Danon Platina

Mauritzfontein’s red hot young sire Danon Platina came up with his 11th first crop winner when his handsome son Rapidash won at Hollywoodbets Greyville on Saturday.
Fourth on his only previous start, the Justin Snaith trained Rapidash overcame greenness in running when running out an eye catching winner of Saturday’s Independent Media Maiden Juvenile Plate (1200 metres).

Under a good ride from Richard Fourie, Rapidash raced erratically down the straight, but Fourie straightened the colt up well and managed to produce a late burst from his mount which saw Rapidash fly up late and break his maiden by a long neck.

Bred by Kilimanjaro Bloodstock, Rapidash is out of the War Pass mare My Lovely.

The colt’s win continued the great run of late enjoyed by his G1 winning sire Danon Platina.
Rapidash is his sire’s third winner from his last three runners, with Danon Platina having also supplied a pair of winners at Turffontein on Tuesday.

Currently South Africa’s Leading First Season Sire by Winners, Danon Platina is second Leading First Season Sire by stakes for the 2022-2023 racing season thus far.

The champion son of legendary racehorse and sire Deep Impact has nine lots on offer at the 2023 KZN Yearling Sale, including a full-brother (Lot 37) to promising filly Unconquerable Lady. The latter has been entered for all of the Listed Lady’s Slipper Stakes, Listed Perfect Promise Sprint and Listed Somerset 1200.

Mauritzfontein’s exciting young sire Danon Platina is showing strong signs of becoming a top-class stallion, with the champion son of Deep Impact having made a cracking start with his first two-year-olds this season.
At the time of writing, Danon Platina is South Africa’s Leading First Season Sire of 2022-2023 by both individual winners and by individual wins, and he is second, only to Lancaster Bomber, as Leading First Season Sire by stakes.
With a number of bigger two-year-old feature races yet to come this season, Danon Platina could well over take Lancaster Bomber as the season winds down.
Danon Platina also sports an impressive Average Earnings Per Runner with his first crop’s AEPR of R40 085 -and he is the Leading First Season this year by Average Earnings Per Runner. Currently, Danon Platina sports a higher AEPR than such top-class South African stallions as Vercingetorix, Trippi, Rafeef and Querari to name but a few.
His ten first winners include the exciting filly Platina Princess, Romance In Rome -winner of two of his first four starts, debut winner Oriental Bouquet, and the highly regarded White Pearl. The latter followed up a good second place finish on debut with an eye catching win at Turffontein on her only other appearance, and White Pearl looks destined for bigger and better things.
With a host of unraced two-year-olds yet to grace the tracks, and with a number of runners appearing to be winners in waiting, Danon Platina’s statistics look bound to improve still further come the end of the season.
Japan’s Champion 2YO Colt of 2014, Danon Platina is one of 195 stakes winners for his legendary sire Deep Impact, Champion Sire in Japan for 11 years running, and already sire of such proven G1 sires as Kizuna, Real Impact, Satono Aladdin and Saxon Warrior.
Deep Impact, Leading Sire of 2YOs in Japan on 11 occasions, has produced more than 1300 winners, with his stock having not only dominated Japanese racing but also capturing such major international races as the 2000 Guineas, Cazoo Oaks, French Derby, Breeders’ Cup Filly & Mare Turf, Dubai Sheema Classic, French 1000 Guineas, Makybe Diva Stakes, Irish Oaks, Prix d’Ispahan, Hong Kong Cup, and French Oaks.
At the time of writing, Deep Impact progeny have earned in excess of $976 000 000.

His son Danon Platina appears set to do his sire proud!

Mauritzfontein’s exciting young stallion Danon Platina has been firing on all cylinders of late, and Deep Impact’s champion son was at it again when Danon Platina supplied the first two winners on the card at Turffontein on Tuesday afternoon.
Danon Platina came up with his ninth first crop winner when his promising two-year-old daughter White Pearl downed a smart field to claim the first race on Tuesday, the 4Racing Welcomes You Juvenile Plate run over 1450 metres.
Under Craig Zackey, the Mike de Kock trained filly stayed on strongly to get up and win by neck, with some promising two-year-olds further back in running.
Runner up on her only previous outing, White Pearl was bred by Wilgerbosdrift & Mauritzfontein.
Tuesday’s winner is out of Tiger Ridge mare Oyster Pond, and was a R450 000 purchase from the 2022 August Two Year Old Sale.
Danon Platina made it ten first crop winners when his son French Impact won the very next race at Turffontein, the Play Soccer 6,10 and 13 Juvenile Plate (1450m), in eye catching fashion. Keen for much of Tuesday’s race, the Robbie Sage trained French Impact was bought with a sustained late run by Muzi Yeni with the pair powering away to score impressively by over a length and a half.
Out of the Frankel mare Avantgarde, French Impact had finished seventh on debut before filling the runner up berth in each of his two subsequent starts.
Bred by Laurence Wernars, the Danon Platina colt was a R260 000 buy from the 2022 August Two Year Old Sale.
Japan’s Champion 2YO Colt of 2014, Danon Platina has enjoyed a great patch of late, with the Mauritzfontein resident also the sire of Saturday’s eye catching winner Oni San.
Danon Platina, who shares his legendary sire with Coolmore’s very exciting young sire and G1 Qipco 2000 Guineas winner Saxon Warrior among many others, has now been responsible for 17 first-crop runners to either win or finish in the money.
Himself a G1 winner at two, Danon Platina has nine lots on offer at the 2023 KZN Yearling Sale.

Mauritzfontein’s impeccably bred sire, and Japanese champion, Danon Platina has made a very pleasing start to his stud career and the champion son Deep Impact came up with his eighth first crop winner when his daughter Oni San won at Hollywoodbets Kenilworth on Saturday afternoon.
Trained by Vaughan Marshall, two-year-old Oni San had finished third last time out and she duly made amends for that defeat with a convincing display in Saturday’s Cape Turf Club Maiden Juvenile Plate (Fillies) over 1200 metres.
Always up with the pace, under Anthony Andrews, Oni San kicked away in the closing stages and stayed on nicely to win by a length.
Bred by Wilgerbosdrift & Mauritzfontein, Oni San is out of the Tiger Ridge mare Fortuny.
The filly was a R325 000 purchase from the 2022 Cape Yearling Sale.
Japan’s Champion 2YO Colt of 2014, Danon Platina has made a very smart start to his stud career, with his early winners including the promising filly Platina Princess, Romance In Rome –winner of two of his four starts, and debut winner Oriental Bouquet.
Another winning member of this first crop is Unconquerable Lady, who has been entered in the Listed Lady’s Slipper Stakes.

Mauritzfontein’s promising young sire Danon Platina came up with his seventh winner when Linkin Navigator, a gelding from his sire’s first crop, ran out a convincing winner at Hollywoodbets Greyville on Saturday.
The grey, who was making his first start in KwaZulu-Natal on Saturday, was given a positive by Gavin Lerena in Saturday’s The Independent On Saturday Then And Now Maiden Juvenile Plate (1200m).

Lerena positioned his mount just off the early pace before he unleashed Linkin Navigator close home.
From there, the Johan Janse Van Vuuren trained two-year-old powered away to win impressively by nearly two and three-quarter lengths.
Linkin Navigator, who had finished third on debut before finishing second and third respectively in his next two starts, was bred by Laurence Wernars and the Syrilla Stud.
He is out of the Commands mare Carmalita.
His sire Danon Platina has made a very pleasing start with his first two-year-olds this season, and the champion son of champion racehorse and sire Deep Impact is currently second on the Leading First Season Sires premiership for 2022-2023.
Japan’s Champion 2YO Colt of 2014, Danon Platina also went close to enjoying a double at Turffontein on Thursday where son French Impact ran second in the first race on the card, and daughter White Pearl filling the same position in the third race.

Mauritzfontein’s exciting young stallion Danon Platina has made a cracking start with his first two-year-olds this season, and the son of Deep Impact was at it again on Sunday when a pair of Danon Platina sired two-year-olds won the first two races run at Hollywoodbets Scottsville.
Danon Platina filly Lady Lacewing showed the benefit of experience when she won the first race on Sunday’s card, the World Sports Betting Welcomes You Maiden Juvenile Plate (Fillies) (1200m), in courageous fashion.
Always up with the pace, the Michael Miller trained filly was given a well judged ride by Robert Khathi, who kept his mount going in the closing stages to register a gutsy near three-parts of a length win.
Bred by Mr and Mrs Jonathan Martin, Lady Lacewing had finished fourth last time out.
Out of the Var mare Anatevka, Lady Lacewing was an R80 000 buy from the 2022 KZN Yearling Sale.
She is the fifth winner to have emerged from Danon Platina’s first crop, and his sixth winner emerged in the very next race when Danon Platina filly Oriental Bouquet made a winning debut to land Sunday’s WSB Bet with the Best Maiden Juvenile Plate (Fillies) (1200m) in convincing style.
Under Craig Zackey, the Duncan Howells trained two-year-old flew up late to win going away by just under three-parts of a length.
Bred by Riethuiskraal Stud (who also bred Danon Platina’s very first winner Romance In Rome), Oriental Bouquet is out of the Tiger Ridge mare Jo Malone.
The promising filly was a R120 000 purchase from last year’s National Yearling Sale.
Japanese champion Danon Platina has now had 13 members of his first-crop either win or finish in the money, and he looks a very exciting young sire.
One of more than 180 stakes winners sired by legendary racehorse and stallion Deep Impact, Danon Platina has a cracking draft on offer at this year’s National Yearling Sale, including a half-sister (Lot 12) to G1 Daily News 2000 runner up Padre Pio, a filly (Lot 74) out of G3 Strelitzia Stakes heroine She’s A Stunner, a colt (Lot 82) out of G3 Acacia Handicap victress Simply Royal, and a colt (Lot 322) out of G3 Strelitzia Stakes winner Inverroche.

Mauritzfontein’s exciting young sire Danon Platina came up with his fourth first crop winner when his two-year-old daughter Betula won the first race at the Vaal on Thursday.
Fifth on her only previous appearance, the Stuart Pettigrew trained filly built on that first up effort with a courageous performance on Thursday.
Under Diego De Gouveia, Betula raced three lengths off the leaders early on in Thursday’s 4Racing Welcomes You Maiden Juvenile Plate (Fillies) (1450m).
When asked the question, Betula struck the front, before digging down deep to best runner up Dakota Cat by a long neck.
Still very green in running, Betula had been working well before the race, and she duly lived up to connections’ predictions.
Out of the Fastnet Rock mare Boxwood Bower, Betula is bred on a similar cross to the one which produced the Deep Impact sired G1 SAJC Australasian Oaks winner Glint Of Hope.
Bred by Wilgerbosdrift & Mauritzfontein, Betula was a R160 000 buy from the 2022 National Yearling Sale.
Her sire had made news earlier in the week when Danon Platina filly Platina Princess became the first two-year-old this season to win in open company.
Danon Platina shares his legendary sire Deep Impact with brilliant colt Auguste Rodin, who currently heads the betting for this year’s G1 Qipco 2000 Guineas and G1 Cazoo Derby.
Out of a mare by Breeders’ Cup Juvenile winner and top-class sire Unbridled’s Song, Danon Platina has 22 lots on offer at this month’s National Yearling Sale.

Mauritzfontein’s exciting young stallion Danon Platina came up with his third first-crop winner on Tuesday when his two-year-old daughter Platina Princess won in open company at Turffontein.
Trained by Mike de Kock, Platina Princess had finished second, to the exciting Egyptian Mau, on her only previous start and was thus dispatched a 14-10 tote favourite for Tuesday’s TAB Telebet 0861 000 822 Maiden Plate (F&M) over 1450 metres.

Under Craig Zackey, the filly powered home down the inside of the track to win as she liked by over six lengths.

Bred by Summerhill Equestrian, the promising Platina Princess is out of the Kahal mare Blonde Princess.
Her sire Danon Platina went close to having a double at Turffontein on Tuesday, with his son Linkin Navigator finishing a close up third in the third race on the card.
Platina Princess joins the likes of Romance In Rome and Unconquerable Lady as early first crop winners for Danon Platina.
Japan’s Champion 2YO Colt of 2014, and winner of the G1 Asahi Hai Futurity Stakes, Danon Platina shares his legendary sire Deep Impact with proven G1 stallions Saxon Warrior, Real Impact, Kizuna, Staphanos and Satono Aladdin.

Danon Platina has more than 20 lots on offer at this month’s National Yearling Sale including a colt (Lot 396) out of champion Nother Russia.

Mauritzfontein’s well performed resident stallion Danon Platina came up with his second winner in the past three days when his daughter Unconquerable Lady romped home at Hollywoodbets Durbanville on Tuesday.
The former Japanese champion had also enjoyed success at Hollywoodbets Greyville on Sunday when his son Romance In Rome won the first race on that card.
Trained by Candice Bass-Robinson, two-year-old Unconquerable Lady turned Tuesday’s Hollywoodbets Durbanville Welcomes You Maiden Juvenile (Fillies) (1000m) into a one horse race.
Under Keagan De Melo, Unconquerable Lady was always up with the pace in Tuesday’s contest, and pulled away nicely in the closing stages to score a shade cosily by three-parts of a length.
Bred by Wilgerbosdrift & Mauritzfontein, Unconquerable Lady is out of the Dixieland Band mare Tally Blue.
The filly was an R400 000 buy from the 2022 KZN Yearling Sale.
Danon Platina, Japan’s Champion 2YO Colt of 2014, has 22 lots on offer at the upcoming National Yearling Sale.

Mauritzfontein’s Deep Impact stallion Danon Platina looks to have come up with a very smart gelding from his first crop in the form of Romance In Rome.
The latter made it two wins from just four starts when romping home to a facile win at Hollywoodbets Greyville on Sunday.
An impressive maiden winner last time out, the Michael Miller trained Romance In Rome hit the front 200m from home and powered away to land Sunday’s Catch KZN Racing Via Live Streaming On www.galloptv.co.za Juvenile Plate (1400m) by three lengths.
Bred by Riethuiskraal Stud, Romance In Rome is out of the Captain Al mare Bella Ragazza.
The gelding was a R90 000 buy from the 2022 KZN Yearling Sale.
His sire Danon Platina is also responsible for recent runner up finishers French Impact, Unconquerable Lady, and Platina Princess.
Japan’s Champion 2YO Colt of 2014, Danon Platina has 19 lots on offer at the 2023 National Yearling Sale including a colt (Lot 396) out of Equus Champion Nother Russia.