Lammerskraal Stud’s in-form resident sire Visionaire has two progeny nominated for the upcoming RA Highveld Feature Season awards.
His top-class sprinter The Thinker is one of four gallopers nominated for the title of Champion Sprinter, while Visionaire’s high-class daughter Takingthepeace, whose Triple Tiara campaign did so much to promote the excitement of local racing, is one of three fillies nominated for the title of Champion three year old filly.
The Thinker, bred, like Takingthepeace, by Summerhill Stud, won five of 12 outings, prior to being exported, with his wins including the 2017 G2 World Sports Betting Merchants.
His star paternal half-sister Takingthepeace has earned more than R1.4 million, with her wins this season including both the G1 Wilgerbosdrift SA Fillies Classic and G2 Wilgerbosdrift Gauteng Fillies Guineas. Unplaced just once in 10 outings, and a potential Equus Award contender, Takingthepeace was the second Visionaire daughter to land the Gauteng Fillies Guineas, with Heaps Of Fun having triumphed in 2016.
The Highveld Awards ceremony is set to take place in the Aquanaut Room at Turffontein on May 23rd.
Visionaire, South Africa’s Champion First Crop Sire of 2014-2015, has eight yearlings on the upcoming KZN Yearling Sale, which takes place at Sibaya Entertainment World just before the running of the 2018 Vodacom Durban July.