner of two of three starts and a potential runner in the G3 Cape Classic.

Klawervlei Stud’s four time G1 winning stallion TWICE OVER (Observatory) is the sire of the inform gelding LAST ONE STANDING.
The latter made it four wins in a row when he won at Borrowdale Park on Saturday.
Bred by Beaumont Stud, five-year-old Last One Standing romped home to claim Saturday’s Paramount Gold Pinnacle Plate (1600m) by two and a half lengths.

Trained by Debra Swanson, Last One Standing was ridden on Saturday by Deryl Daniels. The gelding has yet to taste defeat in Zimbabwe.

Twice Over hails from an outstanding family, and this family went close to enjoying more international success when outstanding four-year-old OMBUDSMAN ran second in Saturday’s G1 Qipco Champion Stakes (a race Twice Over himself won in both 2009 and 2010). Winner of both the G1 Prince Of Wales’s Stakes and G1 Juddmonte International this year, Ombudsman’s fifth dam LOST VIRTUE (Cloudy Dawn) is the third dam of Twice Over.

Klawervlei Stud’s homebred stallion WILLIAM LONGSWORD (Captain Al) is the sire of a well above average filly in the form of FESTIVAL CHIC. The latter picked up her fourth career win when she won at Hollywoodbets Durbanville on Wednesday.
Under Louis Mxothwa, the four-year-old, who was keen early on, raced midfield for much of Wednesday’s Lucky Fish Monopoly Middle Stakes (F and M) (1250m). Mxothwa bought his mount with a strong late charge, which saw Festival Chic get up in the shadow of the post to score by a short-head.

Bred by Klawervlei Stud, the James Crawford trained Festival Chic, who was not beaten far in the recent G3 Diana Stakes, is owned by Mr Murugasa.

Her G1 Cape Guineas winning sire William Longsword is a half-brother to G1 South African Fillies Sprint winner and outstanding producer REAL PRINCESS (Trippi). The latter, already dam of three graded stakes winners led by champion GIMME A PRINCE (Gimmethegreenlight) and G1 Hollywoodbets Durban July winner THE REAL PRINCE (Gimmethegreenlight), looks to have come up with another top-class prospect in the form of GIMMIE RULES (Gimmethegreenlight). The latter made it two wins from three starts when he won impressively at Hollywoodbets Durbanville on Wednesday.