Johannesburg

Johannesburg

Bay 1999 15.3½ hh
Hennessy - Myth
Distance won over: 5f. to 8.5f.

The best 2-y-o ever from the Storm Bird sire line. Won 4 G1 races in 4 different countries including the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile. The Leading Freshman Sire In America in 2006 – by Prizemoney, No. of Winners, No. of GSW’s , No. of SW’s, No. of SH’s. Sire of 18 SW's including G1 Florida Derby winner SCAT DADDY and G1 Prix d'Ispahan winner SAGEBURG, G2 winners TEUFLESBERG, EATON'S GIFT, LOOKY YONDER and HAMOODY, G3 winners LA TRAVIATA, MARCAVELLY, BARONESS THATCHER and RABATASH. Also a leading 3rd crop sire.

Fee for 2009: $35,000

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French Juvenile Winner for Johannesburg

(23rd November 2008, America)
Versatile sire Johannesburg has produced Graded winners on both sides of the Atlantic this year and featured at Saint-Cloud in France on Saturday with a debut juvenile winner in Avventura (2f Johannesburg x Castele Gardens, by Common Grounds). View article

French Group Three Winner for Joburg

(5th November 2008, America)
Improving filly Stefer (2f Johannesburg x Ardere, by El Prado) showed plenty of fight to score a narrow victory in the Group Three Prix Miesque at Maisons-Laffitte on Tuesday. View article

Joburg Winner for Balcanny

(29th October 2008, Australia)
Outstanding producer Balcanny featured as the dam of her seventh winner at Geelong on Wednesday when Outcrop (3g Johannesburg x Balcanny, by Canny Lad) made a winning debut for the Lloyd Williams stable. View article

$450,000 for Johannesburg Colt

(11th September 2008, America)
Leading trainer Todd Pletcher paid $450,000 for a colt by outstanding young sire Johannesburg during the third session of the Keeneland September Yearling Sale. View article

Johannesburg Filly Breaks Maiden by 3 3/4

(6th September 2008, America)
Tembisa (Johannesburg -- Varnish, by Cox's Ridge) broke her maiden by a widening 3 3/4 lengths at Monmouth Park on Friday. View article

Johannesburg Filly Breaks Maiden at Saratoga

(22nd August 2008, America)
Onoitsmymothernlaw (Johannesburg -- Dancal, by Mujadil) stalked the pace throughout and drove on determinedly to win a maiden special weight at Saratoga on Friday. View article

Danehill Dancer Juveniles on Top

(8th August 2008, Ireland)
Danehill Dancer is currently the leading sire of juveniles in Europe and added a new two year-old stakes-winner to the tally when the Aidan O’Brien trained colt Westphalia captured the Listed Coolmore Hurricane Run Stakes. View article

Impressive Juvenile for Joburg

(27th July 2008, Ireland)
Former world champion two year-old Johannesburg featured at Ascot on Saturday when his daughter African Skies (2f Johannesburg x Rababah, by Woodman) captured the Group Three Princess Margaret Stakes. View article

Aussie Metro Winners for Joburg

(9th July 2008, Australia)
Johannesburg featured with a two state metropolitan double on Wednesday with Welkom Gold successful at Gosford and Merit scoring at Sandown. View article

Aussie Group Two for Joburg

(9th June 2008, Australia)
Consistent colt Turffontein (3c Johannesburg x Spirit of Grace, by Dr Grace) was rewarded for his efforts when proving too strong for Royal Discretion in the Group Two QTC Queensland Guineas at Eagle Farm on Monday to give Coolmore sires the quinella. View article

Lion Heart -- Johannesburg Exacta at Churchill

(30th May 2008, America)
Lion Heart picked up the sixth winner of his freshman campaign at Churchill Downs Thursday when Cameron Crazies held off Johannesburg's Ride On Josephine by a nose. View article

Looky Yonder Stars for Johannesburg

(26th May 2008, America)
Fresh from siring a French Group One winner last weekend in Sageburg, outstanding young sire Johannesburg has backed up with a brand new American Group Two winner in Looky Yonder (4m Johannesburg x Victorian Angel, by Vice Regent). View article

Smart Doomben Winner for Joburg

(24th May 2008, Australia)
Talented gelding Woody ‘n’ Buzz (3g Johannesburg x My Flashing Star, by Snippets) took his record to four wins from six starts when he landed the $100,000 Quality event for three year-olds at Doomben on Saturday over 1200 metres. View article

Memorable Weekend for Joburg

(19th May 2008, America)
Former world champion juvenile Johannesburg enjoyed a red letter weekend with a Group One winner in France in Sageburg, plus a couple of smart stakes-winners in North America to give him a Black Type treble. View article

Eaton’s Gift Bounces Back

(18th May 2008, America)
Smart three year-old Eaton’s Gift (3c Johannesburg x Kit's City, by Carson City) found top form to win the Listed Matt Winn Stakes over six furlongs at Churchill Downs on the weekend. View article

Impressive Debut for Mythical Border

(10th May 2008, America)
Exciting filly Mythical Border (2f Johannesburg x Border Dispute, by Boundary) was labelled a ‘TDN Rising Star’ following her eye-catching debut in a fillies maiden at Lingfield on Friday. View article

Multiple Maiden Winners For Johannesburg

(3rd May 2008, America)
Johannesburg continued his impressive 2008 campaign with maiden winners at Woodbine and Arlington Park on Friday. View article

Blue-Blooded Joburg Filly Wins Again

(12th March 2008, Australia)
The Kevin Moses trained filly Jozi (3f Johannesburg x Twiglet, by Twig Moss) made it two wins from as many starts since transferring to Sydney, when she swept home to score a facile two length win at Randwick. View article

Gattopardo Easily Takes Miracle Wood Stakes

(4th March 2008, America)
Gattopardo (Johannesburg -- Senza Paura, by Fly Till Dawn) rated close throughout, drew clear at the eighth pole, and widened to take the Miracle Wood Stakes at Laurel Park on Saturday. View article

Johannesburg Colt Wins G3 on US Debut

(3rd March 2008, America)
Ten Meropa, a 3-Year-Old Son of World Champion Racehorse and Leading Sire Johannesburg, Wins the Grade III Baldwin Stakes on His North American Debut View article

Ingrid the Gambler Pays Off in Wishing Well II Handicap

(11th February 2008, America)
Ingrid the Gambler (Johannesburg -- Pretty Livia, by Forest Wildcat) got a stalking trip and took command in the stretch to win the 6 1/2-furlong Wishing Well II Handicap at Santa Anita Sunday. View article

First Australian Stakes-Winner for Johannesburg

(9th February 2008, Australia)
Johannesburg posted his first Australian stakes-winner at Caulfield on Saturday when the Anthony Cummings trained colt Turffontein powered home to claim the Listed MRC Wellington Racing Club Stakes. View article

Eaton's Gift Rolls in the G2 Swale Stakes

(4th February 2008, America)
Eaton's Gift (Johannesburg -- Kit's Girl, by Carson City) notched his first graded stakes win in commanding fashion in the G2 Swale Stakes on Saturday. View article

South African Winners for Joburg and Giant

(30th December 2007, Australia)
Australian bred horses won two races in South Africa over the weekend with success for both Commisssionerstreet (2c Johannesburg - Cast Your Fate, by Bletchingly) and Pallio (3f Giant's Causeway - Tuscan Sky, by Gulch). View article

Sky is the limit for Johannesburg colt Jupiter

(30th October 2007, Ireland)
Johannesburg colt Jupiter Pluvius (2c Johannesburg-Saratoga Honey, by Boundary), running just eight days after a successful racecourse debut, won Monday’s G3 Killavullan Stakes for trainer Aidan O’Brien. View article

Johannesburg colt 14/1 for Guineas glory

(22nd October 2007, America)
Jupiter Pluvius arrived at the Curragh on Sunday with a big home reputation and there was a lot to like about the way the Johannesburg colt saw off his 16 rivals. View article

Promising Win for Yoburg

(8th September 2007, Australia)
Johannesburg was represented by a smart winner at the Warwick Farm meeting on Saturday in the shape of the Gary Portelli trained Yoburg. View article

Unbeaten La Traviata Goes Three for Three

(26th August 2007, America)
Exciting Johannesburg filly La Traviatamade it three wins from as many starts when she stepped up to Group Three company in the Victory Ride Stakes at Saratoga on Saturday. View article

Milestones for Johannesburg

(30th July 2007, Australia)
Former world champion juvenile Johannesburg has passed a couple of milestones in siring his tenth stakes-winner worldwide in France on Sunday and taking the title of leading Australian first season sire by individual winners. View article

12 Australian Winners for Johannesburg

(26th July 2007, Australia)
Johannesburg has broken the deadlock in the Australian first season sires battle after the Paul Perry trained gelding Toughened (2g Johannesburg - Mont Tremblant, by St Jovite) won at Gosford on Thursday to become his twelfth Australian winner. View article

La Traviata Scores Impressive Debut Stakes Win

(23rd July 2007, America)
Exciting young sire Johannesburg looks to have a new star on the horizon in the shape of brilliant three year-old filly La Traviata , who notched her first stakes success in the Post Deb Stakes at Monmouth on Sunday. View article

11 Aussie Winners for Johannesburg

(14th July 2007, Australia)
Exciting young sire Johannesburg made it 11 individual Australian winners this season after the Leon Macdonald trained Lost Oscar (2g Johanesburg - Defiant, by Danehill) scored at Morphettville on Saturday. View article

Tenth Aussie Winner for Johannesburg

(7th July 2007, Australia)
World champion two year-old Johannesburg posted his tenth individual Australian winner at Rosehill on Saturday when the Anthony Cummings trained colt Turffontein overcame difficulties to win the open juvenile event over 1200 metres. View article

Rock Colts Sell Well

(13th June 2007, Australia)
Rock of Gibraltar produced two of the top five lots sold at the 2007 Magic Millions National Yearling Sale being conducted at the Gold Coast this week. View article

American Group Winners for Johannesburg

(10th June 2007, America)
Former world champion two year-old Johannesburg has enjoyed a run of recent success in North America with Group Two winner Teuflesberg, Group Three winner Marcavelly and a highly impressive maiden winner in La Traviata. View article

Johannesburg Backed Into Favouritism

(10th May 2007, Australia)
With less than three months to run of the Australian racing season Johannesburg has been backed into $2 favouritism to be crowned leading Australian first season sire by individual winners. View article

Nine Winners for Joburg

(5th May 2007, Australia)
Hot on the heels of winner number eight, came winner number nine for Johannesburg, whose two year-old daughter Sandton (2f Johannesburg- Rasmiah, by Sadler’s Wells) bolted in on debut at Ballarat in the 1000 metre fillies maiden on Saturday. View article

Eight Winners for Johannesburg

(3rd May 2007, Australia)
Johannesburg regained the lead on the Australian first season sires table by individual winners after Lord Bantu (2g Johannesburg – Nadia, by Akaaber) scored on debut at Warrnambool on Thursday. View article

Brilliant Johannesburg colt is Guineas bound

(22nd April 2007, America)
There was no more impressive winner on Classic Trials day at Newbury than the Johannesburg colt Diamond Tycoon (3c Johannesburg-Palacoona by Last Tycoon) who ran away with a 16-runner maiden by an amazing six lengths in a fast time. View article

Marcavelly Captures G3 Transylvania Stakes in the Snow

(7th April 2007, America)
Marcavelly (Johannesburg -- Dark Jewel, by Majestic Light) raced through the snow at Keeneland to win the G3 Central Bank Transylvania Stakes by 3 1/2 lengths on Friday. View article

Scat Daddy Wins G1 Florida Derby, Remains Among Kentucky Derby Favorites

(2nd April 2007, America)
Scat Daddy (Johannesburg -- Love Style, by Mr. Prospector) continued his march to the G1 Kentucky Derby by capturing the G1 Florida Derby on Saturday. View article

SCAT DADDY CAPTURES FOUNTAIN OF YOUTH, IS AMONG DERBY FAVORITES

(5th March 2007, America)
SCAT DADDY (Johannesburg -- Love Style, by Mr. Prospector) made a stirring late run to win the G2 Fountain of Youth Stakes at the wire, making him one of the early favorites on the road to the Kentucky Derby. View article

TEUFLESBERG WINS $250,000 SOUTHWEST STAKES

(20th February 2007, America)
In a front-running upset, TEUFLESBERG (Johannesburg -- St. Michele, by Devil's Bag) captured the $250,000 Southwest Stakes at Oaklawn Park on Monday. View article

JOHANNESBURG'S BARONESS EARNS FIRST STAKES WIN

(8th January 2007, America)
Baronnes Thatcher earns first stakes win in Santa Ysabel View article

JOHANNESBURG SCORES WITH ANOTHER 2YO STAKES WINNER

(28th December 2006, America)
Unbeaten World Champion 2YO & red-hot freshman sire Johannesburg added another US juvenile black-type success View article

JOHANNESBURG ADDS US BLACK TYPE

(11th December 2006, America)
Unbeaten world champion 2YO & red-hot freshman sire Johannesburg added a US juvenile black-type success when Fernando Po (Johannesburg-Apple Juice, by Southern Halo) scored by a head in the US$100,000 Listed Kris S Stakes View article