Varsfontein Stud’s leading sire Gimmethegreenlight’s great season continued when his progressive daughter Iris won the R85 000 Listed Milkwood Stakes at Fairview on Friday.
Trained by Candice Bass-Robinson, the Ridgemont Highlands bred and owned three-year-old made it four wins from nine starts with a convincing display.
Greg Cheyne has Iris in control as Ryan Munger chases on True Charm (Pic – Pauline Herman Photography)
Under Ridgemont rider Greg Cheyne, Iris (16-10) powered home to score by a length and a half in a time of 57,69 secs.
Corne Spies raider True Charm (8-1) was second, the Tarry charge Spring Break (10-1) in third.
The blue blooded Iris has finished out of the first four just once thus far, when running sixth on debut.
She has now won stakes of R154 950.
Trainer Candice Bass-Robinson explained that it was no easy ask for her filly to deliver the goods against some decent older fillies.
“She was nicely weighted though and has a wonderful turn of foot. This is a super win,” she said.
Cheyne was happy to see natural improvement in Iris.
“She won with authority and it was wonderful to have the Kieswetter family at Fairview to enjoy the victory.”
Out of the Rock Of Gibraltar mare Arcetri Pink, Iris is the tenth stakes winner for Gimmethegreenlight in 2020-2021 alone, and his 34th black type winner overall.
South Africa’s Leading Sire by Stakes for 2020-2021, Gimmethegreenlight’s other flagbearers this season include the Gr1 4Racing Premier’s Champions Challenge 1-2 finishers Got The Greenlight and Second Base, graded stakes winning two-year-olds Cosmic Highway and Gimme Dat, and Gr2 World Sports Betting 1900 heroine She’s A Keeper.
Gimmethegreenlight’s runners have earned over R9,917 million for the current season at close on Friday.
Sire of the top priced yearling sold off this year’s National Yearling Sale, Gimmethegreenlight has a single lot on the CTS Farm Yearling Sale, and five lots on the KZN Yearling Sale.
Gimmethegreenlight topped Monday’s Cape Breeders Club Stallion auction for the second year running, with a service purchased for R200 000.
