The 2021 SA Triple Crown winner Malmoos, now a sought-after sire prospect at Ridgemont in Robertson, celebrated his first winner at Fairview on Friday when his daughter Marchland made an eye-catching winning debut for the Kelly Mitchley team.
A two-year-old from her sire’s first crop, the Lammerskraal Stud-bred Marchland made a big impression when she won the Welcome To Nelson Mandela Bay Juvenile Plate (Fillies), clocking 68,83 secs for the 1200m on a sticky track.
Ridden by Muzi Yeni, Marchland went off at 8-1 and pulled well clear of her rivals to run out an impressive 5,50 length winner over Hawwaam daughter, Obsidian Star (14-1).
Raced by Mervin Govender, Marchland is out of the winner-producing Western Winter mare Marcheline, and was a R450 000 buy from the 2025 Premier Yearling Sale.
Malmoos is a son of champion sire Captain Al (Al Mufti) and was a R4,4 million buy from the 2019 BSA National Yearling Sale.
A horse labelled ‘the real deal’ early on by veteran champion trainer Mike de Kock, Malmoos was a winner of 7 of 12 starts, with his victories including the clean sweep of the 2021 SA Triple Crown.
The handsome athlete’s 5 graded stakes wins were achieved in all of the World Sports Betting Gr1 SA Derby, World Sports Betting Gr1 SA Classic, World Sports Betting Gr2 Gauteng Guineas, Avontuur Estate Gr2 Concorde Cup and the Palacebet.co.za Live Games Gr3 Graham Beck Stakes.
Bred on the same Captain Al-Fort Wood cross as fellow Gr1 winners Captain America and William Longsword, Malmoos is out of Listed Spook Express Handicap winner Justthewayyouare.
A half-sister to top-class South African sire Master Of My Fate, Justthewayyouare has produced seven winners, including Malmoos’ dual Gr3 winning full-brother Captain Splendid.
Marchland has a Querari half-brother (#30) on offer in session 1 at the upcoming Race Coast Sale Premier Yearling Sale.
Malmoos has 3 lots on offer at the BSA Cape Yearling Sale on Sunday 1 March, and a further 7 lots on offer at the Premier Yearling Sale, which will be held on Friday 13th and Saturday 14th March.