Var’s daughter Via Africa, a South African Champion Sprinter and multiple Gr1 winner, produced her first ever winner when Magic Millions Gold Coast Yearling graduate Pleasant Endeavor won on debut at Sha Tin on Saturday.
Via Africa seen winning the Gr1 Cape Flying Championship (Hamish Niven Photography)
South Africa’s Champion Sprinter of 2013/14, Via African won three Gr1’s amongst her ten victories from sixteen starts.
By the Avontuur flagbearer Var (Forest Wildcat), Via Africa was bred by Andre Hauptfleisch out of the Qui Danzig mare Bump ‘N Grind, who won three races over 1000m.
Trained by Ricky Yiu, her son Pleasant Endeavor was piloted to victory in the 1000m heat by Derek Leung, who rode a treble on the day.
See Leung’s story of a great day here
Pleasant Endeavor was an A$320,000 yearling purchase from Newhaven Park’s 2019 Magic Millions Gold Coast Yearling sale draft by James Moore and Summit Racing.
Via Africa has a filly by Coolmore Stud’s Vancouver on the 2021 Inglis Australian Easter Yearling Sale.
