Charles Dickens – The Next Phase Is Upon Us!
Drakenstein Stud has announced that champion Charles Dickens has had his first two mares scanned in foal
20th September 2024
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Drakenstein Stud has announced that champion Charles Dickens has had his first two mares scanned in foal
‘Hopefully Isivunguvungu is the first of many’ – Mike de Kock
Like Isivunguvungu, What A Winter won both the Gr1 Computaform Sprint and Gr1 Mercury Sprint, and was also victorious in two runnings of the Gr1 Cape Flying Championship
His arrival from the quarantine station in George is expected on or about 18 September
Expert Eye can now call himself king of the castle when holding court at Paardeberg Stud in South Africa
Galileo’s influence was once again well and truly felt this past weekend, when he made his mark all over the world in days, and not for the first time
‘The Breeders Cup Distaff is definitely still on the cards and Beach Bomb will probably have one more race before then’ – Gaynor Rupert
In-form Cape stallion Pathfork (Distorted Humor) hails from an outstanding family, and his half-brother, War Of Will (War Front), is doing his bit to keep his famous family in the news
Ridgemont’s Gr1 Computaform Sprint winning sire Rafeef has started the new season with a flyer and enjoyed three winners on the trot at Hollywoodbets Durbanville on Saturday
Expert Eye’s first crop raced in 2022 and with 22 individual juvenile winners to his credit, he ended the season as England’s fourth leading freshman sire
Mill Princess, fourth dam of local stallion The United States, is a mare who continues to make her presence felt around the world
Sean Veale has recounted how poor judgement in private whatsapp exchanges with a registered owner could cost him the ‘best retained jockey position in the world’ and a professional opportunity of a lifetime
The Cape Breeders Club held their 2023/24 season awards in the 1881 Lounge at Hollywoodbets Kenilworth on SplashOut Cape Derby Day on Saturday
Sean does not have medical aid cover and the Vascular Surgeon has recommended immediate surgery, quoting R139 000 with aftercare costs including rehabilitation and medication, and a wound nurse estimated at approximately R30 000
