Fresh off another good week, Klawervlei Stud’s inform stallion WILLIAM LONGSWORD (Captain Al) had a pair of winners at Hollywoodbets Kenilworth on Saturday afternoon.

Not only did his daughter CAPTAIN’S DESTINY win the fifth race on the card, William Longsword’s classy son ITSRAININGWILLIAM made it back to back victories when he won the sixth race at Kenilworth on Saturday.

Under an inform Richard Fourie, Captain’s Destiny got off the mark when she posted a one and a half length win in Saturday’s RaceCape Powered By Hollywoodbets Maiden Plate (F and M) (1200m).

Bred by Klawervlei Stud, Captain’s Destiny, who had finished third at her penultimate start, is trained, like both Captain Al and William Longsword, by Vaughan Marshall.

The lightly raced three-year-old, who had fractured her pelvis earlier in her career, is owned by John Koster in partnership with Byron Norval.

Talented four-year-old ITSRAININGWILLIAM, who had won the 2023 G3 World Sports Betting Legal Eagle Stakes, made it back to back wins when making much of the running to land Saturday’s #destinationcaperacing Progress Plate (1400m).

Under Grant Van Niekerk, the Justin Snaith trained gelding kept finding more in the closing stages to stay and on score by three-parts of a length, with this season’s classy G3 Cape Classic winner QUESTIONING (Querari) a well beaten fourth.

Bred and owned by Drakenstein Stud, Itsrainingwilliam, who has now won four times, has already earned more than R1 000 000 in prize money.

William Longsword, whose G1 winning son DYCE has established himself as a strong contender for the Equus Award of Champion Sprinter for 2023-2024, has had an excellent five days or so.

Not only did the former Cape Guineas winner record a double at Hollywoodbets Greyville on Wednesday, his high-class son MELECH downed a top-class field when he won a pinnacle stakes at Turffontein on Thursday and Melech looks a likely feature race contender for the season ahead.

The inform William Longsword, whose three-year-old son WILLIAM IRON ARM looks destined for big things, has four lots on offer at Sunday’s Cape Yearling Sale.

Klawervlei Stud’s red hot sire WILLIAM LONGSWORD (Captain Al) looks to have a very smart son to his name in the form of MELECH. The latter downed a top-class field when victorious in a Pinnacle Stakes at Turffontein on Thursday afternoon and feature races now beckon for the progressive Melech.

Trained by Roy Magner, four-year-old Melech came into Thursday’s Betway Pinnacle Stakes having beaten 2023 G2 Wilgerbosdrift Gauteng Fillies Guineas winner LADY OF POWER (Master Of My Fate) over 1200 metres last time out.

The gelding duly made it back-to-back wins with a stellar performance under jockey Gavin Lerena. Racing seven lengths back early on, Melech powered home down the inside to get up and win a good race by three parts of a length.

In the process, the John Finlayson owned Melech accounted for Listed Betway Spring Spree Stakes winner QUANTAUM THEORY (Querari), graded stakes winners MAIN DEFENDER (Pathfork), SWING UPON A STAR (Elusive Fort) and EYE OF THE PROPHET (Gimmethegreenlight), as well as British group winner MUJBAR (Muhaarar).

Bred by Riverton Stud, Melech, unbeaten in two starts over 1200m, has now won six of just ten starts and he looks destined for bigger and better things.

Melech’s sire William Longsword had enjoyed a double at Hollywoodbets Greyville the day before, with William Longsword sired runners KENNEDY and WILLIAM RUFUS victorious in the sixth and eighth races on the card respectively.

William Longsword, whose star son DYCE has won all of the G1 World Pool Cape Flying Championship, G3 New Turf Carriers Merchants and Listed Golden Loom Handicap this season, has four lots on offer at the upcoming Cape Yearling Sale including a filly (Lot 45) out of G3 Man O’ War Sprint winner EXQUISITE TOUCH (Var).

Klawervlei Stud’s homebred stallion WILLIAM LONGSWORD (Captain Al) is having a wonderful season in 2023-2024, and the former Cape Guineas winner was at it again when he supplied a pair of winners at Hollywoodbets Greyville on Wednesday afternoon. William Longsword enjoyed a 100% strike rate on Wednesday with his only two runners on the day both winning at Greyville.

William Longsword filly KENNEDY made it win number three from just seven starts when she ran out a convincing winner of the sixth race run at Greyville on Wednesday.

A good winner of her previous start, the Andre Nel trained four-year-old powered home, under Calvin Habib, to score a shade cosily by just over three parts of a length.

Bred by Avontuur Thoroughbred Farm, the progressive Kennedy races for Mrs Sabine Plattner.

William Longsword gelding WILLIAM RUFUS provided his sire with his second win on Wednesday when he stormed home to win the eighth and final race at Hollywoodbets Greyville.

Under Craig Zackey, the Dean Kannemeyer trained gelding justified pre-race support when romping home to claim his fourth career win.

Bred by Cheveley Stud, the good looking William Rufus, who has won two of his last three starts, races for the D K Racing Syndicate.

His sire William Longsword is also the sire of this season’s G1 World Pool Cape Flying Championship winner DYCE, G3 Betway Lebelo Sprint winner RULERSHIP and hugely exciting three-year-old WILLIAM IRON ARM, among others.

The son of Captain Al has four lots on offer at the upcoming Cape Yearling Sale.

Klawervlei Stud’s red hot sire TWICE OVER (Observatory) continues to churn out winners and stakes winners around South Africa, and the four time G1 winner was at it again when two of Twice Over’s daughters scored over the weekend.

Twice Over’s five-year-old daughter OFFICIAL SECRET made it back to back wins, and picked up her sixth win of her career, when running out a good winner at Fairview on Friday. The Alan Greeff trained mare, who was partnered to victory by Richard Fourie, kicked on at the right time and stayed on gamely to land Friday’s Pinnacle Stakes (2000m) by a neck. 

One of four winners on the day for Greeff and Fourie, the Drakenstein Stud bred Official Secret is owned by Mr Moor.

Official Secret is very closely related to the Twice Over sired G1 winner SAND AND SEA and she will, no doubt, be an attractive prospect when she retires to stud.

Twice Over is also the sire of CUTBACK, who raced away to a convincing win at Borrowdale Park on Sunday. Trained by Thomas Mason, the Laurence Wernars bred Cutback was ridden to victory by Kaidan Brewer.

The consistent Cutback, who had finished second in each of her three starts prior to Sunday’s win, has now won four times in total.

Twice Over went close to having a treble over the weekend, with his useful son CHAMPION WARRIOR catching the eye when finishing second at Turffontein on Saturday.

Former European Champion Twice Over is having a sensational season in 2023-2024 thus far, with his stakes winners headed by the now retired G1 World Sports Betting Cape Town Met winner DOUBLE SUPERLATIVE as well as the graded stakes winners MUCHO DINERO and SEE IT AGAIN.

At the time of writing, Twice Over was sixth on the South African General Sires List for 2023-2024 with his runners having already earned more than R6.746 million in prize money thus far.

Klawervlei Stud’s very much inform stallion TWICE OVER is having a wonderful season, and the sire of this year’s G1 World Sports Betting Cape Town Met winner DOUBLE SUPERLATIVE struck yet again on Tuesday.

His progressive daughter TWO A PENNY made it back-to-back wins when she won the eighth and final race at Hollywoodbets Kenilworth.

Under a great ride from Richard Fourie, the Adam Marcus trained three-year-old showed plenty of heart when she stayed on gamely to claim Tuesday’s Hollywoodbets Bright Future Class 4 (F and M) (1800m) by a long neck.

Bred by Alec Foster, Two A Penny, who had shed her maiden last time out, has been the soul of consistency thus far, with the filly having won or been placed in seven of her eight starts.

Two A Penny, unbeaten over 1800m, races for Messrs M A Govender, S S Govender and T Govender.

Her sire Twice Over is having a fantastic season in 2023-2024, with Twice Over progeny having already earned more than R6.573 million in prize money this season.

His flagbearers this season include the now retired to stud Met winner DOUBLE SUPERLATIVE, G2 World Sports Betting Green Point Stakes winner SEE IT AGAIN, and G2 Anthonij Rupert Wine Premier Trophy hero MUCHO DINERO.

The latter has been priced up among the early leading fancies for the 2024 G1 Hollywoodbets Durban July -a race won twice by Twice Over’s star son DO IT AGAIN.

Klawervlei Stud’s triple G1 winning stallion CAPTAIN OF ALL (Captain Al) has had a good few days, and the former sprint champion struck again when his talented son JERUSALEMA RAIN won at Hollywoodbets Kenilworth on Tuesday afternoon.

Under a great ride from Gareth Wright, three-year-old Jerusalema Rain bounced back to winning ways when running out a courageous winner of Tuesday’s #destinationcaperacing Class (1200m), while accounting for some hard-knocking sorts.

One of four winners on Tuesday for his trainer Candice Bass-Robinson, Jerusalema Rain was always up with the pace, and, when challenged close home, fought back courageously to score by a long head.

A blinker strike appeared to help Jerusalema Rain, with the latter having finished second in last season’s G2 World Sports Betting SA Nursery and also defeated champion SANDRINGHAM SUMMIT when the pair met in a juvenile plate over 1160 metres.

Bred by Keivan Stud, Jerusalema Rain races for Gavin Zurnamer.

His sire Captain Of All also enjoyed success at Hollywoodbets Scottsville on Sunday when his son CAPTAIN BOMBSHELL won the Marula Sprint.

Captain Of All, whose sire CAPTAIN AL (Al Mufti) appears close up in the pedigrees of five of the eight winners at Kenilworth on Tuesday, has five lots on offer at this month’s Cape Yearling Sale.