Wilgerbosdrift’s top-class young sire Fire Away has enjoyed a purple patch this season. Fire Away came up with his second G1 winner in less than a month when his three-year-old son Fire Attack won the G1 HKJC World Pool Premier’s Champions Challenge (2000m) at Turffontein on Saturday.
Trained by Alec Laird, Fire Attack had finished second in three starts prior to Saturday’s victory and came into the Champions Challenge off a runner-up finish, behind fellow Fire Away son Confederate in the G1 TAB SA Classic.
Under Richard Fourie, the chestnut was dropped out early on before moving up to sit just off the pace.
Fire Attack loomed up close home before digging down deep to best 2024 G1 World Pool Premier’s Champions Challenge winner Royal Victory by a neck.
Muzi Yeni, who rode the runner-up, lodged an objection on the grounds of interference in the latter stages, but his appeal was overruled, with the deposit refunded.
Bred by Ndoro Stud, Fire Attack, winner of the 2024 G1 TAB SA Nursery, has won three of 11 starts for earnings of R2 140 750.
Out of the Mambo In Seattle mare Bonnie Beers, Fire Attack was a R450 000 buy from the 2023 National Sale.
Saturday’s Champions Challenge winner has a full-brother (Lot 33) on offer at the National Yearling Sale.
His red hot sire Fire Away is not only responsible for both Fire Attack and Confederate, but also this season’s Listed Ibhayi Stakes/Listed Bryanston Auctioneers East Cape Guineas winner My Best Shot and Cape Racing Sales Cape Slipper hero Military Command.
The inform Fire Away went close to having a feature race double on Saturday with his classy daughter Explosive Bond finishing a close second in the Listed 4Racing Caradoc Gold Cup.
The son of War Front has ten lots on offer at the National Yearling Sale.