Klawervlei Stud’s G1 winning G1 sire WILLIAM LONGSWORD (Captain Al) is from a family which continues to make waves.
On Thursday, it was announced that William Longsword’s star relative GIMME A PRINCE (Gimmethegreenlight) was ranked joint seventh on LONGINES World’s Best Racehorse Rankings.
The same day, saw a colt out of William Longsword’s full-sister REALLY ROYAL (Captain Al) make R3 500 000 at the Premier Yearling Sale.
The brilliant Gimme A Prince, who is out of William Longsword’s G1 South African Fillies Sprint/G3 Poinsettia Stakes winning half-sister REAL PRINCESS (Trippi), was given a rating of 118 for the period of January 1st to March 9th.
He is thus rated superior to such international G1 winners as ANOTHER WIL (Street Boss), EL VENCEDOR (Shocking), and the Breeders’ Cup winners STRAIGHT NO CHASER (Speightster) and REBEL’S ROMANCE (Dubawi).
Gimme A Prince stamped his claims for an Equus Award later in the year when he romped home to a five and three quarter length win in the G1 HKJC World Pool Cape Flying Championship. He made it back to back wins next time out when running out a convincing winner of the G2 Khaya Stables Diadem Stakes and he ranks as the best sprinter currently in South Africa.
He is one of three stakes winners for Real Princess this season, with the latter also the dam of 2024 G3 Baker McVeigh Diana Stakes winner GIMMIE’S COUNTESS (Gimmethegreenlight) and Listed City Of Cape Town Jet Master Stakes hero THE REAL PRINCE (Gimmethegreenlight).
Blue blooded mare Really Royal, whose victories included the 2021 Listed World Sports Betting Sweet Chestnut Stakes, made headlines on Thursday. The full-sister to William Longsword had a Vercingetorix colt (Lot65) make R3 500 000 when purchased by Leon Ellman at the Premier Yearling Sale.
Named Kalahari King, the regally bred colt was consigned to the sale by Drakenstein Stud, as Agent.
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