Progeny of top sire in spotlight
The Citizen|September 26, 2024
Equine siblings will grab the limelight at Durbanville's Saturday meeting - the latest in Cape Racing's burgeoning Spring Country Series and dubbed Bubbles & Blossoms.
Mike Moon
Progeny of top sire in spotlight

Bred and owned by Khaya Stables and sired by champion stallion Gimmethegreenlight out of Trippi mare Real Princess, Gimme A Prince, pictured, and Gimme's Countess are likely to top the betting boards for the Grade 3 Kudu Matchem Stakes and the Grade 3 Baker McVeigh Diana Stakes respectively.

The reappearance of Gimme A Prince, one of the highest-rated horses in South Africa, is the main attention grabber.

It has been almost a full year since Gimme A Prince competed - in this very Matchem in 2023, when he was runner-up to the revered Charles Dickens, since retired to stud.

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