Lammerskraal Stud

East Cape Award for Gogetthesheriff

August 29, 2016August 29, 2016 by Sarah Whitelaw

Sarah Whitelaw

Go Deputy’s charismatic and durable son Gogetthesheriff picked up more award glory when he was named Champion Polytrack Colt/Gelding for the 2015-2016 at Saturday evening’s Eastern Cape Racing Association Season Awards ceremony. The remarkable six-year-old, who recently picked up his 12th career victory, was winning his second RA sponsored award…

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Broodmare Of The Year to Visionaire

August 24, 2016 by Sarah Whitelaw

Sarah Whitelaw

Lammerskraal Stud’s exciting new sire Visionaire is set to cover a stellar book of mares during his first Cape breeding season. The Gr1 winning son of Grand Slam’s top class mates for this season will include none other than former Broodmare Of The Year Sunshine Lover (Badger Land). The latter…

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Cracking foals arrive at Lammerskraal

August 23, 2016 by Sarah Whitelaw

Sarah Whitelaw

There have already been a number of classy and blue blooded foals to arrive at Lammerskraal this season –which surely bodes well for the season ahead! Lammerskraal’s first foals include a filly from the first crop of former Equus Champion 2YO Colt Soft Falling Rain. [caption id="attachment_308" align="alignleft" width="300"] Soft…

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Lammerskraal crowned at Equus Awards

August 22, 2016 by Sarah Whitelaw

Sarah Whitelaw

Lammerskraal Stud’s magnificent season in 2015-2016 was officially recognised at Tuesday night’s Equus Award ceremony in Johannesburg. The farm were honoured with a Outstanding Breeder Award at what is widely acknowledged to be the equine and South African equivalent of the Oscar awards. Lammerskraal, who ended 2015-2016 third on the…

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More graded glory for Visionaire sister

August 22, 2016 by Sarah Whitelaw

Sarah Whitelaw

The brilliant racemare Tara’s Tango, a half sister to Lammerskraal Stud’s exciting new sire Visionaire, was an impressive winner of the G3 Rancho Bernardo Handicap at Del Mar on Wednesday. Under the guidance of jockey Martin Garcia—who also was aboard for her score in the Santa Maria (gr. II) in…

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12th win for Gogetthesheriff

August 15, 2016 by Sarah Whitelaw

Sarah Whitelaw

Charismatic East Cape Champion Gogetthesheriff registered the 12th win of his illustrious career when landing a competitive looking pinnacle stakes over 1400m at Fairview on Friday afternoon. The durable six-year-old had to lug 62 kgs to victory but managed to hold off Russian Mig by half a length to notch…

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Impressive debut winner for Visionaire

August 10, 2016 by Sarah Whitelaw

Sarah Whitelaw

Exciting young sire Visionaire had yet another smart looking debut winner when his impeccably bred daughter Supreme Vision saluted at Greyville on Wednesday afternoon. Well ridden by jockey Sean Veale, Supreme Vision made all to win first time out over 1400m and this 3yo Dennis Drier trained filly looks more…

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Visionaire brother on offer at Keeneland

August 10, 2016 by Sarah Whitelaw

Sarah Whitelaw

Lammerskraal’s exciting new sire Visionaire is out of a truly outstanding broodmare. His dam, Scarlet Tango, was a stakes placed winner of four, who was second in the Laura Gal Stakes. A daughter of French Deputy (like Go Deputy a son of champion sire Deputy Minister), Scarlet Tango has been…

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Lammerskraal honoured at Cape Awards

August 10, 2016 by Sarah Whitelaw

Sarah Whitelaw

Lammerskraal Stud were honoured at Monday night’s Cape Racing and Breeding Awards. The farm won the Outstanding Breeder Of The Year award, following a year which saw Lammerskraal Stud bred runners earn more than R12.416 million in stakes, and notch up no fewer than 12 black type wins. Lammerskraal ended…

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Abashiri scores Equus nod

August 5, 2016 by Sarah Whitelaw

Sarah Whitelaw

The Lammerskraal Stud bred Abashiri features prominently among the nominations for the 2015-2016 Equus Award nominations. A son of the farm’s resident sire Go Deputy, Abashiri has been nominated as Equus Champion Three Year Old Colt and Equus Champion Stayer. His Equus claims are strong –Abashiri won five of seven…

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