It has been many moons since Varsfontein has raced a filly in the European realm. However, this was about to change when in 2014 John Kalmanson found a filly at the Tattersalls October Sale that ticked all the boxes. The flashy, white faced filly was impeccably...
Varsfontein-based Gimmethegreenlight is the talk of the town, following his grand double at Scottsville earlier today. Progeny of the newly-crowned freshman sire scooped both Million Races restricted to graduates of Bloodstock SA’s 2015 yearling and two-year-old...
Extract from John Freeman's newsletter dated 1 August: Gimmethegreenlight’s spectacular Gr1 and Gr2 winners at Greyville yesterday pushed his earnings for the season to R1.76m, a clear R1m ahead of his opposition and confirmed that he is not only SA’s newest...
Sporting Post: Glen Kotzen didn’t have a major arsenal of July Day ammunition but the Paarl-based conditioner picked his battles well. He had the Varsfontein-bred Judpot filly Final Judgement tuned to the minute and she showed terrific ability to lead all the way...
Sporting Post: Dynasty’s magnificent daughter Bela-Bela stamped herself as South Africa’s leading 3yo filly at Greyville on Saturday with a breathtaking display to run down her opposition and win the R1 million Gr1 Woolavington 2000 going away. Good looks. Royal...
Varsfontein Stud’s well related and popular young sire Master Of My Fate received yet another boost to his impressive pedigree when Captain Splendid won Sunday’s G3 World Sports Betting East Cape Derby at Fairview. That Captain Al gelding, who races for Fred...
Sporting Post: The camera shy Stan Ferreira’s gutsy Judpot filly Juxtapose proved she is no one-hit wonder with a resounding victory in Saturday’s R1 million Wilgerbosdrift Gr2 SA Oaks at Turffontein. The Varsfontein Stud bred 3yo thus wrapped up two legs of the SA...