When Mia Moo won the Gr1 South African Fillies Sprint brought to you by The Witness last Saturday, she added further gloss to her sire Vercingetorix’s fine record at Hollywoodbets Scottsville’s big sprint day.
Mia Moo (Callan Murray) wins the 2025 Gr1 South African Fillies Sprint brought to you by The Witness (Pic – Candiese Lenferna)
Mia Moo was one of two winners on Saturday for Vercingetorix, with the latter also responsible for Vihaan’s Web, the winner of the ninth race.
Coincidentally, both Mia Moo and Vihaan’s Web were produced by daughters of Captain Al.
This cross is also responsible for this season’s Cartier Gr1 Paddock Stakes winner Double Grand Slam (an unlucky sixth to Mia Moo on Saturday), dual Computaform Sprint runner up Golden Sickle and Gr1 winning filly Vernichey.
Vercingetorix went close to having a Gr1 double at Hollywoodbets Scottsville this past weekend.
Mia Moo pick up her first Gr1 win, but Vercingetorix sons O’Tenikwa and King Of Gauls (winners of the Listed In Full Flight Handicap in 2025 and 2024 respectively) finished second and third respectively in the Gr2 Golden Horse Sprint.
Vercingetorix is, however, no stranger to enjoying success in the Golden Horse Sprint. His ill-fated son Alesian Chief won the then G1 Golden Horse Sprint in 2022, and his daughter Vernichey captured the Gr1 Allan Robertson Championship in 2020.
Vernichey is one of two Allan Robertson Championship winners for her sire, with Vercingetorix’s champion daughter Mrs Geriatrix victorious in the 2023 renewal. In 2021, Vercingetorix son Ambiorix captured the Gr1 Gold Medallion.
Thus, the progeny of Vercingetorix have captured all of the major features on Hollywoodbets Scottsville’s big day.
The champion also enjoyed a massive day at Hollywoodbets Scottsville earlier in the year. Vercingetorix runners O’Tenikwa (In Full Flight Handicap), Quickstepgal (Gr3 Tote Strelitzia Stakes) and Elegantrix (Gr3 Tote Godolphin Barb Stakes) provided their prolific sire with a memorable feature race treble in April.
Set to be crowned South Africa’s Champion Sire for 2024-2025, Vercingetorix has enjoyed enormous success throughout the country this season.
At the time of writing, Vercingetorix had been responsible for 20 black type winners this season, with his progeny having banked in excess of R30,402 million.
Vercingetorix looks poised for more success at Hollywoodbets Greyville this Saturday.
His top-class sons Oriental Charm and Gladatorian both run in the Hollywoodbets Gr1 Gold Challenge, while Vercingetorix has four daughters entered for the HKJC Gr2 World Pool Tibouchina Stakes and six potential starters in the Hollywoodbets Gr3 Dolphins Cup Trial.
