Stallions: Lessons From The 80’s
In this business, none of us should overestimate our powers of prediction and our best tools are experience and context, couched in all the humility we can muster
25th March 2025
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Breeding news from South Africa. Stallions, Mares Stud Farms and other essential information and news relating to thoroughbred horse breeding in South Africa.
In this business, none of us should overestimate our powers of prediction and our best tools are experience and context, couched in all the humility we can muster
Like the tide, the fortunes of many thoroughbred female families tend to ebb and flow
The best view we have of stallions’ success (or not) is when they are deep into their stud careers. Breeders and buyers are making crucial decisions in advance of having full knowledge
Cartier Horse Of The Year in 2000, Giant’s Causeway was Champion Sire in North America three times with his 196 stakes winners
Claiborne Farm’s top-class stallion War Front had a big day on Saturday 1 March when he celebrated a pair of graded stakes winners
The champagne corks were popping down in the beautiful Robertson valley on Friday with the Ridgemont team celebrating another sparkling performance by their stallions in two provinces
Fiery Pegasus joins Cape Derby hero Linebacker as the second top level winner sired by champion sprinter Captain Of All and hails from a female family which had its origins at the famed Zandvliet Stud
Blood once again rules the land and Rafeef’s potent power-packed pedigree, coupled with the Horse Of The Season’s racing record as a Grade 1 winner of 6 races have equipped his offspring of both sexes with superior ammunition
A stallion described as a kind and gentle soul, and a leading international Grade 1 winner producing sire, Avontuur’s Danehill son Oratorio has sadly moved on to his forever paddock in the sky
The Cape Breeders Club will honour their stars of the 2023/24 season at Hollywoodbets Kenilworth on Saturday
Two sons of the late Uncle Mo (Indian Charlie) enjoyed success at Turffontein on Saturday
At the age of 93, Mr Ferraris is still active in racing as a training consultant, and he takes great joy in following the career of his grandson, Luke Ferraris, a successful jockey in Hong Kong
The starting stalls stuck on the Fairview polytrack capped a mostly forgettable week for South African horseracing when the Nelson Mandela Bay Racing fixture ground to a dismal halt on Friday
‘The actions of the jockeys on the day have given South African racing a black eye in the international horseracing community and have caused considerable reputational and financial harm to our industry in general and Cape Racing in particular’
When Grant van Niekerk opened his mouth after the second race, the complexion of a raceday was turned on its head…
