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?
The number of entries compares favourably in quantum with recent years, with 58 first entries received in 2024, 60 in 2023, 68 in 2022, 53 in 2021, 52 in 2020, 49 in 2019, and 69 in 2018
Ironically, it was a colt which provided Alan with a first Gr1 success, this being Alec and Gillian Foster’s homebred Cereus, who landed the 2001 Gold Cup at Hollywoodbets Greyville, his victory completing a momentous double on the day, with the Gr2 Golden Slipper having gone the way of juvenile filly Tatler, a great-great-great grandaughter of Sun Lass!
JP van der Merwe is not the only guilty party in the matter. In simple terms, he is the only rider to have exercised the NHA’s offer of an Acknowledgement Of Guilt and moved on with his life
Andrew Fortune made it three winners on the Family Day public holiday as Tenango breezed home to win the Gr3 feature
