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Weekend trable for Captain Of All

by Ruth Robertson | Sep 2, 2024 | Klawervlei Stud, Stallions

Klawervlei Stud’s multiple G1 winning stallion CAPTAIN OF ALL (Captain Al) has enjoyed a great few days, and the former Equus Champion was at it again when coming up with a trio of winners over the weekend.

Captain Of All looks to have a very smart prospect to his name in the form of three-year-old filly FIERY PEGASUS. The latter made it three wins from five starts when landing the first race at Turffontein on Saturday.

Under a strong ride from Muzi Yeni, the Joe Soma trained three-year-old flew up down the outside of the track to get up close home and land the Betway Welcomes You Graduation Plate (1450m) by a head.

Beaten just over two lengths, by champion QUID PRO QUO (Lance), in last season’s G1 Allan Robertson Championship, the classy Fiery Pegasus was bred by Greenacres Trust in partnership with Hemel ‘N Aarde Stud.

The three-year-old races for Messrs J R Blumberg, D Chinsammy, R G Coppin, E Naicker,B M Nassif, G, K & M M Nassif,Mr B & Mrs K Ncube, MGAS Bloodstock, and the Kisten Pillay Racing Syndicate.

Fiery Pegasus was one of two winners on Saturday for her sire, with Captain Of All mare SHE’S MY CAPTAIN winning a good race at Hollywoodbets Durbanville. Under Gareth Wright, the Harold Crawford/Michelle Rix trained mare was always up with the speed, racing just off the front runners early on. Under a strong ride, She’s My Captain dug down deep to beat favourite ROCCAPINA (One World) by a short-head.

Now a six time winner, the Klawervlei Stud bred She’s My Captain races for Adrian Long and Michelle Rix. The classy mare, who has finished first, second or third in her last five starts, has banked more than R530 000 in stakes.

Remarkably daughters of Captain Of All ran 1-3-4 in the Hope & Dreams Stud Class 4, with She’s My Captain relegating her paternal half-sisters BONNE BOUCHE and HEAR MY VOICE to the third and fourth placings respectively.

Captain Of All’s good form continued when his smart son THE SHEPHERD won at Hollywoodbets Scottsville on Sunday. Under Sean Veale, the Klawervlei Stud bred gelding powered home to claim the Pound Bloodstock MR 92 Handicap (1400m) by nearly a length and a half.

Owned by the Hollywood Syndicate, the Peter Muscutt trained The Shepherd had shown high-class form earlier on and finished second, to subsequent Horse Of The Year DAVE THE KING (Global View), last season.

The gelding has now won four of just 11 starts and looks unlikely to stop here.

William Longsword son lands Betway Spring Spree Stakes

by Ruth Robertson | Sep 2, 2024 | Klawervlei Stud, Racing Results, Stallions

Klawervlei Stud’s homebred stallion WILLIAM LONGSWORD (Captain Al) had a great season in 2023-2024, and his fine run continued into the new season when William Longsword gelding BACK IN BUSINESS won the Listed Betway Spring Spree Stakes (1200m) at Turffontein on Saturday.

Trained by Joe Soma, five-year-old Back In Business had won three of his first four starts, and bounced back to his best last time out when romping home to score by two and a quarter lengths over 1450m at Turffontein.

Under Muzi Yeni (unbeaten in two starts aboard Back In Business), the son of William Longsword turned Saturday’s Listed contest into a one horse race, with Back In Business storming home to get up close home and win, going away, by over a length and three quarters.

Bred by Klawervlei, the classy Back In Business races for ANOA (Pty) Ltd (Nom: Andria Dannhauser).

His sire went close to having a double at on Saturday with William Longsword gelding WILLIAM WEST beaten just half a length when third in the ninth and final race at Hollywoodbets Durbanville.

William Longsword, whose flagbearers last season included such graded stakes winning sprinters as DYCE and RULERSHIP, is from a very much inform family. His half-sister, G1 South African Fillies Sprint winner REAL PRINCESS (Trippi), is not only dam of dual G1 winner GIMME A PRINCE (Gimmethegreenlight), but also ranks as the dam of exciting filly GIMMIE’S COUNTESS (Gimmethegreenlight) and the smart gelding THE REAL PRINCE. The latter, an impressive winner on debut, has won two of just three starts, and is clearly loaded with ability.

Thursday double for Captain Of All

by Ruth Robertson | Aug 30, 2024 | Klawervlei Stud, Racing Results, Stallions

Klawervlei Stud’s triple G1 winning stallion CAPTAIN OF ALL (Captain Al) had a good day at the Vaal on Thursday where the former Equus Champion supplied a pair of winners.

Not only did Captain Of All gelding CAPTAIN JIM win the third race on Thursday, but the Klawervlei sire’s daughter THE NAVY LARK captured the seventh race run at the Vaal on Thursday.

Trained by Fabian Habib, Captain Jim showed tremendous heart when he won Thursday’s Racing 240 For Racing. For You Maiden Handicap over 1600 metres.

Under a strong ride from Gavin Lerena, the Captain Of All gelding fought out a ding-dong battle with runner up RED LEGEND (Red Ray) to score by a head.

Bred by the Estate Of The Late Dr Jim Antrobus, Captain Jim (third in his three starts prior to Thursday’s win) races for Messrs J Nassif, M G Bothma, J J Habib, G J Nassif, Adv M Witz & Tri-Deal Sixteen CC (Nom: Mr Z L Nassif).

Captain Of All’s second success on Thursday came when his daughter The Navy Lark made much of the running to win the Take A Bet Wina Numba Numba MR 80 Handicap (1100m) by half a length.

Trained by the Visser family, four-year-old The Navy Lark was winning for a third time overall, with the filly having won two of her last three starts.

Bred by the Late David Allan, The Navy Lark races for Harry Govender.

South Africa’s Leading First Season Sire of 2018-2019, and by the same sire as the Klawervlei bred sire sensation ONE WORLD (Captain Al), Captain Of All had a good season in 2023-2024, where his flagbearers included the likes of WHISTLE THE TUNE, KISS ME CAPTAIN, MEU CAPITANO, and CAPTAIN HINDSIGHT.

Twice Over son named Cape Champion

by Ruth Robertson | Aug 19, 2024 | Klawervlei Stud, Stallions

Klawervlei Stud’s four time G1 winning sire TWICE OVER (Observatory) made news this past weekend when his top-class son DOUBLE SUPERLATIVE was named Cape Racing’s Champion Middle Distance Horse Of 2023-2024.

Bred by Patricia Devine Investments (Pty) Ltd, Double Superlative downed a top-class field when he won the 2024 G1 World Sports Betting Cape Town Met.

In landing the Met, Double Superlative accounted for no fewer than nine graded stakes winners, headed by his dual G1 winning paternal-half brother SEE IT AGAIN (Twice Over), who finished fourth.

Also victorious in the G1 Cape Guineas, the Justin Snaith trained Double Superlative has won or placed in ten of 16 starts and he has earned nearly R2 000 000 in prize money.

His sire Twice Over had an excellent season in 2023-2024, when the former European champion was responsible for four black type winners of five races, and his progeny banked more than R9.708 million in stakes in 2023-2024.

Twice Over hails from the same family as one of the most exciting three-year-olds currently in Britain, in the form of OMBUDSMAN (Night Of Thunder). The latter, unbeaten in three starts and winner of the Listed Prix Nureyev last time out, looks destined to make his mark in group race company.

Ombudsman is out of SYNDICATE (Dansili) -whose fourth dam LOST VIRTUE (Cloudy Dawn) also ranks as the third dam of Twice Over.

Wednesday double for William Longsword

by Ruth Robertson | Aug 1, 2024 | Klawervlei Stud, Racing Results, Stallions

Klawervlei Stud’s G1 Cape Guineas winning sire WILLIAM LONGSWORD (Captain Al) had a great season in 2023-2024, and he ended in style when coming up with a pair of winners on the last day of the season.

Not only did William Longsword gelding HEAVEN’S WILL win the sixth race at Hollywoodbets Greyville on Wednesday, but another son, BENNI IN THE AREA, won the very next contest.

Trained and owned by Dennis Bosch, three-year-old Heaven’s Will hit the front someway from home and he stayed on, under Muzi Yeni, to claim the Catch KZN Racing Via Live Streaming On www.galloptv.co.za MR 74 Handicap (1400m) by just over half a length.

Third on his previous start, the lightly raced Heaven’s Will was bred by Varsfontein Stud.

William Longsword struck again when his Gary Rich trained son Benni In The Area stormed home to win the www.tabgold.co.za MR 74 Handicap (1400m) in convincing fashion.

Under a strong ride from Cole Dicken, the Hollywood Syndicate owned gelding kept finding in the closing stages to win by just over a length.

Bred by Winterbach Stud in partnership with Collins Stud Farm, Benni In The Area was rewarded for consistency on Wednesday, with the gelding having finished either second or third in each of his three previous starts,

William Longsword, who shares his legendary sire with the Klawervlei bred sire sensation ONE WORLD, had a tremendous season in 2023-2024. Among his flagbearers were top-class sprinters DYCE (G1 World Pool Cape Flying Championship, G3 New Turf Carriers Merchants) and RULERSHIP (G3 Betway Lebelo Sprint), and smart gallopers SABRE STRIKE (Secretariat Stakes) and WILLIAM IRON ARM (3rd G1 TAB SA Classic, 3rd G2 TAB Gauteng Guineas).

Closely related to exciting prospects GIMMIE’S COUNTESS (Gimmethegreenlight) and BJORN IRONSIDE (Gimmethegreenlight), William Longsword has five lots on offer at the upcoming August Two Year Old Sale.

Eleventh Win for Captain Of All’s son

by Ruth Robertson | Jul 24, 2024 | Klawervlei Stud, Racing Results, Stallions

Klawervlei Stud’s triple G1 winning sire CAPTAIN OF ALL is the sire of a very classy and durable campaigner in the form of CAPTAIN HINDSIGHT.

The latter picked up his 11th victory on Tuesday when Captain Hindsight scored a good win at the Vaal.

Under Chase Maujean, the classy seven-year-old came with a late rattle to down graded stakes winners RULERSHIP (William Longsword) and MOVER AND SHAKER (Rafeef) by a neck and a length respectively.

Trained by Tony Peter, Captain Hindsight, runner up to dual G1 winner LUCKY LAD (Gimmethegreenlight) last time out, has now earned more than R1.116 million in stakes.

Captain Hindsight, who was bred by Klawervlei Stud, races for the Sham family.

His sire Captain Of All will be represented by his Listed Hollywoodbets Super League Devon Air Stakes winning daughter WHISTLE THE TUNE in Sunday’s G1 Douglas Whyte Stakes.

The former Equus Champion has six lots on offer at the August Two Year Old Sale, including a filly (Lot 207) out of G1 SA Fillies Classic runner up MARYGOLD (Flower Alley).