Former Eastern Cape pin-up boy Blaze Of Fire continues to enjoy his well earned retirement. Horse Of The Year in the Eastern Cape in 2013, Blaze Of Fire won eight times during his 47 race career while banking nearly R1 000 000 in stakes.
His victories included the 2012 Listed Ibhayi Stakes, with Blaze Of Fire also landing the Friendly City Stakes (Non-Black Type) in 2014.
Blaze Of Fire seen winning the 2014 Friendly City Stakes
The former Yvette Bremner trainee won from 1000m to 1800m during a career which saw Blaze Of Fire also contest some of South Africa’s top feature races.
From the 2011 Gr1 Cape Premier Yearling Sales Guineas, to the G1 SA Derby in the same season, and Gr1 Champions Cup of 2013, Blaze Of Fire and his connections took on some outstanding South African champions including dual Horse Of The Year Variety Club.
Blaze Of Fire put up arguably the finest run of his career when finishing third, beaten two and a half lengths by Jackson, in the 2013 Gr1 Champions Cup.
Amongst his beaten rivals that day was the high-class Espumanti, dam of the 2022 Gr1 Hollywoodbets Durban July winner Sparkling Water!
Watch that replay here:
The son of Victory Moon recently made headlines yet again when his daughter Mystic Angel (one of just six runners for her sire) romped to a facile, two length win at Hollywoodbets Scottsville.
Jan Peskens says of his former stable star: “Blaze Of Fire is still on our property, close to Ascot Stud but he has not covered any mares since I scaled down. Blaze has another filly named Blazing Kiss which is also at Carl Hewitson, and a colt named Run Away Fire which is at Michele Rix’s yard. Blaze of Fire is very well behaved and follows me like a dog. All of his offspring are fairly good show jumpers.”
Blaze Of Fire hails from one of the very best families in the South African stud book. A half-brother to Gr1 Golden Slipper heroine Bilateral, Blaze Of Fire was produced by the Secret Prospector mare Buccellati, whose dam State Treasure won the Gr1 Gosforth Park Fillies Guineas.
Ironically enough, State Treasure also ranks as the granddam of Silvano’s Jet -who finished a length in front of Blaze Of Fire when the pair ran 2-3 in the Gr1 Champions Cup!
Blaze Of Fire’s fourth dam is the uber quick Miss Lindeman, whose numerous high-class descendants include champion Tara’s Touch and fellow Gr1 winners Little Miss Magic and Priceless Asset.
