DRAKENSTEIN STUD SUMMER SALE 2025
Drakenstein Stud are 4 x 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.
They kick off at the 23rd January Summer Sale with Lot 9 (Pictured above the article headline), 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(pictured above) 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 Gr 1 L’Ormarins King’s Plate to his Gr 1 Hollywoodbets Cape Guineas romp. The sire is responsible for Lot 28 (pictured above), ex Magic School, who was placed up to Gr 2 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 (AUS) that will go into the ring as Lot 46 (pictured above).
Lot 55 (pictured above) Final Say (as agent) is a colt by now retired champion sire Trippi (USA) out of the Giant’s Causeway (USA) 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 (pictured above) 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 (pictured above) 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 Gr 1 winners. Together with Gimmethegreenlight (AUS), his stock is the most sort- after in SA 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 Gr 1 Golden Slipper at two and has produced the SP Chestnut Bomber as well as x4 winner Gimmethatpearl. Chestnut Verse can be viewed in Stable C15.
Our draft is available for inspections on the Stud. Please contact our Client and Sales Manager, Tarryn Putz, for viewings on 083 787 1982.”
ENDS
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