Breeding news from South Africa. Stallions, Mares Stud Farms and other essential information and news relating to thoroughbred horse breeding in South Africa.
Few stallion open days were more widely looked forward to than the annual get-together at Summerhill Stud, where stud master Mick Goss would welcome fellow breeders, even overseas visitors
There should be plenty of interest in the Newmarket showpiece, as the likely favourite Auguste Rodin has strong pedigree connections to South Africa
Quasillo may never reach the lofty heights that Querari has. Yet despite limited representation, he is doing his bit to maintain the family honour
As is so often the case when a horse either dies or is sold, his progeny suddenly come up trumps
Impressive recent debut winner Ready To Charge looks to be an interesting prospect judging by his eye catching first up run
Hemel ‘N Aarde Stud’s blue-blooded young sire Horizon got off the mark in eye catching style
The Botha family’s Benmarne Stud will be bringing a small but smart draft to the National Yearling Sale
Some trainers prove to be dab hands at getting the best out of fillies. Duncan’s track record clearly places him in that category
Classic horses were the meat and drink of the Mauritzfontein breeding operation, underlined by its remarkable record as the birthplace of 15 Oaks winners, all but one of which carried the Oppenheimer silks to victory
Beautifully bred young stallion Heavenly Blue’s two-year-old son Zinovi romped home to win impressively
The charge originated from comments made by Jockey van Niekerk during a post-race interview following the running of Race 2 at Hollywoodbets Durbanville Racecourse on Wednesday 26 March
The premature loss of Lancaster Bomber (War Front) was a sad setback to the South African thoroughbred industry
The highest-rated horses in all but one race – Parisian Walkway, who achieved his highest performance figure over 1600m – claimed the top four positions in each of this past weekend’s Grade 1 and Grade 2 races (excluding the two-year-old races).This provides strong validation regarding the effectiveness of the rating system!
In one of the most high-profile in-race incidents of the past five years, former SA champion jockey Gavin Lerena was found guilty of four charges, while Jason Gates didn’t escape punishment
