Varsfontein Stud celebrated a successful season in 2023-2024 by surpassing their highest previous stakes earned and achieving the most number of stakes winners (14) and wins (21) for a season.
Feature races won by Varsfontein-bred thoroughbreds last season included: the Gr1 World Pool Moment Of The Day Premiers Champion Stakes, Gr1 Golden Horse Sprint, Gr2 TAB Gauteng Guineas, Gr2 TAB Hawaii Stakes, Gr2 Jehan Malherbe Senor Santa Stakes, Gr2 East Cape Radio Tibouchina Stakes, Gr3 Umzimkhulu Stakes, Gr3 Betway Sycamore Sprint, Gr3 Betway National Currency Sprint, Gr3 SplashOut Prix Du Cap, Gr3 Betway Victory Moon Stakes, Gr3 Mother Russia Stakes, Listed Irridescence Stakes, Listed East Cape Breeders Stakes, and the Listed East Cape Sprint Cup.
The farm will be offering a classy draft at this week’s BSA August Two Year Old Sale, with Varsfontein’s champion resident sire Gimmethegreenlight well represented here.
Other exciting sires with two-year-olds on sale include the Varsfontein Stud-bred and based pair of Erik The Red and Master Of My Fate, as well as the likes of One World, The United States and Vercingetorix.
Lot 180 – Just Now (c ) by Vercingetorix ex Justthewayyouare
- This regally-bred colt is bound to attract plenty of attention, a half-brother to all of South African Triple Crown winning sire Malmoos, dual Gr3 winner Captain Splendid and recent Listed Off To Stud Stakes heroine Mascherina. Out of Listed Spook Express Handicap winner and half-sister to Varsfontein’s hugely successful sire Master Of My Fate.
Malmoos’ half! Lot 180 – Just Now is a colt by Vercingetorix out of Justthewayyouare
Master Of My Fate has some outstanding prospects on sale including these two-year-olds who are closely related to his Gr3 winning son Atticus Finch:
- Lot 30 – Echo Check (c) out of Alexa
- Lot 52 – Barolo (f) out of Bi Pot
Lot 105 – Splash Of Love (f) by Master Of My Fate ex Easy In Love
- Out of a daughter of Italian Gr3 winner Alabaaq, herself a daughter of Riverman and English/Irish classic winner Salsabil.
Varsfontein’s multiple champion sire Gimmethegreenlight, is also well-represented here in this draft.
Lot 150 – Hazel Green (f) by Gimmethegreenlight ex Hazaragula
- A filly from the family of Gr1 Investec Derby winning champion Harzand
Lot 166 – Vamanos (f) by Gimmethegreenlight ex Imperadora
- A full-sister to dual Listed East Cape Sprint Cup winner Countdown and half-sister to last season’s dual Gr3 winner One Fell Swoop
Lot 330 – Go Johnny Go (c) by Gimmethegreenlight ex Touch The Sky
Bred on the highly successful Gimmethegreenlight/Jet Master cross, a half-sister to Listed Perfect Promise Sprint winner Amy Johnson, and is out of a stakes winning half-sister to champions Bela-Bela (dam of the Gimmethegreenlight sired Gr2 winner Ciao Bella) and Rabiya.
