Twice Over star wins again

Twice Over star wins again

Klawervlei Stud’s resident stallion TWICE OVER (Observatory) looks set for another good season in 2024-2025, and one of his very best sons won a good race at Hollywoodbets Greyville on Sunday.

Multiple graded stakes winner SEE IT AGAIN (Twice Over), a three-parts brother to the Twice Over sired champion DO IT AGAIN, got back on the winning track when he scored convincingly on Sunday.

Under Rachel Venniker, the Michael Roberts trained five-year-old showed the benefit of a recent gelding operation with a fluent win in Sunday’s Wakefields Estate Agents Pinnacle Stakes (1600m).

The race panned out as expected with See It Again home comfortably under Rachel Venniker with Equus Champion ROYAL VICTORY (Pathfork) close on his heels with the balance well beaten.

Owned by Nick Jonsson, See It Again is likely to be aimed at this month’s R6 000 000 G1 Betway Summer Cup.

Now a seven time winner, from 19 starts, the Drakenstein Stud bred See It Again took his earnings to R4,644,375 with his win on Sunday.

The top-class galloper has three graded wins to his name including the 2023 G1 SplashOut Cape Derby and 2023 G1 Daily News 2000, and he looks unlikely to stop here!

See It Again’s four time G1 winning sire Twice Over has had a good run of late, with his recent winners including Betway Wedgewood Handicap winner OFFICIAL SECRET and possible Grand Heritage starter CHAMPION WARRIOR.

Back-to-back wins for William Longsword daughter

Back-to-back wins for William Longsword daughter

Klawervlei Stud’s resident sire WILLIAM LONGSWORD (Captain Al) continues to churn out winners, and the son of Captain Al struck again on Sunday.

His inform daughter SHANTA’S PRIDE made it back to back wins when running out a convincing winner of the seventh race at Hollywoodbets Greyville. Under Gavin Lerena (who is unbeaten on Shanta’s Pride), the five-year-old stormed home to score by a facile two lengths. Bred by Bush Hill Stud, the Peter Musctt trained Shanta’s Pride races for the Hollywoodbets Syndicate.

Shanta’s Pride, who has won or placed in 12 of 18 starts, is bred on the same William Longsword/Jet Master cross as 2024 Listed Secretariat Stakes winner SABRE STRIKE.

William Longsword went close to having a double on Sunday, with his promising daughter JEANNE DARC making a cracking debut at Hollywoodbets Greyville.

The Stuart Ferrie trained filly, also bred on the William Longsword/Jet Master cross, looked unlucky not to win on debut on Sunday when flying up late and just getting touched off when second in the first race carded.

Brilliant Cape Guineas winner William Longsword is enjoying another good season in 2024-2025, with his flagbearers including G2 Betway Joburg Spring Challenge/Listed Betway Spring Spree Stakes hero BACK IN BUSINESS.

Twice Over star wins again

Heritage hopes for son of Twice Over

Klawervlei Stud’s four time G1 winning stallion TWICE OVER (Observatory) continues to churn out smart looking winners, and his latest runner to impress was CHAMPION WARRIOR.

An impressive winner of his first two starts, Champion Warrior showed his class when romping home to victory at the Vaal on Thursday afternoon.

His jockey Piere Strydom got a tow from the well backed favourite Parisian Walkway and when switching outward at the 400m mark the horse quickened superbly and powered into the lead running as straight as a dye.

The five-year-old Twice Over gelding won by 2,5 lengths from SKITTLE SKIES (Skitt Skizzle) and PARISIAN WALKWAY (Ideal World).

Trained by Sean Tarry, the Klawervlei Stud bred Champion Warrior races for Glistian (Pty) Ltd and Lance Michael.

The progressive Champion Warrior, winner of his last two starts, could be a big runner for the Grand Heritage and the 1475m trip of that big field race should be right down his alley. 

Twice Over had a 100% strike rate at the Vaal on Thursday, with Champion Warrior his sole runner on the card. The champion recently enjoyed a good payday when his daughter OFFICIAL SECRET romped to a seven and a half length win in the Betway Wedgewood Handicap.

 

Kommetdieding sister romps home

Kommetdieding sister romps home

Klawervlei Stud’s exciting young stallion KOMMETDIEDING (Elusive Fort) gained a handsome update to his pedigree when his full-sister KOMMETJIE STORM ran out an impressive winner at Turffontein on Saturday.
A close up third on debut, the Tony Peter trained Kommetjie Storm made no mistakes at the second time of asking when romping home in the first race on Saturday.

Under Gavin Lerena (who enjoyed so much success with Kommetdieding), the filly showed her class as she strolled home to a five and a half length win in the 4Racing Welcomes You Maiden Plate (F&M).

Bred by Oldlands Stud, the blue blooded Kommetjie Storm races for Kestorm Investments.

The filly was the top lot sold off the 2023 National Yearling Sale, where Kommetjie Storm was knocked down for R3 200 000.

Her full-brother Kommetdieding was an outstanding racehorse, who won or placed in 16 of 18 starts for earnings of R 4,255,100.

The charismatic star won both the 2021 G1 Vodacom Durban July and 2022G1 World Sports Betting Cape Town Met, with Kommetdieding accounting for such champions as JET DARK (Trippi), DO IT AGAIN (Twice Over), GOT THE GREENLIGHT (Gimmethegreenlight) and RAINBOW BRIDGE (Ideal World).

Kommetdieding and Kommetjie Storm hail from the same female line as the classy QUASIFORSURE (Quasillo), a runner in Saturday’s G2 Allied Steelrode Onamission Charity Mile.

Back-to-back wins for William Longsword daughter

Weekend treble for William Longsword

Klawervlei Stud’s home bred stallion WILLIAM LONGSWORD (Captain Al) came up with a trio of winners over the weekend.

On Friday, William Longsword filly TARTAN QUEEN got off the mark when victorious in the first race at Fairview. Trained by Gavin Smith, the three-year-old kept finding, under Craig Zackey, to land the Betway Maiden Plate (F and M) (1400m) by a length and a half. Bred by Riverton Stud, Tartan Queen races for Messrs C P Murphy & J A Carr.

Her sire William Longsword struck twice at Hollywoodbets Durbanville on Saturday. Not only did the G1 Cape Guineas winner’s son DUMBLEDORE win the fourth race on Saturday, but William Longsword filly CAPTAIN’S DESTINY ran out a ready winner of the tenth and final race.

Flashy grey Dumbledore was given a fine ride by Sean Veale to win Saturday’s Riethuiskraal Stud Class 3 (1250m) by just under half a length. In the process, the Vaughan Marshall trained gelding accounted for the promising three-year-old BJORN IRONSIDE -whose dam DANCE AT DAWN (Trippi) is a half-sister to William Longsword! Bred by the BBP Syndicate, Dumbledore is owned by Rikesh Sewgoolam.

William Longsword filly Captain’s Destiny picked up her second win when she won Saturday’s Hollywoodbets Bright Future Class 5 (F and M) (1250m) under Oswald Noach. Another trained by Vaughan Marshall, the filly powered home to beat previously unbeaten filly ALLTHEBOYSIVELOVED (Master Of My Fate) by a length. Bred by Klawervlei Stud, Captain’s Destiny races for the Kosters and Byron Norval.

Sire of star sprinter DYCE, among many others, William Longsword is set to be represented in Saturday’s G2 Allied Steelrode- Onamission Charity Mile by both his G2 Betway Spring Challenge winning son BACK IN BUSINESS as well as by his classy son MELECH.

 

Twice Over star wins again

Twice Over daughter romps to Wedgewood win

Klawervlei Stud’s resident stallion TWICE OVER (Observatory) came up with an eye catching winner on Friday.

His classy daughter OFFICIAL SECRET turned Friday’s Betway Wedgewood Handicap (2200m) into a one horse romp, with the mare running out a seven and a half length winner.

Under Richard Fourie, the Alan Greeff trained Official Secret raced at the back of the field early on. Official Secret powered up into the lead with 1000m left to run, and from there it was just a matter of who would run second.

Official Secret had looked unlucky not to win her penultimate start when a close second in the Friendly City Stakes.

Bred by Drakenstein Stud, the six-year-old is owned by Mr Moor.

Official Secret is bred on very similar lines to Twice Over’s high-class son SAND AND SEA, the winner of the 2017 G1 Gold Medallion.

Twice Over, whose progressive son OLIVER recently reeled off a hatrick of wins, is a top-class stallion whose progeny also include former Horse Of The Year, and dual G1 Vodacom Durban July winner DO IT AGAIN, the latter’s multiple G1 winning three-parts brother SEE IT AGAIN and 2024 G1 World Sports Betting Cape Town Met winner DOUBLE SUPERLATIVE.

Twice Over had an impressive four runners in the 2023 G1 SplashOut Cape Derby, was won by See It Again.