14 September 2025

ONE STRIPE FIFTH AT WOODBINE



Equus Champion One Stripe ran fifth when making his North American debut at Woodbine on Saturday.

The One World colt broke awkwardly and raced keen for part of the running, before dropping back early on in the G1 Rogers Woodbine Mile Stakes.

However, One Stripe ran on again well and was beaten five lengths by the winner Notable Speech. The latter won both the G1 Qipco 2000 Guineas and G1 Qatar Sussex Stakes in 2024.

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14 September 2025

SECOND US SUCCESS FOR DISTANT WINTER



South African bred mare Distant Winter picked up her second win in North America on Saturday.

The daughter of What A Winter made it two wins in the US from just three starts when she won a starter allowance at Delaware Park on the turf. Under Kevin Gomez, the bay stalked the pace early on, before striding clear to score by three and a half lengths.

Bred and owned by Drakenstein Stud, Distant Winter is trained by Graham Motion.

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9 September 2025

Champion goes for Rogers Woodbine Mile

South African champion, and dual G1 winner, One Stripe is one of nine likely starters for the G1 Rogers Woodbine Mile, set to be run at Woodbine this Saturday.
The son of One World will be making his first North American outing on Saturday, with One Stripe having not started since finishing sixth in March’s HSH Princess Charlene Big Cap.

Below are the likely starters in Saturday’s feature:

Gas Me Up – Kevin Attard – Rafael Hernandez
Hunt Master – David Borsk – Eswan Flores
My Boy Prince – Mark Casse – Joel Rosario
Notable Speech (GB) – Charlie Appleby – William Buick
One Stripe (SAF) – Graham Motion – John Velazquez
Stanley House – Mike De Paulo – Leo Salles
Win for the Money – Mark Casse – Patrick Husbands
Wyoming Bill – Catherine Day Phillips – Frankie Dettori
Zulu Kingdom (IRE) – Chad Brown – Flavien Prat

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8 September 2025

Gimme A Nother wows in John C. Mabee



South African champion Gimme A Nother made a big impression when she won the G2 John C. Mabee Stakes at Del Mar on Saturday.
The 5-year-old bay was well-positioned throughout by leading rider Juan Hernandez, then fired in the lane to come away a length and a quarter winner in the nine-furlong turf test. She picked up a check for $150,000 from the gross purse of $252,000 to increase her career earnings to $425,773 with her eighth win in her 12th start.

“She (assistant Clapham) told me she’s a really nice filly. She told me she can run from behind the pace; you can do whatever you want with her,” said Hernandez.

“Around the turn she was getting out a little bit and the #4 (favorite Medoro) horse was getting a little close to me. So, I was just trying to get in a good position and save ground. As soon as the horse ahead of me stepped out a little bit, around the quarter pole, that’s when she took off.”

Prior to Saturday, Gimme A Nother, unbeaten in seven starts in South Africa, had finished runner-up in all of the G2 Hillsborough Stakes, G3 Modesty Stakes and G2 Canadian Stakes.

The same day, another South African star, Beach Bomb, contested the G3 Light & Wonder Ladies Marathon Invitational Stakes at Kentucky Downs, but the dual G1 winner could only finish sixth.

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5 September 2025

JOHN C. MABEE FOR GIMME A NOTHER

Champion Gimme A Nother is set to contest the G2 John C. Mabee Stakes at Del Mar this Saturday.
The Graham Motion-trained daughter of Gimmethegreenlight is set to take on eight runners in Saturday’s turf test, where Gimme A Nother is set to jump from barrier seven.

Gimme A Nother, whose rivals include the graded stakes winners Medoro, Public Assembly and Mission Of Joy, will be making her first start since finishing second in the G2 Canadian Stakes at Woodbine.

The John C. Mabee has been won by some outstanding fillies and mares over the years, with past winners including Meghahertz, Musical Chimes, Possibly Perfect and Flawlessly.

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3 September 2025

Kentucky Downs next for Beach Bomb

South African star Beach Bomb is one of 11 runners entered for the G3 Light & Wonder Ladies Marathon Invitational Stakes, to be run at Kentucky Downs this Saturday.
The Graham Motion-trained daughter of Lancaster Bomber is set to get the services of Luis Saez for Saturday’s race, with the pair drawn at three.

Winner of both the G1 World Sports Betting Cape Fillies Guineas and G1 Cartier Paddock Stakes in South Africa, Beach Bomb showed excellent form earlier this year when she finished first or second in four graded stakes.

She will be bidding to get back to that form on Saturday, with Beach Bomb having finished a disappointing fifth in the G2 Beverly D Stakes last time out.

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2 September 2025

ONE STRIPE WORKS

Champion One Stripe worked five furlongs in a time of 1.02.00 on Monday.
The son of One World is prepping for his US debut.

A winner of six of nine starts in South Africa, One Stripe showed his class when winning the 2024 G1 Hollywoodbets Cape Guineas and 2024 G1 L’Ormarins King’s Plate.

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25 August 2025

ONE STRIPE WORKS FOR US DEBUT

Champion One Stripe continues to gear up to make his US debut. The son of One World breezed five furlongs in 1.03.4 at Fair Hill on Sunday.

Recently crowned Equus Champion Miler, One Stripe won six of just nine starts in South Africa and earned more than R4.1 million.

His five graded victories included both the 2024 G1 Hollywoodbets Cape Guineas and 2025 G1 L’Ormarins King’s Plate.

From the first crop of G1 Sun Met and Equus Champion One World, One Stripe is out of the stakes-winning Silvano mare Silver Stripe.

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11 August 2025

No joy for Beach Bomb, Isivunguvungu

South African racing fans had little to celebrate in North America this past Saturday.

Dual South African G1 winner Beach Bomb could only finish fifth in Saturday’s G2 Beverly D Stakes at Colonial Downs, while former Equus Champion Sprinter Isivunguvungu was beaten three lengths when unplaced on the same card.

After making a mild bid near the furlong pole, Beach Bomb flattened out to be beaten just over three lengths by the victorious Charlene’s Dream. It is the first time in 2025 that Beach Bomb has missed finishing first or second.

Dual G1 winner Isivunguvungu, and Beach Bomb’s stablemate, could only manage sixth place in Saturday’s Van Clief Stakes at Colonial Downs.

After suffering a wide trip through much of Saturday’s five and a half furlong contest, Isivunguvungu had to settle for sixth place.

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8 August 2025

Champion Sprinter races at Colonial Downs

South African champion Isivunguvungu is one of 13 runners entered in the Van Clief Stakes, to be run at Colonial Downs this Saturday. The Van Clief is a five furlong event to be run on turf.

His connections had the following to say about their champion:

It took a while for him to get over his trip to Dubai and hopefully the race at Monmouth has moved him forward. He has done well in the last three weeks and seems more like his old self. Quite a few of the horses in this race ran in Kentucky last weekend. It is great to have John Velazquez on board. The whole of South Africa will be shouting him home, and we hope for a promising performance!

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7 August 2025

BEACH BOMB GOES IN BEVERLY D STAKES

South African star Beach Bomb is one of six runners carded to contest the G2 Beverly D Stakes at Colonial Downs on Saturday.

Owned by Cayton Park Stud and trained by Graham Motion, Beach Bomb is by Lancaster Bomber, out of Beach Beauty. Already this season, she has visited the winner’s circle after a 1 3/8-mile tour of Gulfstream Park‘s lawn in the March 1 The Very One Stakes (G3T) and a subsequent 1 1/2-mile journey there, annexing the March 29 Orchid Stakes (G3T). She has run strong seconds since in the Sheepshead Bay Stakes (G3T) at 1 3/8 miles and in the New York Stakes (G1T), missing by just a half-length to She Feels Pretty in that effort, also at 1 3/16 miles.

“She has really come around,” Motion noted. “She is extremely determined, yet is the kindest mare to train. She is very talented, and I give (regular rider) Luis Saez credit for that, because he has really figured her out. Beach Bomb is relatively small, but beautifully put together. The key to a distance horse is its ability to relax. They must have that in their disposition, or else they’re going to be in trouble.

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4 August 2025

Beach Bomb works

Star South African bred galloper Beach Bomb worked out on Saturday. The dual G1 winning daughter of Lancaster Bomber and Beach Beauty breezed five furlongs in a time of 1.01.4 on the all weather.

Beach Bomb has done little wrong since arriving in North America. In seven North American starts, Beach Bomb has finished first or second in five of them, and has won the 2025 G3 The Very One Stakes presented by MyRacehorse and 2025 G3 Orchid Stakes.

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21 July 2025

Isivunguvungu sixth, Gimme A Nother second

Champion South African sprinter Isivunguvungu finished sixth in Saturday’s Wolf Hill Stakes at Monmouth Park.

The dual G1 winning son of What A Winter was having his first race since an unplaced effort in the G1 Al Quoz Sprint.

Under Samuel Marin, Isivunguvungu raced wide through the chute, was three wide on the turn, and eventually flattened out to finish with just one runner behind him.

Fellow South African champion Gimme A Nother was also in action this weekend. The champion daughter of Gimmethegreenlight put up another fine effort when runner-up in the G2 Canadian Stakes Presented by the Japan Racing Association at Woodbine on Sunday.

Favored Gimme A Nother soon went to the front, slowing the pace to a modest :24.60 and :49.37 as Ready for Shirl set up shop about three lengths behind in the early stages of the nine-furlong test.

Gimme A Nother remained tough, however, Ready for Shirl drew closer with each stride, catching the front runner in the final jump to eke out the win.

The luckless Gimme A Nother has now finished runner-up in three of her four North American starts, with each start coming in graded competition.

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18 July 2025

Gimme A Nother runs Sunday

South African champion Gimme A Nother is one of six fillies and mares entered to run in the G2 Canadian Stakes Presented By The Japan Racing Association at Woodbine this Sunday.

Trained by Graham Motion, the daughter of Gimmethegreenlight is set to get the services of Ryan Munger in Sunday’s one mile and an eighth contest.

Equus Champion Gimme A Nother caught the eye when finishing second in her first two US starts before finishing seventh in the G1 New York Stakes Presented By Rivers Casino last time out.

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14 July 2025

SA stars work out

A trio of South Africa’s best thoroughbreds worked out last week.
All three of Friday’s gallopers hail from the yard of Graham Motion.

The brilliant Beach Bomb, a courageous second in the recent G1 New York Stakes Presented by Rivers Casino, worked four furlongs on Friday in a time of 50.4 seconds.
Her stablemate Gimme A Nother, South Africa’s Champion 3YO Filly of 2023-2024, was another to work last week. The champion daughter of Gimmethegreenlight breezed four furlongs in a time of 52.4 seconds.

Former Equus Champion Sprinter Isivunguvungu, who was not raced since an unplaced run in the G1 Al Quoz Sprint Sponsored by AZIZ Developements, breezed four furlongs in a time of 52.8 seconds on Thursday

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23 June 2025

Distant Winter scores in USA

The Drakenstein Stud bred and owned Distant Winter recently made a winning debut in North America.

Now in the care of Graham Motion, the What A Winter daughter powered home under Jorge Ruiz to claim an allowance race (over one mile and 70 yards) at Delaware Park.

The bay rated in the middle of the pack inside early on before splitting rivals and surging away to score by a neck.

Distant Winter showed smart form in South Africa where she won the 2023 G3 Winter Nursery, beating subsequent G1 winner October Morn into second spot.

The daughter of What A Winter is out of the Trippi-sired G3 Umzimkhulu Stakes winner Fromafar, with Distant Winter herself a full-sister to G3 Tommy Hotspur Stakes runner-up Far Away Winter.

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17 June 2025

Isivunguvungu works at Fair Hill

Champion Isivunguvungu worked three furlongs in 38.8 seconds at Fair Hill on Friday.

The gelding breezed over the turf surface on June 13th.

Equus Champion Sprinter of 2022-2023, Isivunguvungu has not raced since finishing tenth in the G1 Al Quoz Sprint back on April 5th.

Trained by Graham Motion, the champion is a son of What A Winter and the Tiger Ridge mare Miss Tweedy.

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2 June 2025

Beach Bomb Takes on Gimme A Nother

Outstanding South African gallopers Beach Bomb and Gimme A Nother are both set to contest the G1 New York Stakes Presented by Rivers Casino at Saratoga this Friday.

The blue-blooded Beach Bomb comes into Friday’s race following a runner-up finish in the G3 Sheepshead Bay Stakes, while Equus Champion Gimme A Nother has placed second in both the G2 Hillsborough Stakes and G3 Modesty Stakes.

Beach Bomb will be ridden by Luis Saez, while Jose Ortiz partners Gimme A Nother.

The New York Stakes, to be run as the 12th race this Friday, was first held in 1940. Among the stars who have previously won this race are notable fillies and mares such as Drumtop, Just A Game, Pearl Necklace, Soaring Softly, Perfect Sting, and Dacita.

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3 May 2025

Beach Bomb and Gimme A Nother Finish Strong in U.S. Stakes

Dual G1 winner Beach Bomb delivered another creditable performance when finishing second in Friday’s G3 Sheepshead Bay Stakes at Aqueduct. The daughter of Lancaster Bomber and Beach Beauty broke out at the start, then settled close to the pace in the two path. She remained under a light hold until urged three furlongs from home, came under stronger encouragement nearing the quarter pole, and swung three-wide into the upper stretch.

Ridden by Javier Castellano, the favourite showed plenty of heart but was outkicked late, with Bellezza powering home to defeat Beach Bomb by a length and a half.

Equus Champion Gimme A Nother also ran a strong race, finishing second in Friday’s G3 Modesty Stakes presented by Verity Prime. The daughter of Gimmethegreenlight rallied from the back of the field in the Churchill Downs feature but found only dual G1 winner She Feels Pretty too strong on the day.

She rated patiently early and unleashed her run in the stretch to secure second place.

Trainer Graham Motion has indicated that Gimme A Nother’s next outing could be in the G1 New York Stakes on Belmont Stakes weekend.

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29 April 2025

Gimme A Nother Set for G3 Modesty Stakes at Churchill Downs

Champion Gimme A Nother is set to make her second U.S. start this Friday.

Runner-up in the G2 Hillsborough Stakes on her American debut, the Equus Champion will face a strong field in the G3 Modesty Stakes presented by Verity Prime at Churchill Downs. Her rivals include top-class graded stakes winners She Feels Pretty, Pin Up Betty, and Saffron Moon.

The Modesty Stakes boasts a prestigious history, with past winners including stars such as Bewitch, Real Delight, Daddys Lil Darling, and the influential broodmare Margarethen.

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29 April 2025

The top-class Beach Bomb breezed five furlongs on Sunday, with the daughter of Lancaster Bomber and Beach Beauty clocking a time of 1:02.6 for the workout.

Beach Bomb, winner of five black type races thus far, holds an entry for Friday’s G3 Sheepshead Bay Stakes, to be run at Belmont At The Big A.

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24 April 2025

Champion Gimme A Nother recently worked out. The star daughter of Gimmethegreenlight clocked 50.8 seconds for four furlongs during her Monday workout.

Equus Champion 3YO Filly of 2023–2024, Gimme A Nother made a big impression when finishing a close second in the G2 Hillsborough Stakes on her U.S. debut.

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20 April 2025

Beach Bomb Breezes

The brilliant Beach Bomb worked out on Friday. Winner of her last two starts, the daughter of Dynasty breezed four furlongs in a time of 50.8 while working on the dirt.

Winner of both the G1 World Sports Betting Cape Fillies Guineas and G1 Cartier Paddock Stakes in South Africa, Beach Bomb captured the G3 The Very One Stakes and G3 Orchid Stakes in her last two starts.

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13 April 2025

Classy mare Golden Hostess, winner of the 2023 G3 Hollywoodbets Diana Stakes, proved disappointing when contesting an allowance at Keeneland on April 10th.

She broke a beat slow, laid off the pace in the three path, swung out to the seven path into the upper stretch, and failed to factor. She was beaten nearly ten lengths into seventh spot.

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