Judpot, the sire with the ‘incomparable pedigree’, will be moving from Varsfontein Stud to Syd & Colin Birch’s Vogel Vlei Stud in Dordrecht in the Eastern Cape for the 2019 breeding season.
Both Varsfontein Stud and the Niarchos family have made this difficult decision in the best interests of Judpot, so as to obtain greater support for him in a new region – than he has been getting in recent years.
Judpot (A.P. Indy – Miesque) – pic: Jeremy Nelson
Carl de Vos of Varsfontein says: “We are so very proud of what Judpot has achieved for us since arriving at Varsfontein in 2009. We are delighted that in his new home, he will have the support of a stud on the rise as well as being part of the historical breeding legacy of the Birch family. Varsfontein will continue to support Judpot while he is at Vogel Vlei.”
Few pedigrees in the stud book pack the punch that Judpot’s pedigree possesses. By multiple Champion Sire and Leading American sire of sires A.P. INDY, out of the multiple Champion Racemare (9 Championships), 10 Gr1 wins and Champion Broodmare, MIESQUE – the dam of KINGMAMBO (Mr Prospector).
Judpot’s Gr1 winning son Coral Fever (Pic – JC Photos)
This female line is incredibly dominant with MIESQUE’s descendants producing Champions and group & graded winners Worldwide – even in South Africa where AMANEE won the Thekwini S G1.
Judpot’s sire A.P. INDY – a Champion on the racetrack and one of America’s most celebrated sires – turned 30 years old on 31 March 2019. He is enjoying his retirement at Lane’s End in Kentucky. A.P. INDY has become the oldest living winner of the G1 Belmont Stakes and the oldest living Classic winner overall. He is also the oldest living winner of the G1 Breeders’ Cup Classic.
Judpot has been a very successful sire, producing 60% winners to runners and 10% stakes horses to runners.
Judpot’s Gr1 winning daughter Along Came Polly (Pic -JC Photos)
He received the Equus Outstanding Stallion Achievement Award in 2013. With his phenomenal genes, Judpot is set to make a formidable broodmare sire and contribute greatly to the South African stud book. Varsfontein have retained and purchased many of Judpot’s daughters for stud. A Varsfontein yearling filly (I DREAM OF GENIE) out of a Judpot mare, by Gimmethegreenlight, sold for R550,000 on the 2019 NYS.
Colin Birch of Vogel Vlei says: “ We are extremely grateful to Varsfontein and the Niarchos family for entrusting Judpot into our care – we will endeavor to support him with our growing band of select broodmares and are thrilled to have a stallion of his quality on our farm.”
JUDPOT is the sire of:
ALONG CAME POLLY (Champion 2yo Filly SA; Empress Club S G1, Thekwini S G1; 2d Golden Slipper G1, Allan Robertson Championship G1, SA Fillies Classic G1; 3d Cape Fillies Guineas G1), CORAL FEVER (Champions Challenge G1, Charity Mile G2, Colorado King S G2, Jubilee H G3; 2d Hawaii S G2, Victory Moon S G3; 3d Summer Cup G1, London News S G3), JUXTAPOSE (SA Fillies Classic G1, SA Oaks G2; 3d Fillies Mile G3, Three Troikas S G3), FOREST INDIGO (Golden Horseshoe S G1; 2d Premier’s Champion S G1, Gauteng Guineas G2; 3d Gatecrasher S L), POLYPHONIC (Gerald Rosenberg S G2, Jacaranda H L; 2d Ipi Tombe Challenge G2, Yellowwood H G3), SNIPER SHOT (Post Merchants G2; 2d KZN Guineas G2, Byerley Turk G3, KZN Yearling Sale Million; 3d Umkhomazi S G3), DEPUTY JUD (Supreme Cup G2; 2d SA Derby G1, Track & Ball Derby G3, Sea Cottage S L; 3d SA Classic G1), DOUBLE WHAMMY (Diana S G3, Lady’s Pendant L, 2d Sceptre S G2, Choice Carriers Championship G2, 3d Cape Fillies Guineas G1), FINAL JUDGEMENT (Golden Slipper G2; 2d KZN Fillies Guineas G2, Umzimkhulu S G3, Off to Stud S L; 3d Tibouchina S G2, Choice Carriers Championship G2, Devon Air S L), COLOUR OF COURAGE (Umkhomazi S G2), DOWN TO ZERO (Tommy Hotspur H G3; 2d Man o’ War Sprint G3), LITTLE GENIE (Banyana H L, Gardenia S L), MALEFICENT (Devon Air S L; 2d Starling S G3), Mister Cricket (2d SA Classic G1), Rocketball (2d SA Derby G1; 3d Sea Cottage S L, 4th Daily News 2000 S G1), Nous Voila (2d Southern Cross S G2, Perfect Promise Sprint L, 3d Kenilworth Fillies Nursery L), Bi Pot (2d Ipi Tombe Challenge G2, Gerald Rosenberg S G2, 3d SA Fillies Classic G1, Yellowwood H G3; 4th SA Oaks G2), Let it Flow (2d Golden Slipper G2), Aurum Pot (2d Man o’ War Sprint H G3), Timedtoperfection (3d Godolphin Barb S G3), Miracle Rising (2d Strelitzia S G3), Three Balloons (2d Chairman’s Cup G3, Cape Summer Stayers H G3, Kenilworth Cup L, 3d Track & Ball Derby G3), Skysign (3d East Cape Derby G3, East Cape Oaks L), Drop Kick (2d East Cape Derby L), Forafewdollarsmore (2d Derby Trial L), Crackpot (3d East Cape Paddock S L, Jockey Club S L), Expedite (3d Jamaica H L), Bush Pilot (3d Republic Cup L), Juddering Angel (3d Winter Juvenile S L), Just Lucky (3d Devon Air S L), etc.
