Drakenstein’s new Irish-bred stallion A Case Of You is in transit and will be much sort after considering the current lack of top quality specialist sprint stallions.
A Case of You was the champion three-year-old sprinter in Ireland in 2021 and the champion older male sprinter in Ireland in 2022.
He won the Gr 1 Prix de l’Abbaye at Longchamp, a five furlong race which is known to need an ultra fast horse to win it. This race was also won by SA’s late stalwart speed stallion, Var.
A Case Of You also won the Gr 1 Al Quoz Sprint in Dubai, a race won by SA legend J J The Jet Plane.
As a two-year-old he won the Gr 3 Anglesey Stakes over 1300m.
He comes from a very fast sire line which starts with the legendary sire Mr Prospector, who was the top ramked sprinter in the USA in 1974 on the Daily Racing Form’s free handicap; Mr Prospector produced the top class miler Gone West; who produced Zafonic, who won three Gr 1’s from six furlongs to seven furlongs as a two-year-old before winning the Gr 1 2000 Guineas as a three-year-old; Zafonic produced Iffraaj, who won three Gr 2’s over seven furlongs; Iffraaj produced Hot Streak, who won a Gr 3 at Ascot over five furlongs and a Gr 2 at Haydock over five furlongs.
A Case Of You is by Hot Streak. He stands at 16.2 hands and weighs 580kg.
South Africa has some fine sprinters at stud like What A Winter, Rafeef, Captain of All, Chimichuri Run, Eden Roc and Erik The Red.
However, what they need is a specialist sprint sire like Harry Hotspur or one who can be relied on to produce a plethora of quality speedsters like Var.
A Case Of You has been advertised as a successor to Var, who was a Euroopean Champion Sprinter. Var produced 12 Gr 1 winners and had at least one Gr 1 winner in 8 of his 16 crops.
