Champion Sire’s Great Form To Continue
His runners have earned R21 540 800, which places the Varsfontein Stud resident more than R5 million clear of General Sires List runner-up What A Winter
25th July 2023
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His runners have earned R21 540 800, which places the Varsfontein Stud resident more than R5 million clear of General Sires List runner-up What A Winter
That the former Tarry-trained six-year-old is a welcome addition to the depleted KZN stallion ranks goes without saying, and he is sure to provide broodmare owners with the opportunity to tap into a horse who ticked all the boxes
His charismatic son Kommetdieding will commence stallion duties at Klawervlei Stud this year
The In The Box Seat Team take an incredible journey into the world of racehorse breeding with this week’s guest, Sandra Trethewey
In a country where a premium is placed on speed and precocity, the addition of Gr1 winning sprinter Master Archie to the stallion ranks offers breeders access to a horse whose progeny should satisfy the market’s demand of instant success
There is plenty to be excited and positive about as South African horseracing fights its way off the canvas after a few tough years, capped by the covid-19 pandemic
Despite producing a likely Equus champion, Peter Blyth is not going back to the well
The definitive and preferred reference source for every breeder and racing fan, Raceform’s Directory of Sires standing in South Africa in the forthcoming season has been published
Mike de Kock announced earlier this week that the highly accomplished daughter of Dynasty will join the formidable broodmare band at her owner Mary Slack’s Wilgerbosdrift Stud
Clifton Stud, who stand Eden Roc on behalf of the KZN Breeders Club, will be hosting a stallion day on 12 July to introduce him publicly to breeders
In years gone by, the only other stallions to have captured the July/Met double with different horses in the same season were Royal Prerogative with Mark Anthony (Met) and Royal Chalice (July) in 1988, and Silvano who sired Martial Eagle (Met) and Heavy Metal (July) in 2013
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
