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Five winners in two days for Danon Platina

By MorneDanon Platina

Mauritzfontein’s G1 winning stallion Danon Platina enjoyed a fine few days this week.
On Wednesday, Danon Platina was responsible for three winners at Fairview, and the following day the son of Deep Legend had a double at the Vaal.

On Thursday, Danon Platina had four runners at the Vaal, with two winning their respective races and his other pair running third in races second and nine respectively.

Danon Platina’s first winner on Thursday came when his two-year-old son Catfish won the Racing Today Maiden Juvenile Plate (1000m).
Under Blaine Marx-Jacobson, the Fabian Habib trained gelding outclassed his rivals, with Catfish drawing off to win as he liked by five and three quarters.
Bred by Wilgerbosdrift & Mauritzfontein, the two-year-old races for Messrs Gareth Kalil, G J Nassif, J Nassif & Tri-Deal Sixteen CC.
Catfish, who is out of the Var mare Sea Cat, was a R260 000 buy from the 2025 Cape Yearling Sale.

Danon Platina’s second winner on Thursday was Umami, who won the For Hospitality Bookings Call 011 681 1796 Maiden Plate (F and M) (1600m). The Paul Matchett trained filly ran on strongly to get up close home and break her maiden by two and a quarter lengths.
Bred by Ridgemont Highlands, Umami races for Messrs M B Bloemstein, D Chinsammy, Kenny Govender, E Naicker, A Reynolds & TKP Racing.

Japan’s Champion 2YO Colt of 2014, Danon Platina is set to be represented by his daughter Regeneration in Sunday’s G3 Dennis Drier Poinsettia Stakes.

April 24, 2026

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Wednesday treble for Danon Platina

By MorneDanon Platina

Mauritzfontein’s blue blooded stallion Danon Platina was responsible for three winners at Fairview on Wednesday.
The son of Deep Impact went close to having a four-timer with Danon Platina filly Princess Of Ajiaal running third in the first race.

Danon Platina’s first success on Wednesday came when his son Perfect Impact romped home to land the second race as he liked. The Dean Smith trained four-year-old turned the #Youcanbetonus! Maiden Plate (1200m) into a one-horse race, with Perfect Impact drawing off to break his maiden by six and a half lengths.

Perfect Impact, who was having his first start in the Eastern Cape on Wednesday, was bred by Lammerskraal Stud and he races for Khaya Stables.
Out of the Dynasty mare Perfect Air, Perfect Impact was a R1 450 000 buy from the 2023 National Yearling Sale.

His sire struck again on Wednesday when Danon Platina filly Oncidium won the sixth race at Fairview.
Under Nirvan Nastili, the flashy grey showed plenty of heart when running on strongly to claim the Racing Today FM 66 Handicap (F and M) (1600m) by a neck.
One of three winners on the day for Dean Smith, Oncidium races for Colin Gordon, Johnny Gerber & Clint Larsson.

Bred by Wilgerbosdrift & Mauritzfontein, Oncidium is out of the Silvano mare Orchid Island.

Danon Platina’s third and final winner on Wednesday came when his daughter Genovefa won eighth and final race.
Trained by Kelly Mitchley, the four-year-old made it two wins from her last three starts when she won the Next Fairview Racemeeting Friday 24 April FM 72 Handicap (1300m).
Under Muzi Yeni, Genovefa stormed home to get up close home and win by a head.

Bred by Wicklow Stud, Genovefa is out of the Captain Al mare Skipping Gal.

Japanese champion Danon Platina enjoyed good success at the recent National Yearling Sale, where his progeny made up to R500 000.

April 23, 2026

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National Sale success for Digital Age

By MorneDigital Age

Mauritzfontein’s exciting young stallion Digital Age made his presence felt at this week’s National Yearling Sale.
The son of Invincible Spirit had 17 first-crop yearlings fetch R6 975 000 at the two day auction, where Digital Age yearlings averaged R410 294.

The top priced Digital Age yearling sold at the 2026 National Yearling Sale was Multi Media (Lot 101).
That colt, consigned to the sale by Mauritzfontein, was sold to Kestorm Investments for R1 000 000.
The regally bred Multi Media, who is bred on a similar cross to classic winner Magna Grecia, is out of the Galileo mare Miss Galidora.

Other yearlings by Digital Age fetched R900 000, R800 000, and R550 000 respectively.
It is not the first time that Digital Age has made a splash in the sales ring. The Invincible Spirit horse had a filly make R550 000 at the Cape Yearling Sale earlier in 2026.

April 17, 2026

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COUSIN CASEY RELATIVES SHINE AT NATIONAL SALE

By MorneUncategorized

Members of champion Cousin Casey’s illustrious family proved very popular at the recent National Yearling Sale.
The Drakenstein Stud consigned Snap Out Of It (Lot 217), a Vercingetorix colt bred on very similar lines to Cousin Casey, was knocked down to Jonathan Snaith for R2 800 000.

The choicely bred colt is out of G2 Cape Stayers/G3 Victress Stakes winner Snapscan (by Oratorio), whose G3 Final Fling Stakes winning dam Cash Register is a full-sister to the dam of the Vercingetorix sired champion Cousin Casey.

Cash Register, who also won the Listed Ladies Mile, is also the dam of Listed Ibhayi Stakes winner Point Of Sale (by Var).
The latter’s Legislate colt Deed Of Sale was sold to Etienne Braun for R1 100 000 at the National Sale.
Bred by Drakenstein Stud, Deed Of Sale is the second foal for his dam.

Cousin Casey’s outstanding sire Vercingetorix once again dominated proceedings at this year’s National Yearling Sale.

The champion sire was responsible for the three top lots sold at the National Sale, where Vercingetorix colt Red Trix made R5.25 million to top the sale.
The remarkable Vercingetorix was the Leading Sire by Aggregate, with his 29 yearlings grossing R46.2 million and averaging R1 593 103.

April 17, 2026

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Danon Platina colt wins on debut

By MorneDanon Platina

Mauritzfontein’s resident sire, and Japanese champion, Danon Platina, came up with a good looking debut winner on Wednesday.
Danon Platina’s two-year-old son Kazenoyoni made the perfect start to his career when he won the first race at Hollywoodbets Scottsville.

Under Craig Zackey, the Duncan Howells trained colt came from nowhere to win the Bet With Colossus Exclusive On www.tote.co.za Maiden Juvenile Plate (1200m) by nearly a length.
Bred by Moutonshoek, Kazenoyoni races for SA Punters Forum Syndicate (Pty) Ltd (Nom: Mr Deva Govender), Messrs G D Bodill, D C Howells, W L Reich, T L Tait, N S Subban & S Gopaul.

Wednesday’s winner, who is out of the Mambo In Seattle mare Bize, was a R275 000 buy from the 2025 National Yearling Sale.

Champion Danon Platina shares his legendary sire Deep Impact with a host of high-class sires, including Real Steel and Saxon Warrior. The former is responsible for Japanese Horse Of The Year, and dual G1 Saudi Cup winner, Forever Young and the latter is the sire of impressive recent G1 The Agency Randwick Guineas winner Sheza Alibi.

Danon Platina has five lots on the Premier Yearling Sale, and a further 18 lots on the National Yearling Sale.

March 11, 2026

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Four in a row for Ideal World filly

By MorneIdeal World

Mauritzfontein’s top-class sire Ideal World looks to have come up with another good sort in the form of Precocious.
The latter made it four wins in a row when she won at Turffontein on Saturday afternoon.

Under Blaine Marx-Jacobson, the Tony Peter trained three-year-old tracked the front running Alpine Jet early on in Saturday Racing240 FM 100 Handicap (F and M) (1000m).
Precocious kicked on strongly in the closing stages to get up and win by a length.

Bred by Oldlands Stud, Precocious races for Kestorm Investments.

The filly, who is out of the Vercingetorix mare Sekhmet, has won four of just seven starts.

Her sire Ideal World, who is also the sire of this season’s G1 Betway Summer Cup winner Mocha Blend, has a single lot on offer at the National Yearling Sale.

March 9, 2026

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SALES RING SUCCESS FOR DIGITAL AGE

By MorneDigital Age

Mauritzfontein’s exciting young stallion Digital Age enjoyed sales ring success with his first crop when his yearlings went through the ring at Sunday’s Cape Yearling Sale.
The son of Invincible Spirit had yearlings make up to R550 000, with Digital Age ending Sunday’s sale having had four of his five yearlings offered make R1.235 million.

Digital Age’s top priced lot, the joint third top priced yearling sold at the 2026 Cape Sale, was a filly (Lot 105) out of the winning Oracy mare Aunty Carol.
From the family of champion Charles Dickens and impressive debut winner Grapes Of Wrath, the Hemel ‘N Aarde consigned filly is a half-sister to four winners including the smart performer Demanding Dave.

The daughter of Digital Age was sold to Herman Brown for R550 000.

She hails from the first crop of her exciting young sire Digital Age, winner of five races including the 2020 G1 Old Forester Bourbon Turf Classic Stakes.

Digital Age, who earned more than $1.2 million in prize money, won his first three starts before finishing fourth in the G1 Belmont Derby Invitational Stakes and second in the Saratoga Derby Invitational Stakes.

He is one of more than 150 stakes winners sired by G1 Haydock Park Sprint Cup winner Invincible Spirit, whose progeny have won G1 races in Australia, Britain, Dubai, France, Ireland, and the United States.

March 2, 2026

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Ideal World filly makes it three in a row

By MorneIdeal World

Mauritzfontein’s successful sire Ideal World looks to have come up with another smart filly in the form of Precocious.
The latter made it three wins in a row when she won impressively at the Vaal on Tuesday.

Under Blaine Marx-Jacobson, the Tony Peter trained three-year-old defied a merit rating hike with a smooth performance in Tuesday’s SA Derby 4 April FM 84 Handicap (1000m).
Precocious proved far too strong for her rivals, with the Ideal World filly streaking home to score by two lengths.

Bred by Oldlands Stud, Precocious races for Kestorm Investments. Tuesday’s winner, who is out of the Vercingetorix mare Sekhmet, has won her last three starts by an aggregate of nearly ten lengths.

Now a winner of three of just six starts, Precocious shares her sire Ideal World with a host of top-class fillies including champion Smart Call and this season’s G1 Betway Summer Cup winner Mocha Blend.

A son of Kingmambo and champion Banks Hill, Ideal World has a single lot on offer at Sunday’s Cape Yearling Sale -a full-brother (Lot 122) to Listed Wolf Power 1600 winner Irish Pride whose relatives include champions Celtic Grove and Marinaresco.

February 25, 2026

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Thursday double for Ideal World

By MorneUncategorized

Mauritzfontein’s high-class stallion Ideal World came up with a double on Thursday when his daughters Dimako’s Jet and Precocious won races four and eight respectively.
The Weichong Marwing trained Dimako’s Jet picked up the fifth win of her career when she won Thursday’s Racing Today FM 91 Divided Handicap (1800m).
Well positioned early on, the five-year-old struck the front close home and stayed on strongly to win by nearly a length and a half.

Bred and owned by Messrs P T & P Dimakogiannis, Dimako’s Jet has won or placed in 16 of her starts.
The mare, who is out of the Jet Master mare Jet Mark, is bred on the same Ideal World/Jet Master cross as Horse Of The Year Rainbow Bridge.

Ideal World struck again when his daughter Precocious won Thursday’s Next Vaal Racemeeting Tuesday 10 February MR74 Apprentice Handicap.

The Tony Peter trained three-year-old made it back to back wins when she drew clear to score convincingly by three and a half lengths.

Bred by Oldlands Stud, Precocious has won two of five starts for Kestorm Investments.

Her sire Ideal World, whose progeny include this season’s G1 Betway Summer Cup winner Mocha Blend, is from the same female line as Juddmonte’s exciting young sire Lead Artist.
It was recently announced that the G1 winning Lead Artist would shuttle to Arrowfield Stud.

February 9, 2026

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Thursday double for The United States

By MorneUncategorized

Moutonshoek’s red hot stallion The United States is having a great season in 2025-2026.
The son of Galileo’s fine run continued at the Vaal on Thursday, where The United States’ high-class sons The Specialist and Tin Pan Alley won races six and seven respectively.

Both geldings are trained by Sean Tarry and both were ridden to victory by Keagan De Melo.

Runner up in the 2024 G1 World Pool Moment Of The Day Premiers Champion Stakes (where he beat subsequent G1 winners Cosmic Speed and Legend Of Arthur), four-year-old The Specialist made a big impression when he won Thursday’s Classic Day 7 March MR 96 Handicap (1200m).
Unleashed from the back of the field, The Specialist produced a devastating turn foot to mow down his rivals and get up to win by a long neck.

Bred by Ascot Stud, The Specialist has earned R568 437. The gelding races for Mukund Gujadhur, D J Michael, Lance Michael, Rikesh Sewgoolam and the Wernars Family.

Top-class three-year-old Tin Pan Alley, winner of both this season’s G2 Betway Joburg Spring Challenge and G3 Betway Graham Beck Stakes, stamped his G2 Gauteng Guineas claims when he won Thursday’s SA Derby 4 April Pinnacle Stakes (1450m).
The gelded son of The United States showed plenty of courage in getting up to win the contest on the line, despite Tin Pan Alley being under sufferance in the race.

Bred by Moutsonhoek, Tin Pan Alley races the Wernars Family in partnership with Dayalan Chinsammy.
One of Gauteng’s top three-year-olds this season, he has already earned more than R1.2 million in stakes.

Tin Pan Alley, who is out of the Querari mare The Entertainer, was a R500 000 buy from the 2024 August Two Year Old Sale.

His G1 winning sire is enjoying a breakout year in 2025-2026, with The United States also responsible for G1 World Pool Cape Flying Championship winner Kingdundee as well as G2 Mike De Kock Ipi Tombe Challenge queen Rodeo Drive.

January 23, 2026

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Five winners in two days for Danon Platina

Wednesday treble for Danon Platina

National Sale success for Digital Age

COUSIN CASEY RELATIVES SHINE AT NATIONAL SALE

Danon Platina colt wins on debut

Four in a row for Ideal World filly

SALES RING SUCCESS FOR DIGITAL AGE

Ideal World filly makes it three in a row

Thursday double for Ideal World

Thursday double for The United States

Tough. Proven. Bred in the purple.

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