Drakenstein Stud Farm are four-time winners of the Equus Outstanding Breeder’s Award in South Africa.
With a formidable stallion roster and top of the range broodmares, any draft they send to market demands scrutiny, such is the quality of the Stud’s bloodlines.
Drakenstein Stud Farm is situated on the luscious lower slopes of the L’Ormarins Wine Estate (Pic – Drakenstein Stud)
The farm will kick off at the CRS 2025 Summer Sale, on Thursday with Lot 9, From Winter, a son of former Champion Sprinter and established sire, What A Winter, out of the Trippi mare, Fromafar, who produced recent winner From A Distance.
From Winter is a full-brother to recent US export, Distant Winter, who won the Kenilworth Nursery. The dam is a half to Armando, who also excelled as a juvenile, winning the Cape of Good Hope Nursery before being exported to Hong Kong.
Futura’s progeny are effective at the opposite end of the distance spectrum. Lot 12 is bay colt ex High Hosanna family of HOTY Oh Susanna, the cross is hoping to emulate the accomplishments of Graded winners, Future Swing, Future Pearl, The Futurist, and Pink Tourmaline having produced 23% SW to runners.
One World is causing a sensation with his offspring – One Stripe has just added the L’Ormarins Gr1 King’s Plate to his Hollywoodbets Gr1 Cape Guineas romp. The sire is responsible for Lot 28, ex Magic School, who was placed up to Gr2 level on the Highveld.
SW Princess Irene (by Duke of Marmalade), who won three times over middle distances, has a first foal called Tshwane by three-time Champion Sire in SA, Gimmethegreenlight that will go into the ring as Lot 46.
Lot 55, Final Say (being sold as an agent) is a colt by now retired champion sire Trippi (USA) out of the Giant’s Causeway mare Song Of Happiness. He hails from the family of Ebony Flyer, Captain’s Lover and Vardy.
There is plenty of Black Type on Lot 63’s page. The female side features accomplished producer’s, Trip Poker (first dam) dam of US export Coldhardstare , Skip Poker (second dam) and Hard Knocker (third dam.) Winter Poker is a daughter of What a Winter, leading sire of 2YO’s in 2020 and consistently ranked within the Top 5 stallions in SA.
Lot 87 is by Vercingetorix ex Chestnut ‘n Pearls. The sire, who started at stud in 2015, is building a remarkable resume with 44 SWs from 419 runners, including 10 Gr1 winners. Together with Gimmethegreenlight, his stock is the most sort-after in South Africa at present, as well as the stud’s very own One World – record-breaking champion freshman sire, leading sire of 3YO’s, etc.
The dam of this enticing chestnut colt won the Gr1 Golden Slipper at two and has produced the SP Chestnut Bomber as well as four-time winner Gimmethatpearl. Chestnut Verse can be viewed in Stable C15.
Drakenstein Stud Farm’s draft is available for inspections on the Stud.
For viewing, contact: Client and Sales Manager, Tarryn Putz on 083 787 1982.
