Seventh Rock
Klawervlei stallion Seventh Rock (AUS) got his stud career off to a flying start at the Vaal last Thursday, when his daughter Captain Rock won an 800m Maiden Plate in smart style.
His progeny have been in good demand at the sales, and he has some very exciting youngsters on the ground, according to reports from trainers.
Seventh Rock raced for Ingrid and Markus Jooste and was trained in his racing career by Charles Laird.
A superbly fast son of Rock Of Gibraltar, he was a handsome specimen and sold for A$ 1 025 000 as a yearling.
A winner of six of his nine starts, including the 1200m Gr1 Gold Medallion and the 1000m Gr3 Tommy Hotspur Handicap, Seventh Rock stood his first season at stud in 2010.
One of the finest sprinters of his time, Seventh Rock was labelled early in his career as a horse who has all the attributes required to make a top sire.
He has a blue blooded pedigree, being by 2002 World Champion racehorse and the winner of 7 consecutive Gr 1 races, Rock of Gibraltar.
His dam, Ruby Clipper, was one of the fastest fillies ever to race in South Africa. She won 10 races including the Gr1 Allan Robertson Fillies Futurity. She was voted Champion Sprinter, is a daughter of champion and top sire Rubiton and her dam is a Gr1 winner .
Seventh Rock’s daughter Captain Rock won the opening 800m juvenile scurry of the season in the hands of Francois Naude at the Vaal last Thursday, when beating Captain’s Diva by a half length.
The Chris Erasmus trained Captain Rock showed good toe and pace to win by a half length in a time of 47,43 secs.
She was bred by Ralphs Syndicate and is out of the two time winning Captain Al mare, Cabernet Al. Captain Rock is a R100 000 National Yearling Sale graduate.
Seventh Rock stands at Klawervlei Stud for a fee of R20 000.
