Breeding news from South Africa. Stallions, Mares Stud Farms and other essential information and news relating to thoroughbred horse breeding in South Africa.
Lancaster Bomber and Fire Away will be aiming for a first crop Gr1 winner in the Douglas Whyte, the former with Rascova and the latter with Egyptian Mau. In the World Pool Moment Of The Day Champion Stakes, Fire Away will rely on Down By The River, a wide-margin maiden winner of his last start
His runners have earned R21 540 800, which places the Varsfontein Stud resident more than R5 million clear of General Sires List runner-up What A Winter
That the former Tarry-trained six-year-old is a welcome addition to the depleted KZN stallion ranks goes without saying, and he is sure to provide broodmare owners with the opportunity to tap into a horse who ticked all the boxes
His charismatic son Kommetdieding will commence stallion duties at Klawervlei Stud this year
The In The Box Seat Team take an incredible journey into the world of racehorse breeding with this week’s guest, Sandra Trethewey
In a country where a premium is placed on speed and precocity, the addition of Gr1 winning sprinter Master Archie to the stallion ranks offers breeders access to a horse whose progeny should satisfy the market’s demand of instant success
There is plenty to be excited and positive about as South African horseracing fights its way off the canvas after a few tough years, capped by the covid-19 pandemic
Despite producing a likely Equus champion, Peter Blyth is not going back to the well
The definitive and preferred reference source for every breeder and racing fan, Raceform’s Directory of Sires standing in South Africa in the forthcoming season has been published
Mike de Kock announced earlier this week that the highly accomplished daughter of Dynasty will join the formidable broodmare band at her owner Mary Slack’s Wilgerbosdrift Stud
Clifton Stud, who stand Eden Roc on behalf of the KZN Breeders Club, will be hosting a stallion day on 12 July to introduce him publicly to breeders
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
