After Monday’s racing Gimmethegreenlight (Aus) led the national sires championship on stakes earnings by his progeny this season of R18,927,338.
In second place was What A Winter on R14,289,263
In third place is Vercingetorix on R13,697,525
In fourth place is Master Of My Fate on R12,174,075
In fifth place is Querari (GER) on R10,894,919
Gimmethegreenlight, Vercingetorix and the late Dynasty are neck and neck in stakes race success for the season.
All three have had ten individual stakes winners and Gimmethegreenlight’s individuals have accumlated 14 stakes wins between them, Vercingetorix’s have accumulated 13 and Dynasty 12.
Gimmethegreenlight had his first ever Gr 1 winner at Hollywoodbets Scottsville on Saturday when Lucky Lad won the Gold medallion and he later made it a second Gr 1 win at the Pietermaritzburg track when Gimme A Prince won the Golden Horse Sprint.
Gimmethegreenlight has now had seven individual Gr 1 winners of 22 races.
He has had three individual Gr 1 winners this season of 4 races.
Gimme A Prince has won the wfa Pongracz Cape Flying Championship and Golden Horse Sprint.
Bless My Stars has won the Wilgerbosdrift SA Fillies Classic.
Lucky Lad has won the Gold Medallion.