The Tarry yard had already enjoyed plenty of KZN feature race success this season heading into Saturday, and Sean's great strike rate in feature races continued when his charges Future Pearl and Red Maple won Saturday's G3 Tabgold Derby and G2 Tabgold Oaks, respectively.

Last season's Equus Champion Stayer Future Pearl put up a superb performance when he won Saturday's Tabgold Derby at Hollywoodbets Greyville. Under a confident ride from the record-breaking Richard Fourie, the gelding flew up from the back of the field to hit the front 200m from home. Despite his jockey losing his crop, Future Pearl proved a cut above his rivals and drew off to post a convincing one-length win.

On this effort, Future Pearl looks to have stamped his ticket to the upcoming G1 Hollywoodbets Durban July, with Future Pearl having a superb record at Hollywoodbets Greyville.

Bred by Drakenstein Stud, the top-class four-year-old is owned by Antony and Angela Beck. Future Pearl is a son of the Drakenstein-based champion Futura and former G1 Woolavington 2200 runner-up Arabian Pearl.

His stablemate Red Maple picked up her first graded stakes win when she landed the Tabgold Oaks on Saturday. Under Craig Zackey, the Wilgerbosdrift bred and owned filly weaved her way through the field to get up and land the 2024 Tabgold Oaks by a neck.

It was a courageous effort from Red Maple, with the filly having been interfered with at the start of Saturday's race. The four-year-old, whose poor recent efforts were down to a lack of stamina, is a daughter of six-time South African champion sire Silvano and the Fastnet Rock mare Cherry Tree Lane.

The well-bred Red Maple, who will be a valuable addition to the Wilgerbosdrift paddocks when she retires to stud, has now won four times, with the filly having also triumphed in the 2023 Listed World Sports Betting Spook Express Handicap.