The Armitage family have been in the thoroughbred breeding game for a long time and continue to punch way above their weight at Sandown Stud.
This high-quality, boutique farm sends five youngsters to market at the CRS Breeze Up and Unbroken 2yo Sale, scheduled for this coming Sunday, 27 October at Hollywoodbets Durbanville.
Sandown Stud (Pic – Sandown Stud)
James Armitage has utilized a selection of good value sires – Pathfork, Potala Palace, Rafeef, Elusive Fort and Futura. Sandown also acts as agent for Lot 110, a filly by new sire Soqrat, out of the Var mare, Varachino. She has produced the very highly thought of Teagans Champ who has won three from three; Al Jabath who won two from three and was placed 2nd in his third start, and her full brother I Salute You who is a winner and placed from only 3 starts.
The Pathfork filly is Lot 70. She is out of Glamourous Life, a half-sister to Gauteng Fillies Guineas winner, Lady of Power. Third dam, Duchess Daba was trained by Geoff Woodruff to win the Gr1 November Handicap and the SA Fillies Guineas.
Rafeef has already made an impact with SW’s Thunderstruck, Aragosta, Master Archie, William Robertson, Mrs Browning and Frances Ethel across a wide distance range. He is responsible for Lot 79, a bay colt ex Lady Al – best of her progeny to date is 8x winner Winter Waves, by speed sire, What a Winter. An update – Lot 79’s half-sister Warrior Royal won on Sunday, so she has won and been placed second from 3 starts.
Lot 85 is a bay filly, Royal Style by Potala Palace ex multiple-winning Second Empire mare Miss Scaramanga. Potala Palace has shown he can drop the bomb – Red Palace, Katak and Singforafa are his Stakes winning flag bearers.
Elite Squad is an Elusive Fort colt ex Sound the Flute. She produced Majestic Mozart, narrowly denied in the Gr1 Summer Cup at Turffontein and Bonnie Prince who won 7x in South Africa and Mauritius. Elusive Fort, of course, is well established as a rock-solid sire able to deliver the goods at reasonable prices, think of the Hollywoodbets Durban July ace, Kommetdieding and the outstanding filly, Siren’s Call from his haul of 17 SW’s.
Futura seems like a clear influence for stamina. He has a filly out of Parade Leader mare, Tuscan Treasure. Lot 109’s page features the second dam, Akinfeet, famous for throwing Cape Town Noir, Champion Miler in SA in 2013/14. San Gimignano can be viewed in stable A32.
James Armitage is readily approachable to handle any queries about Sandown’s stock, his contact details are available below:
