Vercingetorix Set For A Big Day
Maine Chance Farms stallion Vercingetorix could well be set for a big payday at Hollywoodbets Greyville this Saturday
1st July 2024
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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.
Maine Chance Farms stallion Vercingetorix could well be set for a big payday at Hollywoodbets Greyville this Saturday
Which stallions and mares stole the show at the 2024 Royal meeting?
Former champion South African sire Al Mufti made his presence felt at Hollywoodbets Greyville last Saturday
The Sandringham Summit syndicate have decided to retire the top 3yo from racing to stand at Varsfontein this season
‘Future Pearl is by Futura, who never won beyond 2000m, yet is quietly adding his name to the list of stallions capable of siring horses with a touch of stamina’
Varsfontein-bred filly gives her sire One World the honour of equalling his Dad Captain Al’s first-season sires record of 22 juvenile winners
‘This is why we’re in the game, it’s all about Group 1 racing and these are the ones we want all the time’ – Mike de Kock
Broodmare daughters of Varsfontein Stud’s late Nureyev sire Caesour continue to make their mark in races across Southern Africa
He will probably never overcome the lack of early support, yet, in Quid Pro Quo this underrated stallion has shown that with the right mare, he is quite capable of siring an above average athlete
Down To Business joined the stable of Peter Muscutt boasting an impressive formline of five wins and three places from as many starts in his adopted country
A reminder to book your table ahead of Sunday
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
It’s time for our racing regulators to accept and understand that they are part of the game, and not outside of it, above it, or bigger than it
