Met winning champion One World was the toast of Hollywoodbets Kenilworth on Saturday, when the Equus Champion supplied three Vaughan Marshall-trained winners.
One Stripe (Gavin Lerena) returns after winning the Gr2 Cape Punters Cup (Pic – Chase Liebenberg)
One World runners, Lion Rampart, Kaiboy and Miss World filled the first three positions in Saturday’s Listed World Sports Betting Sophomore Sprint, while the sire sensation’s sons One Stripe, All Out For Six and Captain West finished first, second and fourth in the Gr2 Cape Punters Cup.
Another son of One World, World Of Pleasure, showed tremendous courage to win Saturday’s eighth race, with the three-year-old prevailing in a ding-dong finish.
At Hollywoodbets Scottsville on Sunday, One World marked another winner courtesy of the Riverton bred Master Tommie, who shed his maiden in impressive style in the opener.
It is hard to see One World not making his mark on the upcoming Hollywoodbets Gr1 Cape Guineas, a race won by his sire back in 2000, given Saturday’s results. And he remains one of South Africa’s brightest stallion prospects.
However, as impressive as One World’s record at Hollywoodbets Kenilworth on Saturday was, the influence of his late sire Captain Al should not be overlooked.
Captain Al is the paternal grandsire of the first three home in the Sophomore Sprint and is also either paternal or maternal grandsire of the first four home in the 2024 Cape Punters Cup. It is worth noting that third-placed finisher Eight On Eighteen (Lancaster Bomber) is out of the Captain Al daughter Sempre Libre.
Captain Al is also broodmare sire of Double Grand Slam (Vercingetorix), winner of Saturday’s Summer Bowl, as well as Congressman (Querari), winner of the tenth and final race at Hollywoodbets Kenilworth.
Trainer Vaughan Marshall talks to Cape Racing’s Vicky Minott post race (Pic – Chase Liebenberg)
Double Grand Slam is out of the Captain Al sired Gr3 The Debutante winner Princess Peach, a full-sister to Listed East Cape Fillies Nursery queen Princess Alberta. Princess Peach’s Gr2 Sceptre Stakes winning half-sister Badger’s Cove ranks, in turn, as the granddam of Saturday’s Listed World Sports Betting Sophomore Sprint winner Lion Rampart.
Captain Al’s champion son Captain Of All looked a little unlucky not to have a winner on Saturday’s card, with his son Meu Capitano beaten just a short-head in the World Sports Betting Bantry Bay Stakes, with recent Kuda Gr3 Matchem Stakes winner Questioning (ex Wheredowego, a daughter of Captain Al), finishing third in the Bantry Bay Stakes.
Another son of Captain Al, Cape Guineas winner William Longsword, also went close to having a winner at Hollywoodbets Kenilworth on Saturday. His two-year-old daughter Call Of The Karoo made a pleasing debut when she finished second in the Futurity Plate.
Currently heading the Leading Broodmare Sires premiership for 2024-2025, Captain Al could well make his presence felt yet again at Turffontein this coming Saturday.
Broodmare sire of Betway Gr1 Summer Cup hopeful My Soul Mate, Captain Al is also paternal grandsire of the Betway Gr3 Fillies Mile contenders World Of Alice (One World), Fiery Pegasus (Captain Of All), Willy Meet Again (William Longsword), and Miss Scaletta (William Longsword).
Captain Al could also make his mark as a grandsire in the New Turf Carriers Gr3 Merchants. This race was won last year by his grandson Dyce. The latter’s sire William Longsword is responsible for Merchant hopefuls Melech and Rulership.
The late son of Al Mufti is also broodmare sire of the Betway Gr3 Carry On Alice Stakes contenders Passchendaele (Querari) and Mia Moo (Vercingetorix).
