Two of Dynasty’s sons set to shine at the Vaal
Hit For Six and Protea Paradise are the ones to watch after Dynasty's sudden death at Highlands Stud that rocked the bloodstock industry
The progeny of recently-deceased champion racehorse and sire Dynasty are set to keep his name in the limelight and two of his sons, Hit For Six and Protea Paradise, have winning chances at the Vaal on Tuesday. Dynasty — the 2002 Durban July winner who won four consecutive Gr 1 races — is the sire of this season’s Cape Fillies Guineas winner, Front And Centre and his sudden death at Highlands Stud has rocked the bloodstock industry. The winner of nine of his 12 starts, Dynasty was trained by Dean Kannemeyer who did an outstanding job with the son of another top stallion, Fort Wood. After the sire’s passing, Kannemeyer said: “He showed me from day one that he could be something really special. He had a great temperament, very seldom do you see that. I still say we never saw the best of him. He was on his way to Hong Kong for the Queen Elizabeth and unfortunately pulled up lame in his final prep. He never raced again.” . Sons of Dynasty standing at stud in SA include Jackson, Futura, A...
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