GIMMETHEGREENLIGHT (AUS) 2008, a dark bay / brown colt by MORE THAN READY (USA) out of YES SHE CAN CANCAN (AUS) by CANNY LAD (AUS), was bred by Mr. D.P. Bentata in New South Wales, Australia.

Selected as a yearling in Australia by Sue & Chris Snaith, he arrived in South Africa in June 2010.  His sire, MORE THAN READY (USA) 1997, is a grandson of HALO (USA) 1969 from the HAIL TO REASON (USA) 1958 / TURN-TO (IRE) 1951 / ROYAL CHARGER (GB) 1942 sire line.  MORE THAN READY won the Grade 1 King’s Bishop Stakes as 3yo and commenced stud duties in 2001 with the Vinery Stud based in Kentucky, America. He was shuttled back and forth to the stud’s Australian operation until 2018.

MORE THAN READY has had 1 other son of his stand at stud in South Africa, TRAFFIC GUARD (USA) 2004.

In South Africa GIMMETHEGREENLIGHT only had 13 starts, winning 6 of them and placing 6 times.

• 2010 1st The Betting World Somerset Plate 1200 (Listed) (1200m).
• 2011 1st L’ormarins Queen’s Plate (WFA) (Grade 1) (1600m). Won as a 3yo.
• 2011 2nd Cape Classic (Grade 3) (1400m).
• 2011 2nd Selangor Cup (Grade 2) (1600m).
• 2010 3rd Premier’s Champion Stakes (Grade 1).
• 2011 3rd J&B Metropolitan (2000m), Grade 1.
• 2010 4th Golden Horseshoe (Grade 1) (1400m).
• 2011 4th Cape Premier Yearling Sales Guineas (1600m).

GIMMETHEGREENLIGHT was retired to stud at VARSFONTEIN STUD in 2012, with his first crop of foals on the ground in 2013.  He was the first Australian bred stallion to become the CHAMPION SIRE OF SOUTH AFRICA in 2020.

His principal winners to date include:

(COLTS)

• GUNNER 4 wins, 2015 1st PREMIERS CHAMPION STAKES (Grade 1) (1600m).
• SURCHARGE (YULONG PRINCE) Australia 2 wins, South Africa 6 wins, 2017 1st SECRETARIAT STAKES (Listed) (1400m), 2017 1st TONY RUFFEL STAKES (Grade 3) (1400m), 2017 1st DAILY NEWS 2000 (GRADE 1) (2000m), 2019 1st FURPHY PLATE (1800m), (Listed), 2020 1st CANTALA STAKES (1600m), Grade 1.
• BARAHIN 5 wins, 2017 1st GATECRASHER STAKES (Listed) (1400m), 2017 1st GOLDEN HORSESHOE (GRADE 2) (1400m), 2018 1st JUBILEE HANDICAP (Grade 3) (1800m), 2019 1st EMPERORS PALACE CHARITY MILE (Grade 2) (1600m).
• NATIONAL PARK 6 wins, 2018 1st GRAHAM BECK STAKES (Grade 3) (1400m), 2018 1st GAUTENG GUINEAS (Grade 2) (1600m).
• GOT THE GREEN LIGHT 8 wins, 2018 1st PREMIERS CHAMPION STAKES (Grade 1) (1600m), 2019 1st SA CLASSIC (Grade 1) (1800m), 2019 1st DAILY NEWS 2000 (GRADE 1) (2000m), 2020 1st HORSE CHESTNUT STAKES (Grade 1) (1600m), 2020 1st CHAMPIONS CHALLENGE (Grade 1) (2000m).
• JOHNNY HERO 6 wins, 2020 1st JUBILEE HANDICAP (Grade 3) (1800m).
• SECOND BASE 6 wins, 2020 1st SEA COTTAGE STAKES (Grade 3) (1800m), 2021 1st LONDON NEWS STAKES (GRADE 3) (1800m).
• COSMIC HIGHWAY 3 wins, 2020 1st CAPE OF GOOD HOPE NURSERY (Grade 3) (1200m). 2020 1st GATECRASHER STAKES (Listed) (1400m).
• GIMME ONE NIGHT 6 wins, 2018 1st CAPE SUMMER STAYERS HANDICAP (Grade 3) (2500m), 2018 1st CHAIRMAN’S CUP (Grade 3) (3200m).
• HACK GREEN 4 wins, 2015 1st UMKHOMAZI STAKES (GRADE 2) (1200m).
• UNIVERSAL 3 wins, 2021 1st POLITICIAN STAKES (Grade 3) (1800m).

(FILLIES)

• BEATABOUTTHEBUSH 8 wins, 2016 1st BREEDERS GUINEAS (Listed) (1600m). 2016 1st EAST CAPE PADDOCK STAKES (Listed) (1600m).
• GIMME SIX 4 wins, 2016 1st UMZIMKHULU STAKES (Grade 3) (1400m), 2016 1st FILLIES GUINEAS (Grade 2) (1600m).
• GREEN PEPPER 5 wins, 2016 1st GARDENIA STAKES (Listed) (1000m), 2016 1st MAGNOLIA HANDICAP (Grade 3) (1160m).
• GREEN PLAINS 6 wins, 2016 1st PRETTY POLLY STAKES (Grade 3) (1100m), 2016 1st SA FILLIES NURSERY (Grade 2) (1160m), 2016 2nd ALLAN ROBERTSON CHAMPIONSHIP (Grade 1) (1200m).
• LA BELLA MIA 8 wins, 2018 1st POST MERCHANTS (GRADE 2) (1200m).
• ROSE IN BLOOM 5 wins, 2016 1st IRRIDESCENCE STAKES (Listed) (1500m), 2018 1st GARDENIA STAKES (Listed) (1000m), 2018 1st VASCO PRIX DU CAP (Grade 3) (1400m).
• LADY OF STEEL 7 wins, 2019 1st ACACIA HANDICAP (Grade 3) (1600m).
• SHE’S A KEEPER 6 wins, 2020 1st THE SCARLET LADY (LISTED) (1750m), 2020 1st WORLD SPORTS BETTING 1900 (Grade 2) (1900m), 2020 1st GOLD BRACELET (GRADE 2) (2000m).
• THIRD RUNWAY 4 wins, 2018 1st IRRIDESCENCE STAKES (Listed) (1500m), 2019 1st WESTERN CAPE FILLIES CHAMPIONSHIP (Grade 2) (1400m), 2019 2nd CHAMPAGNE STAKES (Grade 3) (1200m), 2019 3rd WSB FILLIES GUINEAS (Grade 1) (1600m), 2019 4th SCEPTRE STAKES (Grade 2) (1200m).
• GIMME DAT 3 wins, 2020 1st KENILWORTH FILLIES NURSERY (Grade 3) (1200m), 2021 1st SCEPTRE STAKES (Grade 2) (1200m).
• MERCURY RISING 2 wins, 2020 1st PERFECT PROMISE SPRINT (Listed) (1200m), 2021 3rd WESTERN CAPE FILLIES CHAMPIONSHIP (Gr 2) (1400m), 2021 4th CAPE FILLIES GUINEAS (Grade 1) (1600m).
• ONE NIGHT IN PARIS 2 wins, 2021 1st STARLING STAKES (Grade 3) (1400m).
• ECSTATIC GREEN 3 wins, 2020 1st THE DEBUTANTE (GRADE 2) (1200m), 2019 2nd ALLAN ROBERTSON CHAMPIONSHIP (Grade 1) (1200m).

GIMMETHEGREENLIGHT is an extremely beautiful stallion, full of quality, with an exquisite head.  His progeny are in high demand and they sell extremely well.  Still a relatively young stallion, he has his best years ahead of him.