Picture: Future Variety (Waayne Marks)
The promising Candice Bass-Robinson-trained sprinter Future Variety not only has a Lammerskraal-bred half-sister by What A Winter on the BSA National Yearling Sale, but also a Varsfontein Stud-bred close relative, who is also by What A Winter.
Lot 152 is the half-sister.
The Varsfontein Stud-bred close relative is lot 24.
The Var three-year-old gelding Future Variety, bred by Lammerskraal Stud, is out of the Parade Leader mare Furina, who is in turn out of the Equus Champion Older Sprinter in 2002, Enchantress.
Lot 24, the Varsfontein Stud-bred What A Winter filly, is out of Wylie Hall mare Wylie Wench, who is a half-sister to Future Variety’s dam Furina.
Wyle Wench was a useful racehorse herself, winning five times including the Gr 3 Acacia Handicap over 1600m.
This is a famous Varsfontein family, which includes the great sprinting pair National Currency and Harry’s Charm.
Both of the latter were trained by Mike Azzie and he also trained Wylie Wench.
Future Variety was just touched off by Gr 1 winner Thunderstruck in the Gr 2 Khaya Stable Diadem Stakes over 1200m last time out in just his 9th career start.
What A Winter, like Var, should also bring out the speed in the pedigree and when lot 24 and 152 go
