JOHANNESBURG
1999, b
Hennessy-Myth, by Ogygian
Hennessy's Rankings
2006
Nat'l Rank
Rnrs/Wnrs
SWs/SWins
GSWs/G1SW
Chief Earner, Earnings
Earnings
52
106/51
7/11
3/1
Henny Hughes, $480,000
$2,747,389
2005
Nat'l Rank
Rnrs/Wnrs
SWs/SWins
GSWs/G1SW
Chief Earner, Earnings
Earnings
35
145/67
9/12
7/0
Henny Hughes, $644,820
$3,845,988
Johannesburg's Current Top Performers
Horse
Age/Sex/Stakes
Broodmare Sire
Stakes Race (Grade if Applicable; Date of Race)
SCAT DADDY
2yo, C, 2006 SW
Mr. Prospector
Sanford S. (g. II; 7/27/2006)
2nd Hopeful S. (g. I; 9/4/2006)
HAMOODY
2yo, C, 2006 SW
Gulch
Sterling Insurance Richmond S. (ENG-II; 8/4/2006)
RABATASH
2yo, C
Marju (IRE)
Go and Go Round Tower S. (IRE-III; 8/27/2006)
MARCAVELLY
2yo, C, 2006 SW
Majestic Light
Continental Mile S. (8/19/2006)
2nd Summer S. (CAN-III; 9/17/2006)
FERNANDO PO
2yo, C
Southern Halo
With Anticipation S. (9/1/2006)
Teuflesberg
2yo, C, 2006 SPL
Devil's Bag
2nd Sanford S. (g. II; 7/27/2006)
Daytona
2yo, C, 2006 WNR
Sultry Song
2nd Continental Mile S. (8/19/2006)
2nd World Appeal S. (10/6/2006)
Baroness Thatcher
2yo, F, 2006 WNR
Gulch
n/a
Evens And Odds (IRE)
2yo, C, 2006 WNR
Caerleon
n/a
Miss Shipley
2yo, F, 2006 WNR
Gone West
n/a
Johannesburg's Recent Winners and Stakes Performers
2-YEAR-OLDS
Winner/Stakes
Performer (Sex)
Broodmare
Sire
Track (fin. pos./dist./date)
Stakes
Race
Baroness Thatcher (F)
Gulch
KEENELAND(1st, 7 Furlongs, 10/7)
n/a
Miss Goodnight (F)
Known Fact
DELAWARE PARK(1st, 6 Furlongs,
10/9)
n/a
Daytona (C)
Sultry Song
MEADOWLANDS(2nd, 1 Mile 70 Yards World
(turf), 10/6)
Appeal S.
Johannesburg's Race and (Stakes) Record
Age
Starts
1st
2nd
3rd
Earned
2
7
7 (6)
0
0
$1,002,894
3
3
0
1 (1)
0
$11,691
Totals
10
7 (6)
1 (1)
0
$1,014,585
WON AT 2
Bessemer Trust Breeders' Cup Juvenile (gr. I, 1 1/16 miles, defeating Repent, Siphonic, Publication, Officer, French Assault,
Came Home, Saarland, Ibn Al Haitham, It'sallinthechase, Jump Start, Essence of Dubai).
Middle Park S (Eng-I, 6 furlongs, by 3, defeating Zipping, Doc Holiday, Farqad, Mr Toad, Line Rider, Official Flame).
Norfolk S (Eng-III, 5 furlongs, equal top weight, defeating Waterside, Lord Merlin, Kulachi, Brigadore, Pastel, Time Royal,
Woodsmoke, Devise, Izmail).
Prix Morny Casinos Barriere (Fr-I, 1200 meters, defeating Zipping, Meshaheer, Firebreak, War Zone, Sforza, Berk The Jerk,
Whitbarrow, Tumbleweed Charm, Dulce de Leche, Line Rider).
Independent Waterford Wedgwood Phoenix S (Ire-I, 6 furlongs, equal top weight, by 5, defeating Miss Beabea, Agnetha,
Wiseman's Ferry, Twilight Blues, High Society, Minashki, Highdown, Line Rider, Maskaya, Cherry Falls).
Anglesey S (Ire-III, 6 furlongs, top-weighted, by 4, defeating Wiseman's Ferry, High Society, Million Percent, Addeyll, Splanc, Sir
Azzaro, Line Rider).
A maiden weight for age race at Fairyhouse (6 furlongs, turf, equal top weight, by 31/2, defeating Minaun Heights, Leinster Mills,
Fabula, Misstwosteps, Zuni Socialite, Howsabouty, Hazy Isle).
2ND AT 3
Castlemartin & La Louviere Studs Gladness S (Ire-III, 7 furlongs, to Rebelline, by a nose, defeating Shoal Creek, Gaelic Queen,
Tarry Flynn, One Won One, Cool Clarity).
There is just no stopping the progeny of freshman sire Johannesburg whose son Marcavelly (2c
Johannesburg - Dark Jewel by Majestic Light) became his sire's 10th individual winner when
routing a field of maidens over 6 furlongs at Belmont Park on Saturday.
The debutant, under Belmont Stakes winning jockey Fernando Jara, was trapped wide for much
of the contest, but quickened away with consummate ease to score by an impressive 7 lengths.
The bay colt, a $210,000 Keeneland September yearling who hails from the family of Breeders'
Cup Mile winner Artie Schiller, is owned by Zayat Stables and trained by Hall Of Famer Bill Mott.
Marcavelly had been preceeded on the same afternoon by his sire's 9th winner Johannesburg Cat
(2f Johannesburg - High Society by Key of Luck) who struck in a 6 furlong maiden at Hamburg,
Germany. The filly showed good early speed and a willing attitude to justify favouritism on her
racecourse bow by a neck at the line.
These further winners have propelled Johannesburg to the top of the freshman sires table in the
United States in terms of winners. It promises to be a profitable summer for Johannesburg
with his exciting progeny Scat Daddy, Evens And Odds, Jo'Burg and last-weeks awesome
debut winner Hamoody set to make their mark in stakes races in the coming months.
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The world's undefeated juvenile champion of 2001.
"...a champion every step of the way."--Jockey Michael Kinane
Champion or highweight in the U. S., Europe, England, France, and Ireland.
Grade/Group 1 winner in four countries.
Ranked atop the 2001 International Classifications for 2-year-olds.
Ranked atop the 2001 Experimental Free Handicap.
By North America's leading active sire by 2005 worldwide earnings.
From the immediate family of top sires Tale of the Cat and Pulpit.
• First crop 2yos of 2006out of graded/group-producing daughters of Kingmambo, Blushing Groom (Fr),
Irish River (Fr), Woodman, Alydar, Diesis (GB), Easy Goer, Chief's Crown, Relaunch, Alleged, Raja Baba,
Caerleon, Capote, Bering (GB), Time for a Change, Crafty Prospector, *Sir Tristram, =Kenmare (Fr), Smarten,
Cox's Ridge, etc.
In 2001, Johannesburg put up one of the most sensational juvenile campaigns in history. In
his native Europe he won his first six starts, five of them stakes including three grade ones
races in three different countries: the Prix Morny in France, the Middle Park in England and the
Phoenix in Ireland. With Europe’s juvenile set successfully conquered, Johannesburg shipped
to America to face the best of the North American two year-olds. The results were the same.
The son of 1995 Breeders’ Cup Juvenile runner-up Hennessy, won the race his sire narrowly
lost and earned Championships honors on a second continent.
Johannesburg on the racetrack:
2001 Champion Two Year-Old Colt in England
2001 Champion Two Year-Old Colt in France
2001 Eclipse Champion Juvenile Colt in America
Won Breeders’ Cup Juvenile G1
Won Middle Park Gr.1
Won Phoenix Gr.1
Won Prix Morny Gr.1
Won Norfolk Gr.3
Won Anglesey Gr.3
3rd Gladness Gr.3
JOHANNESBURG
USA / Bay / 1999 / 15.3 1/2 HH
News Updates
August 22nd, 2006
Johannesburg sired his third stakes winner when Marcavelly (ex Dark Jewel by
Majestic Light) won the Continental Mile Stakes on Saturday in America.
An impressive seven length maiden winner, Marcavelly kept off the early pace and
ranged into contention on the final turn and when asked to quicken pulling away from
the pack to win by 3 ½ lengths from Daytona (ex Kirbys Babe by Sultry Song), giving
Johannesburg a stakes quinella, Domenick’s Dune finished in third.
Marcavelly becomes his sires third stakes winner joining Todd Pletcher’s highly
impressive Group 2 winners Scat Daddy and the Peter Chapple Hyam’s Richmond Stakes
- Group 2 winner Hamoody.
August 6th, 2006
At the fantastic Goodwood meeting, Tattersalls breeze up purchase Hamoody (ex
Northern Gulch by Gulch) took out the Group 2 Richmond Stakes on day four of the
meeting.
Trained at Newmarket by Peter Chapple-Hyam, the unbeaten son of Johannesburg,
became his sires second stakes victor, was purchased at the Tattersalls Breeze Up in
April by Tony Nerses on behalf of owners Saleh al Homaizi and Imad al Sagar for
210,000 guineas. Hamoody was consigned at the Breeze Up from Con Marnane's Bansha
House Stables as were the 2005 Group 1 winning duo Amadeus Wolf and Palace
Episode.
July 25th, 2006
Coolmore Stud's red hot freshman sire Johannesburg has produced his 11th & 12th
winners this weekend in the northern hemisphere.
On Saturday evening at Tipperary, Rabatash (ex Attasliyah by Marju) scorched to a 2 ½
length maiden victory. Ridden by Mick Kinane, the colt was sent off the odds-on
favourite on the back of creditable run at Royal Ascot where he was one of the sufferers
of the substantial draw bias at the meeting. With no such problems on Saturday,
Rabatash broke well and was soon at the head of affairs, clearly relishing the lightning
quick underfoot conditions. Having seen off the challenge of Divert, the dark brown colt
sprinted clear to take the five-furlong contest in an eye-catching time of 57.3 seconds.
Unsurprisingly, a step up in class is now on the cards for the highly-regarded David
Wachman trained colt. A $385,000 Keeneland September yearling, Rabatash is owned
by Joseph Joyce and was bred in the US by D. Ryan and Paul Saylor.
Rabatash is just one of a host of exciting runners from Johannesburg’s fist crop. These
include the Todd Pletcher trained colt Scat Daddy, Bill Mott’s recent Belmont winner
Marcavelly and the Peter Chapple-Hyam trained Hamoody.
Then on Sunday Delta Park (ex Excedius by Seattle Dancer), a $50,000 Keeneland
September graduate, was the 6-5 favourite and led from wire to wire showing great
determination to win by a neck. He becomes his sire’s 12th winner as Johannesburg now
has sired winners in five different countries: America (5), Ireland (1), England (4),
France (1) and Germany (1).
July 15, 2006
There is just no stopping the progeny of freshman sire Johannesburg whose son
Marcavelly (ex Dark Jewel by Majestic Light) became his sire’s 10th individual winner
when routing a field of maidens over 6 furlongs at Belmont Park in America on
Saturday.
The debutant, under Belmont Stakes winning jockey Fernando Jara, was trapped wide
for much of the contest, but quickened away with consummate ease to score by an
impressive 7 lengths. The bay colt, a $210,000 Keeneland September yearling who hails
from the family of Breeders’ Cup Mile winner Artie Schiller, is owned by Zayat Stables
and trained by Hall Of Famer Bill Mott.
Marcavelly had been preceeded on the same afternoon by his sire’s 9th winner
Johannesburg Cat (ex High Society by Key of Luck) who struck in a 6 furlong maiden
at Hamburg, Germany. The filly showed good early speed and a willing attitude to justify
favouritism on her racecourse bow by a neck at the line.
These further winners have propelled Johannesburg to the top of the freshman sires
table in the United States in terms of winners. It promises to be a profitable summer for
Johannesburg with his exciting progeny Scat Daddy, Evens And Odds, Jo’Burg and lastweeks awesome debut winner Hamoody set to make their mark in stakes races in the
coming months.
July 14th, 2006
At the Newmarket July course on Thursday afternoon, the Peter Chapple-Hyam trained
debutant Hamoody (ex Northern Gulch by Gulch) showed a clean pair of heels to his
eight rivals in the six furlong novice stakes.
Having pulled very hard towards the rear of the field in the early stages of the race, the
chestnut colt showed an electric turn of foot to scorch clear of his rivals with a furlong to
run to eventually win by a decisive 2 lengths. The betting market had suggested that
Hamoody was well fancied to do the business under jockey Alan Munro. The colt was
returned a very well backed 2/1 favourite.
Hamoody’s trainer is understandably very fond of the 210,000gns Tattersalls breeze-up
purchase. “He’s always worked well and he’s a horse I like a lot” enthused the trainer. “I
do believe this will be a very good horse” continued Chapple-Hyam before nominating
the Gr.1 Dewhurst Stakes as his “plan”.
Hamoody certainly impressed bookmakers, with Stan James quoting him among the
leading fancies for next year’s 2,000 Guineas at 25/1.
Hamoody becomes the eighth winner for his sire, the exceptional two-year-old
Johannesburg, and the third in a week following the other exciting colts Evens And Odds
and Jo’Burg.
July 4th, 2006
Coolmore’s first season sire Johannesburg sired his fifth winner when Johann Star (ex
Surina Star by Pleasant Colony) scored in a MSW over one mile at Colonial Downs on
Monday 3rd July. The dark bay colt led from wire to wire and romped home by an
impressive 4 ½ lengths.
Johannesburg has made an exciting start with his first runners. His winners include the
unbeaten Todd Pletcher trained colt Scat Daddy and the Jean-Claude Rouget trained
debut winner Rockmanella.
Other promising performers include the highly regarded colts Rabatash and Jo’burg.
June 8th, 2006
World champion two-year-old Johannesburg is on a roll. He sired his first winner when
Johannesburg Jack (ex Out Of Egypt by Red Ransom) scored for trainer Hughie Morrison
at Brighton, England, on May 31 and had a second success three days later when Scat
Daddy (ex Love Style by Mr Prospector) won by 5 1/4 lengths at Belmont Park in New
York for trainer Todd Pletcher.
And the winners keep coming. In France on June 5, Rockmanella (ex Reine De Romance
by Vettori) scored for leading trainer Jean-Claude Rouget and became the sire's first
winning filly.
Meanwhile the David Wachman-trained Rabatash (ex Attasliyah by Marju) looks a winner
waiting to happen after his second in a hot maiden at Tipperary in Ireland on June 6.
Similar comments apply to the 215,000gns yearling Jo'burg (ex La Martina by Atraf),
who was runner-up for trainer Amanda Perrett in a classy 18-runner maiden at Newbury
in England on his debut on May 20.
With many well-regarded Johannesburg juveniles still to appear, he's a sire about whom
a lot more will be heard this summer.
June 6th, 2006
Top class Juvenile of 2001, Johannesburg, enjoyed his first success as a sire when
Johannesburg Jack showed plenty of speed to score over 1000m (5 furlongs) at Brighton
in England during the week.
The Hughie Morrisson-trained colt quickened up well to win comfortably in the hands of
Steve Drowne beating hot favourite Winning Spirit and High Style owned by The Queen.
A €77,000 Goffs Million Yearling, Johannesburg Jack is closely related to the Group 2 EP
Taylor Stakes winner Wandering Star, as well as leading sire Silver Hawk.
Six Generation Pedigree for mating of Johannesburg and Itsoeasy Brought to you by
Storm Bird
1978
Storm Cat
1983
Terlingua
1976
Hennessy
1993
Hawaii
1964
Island Kitty
1976
T C Kitten
1969
Johannesburg
1999
Damascus
1964
Ogygian
1983
Gonfalon
1975
Myth
1993
Mr Prospector
1970
Yarn
1987
Narrate
1980
Northern Dancer
1961
South Ocean
1967
Secretariat
1970
Crimson Saint
1969
Utrillo II
1958
Ethane
1947
Tom Cat
1960
Needlebug
1961
Sword Dancer
1956
Kerala
1958
Francis S
1957
Grand Splendor
1962
Raise A Native
1961
Gold Digger
1962
Honest Pleasure
1973
State
1974
Nearctic
Natalma
New Providence
Shining Sun
Bold Ruler
Somethingroyal
Crimson Satan
Bolero Rose
Toulouse Lautrec
Urbinella
Mehrali
Ethyl
Tom Fool
Jazz Baby
Needles
Flynet
Sunglow
Highland Fling
My Babu
Blade Of Time
Royal Charger
Blue Eyed Momo
Correlation
Cequillo
Native Dancer
Raise You
Nashua
Sequence
What A Pleasure
Tularia
Nijinsky II
Monarchy
1954
1957
1956
1962
1954
1952
1959
1958
1950
1953
1939
1936
1949
1946
1953
1949
1947
1950
1945
1938
1942
1944
1951
1956
1950
1946
1952
1946
1965
1955
1967
1957
14
2
9
4
8
2
26
8
6
20
3
1
3
3
5
8
2
1
1
8
9
1
9
16
5
8
3
13
5
11
8
2
Raise A Native
1961
Alydar
1975
Sweet Tooth
1965
Easy Goer
1986
Buckpasser
1963
Relaxing
1976
Marking Time
1963
Itsoeasy
1993
Northern Dancer
1961
Nijinsky II
1967
Flaming Page
1959
Balinese
1987
Round Table
1954
Homespun
1969
Gal I Love
1959
Name
DoB
Inbreeding Notation
Nijinsky II
1967
6f x 3f
Raise A Native
1961
5m x 4m
Northern Dancer
1961
5m x 4m
Native Dancer
1950
6m x 5m, 6f
Tom Fool
1949
6m x 5m
Nasrullah
1940
x 5f, 6m
Menow
1935
x 6m, 6f
Nearco
1935
x 6m, 6m
Polynesian
Geisha
Case Ace
Raise You
1946
Lady Glory
Nasrullah
On-And-on
1956
Two Lea
Ponder
Plum Cake
1958
Real Delight
Menow
Tom Fool
1949
Gaga
War Admiral
Busanda
1947
Businesslike
Market Wise
To Market
1948
Pretty Does
Counterpoint
Allemande
1955
Big Hurry
Nearco
Nearctic
1954
Lady Angela
Native Dancer
Natalma
1957
Almahmoud
Bull Lea
Bull Page
1947
Our Page
Menow
Flaring Top
1947
Flaming Top
Prince Rose
Princequillo
1940
Cosquilla
Knight's Daughter Sir Cosmo
1941
Feola
Nearco
Nasrullah
1940
Mumtaz Begum
Challenger II
Gallita
1945
Gallette
Native Dancer
1950
1942
1943
1934
1934
1940
1946
1946
1949
1935
1942
1934
1939
1938
1944
1948
1936
1935
1944
1950
1947
1935
1940
1935
1941
1928
1933
1926
1933
1935
1932
1927
1929
14
5
1
8
9
23
23
9
8
3
11
1
22
10
A1
1
4
14
5
2
9
4
8
8
10
1
6
2
4
9
2
17
5th STAKES WINNER FOR JOHANNESBURG
04 September 2006
America
Fernando Po battled gamely to break his maiden in winning the With Anticipation Stakes at Saratoga on
Saturday. The chestnut colt settled behind the pacesetter Wise Caption in the early stages. Turning into
the straight he faced multiple challengers but the Johannesburg colt showed great determination to
prevail from Admiral Bird (2c- Royal Acadmey ex Sea Puffin by Mt. Livermore) with a nose back to Giant
Chieftan (2c-Giant’s Causeway ex Fitnah by Fit to Fight) in third.
Johannesburg has made an excellent start with Todd Pletcher’s Sanford Stakes-Gr.2 winner Scat Daddy,
Peter Chapple-Hyam’s Richmond Stakes-Gr.2 winner Hamoody and David Wachman’s Go and Go Round
Tower Stakes-Gr.3 Stakes winner Rabatash all destined for further success.
RABATASH CONTINUES SENSATIONAL YEAR FOR JOHANNESBURG
28 August 2006
Ireland
Johannesburg added another Group winner to his fantastic list of first-crop successes when Rabatash (2c
Johannesburg - Attasliyah by Marju) took the Curragh's G3 Go And Go Round Tower Stakes by an easy
three lengths.
Trainer David Wachman believes there could still be better to come from the $385,000 yearling, who was
bred by Desmond Ryan and Paul Saylor, and is owned by Joe Joyce.
"He's still a bit big and weak, but that was the type of performance we've always believed him capable of,"
said Wachman. "I might throw him in at the deep end now and go for the G1 Middle Park Stakes at
Newmarket."
Johannesburg's first crop have been making the headlines on both sides of the Atlantic this year with
Macavelly and Scat Daddy both scoring in G2 company in the United States and Hamoody landing the G2
Richmond Stakes at Goodwood in England.
HAMOODY BRINGS MORE G2 GLORY FOR JOHANNESBURG
08 August 2006
England
A week after Scat Daddy (2c Johannesburg - Love Style by Mr Prospector) and Teuflesberg (2c
Johannesburg - St Michele by Devil's Bag) landed a 1-2 for Johannesburg in the G2 Sanford Stakes at
Saratoga the red-hot freshman sire enjoyed another G2 success at Glorious Goodwood.
And Hamoody (2c Johannesburg - Northern Gulch by Gulch) looks something a little special after battling
on to take the G2 Richmond Stakes at the famous Sussex racecourse.
Trainer Peter Chapple-Hyam is unlikely to run the colt again before the G1 Dewhurst Stakes at Newmarket
in October and it will take a real good one to beat him there.
"He's very, very good but couldn't get any cover, he's a far better horse than that.," said Chapple-Hyam,
who sees the colt as a Guineas contender for next year. "He's as honest as the day is long and still
immature so he's going to keep improving. We'll give him a break now and the Dewhurst will be his next
start."
Jockey Alan Munro was equally impressed. "This was only his second run and he has done everything
right. He travels really well and just wants a furlong further - he's got a lot of scope and as a three-yearold could be very good," said Munro.
1 - 2 IN SANFORD STAKES FOR JOHANNESBURG
28 July 2006
America
The highly regarded Scat Daddy (2c Johannesburg – Love Style by Mr. Prospector) made it two from two
in winning the prestigious Gr.2 Sanford Stakes at Saratoga yesterday. Bumped at the start Scat Daddy
recovered quickly and was settled off the pace being set by Teuflesberg (2c Johannesburg – St. Michele by
Devil’s Bag). The 1-5 favourite showed he had guts to go along with his talent when getting the better of
Teuflesberg in the final 100 yards to score by a neck with a further 5 ½ lengths back to War Wolf (2c Tale
of the Cat – Love U Fran by Phone Trick) in third.
“It was impressive what he did the last 50 or 60 yards” said trainer Todd Pletcher who nominated the Gr.1
Hopeful Stakes in September as his likely next start. Scat Daddy is the first winner for the unraced Mr.
Prospector mare Love Style, who is out of Grade 1 winner Likeable Style. Johannesburg is now the
leading freshman sire in USA by winners, Stakes winners, Graded Stakes winners and earnings.
NO STOPPING JOHANNESBURG
24 July 2006
America
Delta Park (2c Johannesburg – Excedius by Seattle Dancer) a $50,000 Keeneland September graduate
was the 6-5 favourite and led from wire to wire showing great determination to win by a neck. He
becomes his sire’s 12th winner. Just twenty four hours earlier the highly-regarded David Wachman trained
Rabatash scorched home to a 2 ½ length maiden victory in Ireland. Johannesburg has now sired winners
in five different countries: America (5), Ireland (1), England (4), France (1) and Germany (1).
11th JUVENILE WINNER FOR JOHANNESBURG
23 July 2006
Ireland
Rabatash (2c Johannesburg – Attasliyah by Marju) scorched to a 2 ½ length maiden victory at Tipperary
on Saturday evening, becoming his sire Johannesburg’s 11th individual winner from his first crop.
The Mick Kinane ridden colt was sent off the odds-on favourite on the back of creditable run at Royal
Ascot where he was one of the sufferers of the substantial draw bias at the meeting. With no such
problems on Saturday, Rabatash broke well and was soon at the head of affairs, clearly relishing the
lightning quick underfoot conditions. Having seen off the challenge of Divert, the dark brown colt sprinted
clear to take the five-furlong contest in an eye-catching time of 57.3 seconds.
Unsurprisingly, a step up in class is now on the cards for the highly-regarded David Wachman trained
colt. A $385,000 Keeneland September yearling, Rabatash is owned by Joseph Joyce and was bred in the
US by D. Ryan and Paul Saylor.Rabatash is just one of a host of exciting runners from Johannesburg’s
fist crop. These include the Todd Pletcher trained colt Scat Daddy and Bill Mott’s recent Belmont winner
Marcavelly.
PERFECT 10 FOR JOHANNESBURG
15 July 2006
America
There is just no stopping the progeny of freshman sire Johannesburg whose son Marcavelly (2c
Johannesburg – Dark Jewel by Majestic Light) became his sire’s 10th individual winner when routing a
field of maidens over 6 furlongs at Belmont Park on Saturday.
The debutant, under Belmont Stakes winning jockey Fernando Jara, was trapped wide for much of the
contest, but quickened away with consummate ease to score by an impressive 7 lengths. The bay colt, a
$210,000 Keeneland September yearling who hails from the family of Breeders’ Cup Mile winner Artie
Schiller, is owned by Zayat Stables and trained by Hall Of Famer Bill Mott.
Marcavelly had been preceeded on the same afternoon by his sire’s 9th winner Johannesburg Cat (2f
Johannesburg – High Society by Key of Luck) who struck in a 6 furlong maiden at Hamburg, Germany.
The filly showed good early speed and a willing attitude to justify favouritism on her racecourse bow by a
neck at the line.
These further winners have propelled Johannesburg to the top of the freshman sires table in the United
States in terms of winners. It promises to be a profitable summer for Johannesburg with his exciting
progeny Scat Daddy, Evens And Odds, Jo’Burg and last-weeks awesome debut winner Hamoody set to
make their mark in stakes races in the coming months.
FUTURE LOOKS BRIGHT FOR JOHANNESBURG SON
13 July 2006
England
A potential star was born on the Newmarket July course this afternoon when the Peter Chapple-Hyam
trained debutant Hamoody (2c Johannesburg – Northern Gulch by Gulch) showed a clean pair of heels to
his eight rivals in the six furlong novice stakes.
Having pulled very hard towards the rear of the field in the early stages of the race, the chestnut colt
showed an electric turn of foot to scorch clear of his rivals with a furlong to run to eventually win by a
decisive 2 lengths. The betting market had suggested that Hamoody was well fancied to do the business
under jockey Alan Munro. The colt was returned a very well backed 2/1 favourite.
Hamoody’s trainer is understandably very fond of the 210,000gns Tattersalls breeze-up purchase. “He’s
always worked well and he’s a horse I like a lot” enthused the trainer. “I do believe this will be a very
good horse” continued Chapple-Hyam before nominating the Gr.1 Dewhurst Stakes as his “plan”.
Hamoody certainly impressed bookmakers, with Stan James quoting him among the leading fancies for
next year’s 2,000 Guineas at 25/1.
Hamoody becomes the eighth winner for his sire, the exceptional two-year-old Johannesburg, and the
third in a week following the other exciting colts Evens And Odds and Jo’Burg.
SEVENTH HEAVEN FOR JOHANNESBURG
10 July 2006
England
Evens and Odds (2c Johannesburg – Coeur de la Mer by Caeleon) and Jo’Burg (2c Johannesburg – La
Martina by Atraf) became winners number six and seven for their sire and both colts look destined to go
on to better things. Indeed the success of Johannesburg’s early progeny should come as little surprise as
he himself was an exceptional two-year-old.
On Friday evening the Kevin Ryan trained Evens and Odds justified his tall home reputation when
victorious over 5 furlongs at Beverley. The chestnut colt quickened in pleasing style on the lightning fast
ground to score by an authoritative 2 lengths in the hands of Neil Callan. It is now likely that Evens and
Odds, who is entered in the Gr.1 National Stakes at the Curragh in September, will be aimed by
connections at the Gr.2 Prix Robert Papin at Maisons-Laffitte on the 23rd of July.
Winner number six was quickly followed by winner number seven when Jo’Burg vanquished his 13
rivals at Windsor on Monday evening. The Amanda Perrett trained colt, who had run a noteworthy fifth in
the Gr.2 Coventry Stakes at Royal Ascot, defied a woeful draw and the inconvenience of the bit slipping
through his mouth to triumph by a cosy 1 ¼ lengths. This victory prompted connections to nominate the
Gr.2 Vintage Stakes at Goodwood as the immediate target for the colt, who realised £215,000gns at
Tattersalls Part 1 October Yearling sale. In that race Jo’Burg will bid to emulate this years Derby winner
Sir Percy and Shamardal, both of whom are previous winners of the race.
FURTHER STAR FOR JOHANNESBURG
03 July 2006
America
Coolmore’s first season sire Johannesburg sired his fifth winner when Johann Star (2c ex
Surina Star, by Pleasant Colony) scored in a MSW over one mile at Colonial Downs on
Monday 3rd July. The dark bay colt led from wire to wire and romped home by an
impressive 4 ½ lengths. Johannesburg has made an exciting start with his first runners.
His winners include the unbeaten Todd Pletcher trained colt Scat Daddy and the Jean-
Claude Rouget trained debut winner Rockmanella. Other promising performers include
the highly regarded colts Rabatash and Jo’burg.
PEINTRE CELEBRATIONS
07 June 2006
France
Peintre Celebre, the 1997 World Champion and fastest Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe winner ever, is enjoying a
fantastic run of success this year.
At Fontainebleau in France on June 7, Celebre Vadala (3f Peintre Celebre - Vadlamixa by Linamix), a halfsister to dual Group 1 winner Valixir, carried the Aga Khan's colours to an impressive two-length victory in
the Listed Prix Melisande.
On the same card, two-year-old Mysterious Peintre (2c Peintre Celebre - Mysterious Guest by Barathea)
notched up the second win of his fledgling career in a six-furlong conditions event.
Celebre Vadala was a fifth Group or Listed winner for Peintre Celebre so far in 2006 following on from the
likes of multiple Gr. 2 scorer Pride (6m Peintre Celebre - Specifity by Alleged) and Gr. 3 Dee Stakes hero
Art Deco (3c Peintre Celebre - Sometime by Royal Academy), who later finished a close fourth in the Gr. 1
Prix du Jockey-Club.
Chaibia (3f Peintre Celebre - Mawhiba by Dayjur) went on to be fourth in the Gr.1 Montjeu Coolmore Prix
Saint-Alary after a Listed success on her seasonal debut and the Churchill Downs stakes winner Louve
Royale (5f Peintre Celebre - Louve by Irish River) has been another flagbearer for her sire.
Meanwhile a name for the notebook could be the Andre Fabre-trained Vison Celebre (3c Peintre Celebre Visionnaire by Linamix), who defeated
subsequent Gr .1 Prix du Jockey-Club winner Darsi at Longchamp first time
out this year and holds an entry in the Gr. 1 Budweiser Irish Derby.
WINNERS FLOW IN FOR JOHANNESBURG
05 June 2006
France
World champion two-year-old Johannesburg is on a roll. He sired his first winner when Johannesburg Jack
(2c Johannesburg - Out Of Egypt by Red Ransom) scored for trainer Hughie Morrison at Brighton, England,
on May 31 and had a second success three days later when Scat Daddy (2c Johannesburg - Love Style by
Mr Prospector) won by 5 1/4 lengths at Belmont Park in New York for trainer Todd Pletcher.
And the winners keep coming. In France on June 5, Rockmanella (2f Johannesburg - Reine De Romance
by Vettori) scored for leading trainer Jean-Claude Rouget and became the sire's first winning filly.
Meanwhile the David Wachman-trained Rabatash (2c Johannesburg - Attasliyah by Marju) looks a winner
waiting to happen after his second in a hot maiden at Tipperary in Ireland on June 6. Similar comments
apply to the 215,000gns yearling Jo'burg (2c Johannesburg - La Martina by Atraf), who was runner-up for
trainer Amanda Perrett in a classy 18-runner maiden at Newbury in England on his debut on May 20.
With many well-regarded Johannesburg juveniles still to appear, he's a sire about whom a lot more will be
heard this summer.
JOHANNESBURG JACK SETS THE BALL ROLLING
31 May 2006
England
The World Champion Juvenile of 2001 enjoyed his first success from his exciting first crop when
Johannesburg Jack showed plenty of speed to score over 5 furlongs at Brighton. The Hughie Morrisson
trained colt quickened up well to win comfortably in the hands of Steve Drowne beating hot favourite
Winning Spirit and High Style owned by The Queen. A €77,000 Goffs Million Yearling, Johannesburg Jack is
closely related to Gr.2 EP Taylor Stakes Winner Wandering Star, as well as Leading Sire Silver Hawk.
KARAKA REVIEW
01 February 2006
New Zealand
The 80th renewal of the New Zealand Premier Yearling Sale witnessed Rock of Gibraltar again taking the
honours among of the debuting stallions on show and Coolmore sires generally leaving a mark of
distinction on the magnificent Karaka venue.
Following on from the very favourable impression he left at the 2006 Magic Millions Gold Coast Yearling
Sale, Rock of Gibraltar finished the three-day Premier Session at Karaka as the leading first season sire
on average. Twelve members of his first crop sold at an average of $NZ227,917, Lots 445 (colt ex
Mazarine) and 150 (filly ex What Can I Say) both breaking the half-million dollar barrier at $NZ520,000
and $NZ500,000 respectively.
Johannesburg proved to be the second leading sire by averages in the freshman category. Six of his
progeny sold at an average of $NZ168,667, top price proving to be the $NZ410,000 paid for a chestnut
colt from Devil’s Lair offered by New Zealand’s Pencarrow Stud and bought by Kiwi trainer Richard Yuill.
The biggest headline of the three days was provided by a bay son of Stravinsky offered as Lot 341. The
half-brother to 2004/05 New Zealand Champion 2YO Darci Brahma (by Danehill) became the second
most expensive yearling ever sold in the Shakey Isles when fetching $NZ2.2 million. The youngster will
race in the same David Ellis livery and out of the same Mark Walker training stables as his sibling.
Dehere was another Coolmore stallion in the news. Ellis also went to $NZ700,000 to claim the Dehere
bay filly produced by Fleur de Chine, a Group winning daughter of Centaine better known as the dam of
Group 1 Oaks winning Thunder Gulch filly Tully Thunder. Dehere’s three yearlings to change hands
realized an average of $NZ323,333.
Encosta de Lago had four yearlings to sell at Karaka at an average of $NZ272,500. Among the
purchasers of the breed was Ireland’s Adrian Nicol, who paid $NZ360,000 for a filly from Baroness
Britney which is to race in the world famous yellow, black and white colours of Bill Gredley’s Stetchworth
Stud.
COOLMORE DEBUTANTS IN STRONG DEMAND
16 January 2006
Australia
Coolmore tyros Rock of Gibraltar (Ire), Johannesburg (USA) and Choisir were all
in the headlines when their first consignments of yearlings were offered at public
auction at the Premier Session of 2006 Magic Millions Gold Coast Yearling Sale
staged during January 12-15.
With a total of 16 yearlings sold at an average of $309,063, Rock of Gibraltar was
recognised as the leading first season sire by average, as well as the second leading
sire by average overall. In addition, the champion son of Danehill (USA) was
represented by two of the five biggest priced lots sold during the four day
proceedings, with a son fetching $1,025,000 (third highest) and a filly bought for
$825,000 (fifth highest).
Johannesburg finished the Premier Session with an average of $132,692 from 13
youngsters sold. Lot 656, a brown colt from Alvaro de Luna (by Persian Heights),
proved to be the most expensive member of his consignment, changing hands for
$380,000 after Sydney trainer Tim Martin's final and successful bid.
Local champion Choisir proved to be the most popular first season stallion
represented at the 2006 Magic Millions Gold Coast Yearling Sale where no fewer than
20 of his first crop yearlings found new homes at an average of $117,125. Top-price
of $400,000 was paid by champion Sydney trainer Gai Waterhouse, while other
distinguished horse conditioners to buy Choisir progeny included David Payne,
Graeme Rogerson, Robbie Laing, Danny O'Brien, Mick Price, Bevan Laming and the
globetrotting galloper's former mentor, Paul Perry.
JOHANNESBURG COLT TOPS SECOND DAY OF TATTERSALLS DECEMBER FOAL SALE
26 November 2004
England
A colt foal from the first crop of World Champion juvenile Johannesburg sold for 200,000 guineas to top
proceeding's on the second day of the Tattersalls December Foal Sale.
Consigned as lot 668, and out of the Stakes winning mare La Martina, the smashing colt saw interest from
all quarters. David Redvers, Shadwell Estates' Angus Gold and Timmy Hyde all joined the bidding fray but
father and son team John and Andrew Ellis saw of the competion to secure the colt.
Ellis' Bolton Grange Stud will resell the colt as a yearling next year. Andrew Ellis commented, "He was a
very good walker and looked a trainer's horse, he could just be a champion one day."
THE EIGHT BEST HORSES I'VE RIDDEN
27 June 2003
Ireland
I HAVE been fortunate to have ridden a large number of really high-class horses. I have often been asked
which was the best, but there have been eight really outstanding ones and I find it impossible to separate
one from another among these. Instead I have selected the best in each category - and even then there
are sometimes more than one!
1 Johannesburg
It's close between Johannesburg and Fasliyev as the best two-year-old, and Aidan O'Brien might well
say Fasliyev - but Johannesburg did it all. What's more, he did it in different countries, at all distances
and on every surface. To go from winning the Middle Park on good to soft over six furlongs to landing the
Breeders' Cup Juvenile over eight and a half furlongs on dirt took some doing. He never looked like getting
beaten in seven starts as a two-year-old and he won four consecutive Group 1s in four countries. That
took some doing.
2 Stravinsky
Committed was very good and she twice won the Abbaye, but Stravinsky was undoubtedly the best
sprinter. When he was right, he was exceptional - on the day he won the July Cup in record time, he was
so good that I don't know that any sprinter in any era would have beaten him. He had a fantastic turn of
foot and, while Aidan would probably say that Mozart might have been better - he also won the July Cup
and the Nunthorpe, and his time at Newmarket was only a fraction slower - I believe Stravinsky at his
very best would have gone by him.
3 Hawk Wing
When he is right, Hawk Wing is the best I have ridden over a mile - on his day he is quite brilliant. A lot
of people have been saying things against him, but in Group 1 races he has only twice been out of the first
two - in the States on dirt when he was probably over the top and at Ascot last week when he wasn't
right. Last season he won the Eclipse and went close in the 2,000 Guineas, Derby, Irish Champion and
Queen Elizabeth II Stakes. Not too many horses have done that and it wasn't his fault that he was asked
to go a mile and a half. If he hadn't, who knows what he might have achieved.
4 Rock Of Gibraltar
On his very best form I would have to put Hawk Wing above Rock Of Gibraltar but you couldn't put The
Rock behind on his overall form. He won seven consecutive Group 1 races, including two Guineas, the St.
James's Palace Stakes and the Sussex. He hardly put a foot wrong on the racecourse and he was the
same to train. He was sound, tough and hard. He never had a day's sickness or a day's lameness, and it's
very seldom you come across horses like that. What also made him special was that he was so consistent
at the highest level.
5 Montjeu
Montjeu was the best mile-and-a-half horse. High Chaparral was good last year and Galileo was a class
act, a lovely horse who would handle any ground. Theatrical was another very talented horse, while
Carroll House gave me my first Arc. He was a tough individual who needed a cut in the ground but he
didn't have the brilliance of Montjeu, who was awesome on the day he won the King George. He was
never off the bridle and he also put up a great performance when he won the Arc as a three-year-old.
6 Pilsudski
The best at ten furlongs was Pilsudski. Fast ground and a mile and a quarter was his optimum. A mile and
a half stretched him a bit even though he won the Japan Cup and the Breeders' Cup Turf at that trip - they
were both run over a comparatively easy mile and a half. I rode him to win the Eclipse, Champion Stakes
and Irish Champion as well as the Japan Cup.
He was so reliable you could set your clock by him. He was a lovely balanced horse to ride and an
exceptionally good horse.
7 Giant's Causeway
He covers the mile and ten furlong categories and I couldn't leave him out. He needed a stiff mile and a
half to give his best but he won five consecutive Group 1 races in 2000, including the St. James's Palace
and the Sussex but also proved himself the best at ten furlongs in the Eclipse, the International at York
and the Irish Champion. He was so tough and sound.
8 Vintage Crop
I won the 1996 Ascot Gold Cup on Classic Cliche and the 2000 renewal on Kayf Tara, who was a really
good horse. Classic Cliche was an exceptionally good stayer who was also top class at a mile and a half,
but for me Vintage Crop has to win the stayers' prize even though he never quite managed to win a Gold
Cup. He won two Irish St. Legers and the 1993 Melbourne Cup. The latter was a fantastic achievement
and he proved his toughness by going out there twice more and finishing third in 1995.
Friday, June 27, 2003 Racing Post
WORLD CHAMPIONS TO COOLMORE AUSTRALIA FOR 2003 SEASON
20 March 2003
Australia
World Champion racehorse Rock of Gibraltar, the most accomplished Group One winner in the history of
European racing, will head the Coolmore Australia roster for the 2003 breeding season.
The best-performed son of multiple champion sire and sire-of-sires Danehill, his grandam is a three-parts
sister to champion sire Riverman. Last season he became the first horse ever to win seven consecutive
European Group One races, surpassing the record of the mighty Mill Reef. Rock of Gibraltar is, quite
simply, the most accomplished racehorse ever imported to stud in Australasia. As such, he is a fitting
successor to his own sire Danehill.
Almost incredibly, given Rock of Gibraltar's dual Group One winning exploits at two, there was 'a better
one at home' - a horse whose accomplishments made him not only the Champion 2yo of Europe and
Eclipse Award-winning Champion 2yo of America, not only the World Champion 2yo for 2001, but also the
most accomplished 2yo in racing history.
That horse was Rock of Gibraltar's stable-companion Johannesburg. And Coolmore Australia is
similarly proud to announce his inclusion on the stallion roster for 2003.
Johannesburg, the best Storm Cat-line 2yo ever to retire to stud, went through his first season of racing
unbeaten. In doing so, he won four Group One races in four countries - Ireland, England, France and
America - becoming the first horse in history so to do.
He won the Phoenix Stakes at Leopardstown by 5 lengths, the Middle Park Stakes at Newmarket by 3
lengths, the Prix Morny at Deauville by nearly 2 lengths and, almost incredibly, the Breeders' Cup
Juvenile, on the Belmont Park 'dirt', by over a length - his winning aggregate over these four Group One
races an amazing 11 lengths. As trainer Aidan O'Brien so rightly observed: "Johannesburg was an
exceptional 2yo and achieved more in his first season than most horses do in their entire careers."
Johannesburg is very closely related to leading 1st- and 2nd-crop sire Tale of the Cat, one of the most
exciting young sires in America today and a leading Australasian 1st-crop sire. He is therefore from the
family, also, of last year's leading 2nd-crop sire in the USA, Pulpit, as well as that of legendary champion
sire Round Table - a 'sire family' if ever there was one.