Gimmethegreenlight

30th Sep ’22 Cape Breeders Report:

Fresh off supplying two winners at Hollywoodbets Greyville on Wednesday, inform champion sire Gimmethegreenlight was responsible for a hugely impressive debut winner at Turffontein the following day.
Three-year-old gelding Tsar Bomba outclassed his rivals when romping home to a brilliant win in Thursday’s 4Racing.TV Maiden Plate (3-year-olds) over 1200 metres.

Under S’Manga Khumalo, the Johan Janse Van Vuuren trained Tsar Bomba turned the sprint into a one horse race, as he pulled well clear to score on debut by five and a quarter lengths.

Bred by part-owner Laurence Wernars, Tsar Bomba is out of the Ideal World mare Work Ethic.

His G1 L’Ormarins Queen’s Plate winning sire Gimmethegreenlight has made a flying start to the 2022-2023 South African racing season.
At the time of writing, Gimmethegreenlight was runner up on the General Sires List for the current season.

South Africa’s Champion Sire of 2020-2021, Gimmethegreenlight is currently responsible for 44 stakes winners including the G1 winners Got The Greenlight, Yulong Prince, Gunner and She’s A Keeper.

Gimmethegreenlight gelding wows on debut

29th Sep ’22 Cape Breeders Report:

Varsfontein Stud’s champion sire Gimmethegreenlight continues to churn out winners by the week, and the son of More Than Ready came up with two more winners at Hollywoodbets Greyville on Wednesday.

His three-year-old son Imperial Order duly justified tote favouritism when he ran out a comfortable winner of Wednesday’s Gold Circle Racing Youtube Channel Maiden Plate (1400m). Under Serino Moodley, the Michael Miller trained colt powered home in the closing stages to shed his maiden by nearly five lengths.
Bred by the Waterford Stud, Imperial Order had finished third on debut before taking fourth spot on his only previous outing.

Out of the Fort Wood mare Home Tree, Imperial Order is bred on the same Gimmethegreenlight/Fort Wood cross as graded stakes winners Gee For Go, Green Pepper, Hack Green and Second Base.

His sire’s second success on Wednesday came when the Gimmethegreenlight gelding Ralph The Rascal captured the eighth race, the Hollywoodbets Bright Future MR 88 Handicap (1400m).
A close up third last time out, the Alyson Wright trained Ralph The Rascal made no mistakes on Wednesday when the gelding got up close home to score by a short neck under Keagan De Melo.

Bred by Moutonshoek, Ralph The Rascal has now won four times and has a further 14 placings to his credit.
South Africa’s Champion Sire of 2020-2021, Gimmethegreenlight has five lots on the upcoming Cape Racing Ready To Run & 2YO Unbroken Sale.

Wednesday double for Gimmethegreenlight

19th Sep ’22 Cape Breeders report:

Varsfontein Stud’s champion sire Gimmethegreenlight struck twice at Hollywoodbets Greyville on Sunday.

Gimmethegreenlight’s three-year-old son Captainofthegreen got his sire off the mark on Sunday when victorious in Greyville’s fourth race, while another Gimmethegreenlight colt, the blue blooded Wiccan Warrior, ran out a game winner of the seventh race on the card.

Making just his second career start on Sunday, the Gareth Van Zyl trained Captainofthegreen caught the eye when coming with a late rattle to land the Follow In The Box Seat Podcast Maiden Plate (1400m) by just over three-parts of a length.

Bred by Drakenstein Stud, Captainofthegreen is out of the Windrush mare Madame Rooney. The Gimmethegreenlight colt was a R550 000 buy from the 2021 CTS Ready To Run Sale.

Gimmethegreenlight’s second success at Greyville on Sunday came when his son Wiccan Warrior landed the Greyville Convention Centre MR 78 Handicap over 1400 metres. Under Warren Kennedy, the three-year-old colt made it two wins from just three starts when prevailing in a tight finish to score by a head.

The race was a fine one for Gimmethegreenlight, whose son Ralph The Rascal ran a close third to Wiccan Warrior.
Bred by Klawervlei Stud, the Gareth Van Zyl trained Wiccan Warrior, who had a wide draw to overcome on Sunday, was a R375 000 buy from the 2021 National Yearling Sale.

Out of the Jet Master mare Pagan Dance, Wiccan Warrior is a half-brother to dual G1 winner, and Equus Champion, Edict Of Nantes.
South Africa’s Champion Sire of 2020-2021, Gimmethegreenlight had another fine season in 2021-2022 when responsible for 12 black type winners who captured 14 stakes races. The son of More Than Ready is runner up on the General Sires List for the current South African racing season.

Greyville double for Gimmethegreenlight

8th Sep ’22 Cape Breeders Report:

Varsfontein Stud’s champion sire Gimmethegreenlight had a good day at Hollywoodbets Durbanville on Wednesday when his progeny won the first two races on the card.

His three-year-old daughter Gimme’s Lassie was sent off favourite for the first race on Wednesday with that Varsfontein bred filly sent off a 2-1 chance to land the Hollywoodbets Durbanville Welcomes You Maiden Plate (1250m).
Under an inform Keagan De Melo, Gimme’s Lassie produced a fine turn of foot which saw the Candice Bass-Robinson trained filly get up in the closing stages and win by a long neck.

Runner up in her first two starts, Gimme’s Lassie was a R1 100 000 buy from the 2021 National Yearling Sale.

Out of the Fort Wood mare Scandola, and bred on similar lines to G2 winner Hack Green, Gimme’s Lassie is bred on the same Gimmethegreenlight/Fort Wood cross as five graded stakes winners including the exciting Light Speed.

Her champion sire is also responsible for last season’s G3 World Sports Betting Langerman winner Light Speed, who made a tremendous return to racing when he landed the second race at Durbanville on Wednesday.
The Justin Snaith trained colt made it three wins in a row, and three wins from just four starts, when he stayed on too strongly to land Wednesday’s www.tabonline.co.za Graduation Plate (1600m) by nearly half a length, and Light Speed looks destined for bigger and better things.

Bred by Maine Chance Farms, Light Speed is out of the Fort Wood mare Lady In Love.

Durbanville double for 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

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

29th Jul ’22

Varsfontein Stud’s champion resident sire Gimmethegreenlight’s fantastic season with his two-year-olds continued on Friday when his son Port Louis won the Listed Champion Juvenile Cup (1400m) at Fairview.

Runner up in the G3 World Sports Betting Langerman last time out, the Brett Crawford trained gelding showed plenty of heart in Friday’s R200 000 race.

Under Louis Mxothwa, Port Louis fought out a thrilling duel with eventual runner up Khaya’s Hope before edging out that rival to win by a short head.
It was another four and three-quarter lengths back to third place finisher Forest Spy.
Bred by Klawervlei Stud, Port Louis has now won twice from just six starts.

Out of the Qui Danzig mare Winning Eyes, Port Louis was a R260 000 buy from the 2021 Cape Yearling Sale.

He is the 44th stakes winner for Gimmethegreenlight, South Africa’s Champion Sire of 2020-2021.

Gimmethegreenlight has had a fine season with his two-year-olds this season including not only Port Louis but also G3 Langerman winner Light Speed, G3 Cape Racing Cape Of Good Hope Nursery runner up Wecangoallnight and the promising Countdown.

A son of outstanding sire More Than Ready, Gimmethegreenlight has 11 lots on offer at the upcoming August Two Year Old Sale.