News and insights on thoroughbred horse breeding from around the world.
With his first Victorian-conceived crop set to head to the yearling sales in the 2021/2022 season, the Gr1 William Reid Stakes winner Foxwedge will stand for a fee of A$11 000
‘We are very excited to welcome Wootton Bassett (Iffraaj), a Gr1-winning champion 2YO on the track and one of the most exciting sires in Europe, to our roster’
Arrowfield Stud has announced it will be standing Japan’s Champion 2YO Colt Admire Mars
Irish-bred filly Good Queen Bess was the first South African runner and winner for prominent British sire and former Cartier Horse Of The Year, Kingman
Godolphin’s triple Gr1 winner Bivouac has been officially retired to stud
Sean Tarry’s former stable star, and dual Equus Champion, Carry On Alice is set to be represented at the Inglis Australian Easter Yearling Sale later this morning.
Made up predominantly of contributions from the income of stallions standing in each EBF country; the continued strength of the fund in Great Britain is reflective of the current strength and breadth of the stallion market
The fees set for each of Earthlight (Shamardal-Winters Moon, by New Approach), Ghaiyyath (Dubawi-Nightime, by Galileo) and Pinatubo (Shamardal-Lava Flow, by Dalakhani) appear well within reach of breeders.
A new Jockey Club rule that would eventually limit stallion books to a maximum of 140 mares per breeding season is the subject of a legal dispute
Godolphin’s American-based homebred Mystic Guide, the impressive winner of Saturday night’s $12 million Gr1 Dubai World Cup, has the great South African thoroughbred Hawaii in his pedigree
The Varsfontein bred dual international Gr1 winner and 2018 SA Triple Crown bridesmaid Surcharge has been retired to stud in Australia
Finding the words ‘excitement’ and ‘insurance’ in the same sentence is as rare as breeding a Triple Crown winner!
As the clock ticks toward this year’s renewal of South Africa’s most iconic of races, the Hollywoodbets Durban July, it is only fitting that we return to the start of the new millennium and recall all the drama and splendour
