South Africa Active At Keeneland
South African buying power was in evidence during Book 1 of the Keeneland November breeding stock sale with the purchase of 5 lots
6th November 2014
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South African buying power was in evidence during Book 1 of the Keeneland November breeding stock sale with the purchase of 5 lots
Alesh Naidoo, arguably SA’s most colourful owner, raised his catalogue for the last time to secure Lot 27, the R1.2m son of Bernadini.
Three different Ready To Run Sales in the space of just one month, all with a valuable sale-race incentive attached to them.
At this stage it’s 2-0 to Joburg, but I’ll be back to try and settle the score again soon.
A strong middle market ensured a healthy increase in prices at the 2014 Emperors Palace Ready To Run Sale held at the TBA Sales Complex in Johannesburg on Sunday
Form Bloodstock and Mayfair Speculators went head to head for the R1.6 million. “This was the best horse on the Sale and in our opinion, he put up the best gallop as well”, said Derek Brugman for Mayfair Speculators
The sales-topper was a beautifully balanced colt – the only Var on the sale!
The Ready to Run concept has boomed to three auctions. Massive sale-race incentives are now part of almost every auction sale worth its salt in South Africa, with (this year, at least) the Emperors Palace Ready To Run Sale’s 3.85 million Cup-race the front runner.
This is the last chance buyers will have to get in the running for the R2.5m Emperors Palace Ready to Cup in 2015
The Emperor’s Palace Ready To Run Sale Gallops were held at Yellow Star Stud on Thursday 17 October 2014
Get the full story as told by those who watched every stride, as well as Richard Fourie’s personal insights of the season in his own words
The seven-time Hong Kong Champion Jockey reached the 1814-win milestone with a double at the city circuit to edge past the long-standing mark of 1813 wins set by the legendary Douglas Whyte
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
