SA Owner’s Tatts Purchases Sweetly Timed
All kudos to Willem Ackerman for investing in foreign stock at a time when South African buyers at British & Irish sales have become as rare as hens’ teeth
6th November 2024
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All kudos to Willem Ackerman for investing in foreign stock at a time when South African buyers at British & Irish sales have become as rare as hens’ teeth
The 2024 Gr1 SA Fillies Sprint winner October Morn will be winging her way to Australia soon after having been purchased by John Messara of Arrowfield Stud
The new series will showcase Britain’s world-leading thoroughbred breeding operations
Book 2 of the Tattersalls October Yearling Sale continued its record breaking pace on the second day
The first A$1m horse to ever sell at a Southern Hemisphere 2YO auction was the star of Tuesday’s Inglis Ready2Race Sale
Coolmore has announced that European Champion 2yo and European Champion 3yo elect City of Troy will retire to their base in Fethard following his final start in the Breeders’ Cup Classic
An electric atmosphere and frenzied trade characterised a remarkable opening session at Book 1 of the Tattersalls October Yearling Sale on Tuesday with a Frankel filly realising 4 400 000 guineas, the second highest price for a yearling in European auction history
Of the 40 lots offered, 25 changed hands for a record average of €415,200, up 35% from the 2022 edition
Just one month out from the first Tuesday in November, the Victoria Racing Club has announced that 72 horses remain in contention for the 2024 A$8,56 million Lexus Gr1 Melbourne Cup
Two quality mares staked their Spring claims in an action packed 24 hours of racing at Moonee Valley and Rosehill Gardens
Coolmore has announced that 6-time Group 1 winner and dual Derby hero Auguste Rodin, will take up stud duties for the 2025 season at their base in Ireland
Aldo Domeyer grabbed his second feature success on the sunny afternoon at Hollywoodbets Kenilworth as Mucho Dinero found the winner’s box in the opening leg of the exotic after a year plus absence
A considered decision to split the longstanding traditional January Premier Yearling Sale into two defined sales platforms has reaped rich rewards for vendors and the Cape Racing Sales team
‘Go watch the L’Ormarins King’s Plate day replays as they narrowed the course and a few didn’t get runs’
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
