NATIVE RULER Thoroughbred
Native Ruler is a thoroughbred horse born in South Africa in 2021. Race horse Native Ruler is by Vercingetorix (SAF) out of Pine Princess (SAF) , trained by Justin Snaith. Native Ruler form is available here. Owned by GREG & GINA BORTZ & MR BJORN NIELSEN.
Pedigree :
| Sire | VERCINGETORIX (SAF) 2009 |
| Dam | PINE PRINCESS (SAF) 2011 |
| Dam Sire | CAPTAIN AL (SAF) 1996 |
About the horse :
| Foal Date | 02 Oct 2021 |
| Description | 4yo CH Gelding |
| Trainer | Justin Snaith |
| Owner | Greg & Gina Bortz & Mr Bjorn Nielsen |
| Career | 2 Wins (15%) - 3 Placings (38%) - 13 starts |
| Wins | 1600m (2) |
| PM | South Africa : ZAR R542,663 |
Starts:13 |
Win Rate:15% |
Place Rate:38% |
Native Ruler Past Races
| 5 of 11, 31 Jan 2026, R8 WORLD SPORTS BETTING CAPE TOWN MET (GRADE 1) 2000m | ZAR R 5,000,000 | 59.5kg | J: J P V MERWE | T: J SNAITH | Off-P-Didn't offer much | 2:03.00 | Winner: SEE IT AGAIN |
| 7 of 10, 10 Jan 2026, R5 ANTHONIJ RUPERT PREMIER TROPHY (GRADE 2) 1800m | ZAR R 500,000 | 58.0kg | J: J P V MERWE | T: J SNAITH | OP-Fell right away | 1:51.01 | Winner: OKAVANGO |
| 9 of 13, 13 Dec 2025, R6 RIDGEMONT GREEN POINT STAKES (GRADE 2) 1600m | ZAR R 600,000 | 58.0kg | J: J P V MERWE | T: J SNAITH | MF-Moderate effort | 1:38.77 | Winner: DAVE THE KING |
| 1 of 6, 02 Nov 2025, R5 LUCKY FISH MAGIC MILE PROGRESS PLATE 1600m | ZAR R 149,000 | 55.5kg | J: J P V MERWE | T: J SNAITH | OP-Strong to the line | 1:38.19 | 2nd: CAPTAIN WEST |
| 6 of 18, 05 Jul 2025, R7 HOLLYWOODBETS DURBAN JULY (GRADE 1) 2200m | ZAR R 5,000,000 | 54.0kg | J: T GODDEN | T: J SNAITH | Got Bk-Got too far back | 2:14.22 | Winner: THE REAL PRINCE |
| 4 of 6, 24 May 2025, R7 DAILY NEWS 2000 (GRADE 1) 2000m | ZAR R 2,000,000 | 60.0kg | J: J P V MERWE | T: J SNAITH | Last-Never got involved | 2:02.37 | Winner: EIGHT ON EIGHTEEN |
| 9 of 14, 10 May 2025, R7 WORLD SPORTS BETTING 1900 (GRADE 3) 1900m | ZAR R 500,000 | 52.0kg | J: J P V MERWE | T: J SNAITH | Got Bk-Fair but safely held | 1:55.38 | Winner: SELUKWE |
| 4 of 7, 22 Feb 2025, R7 SPLASHOUT CAPE DERBY (GRADE 1) 2000m | ZAR R 1,500,000 | 60.0kg | J: G LERENA | T: J SNAITH | Led-Folded up badly | 2:06.10 | Winner: EIGHT ON EIGHTEEN |
| 3 of 11, 25 Jan 2025, R9 CITY OF CAPE TOWN POLITICIAN STAKES (GRADE 3) 1800m | ZAR R 350,000 | 55.5kg | J: K MATSUNYANE | T: J SNAITH | | 1:51.24 | Winner: ZEITZ |
| 1 of 12, 04 Dec 2024, R4 SOCIAL SQUAD MAIDEN PLATE 1600m | ZAR R 110,000 | 60.0kg | J: J P V MERWE | T: J SNAITH | | 1:38.85 | 2nd: GRAN CANARIA |
Horse Stat |
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| JUAN PAUL V'D MERWE | 2 | 25% | 0 | 0% | 8 | $28,727 | -35 | 31 | ||||
| ANTHONY ANDREWS | 0 | 0% | 1 | 100% | 1 | $1,300 | -10 | 0 | ||||
| GRANT VAN NIEKERK | 0 | 0% | 1 | 100% | 1 | $1,800 | -10 | 0 | ||||
| K MATSUNYANE | 0 | 0% | 1 | 100% | 1 | $2,844 | -10 | 0 | ||||
| GAVIN LERENA | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 1 | $6,000 | -10 | 0 | ||||
| TRISTAN GODDEN | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 1 | $5,055 | -10 | 0 | ||||
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| KENILWORTH | 2 | 25% | 2 | 25% | 8 | $31,371 | -35 | 31 |
| DURBANVILLE | 0 | 0% | 1 | 50% | 2 | $1,300 | -20 | 0 |
| GREYVILLE | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 3 | $13,055 | -30 | 0 |