By WHAT A WINTER (2007 - Stud 2013), Equus Champion Sprinter twice, Equus Champion Older
Male, 15 wins, 1000-1600m, Cape Flying Ch'ship, Gr.1 (twice), Mercury Sprint, Gr.1, Computaform
Sprint, Gr.1, Selangor Cup, Gr.2, Diadem S, Gr.2 (twice), Sophomore Sprint, L, etc. Champion first
season sire in 2016/17. Sire of winners CLOUDS UNFOLD (Gr.1), RUSSET AIR (Gr.1), WARRIOR'S
REST (Gr.1), MAGICAL WONDERLAND, DUTCH PHILIP, ARMANDO, SNOW REPORT, WINTER
SMOKE, SARAH, THREE TWO CHARLIE, HELLO WINTER HELLO, FABIAN, SACRED ARROW,
CELESTIAL LOVE, FORT WINTER, WHATEVER NEXT, No Laying Up, Expressfromtheus.
1st dam
RIGHTROYALRUSSIAN, unraced; Half sister to RIKITIKITANA, Rockin Russian; dam of
1 previous foal
Prince Petrova (18 c. by Rafeef (AUS)): 3-y-o unraced.
2nd dam
RUSSIAN FOXTROT, 4 wins, R230,180, at 3 to 5, 1800 - 2200m, placed 5 times, Own sister
to ROYAL EMBLEM; dam of 6 foals; 4 runners; 3 winners inc.:
RIKITIKITANA (c. by Toreador (IRE)): 4 wins, R473,150, at 3 to 4, 1400 - 1600m,
inc. Christmas Handicap, Gr.3, placed 9 times, inc. 2nd KZN Guineas Trial, L.
Rockin Russian (f. by Seventh Rock (AUS)): 3 wins, R509,713, at 2 to 5, 1200 - 1450m,
placed 9 times, inc. 2nd Thekwini Stakes, Gr.1, 3rd Joburg Spring F&M Challenge Gr.2.
3rd dam
KAZATZKA (by Russian Fox (USA)), 6 wins, R328,650, at 4 to 5, 2000 - 2400m, inc. Gerald
Rosenberg H, Gr.2, Gerald Rosenberg H, Gr.2, placed 5 times, inc. 2nd Maurice
Passmore Hcp, L, Racecourse Bookmakers Hcp, L, 4th Premier's Gold Vase Gr.2; dam
of 5 foals; 4 runners; 4 winners inc.:
ROYAL EMBLEM: 2 wins, R158,000, at 2, 1400 - 1600m, Thekwini Fillies S, Gr.2, placed 5 times.
4th dam
DON'T FORGET, raced once at 3, Half sister to NOBLE SALUTE, CYCLONE, Plumbago
(dam of SONNY BLUE, LOTUS LAND); dam of 11 foals; 11 runners; 7 winners:
KAZATZKA: see above.
Sozzy: 4 wins, R33,420, at 3, 1400 - 1600m, placed, from only 8 starts; dam of 1 winner.
5th dam
BLEU FLEUR (by Arctic Flower (GB)), 10 wins, R13,712, inc. East Rand Juvenile S, Gr.3, Spring
Merchants H, L, placed 28 times, inc. 3rd Gilbey S, Gr.2, TVL Spring Champion S, Gr.3,
Champion Fillies S, Gr.3, Winter Merchants H, L; dam of 9 foals; 6 runners; 5 winners:
NOBLE SALUTE: 8 wins and R51,310, inc. Anniversary H, L, 2nd Anniversary Cup, L.
CYCLONE: 7 wins, R54,515, inc. Chairmans Cup, Gr.3, 2nd TAB H, L, 3rd Grandstand H, L.
Azul: 11 wins, R25,460, 2nd Summerveld Free H, Gr.3, 3rd Defy Industries Free H, L.
Varsity Blues: 7 wins and R20,625, placed 10 times inc. 3rd African Breeders Plate, L.
Plumbago: winner, R1,680, at 3, 1000m, from 8 starts; dam of 11 winners inc.:
SONNY BLUE: 7 wins, R68,025, inc. TVL Cesarewitch, Gr.3, 2nd Gold Vase, Gr.2.
LOTUS LAND: 5 wins, R113,503, inc. JG Hollis Memorial Plate, Gr.3, Summer Sprint, L,
2nd SA Invitation S, Gr.2, Chairmans Cup, Gr.3, 3rd Richelieu Guineas Gr.1.
Plain Blue: unraced; grandam of YANKEE BLUE DILL: 10 wins, R898,377, inc. Owners
& Trainers H, Gr.2, 2nd IGN Gold Cup, Gr.1, 3rd Kwazulu-Natal Gold Cup, Gr.1, 4th
Kwazulu-Natal Derby, Gr.1, Newmarket Day Challenge, Gr.3; YIPPEE BLUE DILL:
9 wins in Malaysia, inc. President Cup, L, 3rd Yang Di Pertua Negeri Gold Cup, L.