News and insights on thoroughbred horse breeding from around the world.
Champion SA owners Ingrid and Markus Jooste were active on day one of the Tattersalls October Sale in Newmarket, acquiring 4 beautifully bred lots for a gross 945 000 gns
After making history on the track this year with American Pharoah, Zayat Stables also made some headlines at the Keeneland September yearling sale
Covert Love has given English trainer Hugo Palmer an early wedding present and his first Classic triumph in the Gr1 Irish Oaks at the Curragh
Breeding farms had offered “north of $20 million” for the breeding rights to the homebred colt, who was last season’s champion 2-year-old male
Drakenstein Stud’s exciting resident sire Duke Of Marmalade produced the winner of Wednesday afternoon’s Gr3 Tattersalls Musidora Stakes at York and winning rider Frankie Dettori confirms she is on track for bigger things
South African buyers purchased 34 lots for $3.85 million, including the top-priced Snitzel filly which fetched $560,000, with all three days brimming with excitement at the Oaklands complex
The Redoute’s Choice x Possessed colt (Lot 258) will head in to the stable of Champion South African trainer Mike de Kock after being secured by Form Bloodstock from the Arrowfield Stud draft.
Brett Crawford tops the session with a classy Snitzel filly
Globetrotting Gr1 winner Falbrav has been retired from stallion duty by Shadai Farm in Japan
The three-time Champion Sire will serve a limited number of mares to Northern Hemisphere time commencing 14 February
Avontuur Thoroughbred Farm’s world class young sire Oratorio made the perfect start to 2015 with a Gr2 winner in Australia
As we continue our nostalgic walk down the Hollywoodbets Durban July memory lane, one thing is certain, the most recent decade lacked for nothing in drama and splendour
