Klawervlei Stud’s inform July winning sire POMODORO (Jet Master) continues to enjoy good success with his progeny winning all over South Africa, with another notable double over the past weekend.

Pomodoro’s latest double included a very impressive looking two-year-old winner in the form of his daughter SOCIAL IMAGE.

The latter, fourth on her only previous start, caught the eye when romping home to six and a half length maiden win over 1000m at Turffontein on Saturday. Bred by Klawervlei Stud, the Sean Tarry trained Social Image, who races for Sean Tarry Racing (Pty) Ltd, was ridden to victory by Lyle Hewitson.

Social Image, who is out of a mare by LONDON NEWS (Bush Telegraph), was sold for R14 000 at the 2020 Klawervlei Farm Sale.

Pomodoro’s two-year-olds having been shaping up well this season, with his other juveniles including Listed Summer Juvenile Stakes runner up BARZALONA -a runner in Saturday’s G3 Cape Of Good Hope Nursery.

Pomodoro had also enjoyed success at Fairview one day earlier when his Jacques Strydom trained son TAKE THE WORLD scored a courageous win over 2000m. Owned by Money Talks Syndicate (Nom: Mr Andre Van Schaik), Mrs M O Strydom & Mr Jacques Strydom, Take The World was making it back to back wins, with the Klawervlei Stud bred gelding having shed his maiden by three and a half lengths at his previous start.

Also sire of this season’s G1 Cape Racing Presents The Cape Guineas winner RUSSIAN ROCK, Pomodoro has seven lots on this week’s Cape Yearling Sale and a further 11 lots on the 2021 Cape Premier Yearling Sale.

Klawervlei Stud’s G1 Cape Guineas winning sire WILLIAM LONGSWORD (Captain Al) has made a promising start to his stud career and he came up with his first winner when his son SAFE RETURN romped home to a brilliant win at Kenilworth on Wednesday.

Trained, like both William Longsword and Captain Al himself, by Vaughan Marshall (who also trained Captain Al’s first winner), the Klawervlei Stud bred colt had finished second, on Cape Town Met day, on debut, and he went one better on Wednesday with a scintillating performance.

Under Anton Marcus, Safe Return flew out of the starting stalls and from there was never headed. Marcus had time to look over his shoulder, as Safe Return went on to record a four and a quarter length win.

Nominated for the G3 Cape Of Good Hope Nursery, Safe Return races for Messrs D G Abery, J J Habib & R M Sewgoolam, Ralphs Racing (Pty) Ltd (Nom: Miss K Ralphs) & Westward Bloodstock Ltd (Nom: Mrs F Carmichael).

A brilliant racehorse himself, William Longsword won six of only eight starts and joined the likes of his own champion sire CAPTAIN AL (Al Mufti) as well as multiple champion sire and broodmare sire JET MASTER (Rakeen) when he captured the G1 Cape Guineas of his year.

William Longsword shares his multiple champion sire with more than 100 stakes winners including this season’s star three-year-olds CAPTAIN’S RANSOM, ERIK THE RED and MALMOOS, and Klawervlei’s successful sire, and multiple G1 winner, CAPTAIN OF ALL.

Himself a R2 200 000 buy from the 2015 Cape Premier Yearling Sale, William Longsword has 23 lots on offer at this year’s Premier Sale, and a further nine lots on the Cape Yearling Sale.

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Klawervlei Stud’s G1 Cape Guineas winning sire WILLIAM LONGSWORD (Captain Al) has made a promising start to his stud career.

From just three first-crop runners thus far, William Longsword has already had two first-timers finish in the money, with his son SAFE RETURN finishing second, on debut, over 1000m on Cape Town Met day, and daughter POPPY OF BAYEUX making a promising debut when running third, over 1100m, at Hollywoodbets Scottsville on Sunday.

A brilliant racehorse himself, William Longsword won six of only eight starts and joined the likes of his own champion sire CAPTAIN AL (Al Mufti) as well as multiple champion sire and broodmare sire JET MASTER (Rakeen) when he captured the G1 Cape Guineas.

William Longsword also downed a world-class field when he captured The CTS Mile, where the Klawervlei Stud bred bay accounted for such standout performers as AFRICAN NIGHT SKY (Dynasty), JANOOBI (Silvano), JUST SENSUAL (Dynasty), SINGAPORE SLING (Philanthropist) and TILBURY FORT (Horse Chestnut).

Himself a R2 200 000 buy from the 2015 Cape Premier Yearling Sale, William Longsword has 23 lots on offer at this year’s Premier Sale including a colt (Lot 10) out of dual G3 Track And Ball Oaks winner WITCHCRAFT (Kahal), a colt (Lot 84) out of a dual G3 winning daughter of breed shaping sire STREET CRY (Machiavellian), and a filly (Lot 157) whose G3 winning dam is a daughter of the world’s premier sire, GALILEO (Sadler’s Wells).

William Longsword, who shares his sire with impressive recent G2 World Sports Betting Gauteng Guineas winner MALMOOS, also has nine lots on offer at the upcoming Cape Yearling Sale, including a filly (Lot 23) out of G3 Umzimkhulu Stakes runner up IZORA (Western Winter), a filly (Lot 107) from the same family as William Longsword’s own sire CAPTAIN AL, and a filly (Lot 172) whose third dam is Breeders’ Cup Distaff winning champion SACAHUISTA (Raja Baba).

Klawervlei Stud’s beautifully bred young sire COUP DE GRACE (Tapit) has already been responsible for a flurry of winners this season, and the G2 Amsterdam Stakes winner came up with an impressive debut winner at Hollywoodbets Greyville on Wednesday.

Coup De Grace’s three-year-old son FLY THE COUP made a hugely impressive debut on Wednesday when scoring a fluent win over 1200m at Greyville.

Trained by Gareth Van Zyl, the Klawervlei Stud bred gelding powered clear, under Wayne Agrella, to post a just over a length win for owner Mario Ferreira.

It was a smart win from Fly The Coup, who was very keen early on and took an awkward step close home.

A R750 000 buy from the 2019 Cape Premier Yearling Sale, Fly The Coup is the latest in a growing number of winners to have emerged from Coup De Grace’s first crop.

Other winners produced in Coup De Grace’s first crop include the stakes-placed SH BOOM, feature race winner KISS OF LIFE, debut winner COUP DE TETE and the very useful UN DEUX TROIS.

Coup De Grace, whose multiple champion sire Tapit has some outstanding 3yos this season including champion ESSENTIAL QUALITY and recent G3 Holy Bull Stakes winner GREATEST HONOUR, has four lots on the upcoming Cape Yearling Sale.

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Brilliant three-year-old KOMMETDIEDING (Elusive Fort), a graduate of the 2019 Klawervlei Farm Sale, showed his class when he won Saturday’s G3 Politician Stakes (1800m) at Kenilworth in fine style.

An impressive winner of his first three starts, including the Klawervlei Farm Sale Graduate Race, the Klawervlei Stud bred Kommetdieding justified favouritism, and took his record to four wins from four starts, in the Politician Stakes with a polished effort.

Under regular rider Sihle Cele, Kommetdieding defied 60kgs to pull clear and score by a length and a half, while confirming himself as one of the most exciting three-year-olds currently in training in South Africa.

Trained by Harold Crawford and Michelle Rix, and owned by Ashwin Reynolds, Kommetdieding was a R55 000 buy from the 2019 Klawervlei Farm Sale.

In 2021, the Klawervlei Farm Sale is set to have a new home in the form of the magnificent De Grendel Wine Estate. The sale has been re-named ‘The CTS-De Grendel Farm Sale’, and looks set to continue to enjoy its status as one of South Africa’s most popular, and increasingly successful, auctions on the equestrian calendar.

The sale is open to all vendors, and entry forms can be found online at www.capethoroughbredsales.com

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The list of high-class horses sold off Klawervlei Farm Sales continues to grow, with the latest potential star Farm Sale buy being the hugely exciting KOMMETDIEDING (Elusive Fort).

The latter, winner of the 2020 Klawervlei Farm Sale Graduate Race, made it three wins from three starts when romping home at Kenilworth on Saturday.

Stepping up to 1600m for a first time, the Klawervlei Stud bred Kommetdieding, despite being slow away, powered home, under Sihle Cele, to record a dazzling three and a half length win for the training partnership for Harold Crawford and Michelle Rix, and owner Ashwin Reynolds.

The colt had previously accounted for G1 Cape Racing Presents The Cape Guineas winner RUSSIAN ROCK (Pomodoro) when scoring over 1200m at his previous start.

Out of the CAPTAIN AL (Al Mufti) mare ADORABLE, Kommetdieding was a R55 000 buy from the 2019 Klawervlei Farm Sale.

The 2020 Klawervlei Farm Sale has also already enjoyed success, with the RAFEEF (Redoute’s Choice) sired pair of BELLA CHICA and DOCKOFTHEBAY, both bred by Klawervlei, winning impressively recently. The Ashley Fortune trained Bella Chica, a R35 000 Farm Sale buy, followed up a third place finish on debut when winning over 1000m at Turffontein for owners Mr G Frank & Ms H Palmer, while the Sean Tarry trained Dockofthebay, a R271 000 buy, caught the eye when making a winning debut at Turffontein on Saturday for owner Chris Van Niekerk.

South Africa’s newest equine star joins the likes of champion sprinter and Klawervlei’s successful resident sire CAPTAIN OF ALL (Captain Al), dual G1 winning Equus Champion EDICT OF NANTES (Count Dubois), and the likes of graded stakes winners BARRACK STREET (Dynasty), and SOCIAL ORDER (Count Dubois) as top-class performers sold off past renewals of the Klawervlei Farm Sale.

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