IMAGINE one stallion siring the first three home in the Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe and that all three were bred by the same farm? Well the 11-furlong Durban July may not be the Arc, but it is the most important and richest race staged in South Africa, and last Saturday three horses bred at Maine Chance Farm and sired by their resident stallion Silvano swept the board in this prestigious Group 1 race.

Power King beat Punta Arenas and Tellina to scoop the R2,093,750 (€153,000) first prize and in so doing landed his sixth career success. The race was a huge compliment to the farm that produced the first three finishers and to their champion sire.