Breeding news from South Africa. Stallions, Mares Stud Farms and other essential information and news relating to thoroughbred horse breeding in South Africa.
How is that even possible? To have the Speed to run this fast for 1000m and then the Stamina to keep going and even accelerating for another 1000m to stop the clock at 1 min 55.2 sec for 2000m
Descendants of the wonderful mare Mystic Spring (Royal Academy) have made a notable impression on the South African turf in recent weeks
Cape Racing’s syndication programme is a game-changer adding an additional layer of incentives to a racing renaissance that has already been boosted by increased prize money and appearance fees
Two Snaith champions who were once arch-rivals for the SA Horse Of The Year crown are in the family way
The launch of new breeding venture Paardeberg Stud is to be lauded and serves as a welcome boost to the local breeding ranks
The 2015 Gr1 Breeders Cup Champion Turf Mile winner has been sold by Juddmonte to Paardeberg Stud
History shows it is not uncommon for excellence in a pedigree to skip a generation
A chapter in Cape breeding history closed this week as another opened, with the light of a fresh new dawn appearing on the horizon
The powerful Mizzen Sword is a colt by William Longsword out of Mizzen Mist
What odds both Royal Victory and the promising 3yo Main Defender will continue to keep their sire’s name up in lights this season?
Big race sponsors Hollywoodbets have set the pace in the pre-nominations ante-post betting market for the 2025 Hollywoodbets Durban July with defending champion Oriental Charm topping the opening board
In our weekly column entitled Time Is Money, we look at some of the past weekend’s highlights, including some slow-run Grade 1 contests at Turffontein
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