Taking A Leaf from Breeder’s Handbook
A selection of 2016 National Sale yearlings by first-crop sires, where the mating elements are noted as ‘Pick of the Bunch’
20th April 2016
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A selection of 2016 National Sale yearlings by first-crop sires, where the mating elements are noted as ‘Pick of the Bunch’
Judpot hit the jackpot with two first-crop 2yo Gr1 winners. They proved to be the real deal. And with his latest books improving in size and quality, there has never been a better time to buy a Judpot.
Conventional wisdom says: ‘When you come to a fork in the path, take it’. Pathfork offers some choice lots on the 2016 National Yearling Sale
The champion son of Lomitas’ influence in 2016 will also be felt through his champion son Bold Silvano (currently one of South Africa’s leading first crop sires) who is also well represented at the 2016 NYS
Avontuur-breds scooped the top prices and overall this remained a highly successful auction, retaining last year’s place as the sale with the second highest median in the land
The discerning will know that the first progeny of the world class Await The Dawn, by far his father’s best product of the 2013 season, make their debut today at the CTS Emperors Palace sale in Johannesburg
John Koster of Klawervlei Stud and Pippa Mickleburgh of Avontuur Stud, who have exciting drafts to send through the auctioneer’s ring, were all smiles on the eve of the 2016 Emperors Palace Select Yearling Sale – and for good reason
Buyers get another bite at the internationally sought after Oratorio cherry with two sons of the globally respected stallion in the classy Avontuur quintet that make up ‘Pippa’s Picks’ for Friday’s Emperors Palace Select Yearling Sale
Breeder Mike Sharkey of Highlands Farm Stud watched his 21-strong consignment for Friday’s Emperors CTS Select Sale stretch their legs on Wednesday morning…
Some 200 yearlings go under the hammer at Emperors Palace, the second year that this CTS Select sale takes place at the casino venue. Everything you need to get the roll of the dice in your favour is right here…
Yearlings from leading stud farms around the country have arrived safely at Emperors Palace and Casino for Friday’s CTS Select Yearling Sale, at which 189 choice lots will go through the auction ring
A dual Grade 1 winner and South Africa’s highest rated racehorse, the Vaughan Marshall trained One Stripe will campaign in a partnership of Hollywood Racing and Rikesh Sewgoolam
A seasoned racing fan writes that in the zone between 15 and 3 minutes before the official race time, nobody is interested in listening to the personal fancies and various constructions of the presenters’ exotic permutations
A final field of 17 will face the starter at the Hollywoodbets Kenilworth 2000m marker on Saturday 25 January for the 163rd renewal of the R5 million World Sports Betting Gr1 Cape Town Met
