Dean Kannemeyer and the Khaya Stables Racing team celebrated another glorious WSB Cape Town Met day Grade 1 success when the outstanding Gimme A Prince repeated his 2023 victory with an emphatic win in the R1,5 million HKJC World Pool Gr1 Cape Flying Championship.
An elated Craig Zackey salutes as Gimme A Prince makes it his own (Pic – Chase Liebenberg)
Some experts suggested that the 6yo, extraordinarily originally a WSB Cape Town Met entry, couldn’t come back to a 1000m Grade 1 contest after his outstanding third behind superstar sophomore One Stripe over the mile of the L’Ormarins King’s Plate three weeks earlier.
But Kannemeyer is a master and the 64-year-old Milnerton veteran showed his guile, freshening up the champion, a horse labelled by ecstatic winning jockey Craig Zackey as ‘possibly one of the best sprinters in the world’. Zackey rode Dyce to victory in this race in 2024.
Released at the 400m by Zackey, Gimme A Prince (9-2) turned on the jets and drew away to beat Surjay (20-1) by many lengths in a time of 56,76 secs for the 1000m.
In an all Grade 1 winning quartet, Sean Tarry’s Lucky Lad (17-2) found his best form and stayed on for third ahead of defending champion Dyce (9-4).
The Khaya Stables bred winner was raided in the beautiful Varsfontein paddocks and is 6yo gelded son of champion sire Gimmethegreenlight (More Than Ready) out of the smashing.
The Khaya Stables Team celebrates the victory (Pic – Candiese Lenferna)
Gr1 SA Fillies Sprint winner Real Princess. Like Gimme A Prince, the Klawervlei-bred daughter of Trippi was raced by Khaya Stables for Dean Kannemeyer.
Real Princess was the most expensive filly sold at the 2013 Cape Premier Yearling Sale when knocked down to Form Bloodstock for R2,7 million. Gimme A Prince was her first foal.
This was Gimme A Prince’s third Gr1 success and he took his tally to 7 wins and 8 places from 16 starts for stakes of R3 293 263.
