Galileo The Great
The late great Galileo and his progeny dominated feature race action at last week’s York Ebor meeting
29th August 2023
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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.
The late great Galileo and his progeny dominated feature race action at last week’s York Ebor meeting
As an owner/breeder, she also tasted success in South Africa with the Mike de Kock-trained filly Festival Of Fire
Deceased champion Rock Of Gibraltar, whose progeny have enjoyed so much success in South Africa, was a striking influence at Turffontein on Saturday
Regally bred chestnut The United States proved one of the rising sire stars of the 2022-2023 South African season and enjoyed another eyecatching winner at Hollywoodbets Scottsville on Sunday
We hear how Peter’s legacy was ignited by his father’s racing passion, relive the golden era with racing anecdotes shared by Peter and Andrew, and discover the genesis of Clifton Stud
Lancaster Bomber reached his full powers at age three when he captured the Gr1 Tattersalls Gold Cup, hence it will come as no surprise to see his newly turned sophomores continue to bolster their late sire’s standings
Two Snaith champions who were arch-rivals for the SA Horse Of The Year crown in the 2021/22 season will meet in the breeding paddock
He is a Gr1-winning two-year-old, and a multiple graded stakes winner, who trained on sound to 6, and was Gr1 placed as an older horse
The World Pool Moment of the Day is an initiative introduced to all 25 World Pool events in 2023, which land the selected winning groom on the day a massive R100 000 in prize money
‘John Everett is not one for the limelight. However he may just have to dust off his tuxedo before leaving for the upcoming 2YO Sale. Given that Isivunguvungu is a live candidate for Champion Sprinter honours…’
Twice Champion Sire in South Africa. Eight times Leading Sire of 2YO’s in South Africa. The first South African based stallion to sire 100 stakes winners
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
