FOVEROS (GB) 1976, a brown colt by AVEROF (GB) out of CAMINA BAY (GB) by WHISTLING WIND (IRE), was bred by the WARREN HILL STUD in Newmarket, England. Before his arrival in South Africa, early in 1981, he had raced in England and France (won 3 races). In South Africa FOVEROS raced in the colours of the JR Syndicate (Nominee Mr. Jim Redman) and was trained by the legendary Natal trainer Herman Brown. He won 5 races here, including the 1981 Germiston November Handicap, 1981 Hawaii Stakes, 1982 Queen’s Plate and the 1982 J&B Cape Met. The wonderfully polished and talented Basil Marcus was his regular jockey.
His ½ sister, AEGEAN BEAUTY (GB) 1979 (by SHARPEN UP out of CAMINA BAY), followed him to South Africa and she won 3 races here. His father, AVEROF (GB) 1971 (by SING SING, a great grandson of HYPERION (GB) 1930), who was a successful sire in the UK, also stood at stud in South Africa at BROADLANDS STUD with Pat O’Neill from 1983 until 1992.
He retired to stud in 1982 and initially stood in the Cape at ZEVENBERGEN STUD, owned by Jan and Robbie de Clercq, before being relocated to the Scott Bros. HIGHDOWN STUD in Nottingham Road, Natal.
At stud for 12 full seasons from 1982 to 1994, he was the Champion Sire Of South Africa 8 times (1988/89, 1990/91, 1991/92, 1993/94, 1994/95, 1995/96, 1996/97, 1997/98), as well as being the runner up 3 times (1987/88, 1989/90, 1992/93). FOVEROS was also an extremely successful broodmare sire.
His principal winners were as follows:
(COLTS)
• AQUANAUT 13 wins, 1986 Lonsdale Stirrup Cup (Natal), 1987 Gold Cup, 1987 OK Gold Bowl, 1987 Chairmans Handicap (Kenilworth), 1988 OK Gold Bowl, 1988 Chairmans Handicap (Kenilworth), 1989 Abe Bloomberg Handicap.
• ENFORCE 10 wins, 1985 Joseph Dorfman Memorial Stakes, 1986 South African Airways, 1986 Durban Merchants Handicap, 1987 Diamond Stakes, 1988 Johannesburg Merchants, 1988 Concord Stakes.
• SINGING BOY 11 wins, 1987 Turffontein Centenary Stakes, 1987 Administrator’s Champion Stakes (Turffontein), 1988 Transvaal Champion Stakes, 1988 First National Bank 1600.
• FEARLESS STREAKER 7 wins, 1988 J&B Metropolitan.
• SIMONSIDE 11 wins, 1987 Gilbeys Trial, 1989 Cape Flying Championship, 1990 Diadem Stakes.
• DOMINOF 11 wins, 1992 1st Gordon Kirkpatrick Memorial Handicap, 1992 Chairman’s Stakes, 1993 Keith Hepburn Champion Stakes. Exported.
• FOLLOW THE FALCON 10 wins, 1995 Racecourse Bookmakers Handicap, 1995 Easter Handicap (Cape), 1997 First National Bank 1600.
• THE MONK 5 wins, 1993 SA Derby, 1993 1st Transvaal Tattersalls Bookmakers Stakes, 1995 IGN Gold Bowl.
• TEAL 6 wins, 1994 South African Guineas, 1994 Daily News 2000, 1994 Rothmans July Handicap.
• SHAH’S STAR 7 wins, 1996 Summerveld Stakes, 1996 Cape Derby, 1997 Natal Breeders Championship.
• FLYING DUEL 12 wins, 1997 Daily News 2000, 1998 Easter Handicap, 2001 Memorial Mile.
• FOV’S FAVOURITE 14 wins, 1998 Merchants Handicap, 1998 The Mondi Sprint, 1999 Merchants Handicap, 1999 Computaform Sprint, 1999 The Mondi Sprint.
(FILLIES)
• LITTLE VIC 7 wins, 1986 Swazi Howe Memorial Handicap, 1987 John Skeaping Trophy, 1986 3rd SA Oaks.
• MISS AVEROF 10 wins, 1988 Champagne Stakes – Zimbabwe, 1988 Ladies Mile (Cape), 1989 OK Fillies & Mares Stakes, 1989 First National Bank 1600, 1990 Keith Hepburn Champion Stakes, 1990 White Horse Invitation Stakes, 1991 White Horse Invitation Stakes, 1990 2nd First National Bank 1600, 1990 2nd Schweppes Challenge, 1991 2nd Germiston November Handicap, 1987 3rd Ascot Fillies Nursery Stakes, 3rd Autumn Fillies Stakes, 1990 3rd Mainstay International, 1991 3rd Garden Province Stakes, 1988 4th Autumn Fillies Stakes, 1989 4th SA Fillies Sprint, 1990 4th Administrator’s Champion Stakes (Turffontein), 1991 4th First National Bank 1600, 1991 4th Queen’s Plate.
• YQUEM 6 wins, 1988 OK Fillies & Mares Stakes, 1988 Gosforth Park Fillies Guineas, 1987 3rd Transvaal Juvenile Fillies Stakes.
• FAST BREAK 7 wins, 1990 SA Oaks Trial Futurity, 1990 SA Oaks, 1991 Maurice Passmore Handicap, 1991 Gerald Rosenberg Handicap.
• MERSAULT 7 wins, 1992 Flamboyant Stakes, 1991 Poinsettia Stakes.
• FOVERFLO 7 wins, 1992 Sceptre Stakes, 1992 2nd Administrator’s Trophy (Fillies), 1992 2nd Durban Merchants Handicap, 1992 3rd Southern Cross Stakes (Fillies), 1993 3rd Stewards Cup (Greyville).
• THOUSAND NIGHTS 8 wins, 1992 Jubilee Handicap.
• FOV’S DANCER 7 wins, 1991 Ascot Fillies Nursery Stakes, 1991 Allan Robertson Fillies Futurity, 1992 Post Natal Golden Slipper.
• FULFILLMENT 7 Wins, 1992 Ascot On Vaal Fillies Sprint, 1992 John Breval Memorial Handicap, 1993 Joseph Stone Memorial Handicap.
• FESTIVE FOREVER 8 wins, 1995 Natalia Stakes, 1995 Transvaal Bookmakers Handicap, 1996 Gold Cup, 1994 2nd The Greyville 1900, 1995 2nd Clairwood Gold Vase, 1995 2nd Allan Snijman Stakes (WFA), 1995 2nd Woolavington Cup Handicap.
• VINO ROSA 8 wins, 1994 Fillies & Mares Stakes, 1995 Viljoensdrif Handicap, 1995 Newmarket Stakes (WFA).
• BAMBOOGIE 7 wins, 1996 Tibouchina Stakes, 1996 2nd Garden Province Stakes.
• GRECIAN GALE 11 wins, 1995 George Azzie Memorial Handicap, 1996 Voyager F&M Stakes, 1997 Fillies & Mares Stakes.
• LA FAVORITE 6 wins, 1996 Majority Decision Handicap, 1994 2nd Easter Handicap (Natal), 1995 2nd Ladies Day Handicap, 1996 2nd Stayers Handicap, 1994 3rd Gosforth Park Fillies Guineas, 1995 3rd Arc-En-Ciel Paddock Stakes (WFA), 1995 4th Majorca Stakes (WFA).
• FOV’S FANCY 7 wins, 1997 Germiston November Handicap, 1997 Turffontein Handicap.
FOVEROS is on record as having 5 of his sons stand at stud in South Africa and he was the broodmare sire of a further 2 stallions at stud here.
A very successful stallion whose progeny (both the colts and the fillies) were versatile, tough and sound racehorses that sold well.
