o ▁horse ▁farm ▁near ▁Sac r amento . ▁He ▁was ▁s ired ▁by ▁Star ▁Ruby , ▁a ▁son ▁of ▁Ham pton , ▁the ▁ 1 8 7 7 ▁Good wood ▁Cup ▁winner ▁and ▁the ▁British ▁Champion ▁s ire ▁of ▁ 1 8 8 7 . ▁He ▁was ▁out ▁of ▁the ▁mare , ▁Afr ic ▁Queen , ▁whose ▁s ire ▁was ▁a ▁H ag gin ▁import ▁from ▁Australia ▁named ▁D are bin ▁who ▁won ▁the ▁ 1 8 8 3 ▁Sydney ▁Cup . ▁Afr ic ander ▁was ▁purchased ▁by ▁Julius ▁Fle isch mann . ▁ ▁Racing ▁career ▁▁ 1 9 0 2 : ▁two - year - old ▁season ▁On ▁May ▁ 3 0 , ▁ 1 9 0 2 , ▁Afr ic ander ▁won ▁the ▁Bed ford ▁St akes ▁at ▁Gra ves end ▁Race ▁Track . ▁On ▁June ▁ 2 8 , ▁ 1 9 0 2 , ▁he ▁was ▁sold ▁for ▁$ 1 0 , 0 0 0 ▁to ▁Charles ▁F . ▁D w yer ▁and ▁Simon ▁De im el , ▁who ▁rac ed ▁him ▁under ▁the ▁name ▁ ▁Ham pton ▁St able . ▁For ▁his ▁new ▁own ers , ▁the ▁col t ▁lost ▁his ▁first ▁few ▁starts ▁before ▁winning ▁a ▁minor ▁event ▁at ▁Bright on ▁Beach ▁Race ▁Cour se . ▁However , ▁on ▁July ▁ 2 9 ▁at ▁the ▁same ▁rac et rack , ▁he ▁equ aled ▁the ▁track ▁record ▁for ▁five ▁and ▁a ▁half ▁f url ongs ▁with ▁a ▁time ▁of ▁ 1 : 0 6 ▁ 3 - 5