Drakenstein Stud’s consistently successful sire What A Winter struck yet again when coming up with a pair of winners on Tuesday.
His son Casino Ace, whose dam Aunty Carol is closely related to Drakenstein’s exciting young sire Charles Dickens, caught the eye when winning the Cape Turf Club Syndicates Cape D Stakes over 1000 metres.
Under a good ride from Corne Orffer, the Ricky Maingard-trained gelding kept going nicely to win by half a length at Hollywoodbets Kenilworth.
Bred by Hemel ‘N Aarde Stud, Casino Ace, who had finished third last time out, injured a tendon which kept him out of the sales early in his career.
What A Winter is also the sire of the well-bred three-year-old What A Fortune, who won the sixth race at Hollywoodbets Kenilworth on Tuesday.
Under Aldo Domeyer, the Candice Bass-Robinson trained gelding romped home to land the Celebrating Centurion Member Fadil Joomun’s Birthday Class 5 (1400m) by a length and three quarters.
Bred by Drakenstein Stud, What A Fortune got off the mark with a fluent performance on Tuesday.
What A Fortune is out of the Duke Of Marmalade mare Duchess Of Paris.
South Africa’s Leading Sire of 2YOs in 2019-2020 and Leading First Season Sire of 2016-2017, What A Winter, who had a double at Hollywoodbets Kenilworth last Saturday, will be represented by his daughter Gathering Winter in Saturday’s Futurity Plate, the first two-year-old race in South Africa this season.
Original article written by Cape Breeders Club