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.

Klawervlei Stud’s four time G1 winning stallion TWICE OVER (Observatory) has another useful prospect to his name in the form of OLIVER.

That gelding made it three wins in a row, and four wins from his last five starts, when winning a good race at Hollywoodbets Durbanville on Saturday.

The Adam Marcus trained Oliver was given a fine ride by Grant Van Niekerk, who is unbeaten on the five-year-old.

Van Niekerk bought his mount with a strong late run down the outside of the track and the pair went on to win Saturday’s Cape Racing Sales Class 3 (1400m) convincingly by a length and a half.

Now a five time winner, the Bernard Kantor owned Oliver was bred by Klawervlei Stud.

Twice Over went close to having a double at Hollywoodbets Durbanville on Saturday. His only other runner on the card, LAVENDER BAY, was just beaten when finishing second in Saturday’s fourth race.

From the same family as exciting prospects COSMIC YEAR (Kingman) and OMBUDSMAN (Night Of Theatre), Twice Over could be represented by his daughter OFFICIAL SECRET in Friday’s Listed Algoa Cup, while Twice Over’s star son SEE IT AGAIN holds an entry for the G1 Betway Summer Cup.

Klawervlei Stud’s G1 Cape Guineas winner WILLIAM LONGSWORD (Captain Al) looks to have come up with a top-class son in the form of BACK IN BUSINESS.

The latter made it three wins on the bounce, and back to back feature race triumphs, when he won the G2 Betway Spring Challenge (1450m) at Turffontein on Saturday afternoon.

Trained by Joe Soma, five-year-old Back In Business was given a superb ride by Rachel Venniker to land Saturday’s R550 000 feature race.

Venniker bought Back In Business with a strong late run down the inside of the track, and the pair got up to score by a length and a half.  His beaten rivals included such high-class graded stakes winners as GLADATORIAN (Vercingetorix), WILLIAM ROBERTSON (Rafeef), MAIN DEFENDER (Pathfork) and PURPLE PITCHER (New Predator).

Bred by Klawervlei Stud, Back In Business, one of two runners in the Spring Challenge for his sire, has won six of 11 starts, with the gelding having earned R725 750 in prize money.

Back In Business, who races for ANOA (Pty) Ltd, had won the Listed Betway Spring Spree Stakes, prior to his G2 win on Saturday.

His inform sire William Longsword went close to having a double on Saturday with his son MARVEL WILLIAM finishing a close up third in the seventh race at Hollywoodbets Durbanville.

William Longsword is also the sire of star sprinter DYCE, who made it back to back wins when romping home, under 62kgs, to a two length win earlier in the week.

Klawervlei Stud’s inform stallion WILLIAM LONGSWORD (Captain Al) is the sire of a real star in the form of DYCE. The latter showed his considerable class when romping home at the Vaal on Tuesday.

Under Piere Strydom, the Lucky Houdalakis trained gelding was always up with the pace in Tuesday’s Betway Pinnacle Stakes (1100m), and he kicked away, under a hands and heels ride, to win by two lengths.

It was a top-class performance from Dyce, who had 62kgs to carry in Tuesday’s race.

Bred and owned by David Shawe, Dyce has now won nine of 19 starts with the sprint star having banked more than R1.9 million in prize money.

His trainer said of Dyce after Tuesday’s race, “He is the best sprinter in the land.”

The gelding, unbeaten in two starts this season, won all of the G1 World Pool Cape Flying Championship, G3 New Turf Carriers Merchants and Listed Golden Loom Handicap.

William Longsword is set to be represented by his sons MELECH and BACK IN BUSINESS in Saturday’s G2 Betway Joburg Spring Challenge.

The former G1 Cape Guineas winner has three lots on offer at the 2024 Cape Racing Sales Breeze Up & Unbroken 2YO Sale, including a colt (Lot 20) from the family of G1 Kentucky Derby winner GIACOMO (Holy Bull).

Klawervlei Stud’s bang inform stallion WILLIAM LONGSWORD had another productive weekend this week, when the G1 Cape Guineas winner came up with two more winners.

William Longsword’s first success this weekend came when his son MORNING CHESS won at Fairview on Friday. The Lunga Gila trained Morning Chess was given a fine, front running ride by Calvin Habib to land the Racing 240 For Racing. For You MR 68 Handicap by three-parts of a length.

Bred by Judy Wintle, four-year-old Morning Chess is owned by Patrice Latour.

The Klawervlei homebred sire struck again when his daughter WILLY MEET AGAIN scored at Turffontein on Saturday. Trained by Lucky Houdalakis, three-year-old Willy Meet Again made it two wins from just four starts when she won Saturday’s Alan Greef FM 75 Handicap (1450m) by nearly three parts of a length.

Bred and owned by David Shawe, Willy Meet Again had finished second on debut before romping home next time out to a four and three quarter length maiden win.

William Longsword also got a handsome update to his wonderful female line when his close relative GIMMIE’S COUNTESS (Gimmethegreenlight) won the G3 Baker Mc Veigh Diana Stakes at Hollywoodbets Durbanville on Saturday.

The full-sister to dual G1 winner GIMME A PRINCE (Gimmethegreenlight) made it two wins from just four starts when landing Saturday’s G3 feature for Dean Kannemeyer, Serino Moodley and Khaya Stables.

Gimmie’s Countess, who looks a likely Fillies Guineas contender, is out of William Longsword’s G1 South African Fillies Sprint/G3 Poinsettia Stakes winning half-sister REAL PRINCESS (Trippi).

The inform William Longsword has three lots on offer at the 2024 Cape Racing Sales Breeze Up & Unbroken 2YO Sale.