Sarah Whitelaw

Mid-week double for Visionaire

October 18, 2017October 18, 2017 by Sarah Whitelaw

Sarah Whitelaw

Lammerskraal’s G1 winning sire Visionaire has been enjoying a good spell, with winners flowing thick and fast of late, and the son of Grand Slam had another pair of winners at the Vaal on Tuesday. First to score was Visigoth, who justified favouritism when breaking his maiden by 1.6 lengths…

Visuality brother off the mark

October 17, 2017October 17, 2017 by Sarah Whitelaw

Sarah Whitelaw

Visigoth, a full-brother to Visionaire’s KZN award nominee Visuality, got off the mark at the Vaal on Tuesday afternoon. Bred by Rotheson Stud, and from the yard of reigning champion trainer Sean Tarry (who also owns him), Visigoth was all the rage for the 1700m maiden and the colt duly…

Go Deputy son makes it win number 13

October 13, 2017 by Sarah Whitelaw

Sarah Whitelaw

Gogetthesheriff, a son of Lammerskraal’s successful sire Go Deputy, made it win number 13 when running from well off the pace to score at Fairview on Friday. The ever green seven-year-old, and former East Cape champion, was given a superbly confident ride by jockey Karl Zechner, who bought Gogetthesheriff with…

Pilou gets back to winning ways

October 13, 2017 by Sarah Whitelaw

Sarah Whitelaw

The Lammerskraal Stud bred Pilou, so unluckily beaten at his previous outing, made amends with a convincing win at the Vaal on Thursday. Trained by Sean Tarry for owners Mike and Norma Rattray, Pilou was given a superb ride by jockey S’Manga Khumalo, who got the top-weight (Pilou was shouldering…

Visionaire offspring up for awards!

October 9, 2017October 17, 2017 by Sarah Whitelaw

Sarah Whitelaw

Lammerskraal Stud’s exciting sire Visionaire’s runners are nominated for no fewer than four KZN Breeders Awards, it was recently announced. His talented son Africa Rising, winner of last season’s G3 Byerley Turk, has been nominated for Outstanding 3YO Colt and Outstanding Sprinter Male. Placed in the G1 Premiers Champion Stakes…

Visionaire filly wins on debut

September 21, 2017 by Sarah Whitelaw

Sarah Whitelaw

Lammerskraal Stud’s successful sire Visionaire, who has covered some top class mares this season, was represented by yet another debut winner at Turffontein on Thursday. [caption id="attachment_599" align="alignleft" width="300"] Visionaire[/caption] This time it was the Visionaire 3yo filly Power Of Love who scored, with the David Nieuwenhuizen trained sophomore powering…

Lammerskraal’s burgeoning dynasty

September 21, 2017 by Sarah Whitelaw

Sarah Whitelaw

Lammerskraal Stud has been and is home to some top-class broodmares and to mares who have made a huge mark on the South African turf. One of the stud’s best mares is undoubtedly five time winner and G3 Jacaranda Handicap winner Bardot, a daughter of champion sire and top broodmare…

Blue blooded foals arrive at Lammerskraal

September 19, 2017 by Sarah Whitelaw

Sarah Whitelaw

While Lammerskraal continues to battle the draught (the dams are but 30% full and oathay crops have failed), their paddocks continue to be greeted with the arrival of some beautifully bred foals. [caption id="attachment_603" align="alignleft" width="300"] Visionaire-Ventura filly[/caption] One of the most eye catching foals born at Lammerskraal this year…

Son of Visionaire downs top speedsters

September 15, 2017 by Sarah Whitelaw

Sarah Whitelaw

Lammerskraal Stud’s successful young sire Visionaire looks to have a well above average sort on his hands in the form of The Thinker. The latter downed some high-class speedsters, in a pinnacle stakes over 1000m at Turffontein on Thursday, to take his tally to four wins from just eight outings.…

Smashing first Visionaire foal arrives at Lammerskraal

August 10, 2017 by Sarah Whitelaw

Sarah Whitelaw

Lammerskraal were recently represented by their first Visionaire foal to arrive this season with the birth of this colt. Described by Lammerskraal’s Sally Bruss as, “Smart!”, the colt is out of the well related Jet Master mare Berlinetta, a dual winner who ran third in the Listed Gardenia Handicap. Berlinetta,…

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