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Princess Ash’s Flower Child

Both fillies were raced in a partnership which included Georgina Jaffee, a daughter of the late Laurie and Jean Jaffee. True doyens of the South African turf, they had a relationship with this female family stretching back to Princess Calla’s fourth dam Precious Platinum

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Take A Chance On A New Horizon

A son of Hemel ‘n Aarde’s Dynasty stallion Horizon, the unnamed colt slotted for the 2022 National Yearling Sale ring as lot 398 on Friday afternoon is out of a 4 time winning own sister to two Gr2 winners in Brazil

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A Squadron We’d Go To War With

With an impressive draft of 29 yearlings coming under the hammer at Nationals later this week, there has been plenty of talk about the quality of the Lancaster Bomber ‘squadron’

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Ladies Who Stay

The prejudice by breeders against staying mares when they go to stud is all too well known, and is primarily dictated by commercial considerations

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Danehill Stallions Rule

Danehill line stallions were the toast of Turffontein on Saturday afternoon, with Danehill’s late son Duke Of Marmalade sire of Saturday’s Gr2 Wilgerbosdrift SA Oaks winner Rain In Holland and Danehill’s grandson Rafeef coming up with Saturday’s Gr1 World Sports Betting SA Derby winner

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