Drakenstein’s record-breaking 2023/24 season champion freshman sire One World celebrated a 1-2-3 in Saturday’s R250 000 World Sports Betting Listed Sophomore Sprint at Hollywoodbets Kenilworth.
Lion Rampart (Richard Fourie) leads the way. Kaiboy (Aldo Domeyer, orange cap), Miss World (Corne Orffer, green cap) and Handsome Prince under Grant van Niekerk complete the quartet (Pic – Chase Liebenberg)
In an encouraging endorsement for the 3yo season prospects of the progeny of the son of Captain Al, One World’s smart son Lion Rampart registered a second career stakes success – his first as a 3yo – when easily accounting for fellow ‘One Worlders’ Kai Boy and the gutsy filly, Miss World.
Going off as tote favourite in the 1200m contest, Lion Rampart (1-1) gathered himself and went past Handsome Prince and Kaiboy to lead early.
Back in the hands of regular pilot, the Ridgemont-sponsored Richard Fourie, Lion Rampart proceeded to run them off their feet as Kaiboy (4-1) tried hard, but couldn’t get into the mix.
With no time recorded, Lion Rampart beat Kai Boy by three quarters of a length, with Miss World 0,30 lengths back, just shading Handsome Prince in fourth. The race was hand-timed at 71,1 secs.
A very well-bought R150 000 purchase – one of his astute trainer Vaughan Marshall’s personal picks – at the 2023 National Yearling Sale, the Hollywood Syndicate-raced Lion Rampart has matured nicely
Ridgemont bred the winner from the Var mare, Saltire, a three-time winning speed queen.
Lion Rampart has now won 4 races with 4 places from 9 starts and stakes of R672 127.
A son of past champion Captain Al, One World equalled his sire’s record for the number of individual two-year-old winners in a single South African term last season.
One World, Equus Champion Older Male of 2019-2020, ended the season with 30 individual first-crop winners to his name and he finished second behind reigning South African Champion Sire Gimmethegreenlight, on South Africa’s Leading Sires of 2yo’s premiership.
One World’s first two-year-olds won 40 races and earned over R5,2 million in prize money last season.
