Just as they did in midweek with the Soqrat filly Jordash in the same silks, Ridgemont rider Richard Fourie and trainer Peter Muscutt produced the opening winner on the Hollywoodbets Kenilworth card on Saturday when exciting Rathmor Stud War Front stallion Declarationofpeace delivered his second impressive winner in the space of a week.
The lightning-fast Spacebound (Richard Fourie) brings it home for his sire, Declarationofpeace (Pic – Chase Liebenberg)
The lightning-fast Spacebound (9-4) carried too many guns for his eight opponents in the R150 000 Maiden Juvenile Plate on Saturday and ran right away from his field to beat Follow Your Heart (33-10) by 4 lengths in a time of 60,11 secs for the 1000m.
The tote favourite Getupandgo (5-2) was a further 1,25 lengths back in third, with the winner’s stablemate Military Command (25-1) rounded the quartet off in fourth in a decent effort for a horse who should go further.
Winning jockey Richard Fourie, fresh off his Valentine’s Day four-timer at Fairview, just posed on the back of Spacebound.
“They should have called him Rocket Ship! A lovely horse, “ enthused Fourie.
Trainer Peter Muscutt labelled the winner ‘relaxed, professional with plenty of natural speed’.
Bred by Rathmor Stud, Spacebound cost R280 000 at the National 2yo Sale and races in the silks of Miss Jordie Daniel.
He is out of the well-performed Earth’s Orbit (Captain Al), who was trained by Justin Snaith and won four races.
It’s been a flying start for KZN based stallion Declarationofpeace!
Mike Miller’s Treaty Of Paris, only the second runner for Declarationofpeace, opened the stallion’s account at Hollywoodbets Scottsville on Sunday 9 February.
Declarationofpeace is stationed at Brad and Cait McHardy’s Macrath Stud, whilst the stallion is owned by Mario Ferreira’s Rathmor Stud in a syndicate, and has enjoyed full books each season.
Declarationofpeace is out of Serena’s Cat, making him a half-brother to Gr1 Breeders Cup runner up Noble Tune and Gr1 winner, Honor Code.. His dam has produced three stakes-winning colts, all of whom have become sires. Notably, his half-brother Honor Code was sold in 2023 to Japan and stood his 2024 season at Yushun Stallion Station and has produced three Gr1 winners to date.
As a foal, Declarationofpeace commanded a remarkable $2.6 million at Keeneland, sold to the Coolmore connections.
His racing career was marked by victories in Ireland and America. He won the Qatar Juvenile Turf Sprint Stakes (1000m on turf) at Del Mar on Breeders Cup day, and placed Group 2 Sapphire Stakes and Group 3 Mercury Stakes in Ireland and contested 5 Gr1 sprints for Aidan O’Brien at 2 and at 3, in UK, Ireland and France.
Declarationofpeace by War Front ex Serena’s Cat (Pic – Supplied)
The paternal grandson of Danzig that has been successful in South Africa, is one of three sons of War Front to stand in South Africa alongside the deceased Lancaster Bomber and Fire Away, both of the latter stallions have seen their progeny exported to America, including Beach Bomb and Egyptian Mau.
Lancaster Bomber again highlighted the War Front link, producing a double on WSB Cape Town Met Day as Rascova won the Maine Chance Farms Gr1 Majorca Stakes, whilst Eight On Eighteen won the WSB Gr1 Cape Town Met.
Declarationofpeace stood for a fee of R12 000 live foal in 2024. His highest sales price to date saw Bloomhill Stud-bred half-sister to Bohica sell for R425 000 to Form Bloodstock at the August 2YO Sale in 2024.
