Vercingetorix South Africa’s top father after record year

The racing season of South Africa ended this week as the official confirmation date for domestic stallions that were packed some time ago.

Vercingetorix It is located at Maine Chance Farms in the Western Cape, is the champion father of the country for the first time and has done this in a emphatic way, also brought the crown for top juvenile and 3-year-old stallion.

All the leading first season in the 2018-19 season, as well as the same distinctions with his crop in the second season, Vercingetorix has protected the total prize money from almost R39 million (R1 = US $ 0.055, US $ 2,161.140) good from the second place Gimmethegreenlight The triple champion who narrow him 12 months ago, in just over R27 million.

Both his wallet and the 23 bet winners he produced during the year are supposed to be new South African records.

Nansie van Vercingetorix has flown the highlight of the campaign on Greyville Racecourse. His son trained by Stuart Ferrie Gladly Stormed late in the HKJC Champions Cup (G1) of July 27 to prevent the recent Durban hero from Durban (G1), the real prince completed a famous Double.

Meanwhile, his daughter Princess of Gaul Won the Debutante Stakes (G2) on the same card while his stylish older marefreen Double Grand Slam Had added to her counting in the Garden Province (G1) in Greyville earlier in the month.

Other great artists who bear his name this season are South African Fillies Sprint (G1) Queen My way And last year’s winner Oriental Charm, who continued to show a high -quality form and is syndicated to be at Drakenstein Stud. Another winner of grade 1 by the father, Neef Caseywas recently announced on the schedule in Mauritzfontein.

Andreas Jacobs, the director of the stud, said: “He has a really special place on Maine Chance Farms, and we look forward to the champions who are still coming from this excellent stallion.”

Vercingetorix was one of the last of the major international ambassadors of South Africa before traveling restrictions fuel damage with the racing and blood stock industry.

A son of Maine Chann’s totemic multiple champion SIRE SILVANO, he was the leading Colt of the country in 2012-2013 after the landing of the 2013 Greyville Two Thousand (G1) and was brought to Dubai by Mike de Kock.

He won the Jebel Hatta (G1) in 2014, then became second in the Japanese star Just a way In what the Dubai Turf (G1T) is now and third to Designs on Rome In the QEII Cup (G1) in Hong Kong.

There was therefore a huge interest in buying his offspring, with plots by Vercingetorix taking the top two places in the CRS Summer Sale of January, dominating the Leaderboard on the BSA National Yearling Sale and one of his sons that are equal to the South African Sales Decord of R9 Million during the Premier -Jenijke record.