When the unbeaten Charles Dickens ran out an impressive winner of Saturday’s Gr3 Cape Classic at Hollywoodbets Kenilworth he continued the great run enjoyed by both his sire and his dam this season.
Trippi has made a flying start to the 2022-2023 season with the former South African champion sire having already supplied Gr3 Hollywoodbets Matchem Stakes winner Trip Of Fortune, Gr3 Hollywoodbets Diana Stakes queen Santa Maria, and Listed Hollywoodbets Settlers Trophy victor Somerset Maugham.
Trippi: End Sweep – Jealous Appeal (Valid Appeal)
Pic – Drakenstein Stud
Trippi has also made his presence felt as a broodmare sire in North America this year. His maternal grandson Not This Time is sire of this year’s brilliant Gr1 Runhappy Travers Stakes winner Epicenter, with the latter also runner up in both the 2022 Gr1 Kentucky Derby and Gr1 Preakness Stakes.
Somerset Maugham and Charles Dickens were both produced by Dynasty’s high-class daughter Demanding Lady.
A winner of five races, including the 2012 Gr2 Ipi Tombe Challenge, where ironically she beat Louvre (dam of Trippi’s classy son Trip Of Fortune) into second place, Demanding Lady has enjoyed great success at stud when mated to Trippi, having produced not only Charles Dickens and Somerset Maugham, but also Gr1 Gbets Cape Derby runner up Charles.
A stakes winner at two, and looking destined for much bigger things, Charles Dickens has a pedigree which suggests he could well be a very attractive stud prospect in time to come.
High 5! Charles Dickens charges home to win the Gr3 Cape Classiic (Pic – Chase Liebenberg)
Not only is he a son of a champion sire and a top-class producer, Charles Dickens hails from a female line which has produced numerous high-class performers all over the world.
His granddam Demanding Damsel was a winning half-sister to Kissimee Kyle, a multiple stakes winner in the US, while Demanding Damsel’s third dam is Prix Jacques le Marois winner Gris Vitesse (Amerigo). The latter more than made her mark at stud as the dam of Gr3 Craven Stakes winner Silver Hawk, who proved one of very best sire sons of Roberto.
Silver Hawk, whose high-class son Grass Wonder is the grandsire of sensational young sire Maurice, left behind 70 stakes winners and is broodmare sire of 100 black type winners. Among Silver Hawk’s notable stars were Epsom Derby winner Benny The Dip, St Leger hero Mutafaweq, outstanding racemare Memories Of Silver and French Oaks queen Lady In Silver.
Silver Hawk is also sire of outstanding broodmare, and Gr3 Musidora Stakes queen, Magnificent Style – whose progeny includes Gr1 King George VI And Queen Elizabeth Stakes winner Nathaniel, sire of outstanding champion Enable and this year’s Gr1 Cazoo Derby winner Desert Crown.
Gris Vitesse is also ancestress of such Gr1 winners as Rollout The Carpet, Hit The Road and War Command.
Charles Dickens traces back directly in female line to Epsom Oaks winner Lonely, whose notable descendants also include Austalian star Maltster, the Champion Sire in Australia on five occasions.
Trippi, whose son Gold Standard was responsible for Saturday’s Prestige Plate winner Golden Hostess, boasts 89 stakes winners and looks set to reach the 100 stakes winners landmark before too much longer.
