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In the aftermath of the CTS April Yearling Sale there is little question that the South African thoroughbred sales industry is going through a phase of major correction and adjustment on all fronts
The market continues to be a tough one with buyers holding the ascendancy
April became one of the hottest months of the year for breeders when Cape Thoroughbred Sales made the move to combine their CTS March and Emperors Palace Select Sales into a single two-day event.
What to expect of yearlings in terms of class, stamina and sale price
Narrow Creek Stud’s John Everett shares the story behind Pinnacle Peak and previews his drafts for the forthcoming yearling sales
Mayfair Speculators disposed of 19 horses in training, grossing R2 685 000 at the CRT Horses In Training & Mixed Sale at Kenilworth on Thursday
Another chapter in the Mayfair Speculators saga is set to close at Kenilworth on Thursday when the former racing powerhouse liquidates various horses in their first local public auction of interests
The Top 20 Pinhooks from last year’s CTS RTR Sale raked in profits in excess of R7,4 million for speculators
Cape Thoroughbred Sales (CTS) have released the online catalogue for the upcoming 2018 April Yearling Sale to be held at Durbanville racecourse. This innovative new
Among the entries are yearlings by top class international stallions Exchange Rate and Rock Of Gibraltar, while Epsom Derby winner, and promising young sire, Camelot is also represented
One of South Africa’s oldest and most established sales offers a total of 526 lots over the three days
The Barend Botes-trained Lance filly Quid Pro Quo overcame enormous odds to make it five in a row and galloped her way into the history books
Cape Racing’s ongoing tussle with Mother Nature in what has been a wet July to beat all July’s, produced a fairytale at a sunny, but very chilly, Hollywoodbets Durbanville on Thursday
A Cape jockey has told of the enormous relief and the burden lifted from his shoulders on Friday after two well-known racing men took the cudgels up on his behalf some months ago to defend the father of four against an NHRA charge
