He was out of the mare, Afric Queen, whose sire was a Haggin import from Australia named Darebin who won the 1883 Sydney Cup.

[9] On July 7, he won the richest stake event for three-year-olds on the East Coast, the one mile and five furlong Lawrence Realization Handicap.

Under trainer Richard Miller,[14] by early May 1904 the horse appeared to be returning to top form and was showing very good times in his workouts.

[15] On May 14, he returned to racing with a win under star jockey George Odom in a mile and three sixteenths handicap event at Morris Park Racecourse.

As Richard Miller was under contract to Dwyer, Simon Deimel hired trainer Frank Weir to condition the horse.

[20] Retired to stud having earned more than $100,000, Africander stood in the United States until 1910 when he was exported to Mr. Manuel Torres Cabrera in Argentina.