Breeding For Best
This week’s episode of the In The Box Seat Podcast features one of KZN’s rapidly expanding Stud Farms
5th February 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.
This week’s episode of the In The Box Seat Podcast features one of KZN’s rapidly expanding Stud Farms
‘Champion Gimmethegreenlight surrendered his crown to Silvano last season, but the Varsfontein stallion has bounced back with a vengeance and looks well on his way to reclaiming the sires title
War Front stallions could dominate the First Season Sires title in South Africa this season
Over the last dozen years, no less than four members of the fairer sex have captured the Hollywoodbets Kenilworth showpiece
Wilgerbosdrift’s blue-blooded young stallion Fire Away celebrated his first winner when his two-year-old son Fire ‘N Flames got off the mark
There is plenty to like about the pedigree of Saturday’s impressive Gr3 Politician Stakes winner Rockpool
‘The two most profitable stallions when it comes to production cost vs progeny earnings are Pathfork and Elusive Fort…’ – James Armitage
South African horseracing awoke to the sad news today that at the ripe old age of 27, Mystic Spring, the matriarch of Cheveley, quietly said goodbye
This was an auspicious occasion, for as far as we know, it marked the first time Godolphin has purchased a yearling at auction out of a South African-bred and raced mare
Just under a fortnight after celebrating his first winner, Blue Sky Thoroughbreds’ based New Approach stallion New Predator marked his second winner from just three runners
A catalogue page does not always reflect the true worth of a pedigree and while Rascallion hails from a family that is rather light on black type under the first three dams, it is built on solid, classic foundations
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
