Volksraad (5 February 1988 – 28 December 2011) was a British-bred thoroughbred horse who when standing at stud in New Zealand was a champion sire.
Volksraad was bred by the Darley Stud and his name is allied with an old Afrikaans parliamentary assembly.
He had two starts as a three-year-old, winning at Royal Ascot and then finished third in the Group Two Newmarket Challenge Stakes.
[2] He was purchased for 21,000 guineas at auction from the 1992 December sales in England by Nelson Schick and Steve Till, Pat Connell and the Davison family and moved to New Zealand.
[4] [5] His progeny includes: He is the dam sire of: Thoroughbred racing in New Zealand