Results at Hollywoodbets Greyville last Saturday once again confirmed the outstanding contribution of the late Captain Al.
The illustrious son of Al Mufti is the broodmare sire of Saturday’s Gr1 Daily News 2000 winner Eight On Eighteen (Lancaster Bomber) and is also the damsire of the Tote Gr2 Woolavington 2000 runner-up My Soul Mate (Master Of My Fate).
Captain Al wins the Cape Guineas in 2000 – 25 years on his legacy grows (Pic – Supplied)
Remarkably, three of the six runners in the Daily News 2000 this year were produced by daughters of Captain Al.
Another Captain Al mare, Run Like Hell, is the dam of Run Forest Run (Vercingetorix), who won the third race at Hollywoodbets Greyville on Saturday.
Eight On Eighteen, also victorious in this season’s World Sports Betting Gr1 Cape Town Met and SplashOut Gr1 Cape Derby, is out of the Captain Al mare Sempre Libre, while My Soul Mate is one of three stakes winners produced by the Captain Al mare Secret Obsession.
The latter also ranks as the dam of graded stakes winners Bunker Hunt (Gr2 Independent On Saturday Drill Hall Stakes) and Salvator Mundi (Gr2 New Turf Carriers Cape Stayers).
Secret Obsession ranks as one of Captain Al’s more prolific broodmare daughters, with other Captain Al mares to have produced two or more stakes winners including Townsend (dam of Gr1 winners Eden Roc and Townsend), Betty Burke (dam of graded stakes winners Freedom Charter and Pretty Betty, as well as Listed Sophomore Sprint hero Ernie), Fidelity (dam of graded stakes winners Due Diligence and Ghaalla), Wheredowego (dam of dual Gr3 winner Questioning and Listed Hollywoodbets Settlers Trophy winner Senso Unico) and Earth’s Orbit (dam of graded stakes winner Taikonaut and Listed World Sports Betting Perfect Promise Sprint heroine Mercury Rising).
Captain Al, who is heading the Leading Broodmare Sires for 2024-2025, has also had a fine season as a sire of sires.
His sons Captain Of All (Fiery Pegasus) and One World (One Stripe) have both been responsible for Gr1 winners this season, while another son, Erik The Red, looks set to be crowned South Africa’s Leading First Season Sire of 2024-2025.
Artist Robin Kitunyu and the Captain Al life-size bronze statue at Klawervlei (Pic – Michael Pace)
One World, South Africa’s Leading Second Season Sire of 2024-2025, has had a wonderful year which has confirmed the Equus Champion as one of the most exciting stallions currently at stud in South Africa.
South Africa’s Leading First Season Sire of 2023-2024, One World’s stellar first crop has produced 11 horses who have won or finished second or third in stakes races , while One World’s second crop includes impressive Gr3 Winter Nursery winner Dreamworld, among a slew of other promising two-year-olds.
Captain Al’s Gr1 Cape Guineas winning son William Longsword, whose progeny include 2024 Gr1 World Pool Cape Flying Championship winner Dyce, is the sire of this season’s Gr2 Betway Joburg Spring Challenge winner Back In Business, among others.
Another son of the prolific Captain Al to have made his mark in 2024-2025, albeit in the sales ring, is the blue-blooded Triple Crown winner Malmoos.
The latter had yearlings make up to R1 100 000 at the 2025 Summer Sale, and up to R1 400 000 at this year’s National Yearling Sale.
