Gimmethegreenlight (AUS)
More Than Ready - Yes She Can Cancan (Canny Lad) brown, 2008 - height 16.1hh
- Varsfontein Stud - W. Cape
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Race Record
In South Africa, 6 wins, 1000-1600m, at 2 and 3
Merit Rated 117
First 3yo in 40 years to win Gr1 Queens Plate.
Highest rated 3yo in 2012
at 2 WON Somerset 1200-(L) (1200m)
3rd Gr1 Premier’s Champion S (1600m)
4th Gr1 Golden Horseshoe (1400m)
at 3 WON Gr1 Queen’s Plate (1600m)
2nd Gr2 Selangor Cup (1600m)
2nd Gr3 Cape Classic (1400m)
3rd Gr1 J&B Met (2000m)
4th Gr1 Cape Guineas (1600m)
Sire Line
MORE THAN READY – G2/G3 winner at 2 in USA, G1 placed G1/G2 winner at 3 (Timeform 120 – ‘stays 7f/1m’); sire of 3 Breeder’s Cup winners and 13 international champions and 4 champion 2yo’s. Twice leading sire of 2yo’s in Australia (2008, 2009). Champion of 2yo’s in USA (2010). Sire of sires incl. Sebring.
Notable progeny incl More Joyous (06f – Sunday Silence, Danehill)-Champion Middle Distance in AUS; Roy H (12c, Elusive Quality, Taj Alriyadh)-Champion Male Sprinter in USA 2017; Samaready (09f – Secret Savings, Touching Wood)-Champion Female Sprinter in AUS; Verrazano (10c - Giant’s Causeway, Mr. Prospector)-Champion Miler in IRE 2014; Room Service (11f - Old Trieste, Gate Dancer); Sebring (05c – Flying Spur, Luskin Star)-Champion 2YO Colt in AUS 2007; Prized Icon (13c - Danehill, Bletchingly); Perfect Reflection (12f – Bluebird, Superbity); Regally Ready (07c – King Of Kings, Nureyev) Breeders Cup Turf Sprint Gr1; Rushing Fall (15f – Forestry, Mr. Prospector) 3x G1 in USA; Entisaar (12f - Catbird, Snadee) Champion 2yo Filly SAF 2015; Dreamaway (07f – Danehill, Sir Tristram); Eagle Way (12c – Lure, Seattle Dancer); Perfectly Ready (02c – Danehill, Balmerino); More Than Sacred (09f - Danehill, Caerleon); Carry On Cutie (02f – Conquistarose, Alleged); Phelan Ready (06c – Blevic, At Talaq) Champion 2YO in AUS 2009; Gimmethegreenlight (08c – Canny Lad, Marauding); enicio (02c – Danehill, Marscay); Buster’s Ready (08f – Honour And Glory, Quiet American); Daredevil (12c - Forty Niner, Sunny’s Halo); More Strawberries (07f – Strawberry Road, Mr Prospector); Hungry Island (08f - A.P. Indy, Mr. Prospector); Ready’s Gal (02f – Nasty And Bold, Search For Gold); Tom’s Ready (13c - Broad Brush, Deputy Minister); Catholic Boy (15c - Bernardini, Seeking the Gold) G1 Travers S.; Dixie Ready (06f - Dixieland Band, Spectacular Bid); Mary’s Follies (06f - Miswaki, Wavering Monarch); Made You Look (14c - Unbridled’s Song, Rahy); ktifaa (13f - Redoute’s Choice, Varick); Pluck (08c – Fort Wood, Bush Telegraph) Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Turf S Gr1; Zindaya (11f - Kris S, Quiet American); Uni (14f - Dansili, Generous); Ready’s Image (05c – Clever Trick, Wavering Monarch); Fritz’s Princess (02f - Canny Lad, Red Anchor); Elite Falls (08f, Danehill, Sir Tristram); More Than Real (08f - Dehere, Bold Ruckus); Ready To Act (11f, Mizzen Mast, Homme de Loi); Ready To Please (03f, Pine Bluff, Nasty and Bold); Boynton (14c, Distorted Humor, Ocean Crest); Brightexpectations (07c, Unbridled’s Song, Danehill); Copper Bullet (15c, Unbridled’s Song, Peintre Celebre); Olonana (05f, Myocard, Marscay); Always Allison (12f, Fusaichi Pegasus, Danehill); Kiss And Make Up (13c, Redoute’s Choice, Wild Again); Uni (14f - Dansili, Generous); Rushing Fall (15f - Forestry, Mr Prospector); etc.
KIN-BREEDING: More Than Ready’s dam Woodman’s Girl is kinbred 2x2 to her two grandams, Playmate x Good Landing. The female line of Good Landing (and thus also of More Than Ready) traces to La Troienne, as do the female lines of Playmate’s sire (Buckpasser) and dam (Intriguing). Good Landing is close kin to Halo and Hail To Reason (More Than Ready’s sire line).
TURN-TO line sires in South Africa: Captain Of All, Erik The Red, Malmoos, One World, William Longsword (Captain Al); Danon Platina (Deep Impact); Gimmethegreenlight, Hit The Road (More Than Ready); Sandringham Summit (Gimmethegreenlight); Canford Cliffs (Tagula)
Pedigree
| More Than Ready 1997 | Southern Halo 1983 | Halo | Hail To Reason - Turn To |
| Cosmah - Cosmic Bomb | |||
| Northern Sea | Northern Dancer - Nearctic | ||
| Sea Saga - Sea Bird | |||
| Woodmans Girl 1990 | Woodman | Mr Prospector - Raise A Native | |
| Playmate - Buckpasser | |||
| Becky Be Good | Naskra - Nasram | ||
| Good Landing - First Landing | |||
| Yes She Can Cancan 1999 | Canny Lad 1987 | Bletchingly | Biscay - Star Kingdom |
| Coogee - Relic | |||
| Jesmond Lass | Lunchtime - Silly Season | ||
| Beautiful Dreamer - Coeur Volant | |||
| Dove Vai 1993 | Marauding | Sir Tristram - Sir Ivor | |
| Biscalowe - Biscay | |||
| Benbara Queen | Red Anchor - Sea Anchor | ||
| Lunar Sky - Kaoru Star |
Pedigree
Gimmethegreenlight’s significant female line ancestors are Oriens (by Hyperion) and closer up Victory Piper. The latter is kinbred 2x1 Red Briar x Sweet Victory, with Hyperion a significant line in both. Red Briar is from the Red Ray branch of the Black Ray female line.
Also from this female line is Blushing Groom, who can provide interesting links to Gimmethegreenlight, notably through his son Jallad who carries a host of other elements also present in Red Briar and Victory Piper. Rainbow Quest is another Blushing Groom son who kin-links to Gimmethegreenlight’s bottom female line.
Suitable Lines
Suitable mares for Gimmethegreenlight could include:
- Blushing Groom, notably Jallad (and his female line, the Petrava family), Rainbow Quest (Saumarez, Spectrum), & Blushing Groom as sire of females.
- Other Black Ray female line, notably Khaled (Swaps and other of his female line descendants, notably Green Desert; Change Water – as in female line of Fort Wood), Mill Reef (Shirley Heights), Bel Byou
- Pretty Polly female line descendants, notably through Overture (Preamble, Tara’s Halls, Alan Adare, etc.) – widespread
- Soho Secret female line descendants
- Multiples of Hyperion, Owen Tudor, Tudor Minstrel; Mixed Marriage (Court Martial, Abernant, etc – widespread)
- Dante/Sayajirao (National Emblem, King of Kings, Derring Do (Dominion Royale, etc.)
- La Troienne female line descedants (widespread), in combination with the above
(posted 2012)
Sales Analysis
| BORN | colt avg | sold | SI | filly avg | sold | SI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 294,000 | 35 | 1 | 247,714 | 35 | 1.24 |
| 2014 | 236,852 | 27 | 1.01 | 160,244 | 41 | 0.71 |
| 2015 | 380,833 | 30 | 1.16 | 163,333 | 30 | 1.2 |
| 2016 | 204,697 | 33 | 0.91 | 165,741 | 27 | 1.02 |
| 2017 | 340,690 | 29 | 1.74 | 194,571 | 35 | 1.43 |
| 2018 | 467,683 | 30 | 2.04 | 226,618 | 34 | 1.87 |
| 2019 | 448,095 | 42 | 1.8 | 335,000 | 24 | 1.66 |
| 2020 | 788,714 | 35 | 2.46 | 410,571 | 35 | 2.2 |
| 2021 | 798,429 | 35 | 2.01 | 507,167 | 30 | 2.29 |
| 2022 | 900,000 | 8 | 1.61 | 935,000 | 5 | 1.79 |
Stamina
by highest winning distance of 3yo and up (the higher the count, the more reliable the %)
| 800/1399m | 14/1600m | 16/1999m | 20/2399m | 2400m+ | count |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 37% | 44% | 10% | 6% | 3% | 416 |
Best Rated Offspring
(SA only)
| horse | wins (SW) | places (SP) | stakes | AR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barahin 15c | 5 (4) | 2 (2) | R 1,844,375 | 118 |
| Got The Greenlight 16c | 8 (5) | 6 (5) | R 3,410,500 | 115 |
| National Park 15c | 6 (2) | 3 (3) | R 1,370,400 | 114 |
| Gimme A Prince 18c | 6 (3) | 4 (4) | R 2,070,138 | 114 |
| Lucky Lad 20c | 4 (3) | 1 (1) | R 1,012,500 | 111 |
| Green Haze 15c | 4 (1) | 20 (8) | R 799,750 | 110 |
| Hack Green 13c | 4 (1) | 1 (0) | R 970,000 | 110 |
| Universal 18c | 3 (1) | 3 (2) | R 555,275 | 110 |
| La Bella Mia 14f | 8 (1) | 10 (1) | R 811,387 | 109 |
| Green Pepper 13f | 5 (2) | 4 (2) | R 790,375 | 108 |
The Power Of Ratings
Colts
| AR Band | < 59 | 59 - 69 | 70 - 79 | 80 - 89 | 90 - 99 | > 99 | > 79 | > 89 | count |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Colts | 27% | 18% | 26% | 18% | 7% | 3% | 29% | 11% | 25,503 |
| Gimmethegreenlight | 13% | 13% | 24% | 23% | 18% | 9% | 50% | 27% | 313 |
Fillies
| AR Band | < 54 | 54 - 64 | 65 - 74 | 75 - 84 | 85 - 94 | > 94 | > 74 | > 84 | count |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Fillies | 28% | 18% | 26% | 20% | 7% | 2% | 29% | 9% | 24,964 |
| Gimmethegreenlight | 16% | 11% | 21% | 29% | 14% | 9% | 51% | 23% | 354 |
Black Type Offspring
with best career rating by distance category:
1000-1399m/14-1600m/1601-1999m/20-2399m/2400m+
Stud Analysis
Colts
- SSI 1.48
- Stamina 1477m
- Stakes Wins 10%
- Black Type 19% winners/runners% 67%
| born | foals | rnrs | wnrs | w/r% | SW | SW/r% | BT | BT/r% | wins | SSI | AR | Stamina |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 42 | 39 | 28 | 72% | 4 | 10% | 9 | 23% | 89 | 1.19 | 85 | 1503m |
| 2014 | 36 | 33 | 23 | 70% | 2 | 6% | 5 | 15% | 61 | 1.31 | 79 | 1667m |
| 2015 | 36 | 34 | 26 | 76% | 5 | 15% | 7 | 21% | 67 | 1.77 | 82 | 1404m |
| 2016 | 41 | 38 | 26 | 68% | 4 | 11% | 11 | 29% | 75 | 1.89 | 77 | 1523m |
| 2017 | 46 | 38 | 23 | 61% | 3 | 8% | 6 | 16% | 70 | 1.09 | 74 | 1437m |
| 2018 | 45 | 40 | 27 | 68% | 3 | 8% | 7 | 18% | 77 | 1.38 | 76 | 1656m |
| 2019 | 55 | 46 | 35 | 76% | 4 | 9% | 6 | 13% | 66 | 1.01 | 79 | 1554m |
| 2020 | 43 | 38 | 20 | 53% | 4 | 11% | 7 | 18% | 43 | 2.65 | 78 | 1461m |
| 2021 | 46 | 11 | 3 | 27% | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 3 | 1.01 | 62 | 1087m |
Fillies
- SSI 1.31
- Stamina 1359m
- Stakes Wins 10%
- Black Type 15% winners/runners% 63%
| born | foals | rnrs | wnrs | w/r% | SW | SW/r% | BT | BT/r% | wins | SSI | AR | Stamina |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 46 | 36 | 24 | 67% | 4 | 11% | 4 | 11% | 70 | 1.25 | 73 | 1415m |
| 2014 | 52 | 46 | 29 | 63% | 4 | 9% | 8 | 17% | 69 | 1.07 | 71 | 1339m |
| 2015 | 42 | 36 | 24 | 67% | 0 | 0% | 2 | 6% | 38 | 0.92 | 72 | 1428m |
| 2016 | 44 | 42 | 20 | 48% | 4 | 10% | 10 | 24% | 56 | 1.4 | 68 | 1376m |
| 2017 | 55 | 45 | 28 | 62% | 4 | 9% | 6 | 13% | 68 | 1.04 | 73 | 1352m |
| 2018 | 58 | 52 | 35 | 67% | 9 | 17% | 11 | 21% | 83 | 1.18 | 74 | 1440m |
| 2019 | 40 | 36 | 27 | 75% | 3 | 8% | 8 | 22% | 57 | 1.69 | 75 | 1476m |
| 2020 | 52 | 50 | 31 | 62% | 3 | 6% | 6 | 12% | 54 | 1.74 | 71 | 1317m |
| 2021 | 59 | 17 | 7 | 41% | 0 | 0% | 1 | 6% | 8 | 1.48 | 69 | 1086m |
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