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).

Klawervlei Stud’s homebred Cape Guineas winner WILLIAM LONGSWORD (Captain Al) has some very smart two-year-olds this season, and the son of Captain Al came up with another juvenile winner this season when his daughter WILLY MEET AGAIN won impressively at the Vaal on Thursday.

Runner up on her only previous start, when beaten only by G3 TAB Pretty Polly Stakes winner SIMPLY MAJESTIC (Canford Cliffs), the Lucky Houdalakis trained Willy Meet Again turned Thursday’s Play Soccer 6, 10 and 13 Maiden Plate (F&M) into a procession.

Under Craig Zackey, the William Longsword powered home to win as she liked by four and a quarter lengths. The winning jockey described Willy Meet Again as a “lovely filly” in the post-race interview, and she looks to be an exciting prospect.

Bred and owned by David Shawe, Willy Meet Again is the seventh two-year-old winner this season for William Longsword, with the latter having come up with more juvenile winners in 2023-2024 than the likes of BUFFALO BILL CODY (Redoute’s Choice), DANON PLATINA (Deep Impact), RAFEEF (Redoute’s Choice) and VAR (Forest Wildcat).

William Longsword has had a wonderful season in 2023-2024 with his flagbearers also including G1 World Pool Cape Flying Championship/G3 New Turf Carriers Merchants winner DYCE, G3 Betway Lebelo Sprint hero RULERSHIP and Listed Secretariat Stakes winner SABRE STRIKE.

Klawervlei Stud’s inform stallion CAPTAIN OF ALL (Captain Al) came up with two more smart winners over the weekend.

On Sunday, Captain Of All gelding TROMPIE romped home to a very impressive win at Turffontein.

Now in the care of Brett and James Crawford, four-year-old Trompie turned Sunday’s In Loving Memory Of Johan Bester Middle Stakes into a one horse race.

Under Nirvan Nastili, the Captain Of All gelding flew out of the starting stalls and quickly went to the front. From there, Trompie pulled away to win convincingly by two and a half lengths, with graded stakes winners KARANGETANG (Erupt) and ROLLWITHTHEPUNCHES (Act Of War) among those beaten by Trompie.

Bred by Beaumont Stud, Trompie races for Messrs Gujadhur and Rod Mattheyse.

Captain Of All is also the sire of JEWEL CAT, with that Klawervlei Stud bred three-year-old winning a good race at Fairview on Friday. Another ridden by Nirvasn Nastili, Jewel Cat unleashed a fine turn of foot which saw him storm home to land Friday’s Racehorse Owners Association Pinnacle Stakes (1000m) by a convincing three-parts of a length.

Trained by Kelly Mitchley, the gelding was making it back to back wins, with Jewel Cat having won his previous start over 1200m. Jewel Cat is owned by Messrs S S Govender, M A Govender & T Govender and Mrs Sarosha Govender.

South Africa’s Leading First Season Sire of 2018-2019, Captain Of All is set to be represented by his Listed Hollywoodbets Super League Devon Air Stakes winning daughter WHISTLE THE TUNE in Saturday’s G2 Zulu Kingdom Explorer Golden Slipper.

The champion sprinter has seven lots on offer at this week’s KZN Yearling Sale including a colt (Lot 98) bred on similar lines to G1 winners AL NITAK (Al Mufti) and THE SHEIK (Al Mufti), and a half-brother (Lot 111) to Listed World Sports Betting The Scarlet Lady winner CELTIC BEAUTY (Vercingetorix).

Klawervlei Stud’s triple G1 winning stallion CAPTAIN OF ALL (Captain Al) has been in good form of late, and the champion sprinter was at it again when Captain Of All came with two winners at Fairview on Monday. Captain Of All went close to having a treble on Monday with the stallion’s daughter COLORAMA finishing a close up second in the eighth and final race.

Captain Of All struck first on Monday with his son ‘O CAPTAIN winning the second race on the eight race card.

Under Devin Ashby, three-year-old ‘O Captain stormed home to claim the Racehorse Owners Association Conditional Maiden (1600m) on Monday by a length and a quarter.

The Hemel ‘N Aarde Stud bred gelding is trained by Jacques Strydom, who also part-owns ‘O Captain. Monday’s winner races for Money Talks Syndicate in partnership with Mrs M O Strydom & Mr J V A Strydom.

Captain Of All is also sire of CAPTAINS WALK, who was victorious in Monday’s sixth race for Kelly Mitchley and Nirvan Nastili. Backed in significantly before the race, the five-year-old hit the front 150m from home and stayed on nicely to salute by a length and a quarter.

Bred by Schalkie van der Walt, Captains Walk, who races for Mr Des Govender, is bred on the same Captain Of All/Dynasty cross as G2 winner SPRINGS OF CARMEL.

Champion Captain Of All is also the sire of eye catching recent feature race winners MEU CAPITANO (Winter Sprint) and WHISTLE THE TUNE (Listed Hollywoodbets Super League Devon Air Stakes).

The son of Klawervlei’s legendary late sire Captain Al has seven lots on offer at the KZN Yearling Sale.

Klawervlei Stud’s homebred G1 Cape Guineas winner WILLIAM LONGSWORD has some very smart looking two-year-olds this season and the son of Captain Al came up with yet another good looking two-year-old winner at Hollywoodbets Kenilworth on Tuesday.

His son BILLY COOL caught the eye when storming home from off the pace to get up and win the Cape Racing Sales Maiden Juvenile Plate (1000m) in smart fashion. Bought with a strong run by Grant Van Niekerk, the gelded two-year-old hit the front full of run and stayed on to win by two lengths.

Bred by Klawervlei Stud, Billy Cool was making his third start on Tuesday, with the juvenile having finished third on his previous start.

Described by his trainer Ricky Maingard as a “good horse and a very good looking horse” in the post-race interview, Billy Cool races for the Wolf Power Syndicate.

He joins the likes of COMMANDING, GOLDEN CHANDELIER and MISS SCALETTA as two-year-old winners for his sire in 2023-2024.

William Longsword also hails from a remarkable female line and his family got yet another boost when champion FUTURE PEARL (whose third dam WILD HYACINTH also ranks as William Longsword’s third dam) won the recent G3 Tabgold Derby.

Last season’s Equus Champion Stayer, Future Pearl is likely to run next in the G1 Hollywoodbets Durban July.

William Longsword is enjoying a wonderful season in 2023-2024, with his flagbearers this season headed by G1 World Pool Cape Flying Championship winner DYCE, G3 Betway Lebelo Sprint hero RULERSHIP and Listed Secretariat Stakes victor SABRE STRIKE.

Klawervlei Stud’s homebred G1 Cape Guineas winner WILLIAM LONGSWORD (Captain Al) has had a great season thus far, and his good season has continued this week.

William Longsword has had a winner at each of the three last racemeetings, with his son COMMANDING providing jockey Richard Fourie with his 300th win of the 2023-2024 season at Hollywoodbets Scottsville on Sunday. Promising two-year-old Commanding, who had contested the R1 000 000 G3 City Of Cape Town Cape Of Good Hope Nursery last time out, got off the mark in fine style on Sunday.

The Glen Kotzen trained colt romped home to break his maiden decisively by three lengths, as he put daylight between himself and his rivals. Bred by Maine Chance Farms (Pty) Ltd, Commanding races for Messrs R P Macnab, S H G Pretorius, A Robertson, L Robertson & J M Singh.

His sire William Longsword struck again at Hollywoodbets Kenilworth on Tuesday when his daughter DOUBLE DREAM won at Hollywoodbets Kenilworth.  The mare, trained like both William Longsword and Captain Al by Vaughan Marshall, stormed home from off the pace and got up to land the Perfectly Placed Class 5 (F&M) (1200m). Bred by Klawervlei Stud, the Vaughan Marshall owned Double Dream was winning for a third time when victorious on Tuesday.

William Longsword’s winning streak continued at Hollywoodbets Greyville the following day when his son IMAGINABLE won the seventh race on the card. The four-year-old, one of five winners on the card for his trainer Alyson Wright, hit the front 150m from home and stayed on gamely to win by just under half a length. Bred by Varsfontein Stud, Imaginable was one of three winners for his owner Rikesh Sewgoolam at Hollywoodbets Greyville on Wednesday.

Not only has William Longsword been enjoying a great season, so too has his family. William Longsword’s G1 South African Fillies Sprint winning half-sister REAL PRINCESS (Trippi) is the dam of the hugely exciting filly GIMME’S COUNTESS (Gimmethegreenlight), who recently  romped home to a more than four length win on debut. A full-sister to dual G1 winner GIMME A PRINCE, Gimme’s Countess has been entered in the G1 Allan Robertson Championship.

The sire of this season’s star sprinters DYCE and RULERSHIP, as well as high-class three-year-olds WILLIAM IRON ARM (a runner in Saturday’s G1 Daily News 2000) and SABRE STRIKE, William Longsword has five lots on offer at the upcoming Cape Racing Winter Yearling Sale, and a single lot on offer at the 2024 KZN Yearling Sale.