Ideal World

Mauritzfontein’s successful stallion Ideal World is enjoying another good season in 2024-2025. The son of Kingmambo struck again when his talented son Tamarisk Tree won at Turffontein on Saturday. 

In the process, the five-year-old made it three wins on the bounce. 

Trained by Robbie Sage, Tamarisk Tree was given a fine ride by Muzi Yeni in Saturday’s For Hospitality Bookings Call 011 681 1796 Pinnacle Stakes (1800m). 

Yeni bought his mount with a well timed run, and Tamarisk Tree stayed on to score cosily by a length. 

Among those beaten by Tamarisk Tree on Saturday were multiple G1 winner Purple Pitcher and G2 TAB Gauteng Guineas runner up Hotarubi. 

Now a six time winner, Tamarisk Tree took his earnings to over R660 000 with his victory on Saturday. 

Bred by Wilgerbosdrift & Mauritzfontein, the gelding was a R340 000 buy from the 2021 August Two Year Old Sale. 

Tamarisk Tree is out of the Belong To Me mare Milk And Honey, and is bred on similar lines to the Ideal World sired stakes winners Onesie and Perfection. 

His sire Ideal World, whose son Hodgepodge won at Hollywoodbets Greyville recently, is also sire of Parisian Walkway, winner of the recent G2 TAB Gauteng Guineas, and an entrant for the G1 TAB SA Derby. 

A son of the mighty Kingmambo, Ideal World has a single lot on offer at the National Yearling Sale. 

Mauritzfontein’s veteran sire Ideal World looks to have come up with a smart sort in the form of Mocha Blend.
The latter made it two wins, from just three starts, with a fluent display at Hollywoodbets Greyville on Wednesday.
Trained by Frank Robinson, three-year-old Mocha Blend turned Wednesday’s Gallop TV Class 4 (F and M) (1800m) into a one horse-race.
The Gavin Lerena ridden filly powered away from her rivals to win as she liked by three and a half lengths.
Third on debut, Mocha Blend had won her only previous start by more than four and a half lengths, with the filly having won her two races by an aggregate of more than eight lengths.
Her connections suggested a tilt at the Oaks could be on the cards for Mocha Blend.
Mocha Blend, who was bred by Wilgerbosdrift & Mauritzfontein, is out of the Silvano mare Mocha Special.
Her sire Ideal World has been responsible for more than 30 stakes winners, including the Met winning champions Rainbow Bridge and Smart Call.
The son of Kingmambo has a single lot on offer at the Cape Yearling Sale -a half-sister (Lot 65) to the useful Easy Money.

Classy three-year-old Lead Artist, a close relative of Mauritzfontein’s successful sire Ideal World, picked up his second group win when victorious in the G3 Space Blues Darley Stakes at Newmarket on Saturday.
Trained by John and Thady Gosden, the Dubawi colt got back to winning ways when running on strongly to claim the Darley Stakes.
A winner of the Thoroughbred Stakes at Goodwood earlier in the season, Lead Artist proved no match for Kinross at Doncaster last month, but with the extra two furlongs to suit, John and Thady Gosden’s son of Dubawi ran on strongly to regain the winning thread.
The well-backed 5/4 market leader looked to be travelling much the best when the field of eight approached the final two furlongs, but under an all-action Kieran Shoemark drive, Lead Artist began to pick up momentum.
Shoemark’s mount soon struck the front and stayed on strongly to land the spoils by a length and a half. Lead Artist’s stablemate Peace Man produced a fine effort on his first start for over a year finishing a further two and a quarter lengths behind in third.
“He’s done everything right and he came second to a very good horse who is a multiple Group 1 winner (Kinross) at Doncaster last time,” said John Gosden of the 3/1 winner. “I think the door is open now to probably go a mile and a quarter with him next year. He has been slow to come to himself but he has improved dramatically both physically and mentally and I think next year will be an exciting time for him. He’s in the Bahrain Trophy and that could be a place we run before coming back next year.”
Now a three time winner from six starts, Lead Artist is out of the Frankel mare Obligate.

The latter, winner of the G2 Prix de Sandringham and Listed Prix des Lilas, is herself out of the unraced Oasis Dream mare Responsible, with Responsible a half-sister to champion sire Dansili and five G1 winners.
Responsible’s five G1 winning half-siblings include G1 Breeders’ Cup Filly & Mare Turf winning champion Banks Hill, the dam of French G1 winner Romantica as well as the highly successful Ideal World.

A close relative of Mauritzfontein’s successful sire Ideal World made 300 000 guineas to jointly top the second day of the Tattersalls July Sale.  Kingman daughter Calabria (Lot 559) was knocked down to Mark McStay of Avenue Bloodstock. The filly was consigned to the auction by Juddmonte.

Unraced three-year-old Calabria is a half-sister to the stakes placed Brunnera (Dubawi) and her G1 Prix Jean Romanet winning dam Romantica, a daughter of Breeders’ Cup winning champion Banks Hill, is a half-sister to Ideal World.

McStay said of his purchase, “As we know, Juddmonte blood is very hard to come by; the farm is the best breeder in the world. They’ve both been bought for the same client and we were delighted to be able to get them. We had to dig deep to get the filly from Banks Hill family but it is probably the best pedigree in the book B when you see Banks Hill, Dansili, Hasili, Champs Elysees on the page, it doesn’t need much explanation as to why you had to dig so deep and why there was such stiff competition.”

Sire of champions Rainbow Bridge, Smart Call and Hermoso Mundo, Ideal World has a smart two-year-old this season in the form of Parisian Walkway. The latter holds an entry for the G1 World Pool Moment Of The Day Premiers Champion Stakes at the end of the month.

Mauritzfontein’s resident Kingmambo horse Ideal World has been in good of late and the regally bred stallion was at it again when Ideal World supplied two winners at Hollywoodbets Greyville on Wednesday afternoon.
Ideal World’s first success on Wednesday came when his four-year-old daughter Sea Goddess claimed the third race at Greyville. Under Richard Fourie, the Louis Goosen trained filly stormed home to score by just under a length.
Bred by Summerhill Stud, Sea Goddess, who is out of the Admire Man mare Admiral’s Eye, has now won four times, with the inform filly having won two of her last four starts.
Ideal World is also the sire of Pongola, who justified favouritism when he won the fourth race on Wednesday. Another bred by Summerhill Stud, four-year-old Pongola stayed on strongly under Rachel Venniker to claim Wednesday’s Follow In The Box Seat Podcast MR 67 Handicap (1800m) by just over half a length.
Trained by Michael Roberts, Pongola is out of the Kahal mare Checcetti.
His sire Ideal World is responsible for 31 stakes winners including 2020-2021 Horse Of The Year and five time G1 winner Rainbow Bridge.
Ideal World has two colts on offer at Sunday’s November Two Year Old Sale.

Mauritzfontein’s successful resident sire Ideal World struck twice on Thursday, when the regally bred son of Kingmambo came up with two winners at Turffontein.
Ideal World’s first winner on Thursday came in the form of Rosy Lemon, who justified considerable betting support when she won the www.soccer6.co.za FM 76 Handicap over 2000 metres.
Under Muzi Yeni, the Fanie Bronkhurst trained four-year-old streaked home to win as she liked by nearly two and three-quarter lengths.
The race was a triumph for Ideal World, with Rosy Lemon beating her paternal half-sister Universal Love into third, and Ideal World also featuring as the broodmare sire of fourth place finisher Ideal Future.
Bred by Wilgerbosdrift & Mauritzfontein, Rosy Lemon has now won twice for her connections.
She is out of the Strike Smartly mare Lemonade and is thus bred on the same Ideal World/Strike Smartly cross as G3 Track And Ball Derby winner Cape Speed and fellow stakes winners Betula Uber and Kimberley Star.
Ideal World ended the day on a high note when his Alec Laird trained daughter Quantum caused a 20-1 surprise when she won the eighth and final race run at Turffontein on Thursday.
Under Kaidan Brewer, the four-year-old stormed home to win the Next Turffontein Racemeeting Saturday 4 November FM 77 Div Handicap (1450m) by three-parts of a length.
Bred by Loving Life Properties (Pty) Ltd, Quantum has now won three times.
Out of the Var mare Qarman, Quantum is bred on the same Ideal World/Var cross as G3 Graham Beck Stakes winner Zen Arcade.
Her sire Ideal World, also responsible for champions Rainbow Bridge, Smart Call and Hermoso Mundo, has two colts on offer at the 2023 November Two Year Old Sale.

Mauritzfontein’s successful resident sire Ideal World came up with an eye catching debut winner at Hollywoodbets Greyville on Monday. His three-year-old daughter Sbrigati caught the eye when winning at the first time of asking on Monday.
Trained by Louis Goosen, Sbrigati came with a late rattle, under Chase Maujean, to claim Monday’s Download The Race Card www.goldcircle.co.za Maiden Plate (F&M) (1000m) by just under a length.
It was a smart effort from a filly who still looked green in running, and Sbrigati looks capable of building on her debut success.
Bred by Summerhill Stud, Sbrigti is out of the Kahal mare Kosava.
The filly was a R50 000 purchase from the 2021 November Two Year Old Sale.
Her sire Ideal World has sired 31 stakes winners thus far, headed by Equus Champions Rainbow Bridge, Smart Call and Hermoso Mundo.
Out of a Breeders’ Cup winning champion own-sister to hugely influential sire Dansili, Ideal World has six lots on offer at the 2023 August Two Year Old Sale, including a full-sister (Lot 86) to short-lived G3 Graham Beck Stakes winner Zen Arcade.

Mauritzfontein’s consistently successful sire Ideal World came up with his 31st stakes winner when his promising son Perfection won the Listed East Cape Guineas (1600m) at Fairview on Friday.
The Gavin Smith trained three-year-old made it four wins from just eight starts with a smart performance in the East Cape Guineas.
Under JP Van Der Merwe, Perfection raced wide early on before going up to make the running.
The gelding turned the race into a one-horse affair with Perfection powering away to win as he liked by three and three-quarter lengths.
Bred by Wilgerbosdrift & Mauritzfontein, Perfection was a R150 000 buy from the 2021 National Yearling Sale.
Out of the Not For Sale mare Quintessential, Perfection is closely related to the Ideal World sired Listed Glenlair Trophy/Listed PE Gold Cup winner Onesie.
His sire Ideal World has more than made his mark at stud as the sire of former Horse Of The Year Rainbow Bridge and fellow Met winner Smart Call.
The son of Kingmambo has two lots on offer at the 2023 National Yearling Sale, including a colt (Lot 2) out of a nine time winning daughter of Silvano.