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Top 20 Sires of new 2011 A Runners

TRIPPI: Amongst the 6 best stallions in the Northern Hemisphere

The Thoroughbred Daily News report received today includes a note from the desk of USA stallion guru Bill Oppenheim. Bill is the man who invented the APEX method of stallion analysis which has become an important and invaluable tool in stallion evaluation in the Northern Hemisphere.

Bill explains: One of the key concepts in the APEX method is to measure the frequency with which a stallion sires good runners. 'A Runners' -- top 2 % earners -- are key because they are the class horses...

Bill reports that the sensational Dubawi, has nine new A Runners in 2011 (just one more than SA- based Trippi). He notes that "anybody who beats Dubawi at anything has to be doing something right". Five Horses are tied with one less A Runner than Dubawi, including Trippi who is coupled with Malibu Moon and Tapit, but ahead of important sires: Pivotal, Smart Strike, Dansili, Montjeu and even Galileo, who is said to be the world’s best sire right now. See table below.

TOP 20 SIRES OF NEW 2011 A RUNNERS

SIRE	1st Fls	ST	'11 News A's
King Kamehameha	2006	JP	15
Distorted Humour	2000	KY	13
Giant's Causeway	2002	KY	11
Kitten's Joy	2007	KY	10
Deep Impact	2008	JP	10
Dubawi	2007	GB	9
Malibu Moon	2001	KY	8
Successful Appeal	2002	KY	8
Stay Gold	2003	JP	8
Trippi	2003	U-	8
Tapit	2006	KY	8
Pivotal	1998	GB	7
Smart Strike	1998	KY	7
Dansili	2002	GB	7
Montjeu	2002	IR	7
City Zip	2003	KY	7
Galileo	2003	IR	7
Manhattan Cafe	2004	JP	7
Tribal Rule	2004	CA	7
Medaglia D'Oro	2006	KY	7
Wildcat Heir	2007	FL	7

From thoroughbreddailynews.com

Stud News - August `11

State Blue wins the Grade 3 Champagne Stakes (1200m) at Kenilworth on Saturday, 13th August

Trippi's R King of the Road Burns Up the Track at Saratoga

7 [6f] Winner: R King of the Road, g, 3 by Trippi

R KING OF THE ROAD (g, 3, Trippi--Holiday Tune, by Concorde's Tune), The 9-2 shot zipped to the front from his inside draw and carved out quick splits of :21.72 and :44.90, but he wasn't done yet. He cruised into the lane, and drew off by nine lengths in 1:09.08. Lifetime Record: 2-1-0-1. A Pletcher.

Trippi - another stakes win and another impressive debut winner

Trippi - another stakes win and another impressive debut winner

The Thoroughbred Daily News report (extract below) tells the story of how Trippi’s most recent winner, Candrea, a $340 000 yearling full sister to Dream of Angels a stakes winner of $227 000, won her debut in California yesterday by 3.5 lengths. Last Friday Trip For AJ won the Liberada Stakes to score his 10th stakes victory of the current season. Trippi is at 3rd July joint 4th leading sire in the Northern Hemisphere by number of stakes races won. He is coupled in 4th place with Unbridled’s Song and Smart Strike and is just 2 stakes wins behind the current log leader (by stakes) Tapit who stands at Gainesway. Trippi is joint 9th leading Turf sire in North America and remains a top 10 sire there in almost all of the other categories as well. The top 10 sires in North America are covered by a very narrow range.

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Trip For AJ winning the Liberada Stakes

Trippi’s $3.71m global progeny earnings this season (at 3rd July) bring his current lifetime progeny earnings to $28 984 561. He has recorded the winners of 1 082 races (110 of which are in the current season). His 76% starters from foals have an average earnings per starter of $67 880. His chief earners are current 3yo colt Gourmet Dinner who was the top earning 2yo last season and top rated filly R Heat Lightning – both stand at a shade under $1m apiece in earnings.

An interesting fact recorded by Equineline is that he has recorded progeny sales in USA of $23.7m. Makes for an interesting return on investment considering his progeny have earned almost $29m with lots more to come and no more USA born progeny to sell. Very profitable for those that have supported him at sales there.

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Horse Chestnut 2011 Covering Season

Horse Chestnut has enjoyed great popularity in his first two seasons in South Africa, in 2009 and 2010, standing at a fee of R35 000. He covered 88 mares in 2009 and 82 mares in 2010. Although Claiborne Farm initially recommended that he should cover no more than 60 mares a year, Ross Fuller has found his libido to be excellent and that his fertility improves with frequent coverings. Therefore he is a horse well suited to a book of between 80-100 mares.

We have recieved very good reports about his foals, which are generally like him with good size, strength, good bone and legs.

In 2011, we have debated reducing his stud fee, given that this is his third season, and that there is a perception that the market has softened in line with the current economic recession.

Horse Chestnut has always been most popular with all of the racing fraternity because he is the Great Horse Chestnut - and there is hardly a trainer or owner in the country that does not want to own one of his progeny.

Consequently, as a gift to the racing fraternity, we have decided that Horse Chestnut will stand for a never to be repeated fee of R15 000 Live Foal in 2011 targeting 100 mares.

Proven Sire

Horse Chestnut continues to have winners in the USA, to date his progeny have won more than US$16 Million (over R115 Million). Siring an excellent 68% winners to runners, his progeny have won over 500 races and his average winnings per runner is an impressive US$58 533 ( over R400 000). His progeny have also won 24 stakes races so far.

His best daughter, Lucifer's Stone (out of a mare by the little known Demon's Begone) is a Group 1 winner at Belmont Park in New York over 1600m, and earned $403,321. His highest stakes winning colt is a sprinter called Smart Enough (out of a mare by the obscure No Sale George) and he is a tough, durable turf horse who has won 12 races and is a multiple graded stakes winner of US$873 000 so far.

In South Africa, Horse Chestnut has 7 imported progeny that have raced here with 5 winning a total of 18 races including Cashew Nut ( Won the Kings Pact S. and was 3rd in the Three Troikas S. Gr.3), Woman of the Year (USA) (8 wins to date and earnings in excess of R400 000) and Parviflora (3 Wins Including the Queen of the Sand S.).

First SAf Crop

Horse Chestnut's first SA crop will come uip for sale as yearlings at the 2012 Cape Premier Yearling Sale and the NYS. Judging by the interest from trainers countrywide and the number of visitors to Drakenstein Stud who want to see Horse Chestnut and have the photo taken with him, the interest is going to be huge.

Bookings

Horse chestnut targets 100 mares for 2011. He already has 60 mares booked and therefore places at the new fee are likely to be limited. I am attaching relevant information and a booking form for your interest.

Robin Bruss 082 469 4231

Ross Fuller 082 826 2127

for Horse Chestnut Syndicate