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August 2022

Aug 30
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Standard makes a Gold start

By Cape Breeders, Gold Standard

30th Aug Cape Breeders report:

Drakenstein Stud’s well performed young stallion Gold Standard made an eye catching start with his first two year old runners last season.

The son of Drakenstein’s evergreen champion sire Trippi ended 2021-2022 responsible for five two-year-old winners, from 17 runners, with Gold Standard’s early winners headed by the likes of Hold My Hand and Golden Hostess.

Hold My Hand made a particuarly bright start to her racing career, with that Gold Standard filly following up a close second on debut with an impressive win at Hollywoodbets Greyville. She signed off for her two-year-old campaign when finishing a close up fourth, beaten just over half a length by subsequent Equus Champion Canadian Summer, in the G1 Thekwini Stakes.

Gold Standard has made an encouraging start to the new season, with the former G2 Selangor Cup winner and G1 Cape Guineas runner up sire of an extremely exciting prospect in the form of Gold Poker Game.

The latter, who ran third over 1000m on debut, made a big impression when getting off the mark at Kenilworth earlier this month, with Gold Poker Game, a big scopey filly herself, sauntering home to score by three-parts of a length over 1200m.

Gold Poker Queen, Golden Hostess and Hold My Hand are all potential Fillies Guineas starters -which represents an impressive start for their exciting young sire.

John Freeman, who has taken over the marketing and managing of Gold Standard, had the following to say about the son of Trippi. “Gold Standard is very fertile, covers well and he is a very happy horse. He suits a variety of mares. I have been doing test matings for clients and note that he makes a good match for Dynasty mares on paper. And with his impeccable hind leg he will help fix that Sadlers Wells hind leg. Breeders also shouldn’t be scared to send him a small mare. There are so few stallions that help small mares nowadays.”

Out of a daughter of legendary champion Olympic Duel and from the same female line as successful stallions Persian Gulf and Precipitation , Gold Standard is set to stand the 2022 season for a fee of R7 500.

Standard makes a Gold start

Aug 28
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Gimmethegreenlight tops August Sale

By Cape Breeders, Gimmethegreenlight

28th Aug ’22 Cape Breeders report:

Varsfontein Stud’s champion resident sire Gimmethegreenlight dominated proceedings at the recent August Two Year Old Sale.

Not only did the former G1 L’Ormarins Queen’s Plate supply the top priced lot sold off the August Sale, but Gimmethegreenlight ended the two day auction as Leading Sire by Aggregate.

Gimmethegreenlight had eight lots on offer -all of whom sold for a gross total of R6.75million at this year’s August Two Year Old Sale. South Africa’s former champion sire’s two-year-olds averaged an impressive R843 750 at the sale.

Gimmethegreenlight also supplied the R3 800 000 sales topping colt Yes We Can (Lot 91), who was consigned by Wilgerbosdrift and knocked down to Form Bloodstock.

Out of G3 Starling Stakes winner Sarasota, the well bred Yes We Can is a half-brother to two winners including Listed Storm Bird Stakes third place-getter Hope Is Power.

His sire had two other lots fetch upwards of R500 000 at the 2022 August Two Year Old Sale, with Gimmethegreenlight’s daughter (Lot 92) out of Savannah Leigh knocked down for R600 000, and Gimmethegreenlight filly Let’s Go Now (Lot 114) making R540 000 at the sale.

South Africa’s Champion Sire of 2020-2021, Gimmethegreenlight also enjoyed success on the racetrack on Saturday where his son Money Heist ran out a convincing winner at Hollywoodbets Scottsville.

 

Gimmethegreenlight tops August Sale

Aug 15
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Scottsville double for Gimmethegreenlight

By Cape Breeders, Gimmethegreenlight

15th Aug ’22 Cape Breeders report:

Varsfontein Stud’s champion sire Gimmethegreenlight enjoyed a good day at Hollywoodbets Scottsville on Sunday.

The former G1 L’Ormarins Queen’s Plate was responsible for two smart winners at Scottsville, with Gimmethegreenlight’s son Imperial Order making a promising debut when finishing third in Sunday’s third race, and daughter Grue Of Ice running second in the eighth race.

Gimmethegreenlight’s blue blooded son Cheeky Laddie made the perfect start to his racing career when he made a winning debut on Sunday.
The Dean Kannemeyer trained three-year-old just got up to win in the shadow of the post when victorious in Sunday’s Sunil Singh And Associates Maiden Plate (1200m). Under Keagan De Melo, Cheeky Laddie dug down deep to score by a short head, with the flashy grey showing plenty of promise on debut.

Bred by Klawervlei Stud, Cheeky Laddie was the top priced yearling sold at the 2021 National Yearling Sale when knocked down to Form Bloodstock for R2.8 million.

Bred on the same cross as G1 winner Gunner, Cheeky Laddie is out of the Captain Al sired mare All Is Secret, the Equus Champion 2YO Filly of 2012.

His sire struck again in the very next race when Gimmethegreenlight gelding Osceola stayed on strongly to land Sunday’s The Cable Man Maiden Plate (2400m). Under Calvin Ngcobo, three-year-old Osceola powered away down the outside of the track to shed his maiden by over a length and a half.
Bred by Ridgemont Highlands, Osceola is out of the Antonius Pius mare Dinesen.

South Africa’s Champion Sire of 2020-2021, Gimmethegreenlight is currently responsible for 44 stakes winners.
The son of More Than Ready has ten lots on offer at the upcoming August Two Year Old Sale.

Scottsville double for Gimmethegreenlight