Breeding news from South Africa. Stallions, Mares Stud Farms and other essential information and news relating to thoroughbred horse breeding in South Africa.
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
Just 24 hours after Varsfontein’s young Captain Al stallion Erik The Red celebrated his first winner at Turffontein, the high-class sprinter marked a second success
A Champion son of a multiple Champion Sire Gimmethegreenlight, he is out of a daughter of the legendary Champion Galileo
Easy Tiger crowned a royal weekend for the Ridgemont team and their Gr1 Computaform Sprint winning Redoute’s Choice sire Rafeef, who celebrated 4 winners over 3 regions and 2 different racing surfaces from Friday evening through Saturday
Unprecedented interest and prevailing positivity from breeders saw the sale of shares for the syndication of the 2024 Hollywoodbets Durban July winner Oriental Charm for the balance of his racing career and for stud snapped up in less than 24 hours when offered on Monday morning
Dean Kannemeyer’s dual Grade 1 winner Green With Envy will retire to the place of his birth to take up stud duties in the new season
The son of Vercingetorix will race on this term
This season alone, Trippi’s daughters have been responsible for 11 black-type performers, amongst which five stakes winners, which equals that of log leader Captain Al, and is bettered only by second-placed Silvano on seven
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
The son of Master Of My Fate will likely side-step stablemate Eight On Eighteen in the Daily News and go via the Greyville 1900 and Cup Trial into the big one on 5 July
Outstanding colt Nepotism (Brutal) scored one of the most remarkable Gr1 wins by a 2YO on an Australian racetrack in recent memory
