Willow Magic’s Gr1 Icebreaker
Bush Hill Stud’s Australian-bred stallion Willow Magic joined Ridgemont Highlands kingpin Rafeef when producing his first Gr1 winner at Turffontein on Saturday
3rd April 2022
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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.
Bush Hill Stud’s Australian-bred stallion Willow Magic joined Ridgemont Highlands kingpin Rafeef when producing his first Gr1 winner at Turffontein on Saturday
A Heavenly Blue half-brother to current East Cape star Global Drummer and Gr1 winning sprinter Gulf Storm will go through the ring
After taking a sabbatical from racing, Ambiance’s Dr Marianne Thomson, a canny veteran of the game, has made a welcome return to the thoroughbred breeding industry
‘We’ve had some thrills in the game, but I have to say, this one was right up there with them’ – Mick Goss
The champion sire of today is often the champion broodmare sire of the future, which to a large extent is a self-fulfilling prophecy
In a coup for breeding in KZN, five-time Gr1 winner Got The Greenlight has been purchased and will be standing at Brett Van Laun’s Camargue Stud in Caversham
The thoroughbred market is a fickle one, and not even three Gr1 winners could sway breeders to appreciate the son of Zabeel’s accomplishments
The attractive youngster is the first foal of a Japanese winning Heart’s Cry mare who is a full sister to Caulfield Cup winner Admire Rakti
Saturday proved a good day for descendants of former South African Broodmare Of The Year London Wall (Col Pickering)
Now that he has reached the important landmark of a first Gr1 winner in his very first crop, Red Ray must surely be worthy of better support
A daughter of Candy Stripes, she is best known for producing the somewhat luckless Punta Arenas, a triple graded stakes winner who finished second in the somewhat controversial Gr1 Vodacom Durban July of 2015
Finding the words ‘excitement’ and ‘insurance’ in the same sentence is as rare as breeding a Triple Crown winner!
