Gimmethegreenlight has been crowned national champion sire for the third time and for the second time in succession he has achieved what no other South African sire had done since at least 1953 and he might possibly have been the first in history to have done it.
The Varsfontein Stud-based son of More Than Ready has not only been National Champion Sire for two years in succession, but he has also been the leading sire of three-year-olds and the leading sire of two-year-olds for two years in succession.
Carl de Vos, stud manager of Varsfontein Stud, said at this time last year, “Charles Faull looked through the records, which go back to 1953, and said Gimmethegreenlight is the only stallion to have won all three of those titles in the same season.”
The titles go on stakes earnings and not number of wins.
Gimmethegreenlight ended the season with his progeny having earned a total of R30,732,600 in stakes, a new South African record.
He was R1,959,562 clear of Vercingetorix.
Vercingetorix had 14 individual stakes winners during the season of 18 races, while Gimmethegreenlight had 13 individual stakes winners of 24 races.
Gimme’s three-year-old total stakes were R16,460,200 and he edged out Vercingetorix by just R269,950 in this category.
Guimme’s two-year-olds earned R5,308,938 and he edged out the new kid on the block One World by a mere R84,663.
Gimmethegreenlight had an amazing five individual Gr 1 winners of seven Gr 1 races during the season.
Gimme A Nother won both the Gr 1 Wilgerbosdrift SA Fillies Classic and the Gr 1 TAB Empress Club Stakes, Green With Envy won both the Gr 1 Splashout Cape Derby and Gr 1 Daily News 2000, Lucky Lad won the Gr 1 Golden Horse Sprint, Proceed won the Gr 1 Gold Medallion and VJ’s Angel beat the boys in the Gr 1 World Pool Moment Of The Day Champion Stakes.
