Klawervlei Stud’s four time G1 winning stallion TWICE OVER (Observatory) has two of his top sons entered for one of the world’s greatest races.
Both SEE IT AGAIN (Twice Over) and DOUBLE SUPERLATIVE (Twice Over) feature among the entries for the 2024 G1 Royal Bahrain Irish Champion Stakes, with that Leopardstown showpiece due to be run this year on September 14th.
Other notable entries for this year’s Irish Champion Stakes include last year’s winner AUGUSTE RODIN (Deep Impact) as well as the likes of CITY OF TROY (Justify), FACTEUR CHEVAL (Ribchester), and METROPOLITAN (Zarak) to name but a few.
The Irish Champion Stakes has been won by some of the greatest horses in history, with its honour roll not only including such legendary stallions as SADLER’S WELLS (Northern Dancer), GIANT’S CAUSEWAY (Storm Cat) and SEA THE STARS (Cape Cross), but also by such superb gallopers as TRIPTYCH (Riverman), INDIAN SKIMMER (Storm Bird), SUAVE DANCER (Green Dancer), DAYLAMI (Doyoun) and GOLDEN HORN (Cape Cross).
Both See It Again and Double Superlative are top-class performers in their own rights. The Drakenstein Stud bred See It Again has won a trio of graded stakes including both the 2023 G1 SplashOut Cape Derby and 2023 G1 Daily News 2000, while Double Superlative was victorious in both the 2024 G1 World Sports Betting Cape Town Met and 2021 G1 Cape Guineas.
Both horses are likely contenders for this year’s G1 Hollywoodbets Durban July, a race in which See It Again finished second in 2023. See It Again’s three-parts brother DO IT AGAIN (Twice Over) won the July in both 2018 and 2019.
Twice Over has a single lot on offer at the 2024 KZN Yearling Sale -a filly (Lot 51) whose dam is a five time winning daughter of CAPTAIN AL (Al Mufti).