Volksraad is a thoroughbred

Thoroughbred

The Thoroughbred is a horse breed best known for its use in horse racing. Although the word thoroughbred is sometimes used to refer to any breed of purebred horse, it technically refers only to the Thoroughbred breed...

 horse, and currently a New Zealand

New Zealand

New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...

 sire of champion racehorses. He has dominated the New Zealand sires lists, with six consecutive titles from 2001 to 2007.

His progeny include six-time Group 1 winner Sir Slick

Sir Slick

Sir Slick A Bay gelding bred by sire Volksraad from the Paris Opera mare Miss Opera, the New Zealand bred Sir Sick has raced nationally and internationally performing in New Zealand, Australia, Singapore and Hong Kong...

, New Zealand Derby winner Military Move

Military Move

Military Move is a New Zealand thoroughbred racehorse. On March 6, 2010, he won the 134th running of the New Zealand Derby.The gelding is trained by Shaune Ritchie, who was the strapper for the hugely successful and popular 1985 Derby winner Bonecrusher. Bonecrusher was trained by Ritchie's...

, Willy Smith, Torlesse, Dantelah, Clifton Prince, Fiscal Madness, Volkaire, Bahnhof Zoo, Dezigna, One Under, Vinaka, Thriller, Zola, Katana, Veloce Bella, Star Satire and Tusker.
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