“Nothing happens … but first a dream”. Carl Sandburg
Photo: Carrying top weight Multiple Group Winner, Captain of All bred by
Riverton Stud, makes it a 4.5 length Flying Farewell to take the Gr1 Mercury / Golden Horseshoe Sprint and his 3rd Gr1! Congratulations to wonderful
Owners Markus & Ingrid Jooste, Champion Trainer Dennis Drier, replacement Jockey Greg Cheyne and Race Manager Derek Brugman for giving him
another run after winning the Gr1 Tsogo Sun Sprint!
This photo by curtesy of Jeremy Nelson captures Captain of All’s phenomenal speed - the dirt hasn’t even settled from 2 strides ago! Sean Cormack
who had ridden him to all his previous victories was unfortunately injured
earlier that day and jockey Greg Cheyne picked up the ride, “the easiest
race I’ve ever won … nearly went flying off the back when he accelerated!”
… WHAT A HORSE! WHAT A DREAM 2015 HAS BEEN!
CAPTAIN OF ALL
World’s Joint Second Top Rated Sprinter!
Only SA horse honoured in the prestigious Longines Worlds Best
Racehorse Rankings of 9 August 2015
With an international ranking of 121 he is ranked joint 17th overall,
alongside horses such as California Chrome, Cirres Des Aigles and
Brazen Beau.
South Africa's highest merit rated horse at 126!
2015 Equus Champion Sprinter
HORSE OF THE YEAR, Champion Sprinter & Champion Older Male
at the 2015 Cape Breeders & at the KZN Racing Awards
Captain of all breaks Scottsville 1000m course record
3 X Gr 1 Winner
Lead-in from left: Dennis Drier, John Koster, Greg Cheyne and Derek Brugman.
All accolades must go to Champion Trainer, Dennis Drier! He truly is a fantastic
trainer and horseman! Riverton Stud only has a small band of 12 to 15 horses entering the market each year. Yet Dennis Drier has earned 5 Grade 1 wins from
Riverton Stud bred horses alone in the past 6 years. A remarkable achievement!
Thank you and well done, Uncle Den!
Captain of All overcoming a tricky draw to win the prestigious Gr1 Tsogo
Sun Sprint with his regular jockey Sean Cormack on board.
In a testament to his speed Captain of All broke the 1000 m course record
at Scottsville to take the Its a Rush Pinnacle Stakes hands & heels by 7.5
lengths on 29 March 2015!
From left in photo above: Champion Trainer Dennis Drier, Breeder Duncan
Barry and Owner Markus Jooste’s son accepting the Equus Champion Sprinter Award on his behalf.
Blessed to have all three our children attend the Cape Breeders Awards.
CAPTAIN OF ALL LAUNCHED AS A STALLION!
What a privilege to breed a horse considered good enough to become a
stallion! Turning down an invitation to race in Hong Kong, Captain of All
was launched at the Klawervlei Stallion Day as the first Gr1 winning stallion
progeny of his Multiple Champion Sire Captain Al.
An emotional day as Champion Trainer Dennis Drier and Breeder, Duncan
Barry, lead in Captain of All at the Klawervlei Stallion Day.
WONDERFUL FOALING SEASON
Smashing Pomodora colt out of Serious Side, the dam of Captain of All. Born
Tuesday 22 Sept at 10:30pm. Serious Side skipped last year, so this is indeed
a special foal! Photos 1 day and 3 months below.
Rocket Let Win (formerly named Potent Power - Champion 2 Year Old in SA
and winner of the Gr1 Tsogo Sun Medallion bred by Riverton Stud) won the
Hong Kong feature on 2 Dec, THE HONG KONG GOLF CLUB CENTENARY CUP
(HANDICAP) over 1200m worth HK$ 800,000.00. He won again this month.
Well done to the owner Daniel Lam Ke Keun, trainer Danny Cruz and jockey
V Cheminaud!
Photo above: Solar Galleon the dam of Gr1 champion Potent Power (Rocket
Let Win in HK) lost a Silvano in 2014 & her Blue Tiger died in training at the
Vaal - only the good ones! She has now produced a smashing Judpot.
Smart Empress, the dam of 2 runners & 2 winners so far, produced a classy
Ideal World. Smart Empress is a half sister to champion Tales of Bravery
that Riverton bred for Victory Moon Syndicate. We are very excited about
this Ideal World filly.
CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL THE WINNING CONNECTIONS OF:
Captain of All
Assegai
Solar Triptych
Keep it Quick
The King's Hand
Sword Storm
Count Du Armagnac
Roy's Queen
Alpha Pegasi
Crimson Magic
Smart D’Argent
Sovereign Mint
Theseus
Rock of Victory
Shayna - Link Man's full sister bred at Riverton for Tawny Syndicate.
Demagogue - Zim
Liquid Motion - Mauritius
Rocket Let Win - Hong Kong (formerly Potent Power)
See http://www.rivertonstud.co.za/stud_news.html for details
IN THE MONEY
Savage Wind - Placed in the Gr 1 Gold Cup. 1 August 2015.
Liquid Motion - 2014 Champion 4 year old in Mauritius, placed in the Duke
of York cup.
Dream in Combat - Mauritius
Queen of Thrones
Emperor Niarchos
Kildonan Castle
League of Legends
Bryonybrightwater
Bois Cheri
Red Rebel
Wind Goddess
Serious Rebel
Goodnight Seattle
Masked Lady
Well done! Wonderful to see many of these horses training on.
May this be a great year for you!
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