Klawervlei Stud’s inform stallion WILLIAM LONGSWORD (Captain Al) continues to churn out impressive winners, and the former G1 Cape Guineas winner was at it again when his son BACK IN BUSINESS won a good race at Turffontein on Thursday.

One of three winners on the day for trainer Joe Soma, the classy four-year-old made a big impression when he romped home to win the Racing 240 For Racing. For You Middle Stakes (1450m) by an emphatic two and a quarter lengths.

Ridden to victory by Muzi Yeni, Back In Business has now won four of just nine starts, with the William Longsword gelding victorious in three of his first four starts.

Described by his trainer as a “top horse” in the post-race interview, the Klawervlei Stud bred Back In Business races for ANOA (Pty) Ltd.

William Longsword went close to having a double at Turffontein on Thursday, with his sons THE CANE TRAIN and WILLIAM IRON ARM finishing second in the first and third races respectively.

Just one day earlier, William Longsword had enjoyed success at Hollywoodbets Scottsville, where his consistent daughter GORGEOUS GIRL won the sixth race on the card. Three-year-old Gorgeous Girl has now won or finished second in each of her last four starts.

Sire of this season’s stakes winners DYCE, RULERSHIP and SABRE STRIKE, among many others, William Longsword has six lots on offer at the August Two Year Old Sale.

Klawervlei Stud’s triple G1 winning stallion CAPTAIN OF ALL (Captain Al) has been enjoying a good run of success of late, with his progeny winning good races all over South Africa.

The champion sprinter was at it again this weekend, with Captain Of All filly BREEDE BABY winning the first race at Fairview on Friday, and his classy daughter FORT J’ADORE scoring at Hollywoodbets Greyville on Sunday.

The Alan Greeff trained Breede Baby romped home to shed her maiden impressively on Friday. The three-year-old stormed home to post a two and a quarter length win over 1000m at Fairview.

Breede Baby, who was making her first appearance in Port Elizabeth on Friday, was bred by La Berg Stud. Friday’s winner races for Delma and Lance Sherrell.

Captain Of All struck again when his daughter Fort J’adore won at Hollywoodbets Greyville two days later. One of three winners on Sunday for trainer Wendy Whitehead, the four-year-old was given a well judged ride by S’Manga Khumalo.

The combination ran on strongly to get up close home and score by half a length, with Fort J’adore taking her tally of wins to five.

Bred by the Ralphs Syndicate, Fort J’adore is owned by her trainer in partnership with Kelly Hadden and John Gatt.

Her sire has been in good form of late, with Captain Of All’s other recent winners including Listed Hollywoodbets Super League Devon Air Stakes winner WHISTLE THE TUNE and Winter Sprint hero MEU CAPITANO.

By the same sire as current star stallion ONE WORLD (Captain Al), Captain Of All has seven lots on offer at the August Two Year Old Sale.

Klawervlei Stud’s homebred G1 Cape Guineas winner WILLLIAM LONGSWORD (Captain Al) had a notable double at Turffontein on Saturday. Not only did William Longsword filly ZENOBIA’S GOLD win the sixth race, but another daughter of the Klawervlei sire, DELLA’S SWORD, landed the ninth and final race.

William Longsword went close to having a treble on Saturday with his son LONGSWORD finishing second, beaten a short-head, in Turffontein’s eighth race.

Consistent filly Zenobia’s Gold showed plenty of heart when she won the GG Gaming FM 76 Handicap over 1600 metres. Under a great ride from an inform Gavin Lerena, the Sean Tarry trained three-year-old flew up late to win by nearly half a length.

Bred by Klawervlei, the Sean Tarry Racing (Pty) Ltd owned Zenobia’s Gold has won three of her last six starts and she has built up a good record with Gavin Lerena.

William Longsword mare Della’s Sword made much of the running to land the Next Turffontein Racemeeting Thursday 18 July Mr 66 Handicap over 1160 metres. The Brett and James Crawford trained mare kept finding in Saturday’s contest to score a shade cosily by half a length.

Another bred by Klawervlei, the Gwendolyn MacGregor owned Della’s Sword had finished third in her two starts prior to her latest win.

Della’s Sword is out of the Galileo mare Della Scala, making her bred on the same WILLIAM LONGSWORD/GALILEO cross as this season’s G1 World Pool Cape Flying Championship hero DYCE.

William Longsword has six lots on offer at the upcoming August Two Year Old Sale.

Klawervlei Stud’s inform sire WILLIAM LONGSWORD (Captain Al) came up with a smart looking winner at Hollywoodbets Greyville on Hollywoodbets Durban July day.

His daughters JUST BE LEKKER and SHIPHOLIA ran first and second in Saturday’s Brentford FC Pinnacle Stakes (1200m) to give their sire a memorable result.

Among those beaten by Just Be Lekker were the classy stakes winners BALTIC SECRET (Querari), SHANTASTIC (Rafeef) and TROPPO VELOCE (Rafeef).

Under an inform S’Manga Khumalo, classy three-year-old Just Be Lekker stormed home down the centre of the track to thrash her paternal half-sister Shipholia by nearly three lengths.

Trained by Candice Dawson, the Ralphs Racing owned Just Be Lekker was winning for a fourth time, with the filly having already earned well over R900 000 in stakes.

Bred by the Ralphs Syndicate, Just Be Lekker had shown some smart form earlier this season, finishing runner up in the Cape Racing Sales The Ready To Run Stakes and third in the G2 Betway Joburg F and M Spring Challenge.

Her sire William Longsword, whose son MELECH ran a close up fourth in Saturday’s G2 Post Merchants, has had a fine season in 2023-2024, with his flagbearers including high-class sprinters DYCE and RULERSHIP, Listed Secretariat Stakes winner SABRE STRIKE and G1 TAB SA Classic third place getter WILLIAM IRON ARM.

Klawervlei Stud’s inform stallion CAPTAIN OF ALL (Captain Al) looks to have a promising two-year-old to his name this season in the form of FIERY PEGASUS.

The latter made it two wins from just four starts when she won at Turffontein on Sunday afternoon.

Trained by Joe Soma, Fiery Pegasus was given a shrewd ride by Richard Fourie in Sunday’s 4Racing Welcomes You Juvenile Plate (Fillies) (1400m). Fourie settled his mount and bought Fiery Pegasus with a sustained late run which saw the combination get up to win impressively by a length and three quarters.

Fourie described the filly as a “lovely  filly with plenty more to come” in the post-race interview, and Fiery Pegasus looks to have a bright future ahead of her.

Bred by Greenacres Trust and the Hemel ‘N Aarde Stud, Fiery Pegasus 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, Kisten Pillay Racing Syndicate.

The well bred Fiery Pegasus is a full-sister to multiple graded stakes winner SHANGO (Captain Of All).

She was one of two winners for her sire this weekend, with Captain Of All gelding PURPLE OPERATOR winning at Fairview on Friday. Now a five time winner, the Keivan Stud bred Purple Operator races for the Hollywood Syndicate.

Klawervlei Stud’s four time G1 winning stallion TWICE OVER (Observatory) has had another good season, and the former Cartier Champion was back in the headlines when his progressive daughter YOU WIN AGAIN won at Fairview on Friday.

The inform You Win Again was wracking up a hatrick of wins when she won on Friday, with the daughter of Twice Over having won both her two starts leading into Friday’s race.

Under a strong ride from Richard Fourie, the Alan Greeff trained four-year-old, who had gone up 16 points leading into Friday’s race, stayed on gamely to post a three-parts of a length win.

Bred by Klawervlei Stud, You Win Again races for Bernard Kantor, Messrs D and H Yutar.

Since relocating to the Eastern Cape, You Win Again has yet to finish out of the first four.

Twice Over is also sire of OFFICIAL SECRET, who ran third in Friday’s Walmer Handicap.

A proven source of G1 horses, Twice Over had several memorable big pay days this season, notably when his G1 Cape Guineas winning son DOUBLE SUPERLATIVE won the 2024 G1 World Sports Betting Cape Town Met.

At the time of writing, Twice Over has been responsible for more South African stakes winners this season than the likes of WHAT A WINTER (Western Winter), PATHFORK (Distorted Humor), and FUTURA (Dynasty).