Drakenstein Stud’s resident sire Trippi has enjoyed a marvellous run of success during 2015-2016 and is currently South Africa’s Leading Sire by stakes for the season.
Trippi (End Sweep – Jealous Appeal)
The son of End Sweep sports a number of impressive statistics –his offspring have earned over $50 000 000 in prize money.
This means Trippi sired runners have earned more than such world class sires as Curlin, Mineshaft, Pioneerof The Nile, Street Sense and the red hot War Front.
His 64 stakes winners include Gr1 performers the world over, including the Breeders’ Cup placed performers R Heat Lightning and Miss Macy Sue.
Liam’s Map – winner of 2015 Gr1 Breeders Cup Dirt
The latter proved Trippi with more glory, when she produced the brilliant Liam’s Map, winner of the 2015 Gr1 Breeders’ Cup Dirt Mile by two and a half lengths. Now standing at Lane’s End Farm in Kentucky, Liam’s Map won six of just eight outings, with his other notable victories including the Gr1 Woodward Stakes by nearly five lengths.
Inara won the Gr1 Empress Club on Saturday – her full brother is #224
In 2015-2016 alone, Trippi has been represented by 10 stakes winners, who have won 13 black type races between them thus far.
His top performers this season include dual Grade One winner Inara (who is set to run in the R4 000 000 Premier’s Champions Challenge), R8 000 000 earner Illuminator, Gr2 Victory Moon Stakes hero Deo Juvente, Gr3 Umzimkhulu Stakes winner Fromafar, and top sprinters Triptique and Trip To Heaven.
Gr3 Umzimkhulu Stakes winner Fromafar
Trippi also has some smashing 2yos to his credit this season, including Listed Storm Bird Stakes winner Flying Myth, and the smart winners Live Life and Water Lily Lake.
The son of End Sweep is well represented with a top class draft at next week’s National Yearling Sale, with his nine yearlings including some truly blue blooded youngsters:
Lot 94 – this colt is out of a stakes placed half sister, by Jet Master, to Gr1 winning 2yo Talahatchie and Trippi’s stakes winning daughter Jane S Piddy –making this colt a brother in blood to that stakes winning 2yo. This colt’s stakes placed dam is also a three parts sister to Singapore champion and local Gr1 performer Lizarre
Lot 129 – this well bred colt is out of Gr2 Gerald Rosenberg Stakes winner Hawker Hunter, a daughter of seven times champion sire Jet Master. This colt, whose dam is intensely inbred to the great mare Bramalea, sports stakes winners as his dam and granddam respectively
Ilha Bela – SA Oaks winner – see #142
Lot 142 –this regally bred filly is out of a stakes winning, and Oaks placed, daughter of former Horse The Year Ilha Da Vitoria, whose other progeny include SA Oaks winner Ilha Bela. The latter is a three parts sister to US G1 winner Different
Lot 196 – a half brother to 2 winners, this colt is out of a Fort Wood own sister to G2 Drill Hall Stakes winner Syon, with his dam also being closely related to high class performers Hundred Acre Wood, Noble Wood and Golden Oriole
The brilliant Dawn Approach – read up on #224
Lot 224 – this blue blooded colt is a full brother to triple Gr1 winner Inara, winner of this season’s Gr1 Majorca Stakes, as well as to recent Listed Breeders Guineas second Inanna. His half siblings include top class overseas stakes winners Madeira Mist (dam of triple Gr1 Canadian International winner Joshua Tree) and Misty Heights. The family of 2000 Guineas winner Dawn Approach and his Gr2 winning own brother Herald The Dawn –a Gr1 prospect for 2016
Lot 286 – a half brother to 2 winners, this colt is out of Gr2 Fillies Guineas winner Rememberance –a daughter of champion sire and broodmare sire Fort Wood. This is the Lily family responsible for Gr1 winners Bold Thatch, Ravishing, and Villandry, as well as the Fort Wood sired stars Fort Defiance and Saddlewood
Lot 301 – this blue blooded colt, whose dam is closely inbred to the legendary sire Sadler’s Wells, is out of a Sadler’s Wells daugtger of Gr1 winning 2yo Necklace (by outstanding broodmare sire Darshaan). Bred on the potent Sadler’s Wells/Darshaan cross (see High Chaparral, Milan, Islington etc), this colt’s dam is a three parts sister to champions Opera House and Kayf Tara. One for the notebook!
Illuminator heads to gates on his way to a million dollars – see #387
Lot 387 – a half sister to 3 winners, including a Gr3 2yo, this filly (bred on the same cross as Illuminator) is out of an Al Mufti half sister to a stakes performer and her dam is a full sister to the dam of Gr1 sprinter Lightning Lecture. This is the family of Gr1 winners Colonial Girl and Lord Shirldor, as well as promising 3yo Peggy Jay
Lot 427 – this beautifully bred filly is an own sister to ill-fated Gr1 SA Nursery runner up Ziparana and a half sister to Gr3 UAE 2000 Guineas second Zanzamar. From the same family as French Guineas hero and successful sire Zeddaan, this filly is inbred to champion 2yo and leading sire Never Bend –as is Trippi’s star daughter Inara.
