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Debut winner for Danon Platina

By MorneDanon Platina

Mauritzfontein’s well performed stallion Danon Platina has a very promising crop of two-year-olds in 2024-2025.
Deep Impact’s champion son came up with another good looking two-year-old winner on Saturday when Danon Platina filly Limerick Lace made a winning debut at Turffontein.
Trained by Mathew and Mike De Kock, Limerick Lace powered home to win the second race on Saturday.
Under Callan Murray, the two-year-old stormed away to win the Play Soccer 6,10, and 13 Maiden Juvenile Plate (Fillies) (1160m) by two and a quarter lengths.
Bred by Wilgerbosdrift & Mauritzfontein, Limerick Lace was a R280 000 buy from the 2024 Cape Yearling Sale.
Limerick Lace, who is out of the Tiger Ridge mare Limerick Ridge, is bred on the same Danon Platina/Tiger Ridge cross as high-class filly White Pearl.
Saturday’s winner is the sixth two-year-old winner this season for Danon Platina, Japan’s Champion 2YO Colt of 2014.
Other promising two-year-olds representing Danon PLatina this season are Whispering Death, G3 Winter Nursery runner up Absolutely Yes, and Tina Lovelace. The latter ran third in the G3 Pretty Polly Stakes.
Danon Platina’s son Grey Jet holds an entry for the G1 Daily News 2000, while his daughters Miss Platina and Regeneration both hold entries for the same day’s G2 Tote Woolavington 2000.

May 19, 2025

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Wednesday double for Ideal World

By MorneIdeal World

Mauritzfontein’s consistently successful sire Ideal World had a pair of winners at Hollywoodbets Greyville on Wednesday. It was a 100% strike rate for Ideal World, who had just two runners on the day.
The son of Kingmambo’s first success came when his two-year-old daughter Alannah won the second race.
Trained by Paul Lafferty, Alannah turned the Online Form Guide www.gallop.co.za Maiden Juvenile Plate (Fillies) (1400m) into a one-horse race.

Under Kabelo Matsunyane, the filly pulled well clear of her rivals to shed her maiden impressively with a three length score.
Bred by Wilgerbosdrift & Mauritzfontein, Alannah is out of the Silvano mare Mrs Simpson.

Ideal World’s second success on Wednesday came his son Uzwano won the fifth race at Hollywoodbets Greyville.
Trained by Dean Kannemeyer, the gelded three-year-old, under Sean Veale, stayed on to land the Tabgold New Soccer Corners Class 4 (1600m) by just under half a length.
Bred by Wilgerbosdrift & Mauritzfontein, Uzwano has won twice from just eight starts.

Out of the Horse Chestnut mare Banbury, Uzwano is bred on the same Ideal World/Horse Chestnut cross as Met winning champion Smart Call.

Ideal World has had another good season in 2024-2025, with his flagbearers including G2 TAB Gauteng Guineas winner Parisian Walkway, useful filly Mocha Blend, Listed East Cape Oaks winner Lotus Island and Listed Monaco Sport Of Kings Kenilworth Cup runner up Blackberry Malt.

May 15, 2025

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THURSDAY DOUBLE FOR DANON PLATINA

By MorneDanon Platina

Mauritzfontein’s inform stallion Danon Platina has had a good week, and the champion son of Deep Impact struck again on Thursday.
Danon Platina, who had two winners at the Vaal on Tuesday, has some very promising two-year-olds this season and he had another juvenile winner at Turffontein on Thursday.
Danon Platina filly Versace Onthetrack built on a runner up effort on debut when she won Thursday’s 4Racing Welcomes You Maiden Juvenile Plate (Fillies) (1000m).
Under S’Manga Khumalo, the Fabian Habib trained filly dug down deep to shed her maiden second time out by a neck.
Bred by Wilgerbosdrift & Mauritzfontein, Versace Onthetrack is out of the Danehill Dancer mare Beautiful Muriel.
The filly was a R110 000 buy from the 2024 August Two Year Old Sale.
Versace Onthetrack is the fifth two-year-old winner this season for Danon Platina, himself Japan’s Champion 2YO Colt of 2014.
Danon Platina’s second success on Thursday came when his son Ichacha won the TAB.co.za Maiden Plate (1400m).
The Tyrone Zackey trained gelding, under Kabelo Matsunyane, stormed home to break his maiden convincingly by two and a quarter lengths.
Another bred by Wilgerbosdrift & Mauritzfontein, Ichacha is out of the Western Winter mare Babbling Brooke.

May 2, 2025

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Tuesday double for Danon Platina

By MorneDanon Platina

Japanese champion, and Mauritzfontein resident, Danon Platina has been in good form of late.
The son of Deep Impact’s good run continued when Danon Platina came up with two more winners at the Vaal on Tuesday. With the sire having only two runners on the card, Danon Platina enjoyed a 100% strike rate at the Vaal.

His first success came when his daughter Panthera Uncia stormed home to claim the In Memory Of Belinda Victor Work Riders Maiden Plate (F and M) by more than two lengths under Sam Mosia.

Bred by Clifton Stud, three-year-old Panthera Uncia is out of the Joshua Dancer mare Samba Serenade.

Danon Platina is also the sire of Like A Prayer, who won the eighth and final race on Tuesday.
The Tony Peter trained filly turned the Next Racemeeting Thursday 15 May Work Riders Maiden Plate (F and M) into a procession, with Like A Prayer romping home to score by more than four and a quarter lengths.

Bred by Wilgerbosdrift & Mauritzfontein, the three-year-old is out of the Danehill Dancer mare Beautiful Muriel.

Danon Platina looks to have some very promising two-year-olds this season. Among them are Whispering Death, winner of two of just three starts, and Mighty Eagle, who broke his maiden impressively at Turffontein on Sunday.

The champion shares his legendary sire Deep Impact with outstanding six time G1 winner Auguste Rodin (among many others). The latter, who is set to shuttle to Waikato Stud for a first time this year, was a G1 winner at two, three and four.

April 30, 2025

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33rd stakes winner for Ideal World

By MorneIdeal World

Mauritzfontein’s high-class sire Ideal World came up with his 33rd stakes winner on Friday, when his daughter Lotus Island won the Listed East Cape Oaks (2000m) at Fairview.
Trained by Alan Greeff, the progressive three-year-old made it four wins in a row with her victory in Friday’s R150 000 contest.

Under Richard Fourie, Lotus Island stayed on gamely to claim her biggest win to date by a head.

Bred by Wilgerbosdrift & Mauritzfontein, Lotus Island, a winner of four of nine starts, is unbeaten since relocating to the Eastern Cape.

Friday’s winner is out of the Tiger Ridge mare Glenshee.

Lotus Island is one of several high-class three-year-olds for her sire Ideal World this season, with others including G2 TAB Gauteng Guineas winner Parisian Walkway, the smart filly Ancient Wisdom and Mocha Blend, a winner of two of just three starts.

A son of Kingmambo and champion Banks Hill, Ideal World is also responsible for Equus Champions Rainbow Bridge, Smart Call and Hermoso Mundo.

April 14, 2025

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SUNDAY DOUBLE FOR DANON PLATINA

By MorneDanon Platina

Mauritzfontein’s inform stallion Danon Platina was responsible for a pair of winners at Hollywoodbets Greyville on Sunday.
Not only did Danon Platina gelding Plaza Accord win the third race on Sunday, but another Danon Platina gelding, Animal Impact, won the following contest.
The inform Danon Platina went close to having a treble on the day with his promising son Rich Folks Hoax just beaten into second spot in the ninth and final race.
The Peter Muscutt trained Plaza Accord made it back to back wins when he won the Catch KZN Racing via live streaming on www.galloptv.co.za Middle Stakes (1400m).
Under Jabu Jacobs, the gelded four-year-old stormed home to get up close home and win by just over a length and a quarter.
Bred by Varsfontein Stud, Plaza Accord has won three of 15 starts.
Plaza Accord, who is out of the Judpot mare Double Whammy, was a R700 000 purchase from the 2022 National Yearling Sale.
Animal Impact caused a 16-1 surprise when he won Sunday’s Follow In The Box Seat Podcast D Stakes (1800m). Under Calvin Habib, the Wendy Whitehead trained four-year-old dug down deep to hold off runner up Shiny Bob and win by half a length.
Bred and owned by the Estate of D J Side, Animal Impact, who is out of the Animal Kingdom mare Animal Lover, has now won twice.
Japanese champion Danon Platina has been in good form of late. His flagbearers include the very promising two-year-old Whispering Death, winner of two of just three starts, as well as smart fillies White Pearl and Regeneration, who ran third in the H1 TAB Empress Club Stakes and G3 Umzimkhulu Stakes, respectively.
A son of legendary racehorse and sire Deep Impact, Danon Platina has 13 lots on offer at the National Yearling Sale.

April 7, 2025

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Ideal World gelding makes it three in a row

By MorneIdeal World

Mauritzfontein’s successful stallion Ideal World is enjoying another good season in 2024-2025. The son of Kingmambo struck again when his talented son Tamarisk Tree won at Turffontein on Saturday.

In the process, the five-year-old made it three wins on the bounce.

Trained by Robbie Sage, Tamarisk Tree was given a fine ride by Muzi Yeni in Saturday’s For Hospitality Bookings Call 011 681 1796 Pinnacle Stakes (1800m).

Yeni bought his mount with a well timed run, and Tamarisk Tree stayed on to score cosily by a length.

Among those beaten by Tamarisk Tree on Saturday were multiple G1 winner Purple Pitcher and G2 TAB Gauteng Guineas runner up Hotarubi.

Now a six time winner, Tamarisk Tree took his earnings to over R660 000 with his victory on Saturday.

Bred by Wilgerbosdrift & Mauritzfontein, the gelding was a R340 000 buy from the 2021 August Two Year Old Sale.

Tamarisk Tree is out of the Belong To Me mare Milk And Honey, and is bred on similar lines to the Ideal World sired stakes winners Onesie and Perfection.

His sire Ideal World, whose son Hodgepodge won at Hollywoodbets Greyville recently, is also sire of Parisian Walkway, winner of the recent G2 TAB Gauteng Guineas, and an entrant for the G1 TAB SA Derby.

A son of the mighty Kingmambo, Ideal World has a single lot on offer at the National Yearling Sale.

March 17, 2025

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Danon Platina filly wins Lady’s Pendant

By MorneDanon Platina

Mauritzfontein’s well performed stallion Danon Platina came up with his third stakes winner on Friday.

His daughter Gocekwithlove picked up her biggest win to date when she won the Listed Lady’s Pendant (1200m) on Friday.

Trained by Alan Greeff, the four-year-old was given a fine ride by Charles Ndlovu. Ndlovu bought his mount with a perfectly time ride, hitting the front 150m from home and the pair stayed on to win by half a length.

Bred by Clifton Stud, Gocekwithlove has won five of 13 starts, with the filly having finished first or second in her last five starts.

Gocekwithlove, who is out of the Joshua Dancer mare Samba Serenade, was a R180 000 purchase from the 2022 National Yearling Sale.

The filly joins the likes of Great Plains (G3 Cape Classic) and White Pearl (G2 Mike De Kock Ipi Tombe Challenge) as stakes winners for Danon Platina this season.

Japan’s Champion 2YO Colt of 2014, Danon Platina shares his legendary sire Deep Impact with such proven G1 sires as Study Of Man, Saxon Warrior, Satono Aladdin, Real Steel and Kizuna.

The latter was Champion Sire in Japan in 2024, with Kizuna having sired 38 stakes winners.

Danon Platina has six lots on offer at Sunday’s Cape Yearling Sale, and two lots on offer at the Premier Yearling Sale..

February 24, 2025

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DIGITAL RELATIVE MAINTAINS HIS UNBEATEN RECORD

By MorneDigital Age

Mauritzfontein’s exciting young stallion Digital Age hails from an exceptional female line, and his family was to the fore again this weekend.
Promising three-year-old The Watcher, a brother in blood to Digital Age, made it two wins from two starts when he won at Wolverhampton on Saturday.
Despite carrying a seven-pound penalty for his debut win over six furlongs at Newcastle in December, The Watcher tanked his way to the front from the break. Extending his advantage from the top of the home straight, the 1-5 favourite hit the line with five lengths to spare over Kamekist in Saturday’s Gamble Responsibly At BetMGM Novice Stakes.
Trained by Karl Burke, The Watcher is out of the Lope De Vega mare Lunar Vega.
The Watcher and Digital Age are both sons of Invincible Spirit, with G3 Musidora Stakes winner Time Away (Darshaan) rating as the third dam of both Digital Age and The Watcher.
Both horses are descendants of the outstanding racemare Time Charter, Timeform’s top-rated three-year-old of 1982. Time Charter won nine of 20 starts, and won all of the G1 The Oaks, G1 King George VI And Queen Elizabeth Stakes, G1 Coronation Cup, and G1 Champion Stakes.
This is also the family of English Derby winners Tulyar and Trigo.
By the same sire as I Am Invincible and Kingman, Digital Age won five of 13 starts, with his biggest career coming in the 2020 G1 Old Forester Bourbon Turf Classic Stakes at Churchill Downs.
Digital Age’s first foals arrived last year.

February 9, 2025

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Ideal World gelding lands TAB Gauteng Guineas

By MorneFarm news, Ideal World

Mauritzfontein’s high-class sire Ideal World had a big payday at Turffontein on Saturday. His three-year-old son Parisian Walkway showed the benefits of gelding when he won the G2 TAB Gauteng Guineas (1600m) over some of the country’s top three-year-olds.

In landing Saturday’s R1 000 000 contest, Parisian Walkway became Ideal World’s 32nd stakes winner.

Trained, like Ideal World’s champion daughter Smart Call, by Alec Laird, Parisian Walkway was given a tremendous ride by Diego De Gouveia in the Gauteng Guineas.

De Gouveia took his mount to the front early on, but Parisian Walkway appeared beaten as the favourite, Greaterix, loomed up close home.

However, De Gouveia coaxed a little bit more from his courageous mount and the pair fought back to win by just under half a length.

Bred by Wilgerbosdrift & Mauritzfontein, Parisian Walkway was knocked down to A G Racing for R450 000 at the 2023 August Two Year Old Sale.

The gelding is out of the Mastercraftsman mare Boutique.

Parisian Walkway, one of two runners in the 2025 Gauteng Guineas sired by Ideal World, was one of two winners for his inform sire at Turffontein on Saturday.

Ideal World gelding Tamarisk Tree, who had to overcome an objection, made it back to back wins when he won the third race at Turffontein.

Under a strong ride from Gavin Lerena, the Robbie Sage trained five-year-old dug down deep to land the For Hospitality Bookings Call 011 681 1796 MR96 Handicap by a neck.

Another bred by Wilgerbosdrift & Mauritzfontein, Tamarisk Tree has won five of 26 starts for earnings of R544,688.

Saturday’s winner, who is bred on similar lines to the Ideal World sired stakes winners Onesie and Perfection, was produced by the Belong To Me mare Milk And Honey.

Ideal World, whose close relative Dansili is broodmare sire of Saturday’s G2 Wilgerbosdrift Gauteng Fillies Guineas queen Spumante Dolce, is having a fine run with his runners.

On Wednesday, his daughter Mocha Blend made it two wins from three starts when winning at Hollywoodbets Greyville and the following day, Ideal World filly Ancient Wisdom won for a second time, in just six starts, when victorious at the Vaal.

February 3, 2025

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Debut winner for Danon Platina

Wednesday double for Ideal World

THURSDAY DOUBLE FOR DANON PLATINA

Tuesday double for Danon Platina

33rd stakes winner for Ideal World

SUNDAY DOUBLE FOR DANON PLATINA

Ideal World gelding makes it three in a row

Danon Platina filly wins Lady’s Pendant

DIGITAL RELATIVE MAINTAINS HIS UNBEATEN RECORD

Ideal World gelding lands TAB Gauteng Guineas

Tough. Proven. Bred in the purple.

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