Jikkie de Wet’s beautiful Prosper Stud welcomed one of the first reported foals of popular ‘People’s Champion’ Kommetdieding late last week.
A filly described by leading Vet Dr Marianne Thomson as ‘well balanced, correct and cheeky’ was born on Thursday 8 August, shortly after 21h00.
A first foal of the Visionaire mare Intuitive, a daughter of the six-time winning multiple graded stakes winning Jet Master mare She’s On Fire, the beautiful filly received accolades from experienced breeder Jikkie de Wet and the veteran Vet, herself a breeder of Grade 1 champions.
Kommetdieding’s daughter out of the Visionaire mare Intuitive was born at Prosper on Thursday 8 August 2024 (Pic – Supplied)
A son of Elusive Fort who captured the public imagination when he went from the obscurity of being a relatively cheap ticket R55 000 buy at the Klawervlei Farm Sale to achieve the unique Durban July-Cape Town Met double, the story of Kommetdieding will go down in history as one of the great stories of South African racing’s modern folklore.
In the silks of Ashwin Reynolds, Kommetdieding raced from 2-5 and won 6 races from 1200m to 2200m.
Dr Marianne Thomson said she is well balanced, correct and cheeky! (Pic – Supplied)
On Saturday 3 July 2021, Kommetdieding won the R2-million Vodacom Durban July as a three year old. In the process, the history books were rewritten as Ashwin Reynolds became the first racehorse owner of colour to win Africa’s most famous horserace.
He duly won the Cape’s most prestigious race, the Cape Town Met, and in so doing joined elite racing heroes Politician, London News, Pocket Power and Igugu.
His trainer Michelle Rix also became the first female conditioner to win the prestigious race.
Mom gives ‘Klein Kommet’ a nudge (Pic – Supplied)
Kommetdieding is a son of Gr1 SA Derby / Gr1 Daily News 2000 winner Elusive Fort (Fort Wood) out of the three-time winning Captain Al mare Adorable.
He stood his first season at Klawervlei in 2023, when he covered 82 foals and is set to start his second season with his 2024 fee set at R12 000 (R2 000 nom, R10 000 live foal).
