Klawervlei Stud’s blue blooded stallion WILLIAM LONGSWORD (Captain Al) gained yet another boost to his pedigree on Saturday.
Star five-year-old THE REAL PRINCE (Gimmethegreenlight), whose G1 winning dam is a half-sister to William Longsword, picked up the second G1 win of his career when victorious in the G1 L’Ormarins King’s Plate at Hollywoodbets Kenilworth.

Winner of the 2025 G1 Hollywoodbets Durban July, the Dean Kannemeyer trained gelding booked his ticket to the 2026 G1 FanDuel Breeders’ Cup Mile with his victory on Saturday.

Under Craig Zackey, The Real Prince stormed home up the inside of the track to get up close home and win by a short-head.
Back in third place came dual G1 winner SEE IT AGAIN, a son of Klawervlei Stud’s four time G1 winning stallion TWICE OVER (Observatory).
Further back in running came such G1 winners as COSMIC SPEED (Querari), GLADATORIAN (Vercingetorix), and champions EIGHT ON EIGHTEEN (Lancaster Bomber), JAN VAN GOYEN (Master Of My Fate) and DAVE THE KING (Global View).

Bred and owned by Khaya Stables, The Real Prince has won six of 13 starts, with the gelding having already earned in excess of R5.4 million.

His Klawervlei Stud bred dam, and G1 South African Fillies Sprint winner, REAL PRINCESS (Trippi) was South Africa’s Champion Broodmare in 2024-2025, with Real Princess not only responsible for The Real Prince but also Equus Champion Sprinter GIMME A PRINCE (Gimmethegreenlight) and G3 Baker McVeigh Diana Stakes heroine GIMMIE’S COUNTESS (Gimmethegreenlight).

Promising two-year-old VOLCANIC HEAT (Erupt), who hails from the immediate family of Klawervlei Stud’s exciting young sire KOMMETDIEDING (Elusive Fort), made it two wins from two starts when she won at Turffontein on Sunday.

Trained by Robyn Klaasen, Volcanic Heat was given a fine ride by Calvin Habib in Sunday’s 4Racing Welcomes You Juvenile Plate (Fillies) (1000m).
Despite having to concede weight to her rivals, Volcanic Heat went out to make the running and the filly kept going gamely to score by a head.

Bred by Riethuiskraal Stud, Volcanic Heat, who had made an impressive winning debut back in December,  races for Dr Simone Kotze.

Sunday’s winner is out of the high-class mare CAPTAINOFMYSOUL (Captain Al), a five time winner who ran second in the G3 Diana Stakes and third in the G3 Champagne Stakes.
The blue blooded Captainofmysoul is a three-parts sister to both triple G1 winner CAPTAIN AMERICA (Captain Al) and Listed Gardenia Handicap runner up ADORABLE.

The latter is the dam of G1 Vodacom Durban July/G1 World Sports Betting Cape Town Met winner Kommetdieding, whose first yearlings sell in 2026.

​Promising two-year-old VOLCANIC HEAT (Erupt), who hails from the immediate family of Klawervlei’s exciting young stallion KOMMETDIEDING (Elusive Fort), made the perfect start to her racing career on Sunday.

The Robyn Klaasen trained filly made an eye catching, winning debut when she won the first race at Turffontein.
Under Calvin Habib, Volcanic Heat was always up with the pace in Sunday’s 4Racing Welcomes You  Maiden Juvenile Plate (Fillies), with Volcanic Heat kicking away to win convincingly by nearly a length and three-quarters.
Bred by Riethuiskraal Stud, and owned by Dr Simone Kotze, Volcanic Heat is out of the well performed CAPTAINOFMYSOUL (Captain Al).

The latter, a three-parts sister to triple G1 winner CAPTAIN AMERICA (Captain Al) and the stakes placed dam of Kommetdieding,  won three times and finished runner up in the G3 Diana Stakes and third in the G3 Champagne Stakes.

The brilliant Kommetdieding earned more than R4.255 million during a career which saw him win both the 2021 G1 Vodacom Durban July and 2022 G1 World Sports Betting Cape Town Met.

Kommetdieding’s eagerly awaited first crop are yearlings this season.

Saturday brought a truly special moment at Turffontein as MIA MOO, proudly bred by Klawervlei, stormed home to claim another black type victory — and this one carries remarkable significance.

Not only did we breed Mia Moo, but we also bred her sire Vercingetorix, her dam Leeward, and Leeward’s legendary sire Captain Al. Even more special: the race she won carries the name of Carry On Alice, another exceptional mare bred right here at Klawervlei. A full circle moment and a celebration of generations of excellence.

Under a perfectly timed ride from Richard Fourie for trainer Sean Tarry (who also trained Carry On Alice), Mia Moo powered home from off the pace to win decisively, beating a strong field including Almond Sea, Rodeo Drive, Chasing Happiness and Elegantrix.

Now a seven-time winner from just 18 starts — including the G1 SA Fillies Sprint, G2 Camellia Stakes and G3 Sycamore Sprint — Mia Moo continues to showcase the exceptional class and consistency of the Klawervlei breeding legacy.

A proud day for everyone at Klawervlei — generations of champions, all rooted in one farm.

Klawervlei Stud’s G1 Cape Guineas winning stallion WILLIAM LONGSWORD (Captain Al) has been enjoying a fine patch of success of late.

The Klawervlei resident’s good run continued on Tuesday when William Longsword came up with a pair of winners at Hollywoodbets Greyville. William Longsword sired runners won two of the first three races run on Tuesday, with the stallion’s sons SWORD SPEED and ROLLO THE VIKING victorious in races one and three respectively.

Promising three-year-old Sword Speed got off the mark at just the second time of asking when he won Tuesday’s Join The Social Squad Syndicate today www.socialsquad.co.za Maiden Plate (1600m). Under Anthandiwe Mgudlwa, the Alyson Wright trained gelding came with a sustained run to get up and win by a neck. (Runner up to Sword Speed, DESERT DOG, hails from the same family as William Longsword!). Bred by Klawervlei, the Rob Champion owned Sword Speed, who is bred on the same cross as the recently retired G1 winner DYCE (William Longsword) had finished second, beaten a short-head, on his only other outing.

William Longsword is also the sire of Rollo The Viking, who won Tuesday’s In The Box Seat Podcast Brought To You By Gallop TV Middle Stakes (1400m). Trained by Nathan Kotzen, the four-year-old stormed home to win Tuesday’s contest by over a length and a half, under a good ride from Dezahn Louw. Owned by Sid Moodley, Rollo The Viking, who was bred by Sandra Michelle Ajax and Target Acquired, made it back to back wins with his latest victory.

His inform sire looks to have another smart sort to his name in the form of ROYAL KINGDOM. That three-year-old made it three wins in a row when he won the recent Guineas Plate at Fairview.

Klawervlei Stud’s blue blooded stallion WILLIAM LONGSWORD (Captain Al) looks to have a very smart three-year-old to his name in the form of ROYAL KINGDOM.
The latter made it three wins in a row when he ran out a convincing winner of the Guineas Plate at Fairview on Friday.

Under Richard Fourie, the Alan Greeff trained gelding raced at the back of the field for much of Friday’s race.
Fourie bought his mount with a sustained run, and Royal Kingdom drew off to land the Guineas Plate by a length and a quarter.

Bred by Mr Campbell, Royal Kingdom races for Peter Moor. The consistent gelding has won four of just eight starts, with Royal Kingdom yet to finish out of the first four.

The sire of G1 winner DYCE as well as the likes of ITSRAININGWILLIAM, RULERSHIP and BON VIVANT, William Longsword is set to be represented in Saturday’s G3 Ducat Africa Fillies Mile by his daughter FIRE IN HER SOUL.