Visionaire (USA)
Grand Slam - Scarlet Tango (French Deputy) chestnut, 2004 - height 16.1hh
- Gelykfontein Stud - N. Cape
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Race Record
In North America, 5 wins, 1300-1700m
at 2 and 3 and more than $500,000
Timeform equivalent 116
At 2 WON at 2 (1600m) by 2¾L
WON Allowance (1600m) Gulfstream by 5½L
WON Allowance (1300m) Saratoga
At 3 WON G1 King’s Bishop S. (1400m) in 1min 21.94secs
WON G3 Gotham S. (1700m)
3rd G3 Risen Star S. (1700m)
3rd G3 Northern Dancer S. (1700m)
Sire Line
GRAND SLAM – 4 wins, G1 Champagne S., G1 Futurity S., G2 Peter Pan S.; 2nd G1 Breeder’s Cup Sprint; 3rd G1 Haskell Inv. Hcp (TFR 120 ‘very smart up to 9f’); sire of G1 winners; sire of sires; broodmare sire of sires of both sexes.
Notable progeny incl Cajun Beat (00c – Cure The Blues, Ye) – G1 Breeder’s Cup Sprint; Visionaire (05c – French Deputy, Silver Badge) – G1 in NA; Pura Classe (07f – Careafolie, Secretariat) – Gr1 in Brazil; Café Olympics (01c – Olympio, Roberto) – Gr1 in Japan; Limehouse (01c – Dixieland Band, Mr Prospector) - sire; Strong Hope (00c – Deputy Minister, Halo) - sire; Ball Four (01c – Lyphard, Riverman); Grand Adventure (06c – Coronado’s Quest, Seattle Slew); Fire Slam (01c – Salt Lake, Copelan) - sire; Grand Hombre (00c – Winning, Sharp-Eyed Quillo); Alke (00 c – Crow, Hasty Road); Amazing Results (05c – Lord at War, Naskra); Lady Digby (04f – El Prado, Peteski); Sprung (04f – Lord at War, Bold Dun-Cee); Master David (01c – Sadler’s Wells, Affirmed); Laureldean Gale (05f – Nureyev, Mr Prospector); Spring Of Fame (06c – Polish Numbers, Stage Door Johnny); War Officer (05c – Storm Cat, Red Ransom); etc
KIN-BREEDING: Grand Slam is kinbred 2x3 *Secrettame x *Sugar Plum Time; 4x4 Tim Tam x Buckpasser; 4x3x4 Bold Ruler x Northern Dancer x Bold Ruler; 3x2 Raise a Native x El Gran Senor. This is the female line of Alydar, Plum Bold, etc.
GONE WEST line sires in South Africa: Visionaire (Grand Slam); Capetown Noir, Last Winter, Red Ray, What A Winter (Western Winter)
Pedigree
| Grand Slam 1995 | Gone West | Mr Prospector | Raise A Native - Native Dancer |
| Gold Digger - Nashua | |||
| Secrettame | Secretariat - Bold Ruler | ||
| Tamerett - Tim Tam | |||
| Bright Candles 1987 | El Gran Senor | Northern Dancer - Nearctic | |
| Sex Appeal - Buckpasser | |||
| Christmas Bonus | Key to the Mint - Graustark | ||
| Sugar Plum Time - Bold Ruler | |||
| Scarlet Tango 1998 | French Deputy 1992 | Deputy Minister | Vice Regent - Northern Dancer |
| Mint Copy - Bunty's Flight | |||
| Mitterand | Hold Your Peace - Speak John | ||
| Laredo Lass - Bold Ruler | |||
| Silver Tango 1988 | Silver Badge | Poker - Round Table | |
| Silver True - Hail To Reason | |||
| Royal Tango | Princely Pleasure - What A Pleasure | ||
| Tango In Paris - Cyane |
Pedigree
The sire and dam of Visionaire both have doubles of Bold Ruler, and further duplications of Bold Ruler’s sire Nasrullah & close relatives Royal Charger (through Turn To) and Mahmoud.
Visionaire’s grandam Silver Tango is by Silver Badge out of Royal Tango, who both have Nasrullah, Turn To and Mahmoud close up. The key-horse in the pedigree might be Royal Tango’s sire Princely Pleasure – who is by What A Pleasure out of a mare by Prince John. Princely Pleasure and What A Pleasure are close kin to Grand Slam’s third dam Sugar Plum Time (a full sister to sire Plum Bold, who has a South African legacy).
Suitable Lines
Suitable Lines for Visionaire might be found in mares with
- Bold Ruler/Nasrullah, Royal Charger/Turn-To, and Mahmoud – all of which are abundant.
- Specific lines might be What A Pleasure and his full siblings out of the mare Grey Flight, leading to National Assembly as a likeable option. Duplicating Bold Ruler through National Assembly has been notable especially in combination with Jungle Cove.
- Others lines to note are Announce, Lecture, Plum Bold (Bold
Tropic, Royal Chalice), Alydar (Lizard Island, Slew The Red), Complete Warrior.
Sales Analysis
| BORN | colt avg | sold | SI | filly avg | sold | SI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 212,727 | 22 | 0.61 | 188,636 | 22 | 0.97 |
| 2013 | 335,000 | 14 | 1.15 | 219,022 | 23 | 1.12 |
| 2014 | 276,944 | 18 | 1.14 | 229,444 | 9 | 1.7 |
| 2015 | 120,400 | 25 | 0.64 | 140,500 | 10 | 0.69 |
| 2016 | 139,828 | 29 | 0.56 | 142,045 | 22 | 0.63 |
| 2017 | 262,143 | 14 | 1.31 | 89,688 | 16 | 0.99 |
| 2018 | 103,750 | 4 | 0.23 | 165,714 | 7 | 1.38 |
| 2019 | 227,273 | 11 | 0.76 | 135,625 | 8 | 0.63 |
| 2020 | 127,143 | 7 | 0.54 | 87,500 | 8 | 0.59 |
| 2021 | 125,000 | 1 | 0.24 | 297,500 | 2 | 1.08 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 40% | 39% | 12% | 7% | 2% | 210 |
Best Rated Offspring
(SA only)
| horse | wins (SW) | places (SP) | stakes | AR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Africa Rising 13c | 7 (2) | 3 (1) | R 1,631,000 | 112 |
| Good Traveller 18c | 5 (2) | 10 (4) | R 813,000 | 107 |
| The Thinker 13c | 5 (1) | 1 (0) | R 590,050 | 105 |
| Ad Altisima 16c | 5 (0) | 9 (1) | R 475,450 | 105 |
| Heaps of Fun 12f | 5 (1) | 7 (5) | R 932,325 | 104 |
| Visiway 17c | 4 (0) | 6 (1) | R 243,400 | 102 |
| Jet Air 12c | 3 (0) | 0 (0) | R 161,925 | 102 |
| The Sultans Bazaar 15c | 5 (0) | 5 (0) | R 640,300 | 102 |
| Supercilious 12f | 5 (0) | 6 (0) | R 340,050 | 101 |
| Royal Pleasure 12f | 3 (1) | 0 (0) | R 232,500 | 99 |
The Power Of Ratings
Colts
| AR Band | < 59 | 59 - 69 | 70 - 79 | 80 - 89 | 90 - 99 | > 99 | > 79 | > 89 | count |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Colts | 27% | 18% | 27% | 18% | 7% | 3% | 28% | 11% | 25,526 |
| Visionaire | 24% | 16% | 27% | 19% | 11% | 4% | 33% | 15% | 186 |
Fillies
| AR Band | < 54 | 54 - 64 | 65 - 74 | 75 - 84 | 85 - 94 | > 94 | > 74 | > 84 | count |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Fillies | 27% | 18% | 26% | 20% | 7% | 2% | 29% | 9% | 24,983 |
| Visionaire | 15% | 16% | 29% | 23% | 11% | 7% | 40% | 18% | 181 |
Black Type Offspring
with best career rating by distance category:
1000-1399m/14-1600m/1601-1999m/20-2399m/2400m+
Stud Analysis
Colts
- SSI 0.77
- Stamina 1481m
- Stakes Wins 14%
- Black Type 8% winners/runners% 56%
| born | foals | rnrs | wnrs | w/r% | SW | SW/r% | BT | BT/r% | wins | SSI | AR | Stamina |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 32 | 30 | 20 | 67% | 0 | 0% | 1 | 3% | 53 | 0.7 | 72 | 1598m |
| 2013 | 19 | 17 | 14 | 82% | 2 | 12% | 2 | 12% | 42 | 1.43 | 79 | 1554m |
| 2014 | 29 | 26 | 14 | 54% | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 16 | 0.43 | 68 | 1469m |
| 2015 | 41 | 39 | 25 | 64% | 0 | 0% | 1 | 3% | 66 | 0.82 | 73 | 1499m |
| 2016 | 39 | 35 | 10 | 29% | 0 | 0% | 1 | 3% | 22 | 0.63 | 62 | 1365m |
| 2017 | 20 | 17 | 9 | 53% | 0 | 0% | 1 | 6% | 23 | 0.65 | 68 | 1622m |
| 2018 | 12 | 10 | 4 | 40% | 2 | 20% | 2 | 20% | 15 | 0.94 | 76 | 1350m |
| 2019 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 73% | 0 | 0% | 1 | 9% | 19 | 0.65 | 77 | 1425m |
| 2020 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 44% | 1 | 11% | 1 | 11% | 7 | 0.7 | 77 | 1450m |
Fillies
- SSI 1.11
- Stamina 1371m
- Stakes Wins 9%
- Black Type 10% winners/runners% 57%
| born | foals | rnrs | wnrs | w/r% | SW | SW/r% | BT | BT/r% | wins | SSI | AR | Stamina |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 27 | 27 | 17 | 63% | 2 | 7% | 3 | 11% | 36 | 1.14 | 70 | 1548m |
| 2013 | 35 | 30 | 21 | 70% | 0 | 0% | 2 | 7% | 47 | 0.82 | 73 | 1460m |
| 2014 | 20 | 14 | 11 | 79% | 1 | 7% | 1 | 7% | 22 | 1.68 | 72 | 1469m |
| 2015 | 27 | 23 | 10 | 43% | 0 | 0% | 1 | 4% | 17 | 0.66 | 66 | 1245m |
| 2016 | 39 | 36 | 18 | 50% | 0 | 0% | 3 | 8% | 41 | 1.1 | 66 | 1283m |
| 2017 | 20 | 17 | 6 | 35% | 0 | 0% | 2 | 12% | 13 | 0.77 | 70 | 1417m |
| 2018 | 19 | 16 | 10 | 63% | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 23 | 0.77 | 70 | 1525m |
| 2019 | 13 | 9 | 5 | 56% | 1 | 11% | 2 | 22% | 13 | 1.18 | 67 | 1452m |
| 2020 | 13 | 12 | 6 | 50% | 0 | 0% | 1 | 8% | 10 | 0.66 | 66 | 1150m |
| 2021 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 100% | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 1 | 2.28 | 80 | 1160m |
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