WORLD POWER

Moutonshoek’s resident Galileo horse The United States has been enjoying a purple patch of late with his runners winning good races all over South Africa.

The flashy chestnut was at it again on Saturday, when supplied a pair of winners on WSB Cape Town Met day.

His three-year-old son Nevada

King showed his class when storming home from near the back of the field to win the fifth race.

Bred by Moutonshoek, Nevada King looks to be a potential candidate for the G1 Cape Derby at the end of February.

His inform sire struck again when The United States gelding USA’s Hope won the 11th and penultimate race on Saturday.

The United States, currently above the likes of Master Of My Fate,Trippi, Dynasty and Vercingetorix on this season’s Leading Sires of 3YOS log, has a very exciting crop of threeyear-olds representing him this season.