WESTERN WINTER (USA) 1992, a dark bay / brown colt by GONE WEST (USA) out of CHILLY HOSTESS (USA) by VICE REGENT (CAN), was bred in Maryland, USA, by Richard L. Golden.  He won 5 races in America and earned $312,310 in stakes.

Imported into South Africa in 1997 (first crop of foals on the ground in 1998), WESTER WINTER stood at LAMMERSKRAAL STUD.  He was at stud for 17 seasons (from 1998 until 2014) and produced 92 Stakes Winners, including 23 Group 1 winners.

CHAMPION SIRE OF SOUTH AFRICA on three occasions, 2002 / 2003, 2004 / 2005 & 2005 / 2006.  He was also the runner up three times, 2003 / 2004, 2006 / 2007 & 2007 / 2008.  WESTERN WINTER is also an extremely successful broodmare sire.

He was one of 7 sons of his sire GONE WEST (USA) 1984 to stand at stud in South Africa.

Principal winners include:

(COLTS)

• SET AFIRE 12 wins, including 2001 1st SECRETARIAT STAKES (1400m) Grade3, 2001 1st SEA COTTAGE STAKES (1800m) (Listed), 2002 1st LONDON NEWS STAKES (1800m), G3, 2002 1st HORSE CHESTNUT STAKES (G1) (1600m), G1, 2002 1st CHAMPION STAKES (2000m), G1, 2002 1st GOLD CHALLENGE (1600m), G1.
• SIMPLY SALMON 10 wins, including 2001 1st TONY RUFFEL STAKES (1600m), (L), 2002 1st WOLF POWER HANDICAP (Listed) (1600m).
• CHAMONIX 9 wins, including 2004 1st CUP TRIAL (GRADE 3) (1800m), 2004 1st SUGAR MILL 2200 (LISTED) (2200m).
• REVEILLE BOY 8 wins, including 2004 1st ASTRAPAK 1900 (Grade 2) (1900m), 2005 1st CANON GOLD CUP (GRADE 1) (3200m), 2005 1st OPEN HANDICAP (2000m) (Listed).
• SURVEYOR 10 wins (9 wins South Africa + 1 win Dubai), including 2002 1st DINGAANS (1600m), G2, 2002 1st TONY RUFFEL STAKES (Listed) (1600m), 2002 1st TRIPLE CROWN 1600 (1600m), G1, 2002 1st SA CLASSIC (Grade 1) (1800m), 2004 1st JEBEL HATTA (1777m), G3.
• YARD-ARM 11 wins (1o wins South Africa + 1 win United Arab Emirates), including 2002 1st S.A. DERBY (2450m), G1, 2002 1st CUP TRIAL (1800m), G3, 2003 1st ELEVATION STAKES (2000m), G2, 2003 1st QUEEN’S PLATE (1600m), G1, 2003 1st J&B METROPOLITAN (2000m), G1, 2003 1st SKEAPING TROPHY (GRADE 1) (2000m), G1, 2003 1st GOLD CHALLENGE (1600m), G1, 2005 1st AL FAHIDI FORT (1600m), G3.
• ICE CUBE 5 wins, including 2002 1st PROTEA STAKES (Grade 2) (1200m), 2002 1st GOLD MEDALLION (1200m), G1, 2002 1st PREMIER’S CHAMPION STAKES (1600m), G1.
• WESTERN PROSPECT 8 wins, including 2003 1st GOLD CIRCLE DERBY (GRADE 2) (2400m), 2004 1st LONSDALE STIRRUP CUP (GRADE 3) (2400m), 2005 1st ELEVATION STAKES (GRADE 2) (2000m).
• WINTER SOLSTICE 12 wins, including 2003 1st WINTER GUINEAS (1600m), G3, 2003 1st WINTER CLASSIC (Grade 3) (1800m), 2004 1st A DIVISION HANDICAP (1600m), (L), 2004 1st QUEEN’S PLATE (1600m), G1, 2004 1st DRILL HALL STAKES (GRADE 2) (1400m), G2, 2004 1st GOLD CHALLENGE (GRADE 1) (1600m), 2004 1st CHAMPIONS CUP (GRADE 1) (1800m), 2005 1st TABGOLD STAKES (1400m), (L), 2005 1st GREEN POINT STAKES (WFA) (Gr 2) (1600m), 2005 1st L’ORMARINS QUEEN’S PLATE (WFA) (Grade 1) (1600m).
• ARGONAUT 3 wins (only had 4 starts), including 2006 1st GOLDEN HORSESHOE (GRADE 1) (1400m), 2006 1st PREMIER’S CHAMPION STAKES (GRADE 1) (1600m).
• WARM WHITE NIGHT 7 wins, including 2007 1st PROTEA STAKES (Grade 3) (1100m), 2007 1st THE NURSERY (Grade 2) (1160m), 2007 1st GOLD REEF RESORTS MEDALLION (Grade 1) (1200m), 2008 1st MAN O’ WAR SPRINT (Grade 3) (1100m), 2009 1st CAPE FLYING CHAMPIONSHIP (WFA)(Gr 1) (1000m).
• ACROSS THE ICE 10 wins, including 2012 1st AUGUST STAKES (Grade 3) (1200m).
• LION IN WINTER 8 wins, including 2010 1st PENINSULA HANDICAP (Grade 2) (1800m).
• SOLO TRAVELLER 5 wins, including 2010 1st CAPE CLASSIC (Grade 3) (1400m), 2010 1st BLOODSTOCK SA CAPE GUINEAS (Grade 1) (1600m), 2010 1st KRA GUINEAS (Grade 2) (1600m).
• WHAT A WINTER 15 wins, including 2010 1st SOPHOMORE SPRINT (Listed) (1200m), 2010 1st SELANGOR CUP (Grade 2) (1600m), 2010 1st CAPE FLYING CHAMPIONSHIP (WFA) (Grade 1) (1000m), 2011 1st WPOTA DIADEM STAKES (WFA) (Grade 2) (1200m), 2011 1st THE MERCURY SPRINT (Grade 1) (1200m), 2012 1st DIADEM STAKES (WFA) (Grade 2) (1200m), 2012 1st CAPE FLYING CHAMPIONSHIP (WFA) (Grade 1) (1000m), 2012 1st COMPUTAFORM SPRINT (Grade 1) (1000m).
• CAPETOWN NOIR 8 wins, including 2012 1st CAPE PREMIER YEARLING SALES GUINEAS (1600m), 2012 1st INVESTEC CAPE DERBY (Grade 1) (2000m), 2012 1st BYERLEY TURK (Grade 3) (1400m), 2013 1st MATCHEM STAKES (Grade 3) (1400m), 2013 1st L’ORMARINS QUEEN’S PLATE (WFA) (Grade 1) (1600m).
• RED RAY 5 wins, including 2012 1st SOMERSET 1200 (Listed) (1200m), 2013 1st ELUSIVE FORT CAPE CLASSIC (Grade 3) (1400m), 2015 1st THE MERCURY SPRINT (Grade 1) (1200m).
• ATTENBOROUGH 5 wins, including 2015 1st SOMERSET 1200 (Listed) (1200m), 2016 1st IN FULL FLIGHT HANDICAP (Listed) (1100m), 2017 1st COMPUTAFORM SPRINT (Grade 1) (1000m).
• BISHOP’S BOUNTY 5 wins, including 2017 1st DIADEM STAKES (Grade 2) (1200m).
• LAST WINTER 4 wins (only 6 starts in SA), including 2017 2nd PREMIER TROPHY (Grade 2) (1800m), 2017 2nd SUN MET (Grade 1) (2000m).

(FILLIES)

• IMPERIAL TRIUMPH 5 wins, including 2000 1st THE DEBUTANTE (1400m), G3, 2000 2nd STRELITZIA STAKES (1200m), G3, 2000 2nd ALLAN ROBERTSON FILLIES CHAMPIONSHIP (1200m), G1.
• FAIR MAIDEN 5 wins, 2004 1st THREE TROIKAS STAKES (Grade 3) (1400m), 2005 1st EMPRESS CLUB STAKES (Grade 1) (1600m).
• BAD GIRL RUNS 6 wins (5 wins South Africa + 1 win United Arab Emirates), including 2005 1st Odessa Stud Fillies Championship (Grade 2) (1400m), 2005 1st CAPE FILLIES GUINEAS (Grade 1) (1600m), 2005 1st TBA PADDOCK STAKES (WFA) (Grade 1) (1800m).
• NANIA 5 wins, including 2006 1st THEKWINI FILLIES STAKES (GRADE 1) (1600m), 2007 1st RIVERWORLD STUD PRIX DU CAP (Grade 3) (1400m).
• LADY WINDERMERE 6 wins, including 2008 1st SCEPTRE STAKES (WFA) (Grade 2) (1200m), 2008 1st SOUTHERN CROSS STAKES (WFA) (Grade 2) (1000m), 2008 1st SOUTH AFRICAN FILLIES SPRINT (GRADE 1) (1200m), 2008 1st GARDEN PROVINCE STAKES (GRADE 1) (1600m).
• ON HER TOES 5 wins, including 2007 1st ALLAN ROBERTSON FILLIES CHAMPIONSHIP Grade 1 (1200m), 2008 1st SUNDAY TRIBUNE UMZIMKHULU STAKES (Grade 3) (1400m), 2008 1st KRA FILLIES GUINEAS (Grade 2) (1600m).
• CROC VALLEY 6 wins, 2010 1st CAPE BREEDERS JAMAICA HANDICAP (Listed) (1700m), 2011 1st PRIX DU CAP (Grade 3) (1400m).
• COVENANT 7 wins, including 2010 1st SOUTHERN CROSS STAKES (WFA) (Grade 2) (1000m), 2010 1st SCEPTRE STAKES (WFA) (Grade 2) (1200m), 2010 1st KLAWERVLEI MAJORCA STAKES (WFA) (Grade 1) (1600m), 2010 1st SWEET CHESTNUT STAKES (Listed) (1400m), 2011 1st SCEPTRE STAKES (WFA) (Grade 2) (1200m).
• COLD AS ICE 6 wins (5 wins South Africa + 1 win Great Britain), including 2014 1st CHOICE CARRIERS CHAMPIONSHIP (Grade 2) (1400m), 2014 1st LAISSERFAIRE STAKES (Listed) (1100m), 2014 1st SCEPTRE STAKES (Grade 2) (1200m).
• SUNSET EYES 7 wins, including 2018 1st UMNGENI HANDICAP (LISTED) (1000m), 2017 2nd IN FULL FLIGHT HANDICAP (Listed) (1100m), 2017 3rd TSOGO SUN SPRINT (Grade 1) (1200m), 2018 3rd IN FULL FLIGHT HCP (Listed) (1100m), 2017 4th THE MERCURY SPRINT (Grade 1) (1200m).
• REBERRY LANE 5 wins, including 2017 1st SYRINGA HANDICAP (Listed) (1600m), 2017 1st GARDEN PROVINCE STAKES (GRADE 1) (1600m).
• FRESNAYE 6 wins, including 2017 1st STORMSVLEI MILE (Listed) (1600m), 2017 1st WINTER OAKS (LISTED) (2200m), 2018 1st VICTRESS STAKES (Grade 3) (1800m), 2017 2nd FINAL FLING STAKES (Grade 3) (1800m), 2017 3rd WSB FILLIES GUINEAS (Grade 1) (1600m), 2017 3rd PADDOCK STAKES (WFA) (Grade 1) (1800m), 2018 3rd JOCKEY CLUB STAKES (LISTED) (2000m), 2018 4th PADDOCK STAKES (WFA) (Grade 1) (1800m), 2018 4th MAJORCA STAKES (WFA) (Gr 1) (1600m), 2018 4th WORLD SPORTS BETTING 1900 (Grade 2) (1900m).

WESTERN WINTER is on record as having 8 of his sons stand at stud here in South Africa and he is also the broodmare sire of the exciting young stallion ERIK THE RED, who will have his first crop of foals on the ground later this year (2022).