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Cape Thoroughbred Sales Exits Sales Arena
Cape Thoroughbred Sales has decided that now would be the appropriate time to step aside and exit the sales arena
Breeding news from South Africa. Stallions, Mares Stud Farms and other essential information and news relating to thoroughbred horse breeding in South Africa.
Cape Thoroughbred Sales has decided that now would be the appropriate time to step aside and exit the sales arena
‘A Gr1-performed horse, a smashing looker who had sold for R3,7-million as a yearling, sired by a powerhouse stallion out of a Gr1 winning daughter of Silvano, from the direct family of breed-shaping stallion Bold Ruler’
‘Breeders shouldn’t be scared to send him a small mare. There are so few stallions that help small mares nowadays, he looks to be a big help in that department. And with his impeccable hind leg he will help fix that Sadlers Wells fault’
With all the recent good news announcements for racing, there is plenty of expectation amongst vendors and buyers ahead of the BSA August Two Year Old Sale
Justin Snaith’s smart three-year-old colt Royal Aussie is quite the hot topic in racing circles following his game handicap win over 1400m at Kenilworth last Saturday
This year marks the 10 year anniversary of the remarkable four-year-old campaign of Frankel – arguably the greatest racehorse in history
Mother Nature played a consistent ball again as over 200 invited guests gathered with brollies and boots to welcome the magnificent chestnut Talk Of The Town to Avontuur
Considering that the SA racing programme is heavily weighted towards speed and precocity, and there are far less opportunities for late maturing types, Silvano’s achievements as a classic stallion were truly phenomenal!
A champion son of six times South African champion sire Silvano, the Maine Chance Farm based Vercingetorix enjoyed a tremendous season in the recently concluded 2021-2022 racing season
Captain’s Ransom is closely inbred to Epsom Derby winner Roberto -grandsire of Captain Al and sire of Red Ransom
Finding the words ‘excitement’ and ‘insurance’ in the same sentence is as rare as breeding a Triple Crown winner!