About the horse

e. Hohneck and Super Sarah and Brad de Veluwe

His sire, Hohneck 08,8a (30,692,110 SEK, 75, 24-17-16), was among the top performers in his crop as a 3-, 4-, and 5-year-old and won the Elitloppet as a 6-year-old. His performance in French breeding is very strong, and he ranks third behind Face Time Bourbon and Ready Cash in terms of earnings for both 3- and 4-year-old offspring. Hohneck has only two Swedish-born 4-year-olds—the top sire My Creation 11.1a 1,395,500 SEK 15 9-2-1 and Mezidon Leka 14.4a 171,900 SEK 10 4-0-1.

Modern Super Sarah 13.7m 628,500 36 7-2-2 scored two wins in V75 and attracted some attention when she raced successfully despite having only one eye following an infection she contracted as a 3-year-old. She is the sister of recent Drottingpokal winner Pure Athena 11.8a 4,070,250 SEK 19 8-3-5, Breeders Crown winner Pure Atlas 11.0a 1,252,635 SEK 43 11-8-1, and multiple V75 winner Trumpie 11.3a 1,051,536 SEK 69 11-13-10. Please note that Pure Athena’s victory in the Queen Silvia’s Cup is not included in the catalog.

Great-grandmother Extreme Lady (17.3 h), 101,000 SEK, 10 starts, 3-1-0, was named an Elite Mare, with offspring including Derby winner Beau Mec (09.9a), 4,609,000 SEK, 43 starts, 8-7-0, and Derby winner Red Red Red (11.3a), 1,950,062 SEK, 43 starts, 8-7-0.640 SEK 100 22-10-8 and Derby filly winner Red Red Red 11.3a 1,950,062 SEK 43 8-7-4. The dam line traces back to Minerva.

Grandfather Brad de Veluwe has sired nine millionaires from just 127 Swedish-born offspring, yielding a percentage higher than that of many highly regarded stallions that have had the opportunity to breed with superior mares.  Three of his ten most successful Swedish-born offspring have Love You as their maternal grandfather (Gooner 09.9a 2,033,100 SEK 58 18-10-4, Laferrari Dimanche 10.4a 1,468,400 SEK 50 8/10/3, and Vilja T.Y.C. 10.2a 985,200 SEK 70 4/6/10). Since Love You is also the paternal grandfather of Hohneck, this successful crossbreeding pattern is repeated in Herobrine.