Breeding news from South Africa. Stallions, Mares Stud Farms and other essential information and news relating to thoroughbred horse breeding in South Africa.
Whether the mating which produced Belgarion can be regarded as logical, a huge stroke of luck or a work of genius, it is no consequence that both his parents carry multiple lines of one of the most influential families of the previous century
Dynasty’s Blossom, winner of Saturday’s Gr3 DStv Gold Vase, has a pedigree which places her among the most attractive future broodmare prospects in South Africa
Descendants of deceased top stallion Gone West have been excelling all over the world
This year’s auction will be conducted online, via the Bloodstock South Africa website
One of the very best of his generation, the Australian-bred treble Gr1 winner will stand his freshman season at the Armitage family’s Sandown Stud in the Western Cape
The response to Riverton Stud’s ‘Name A Champion’ competition has been phenomenal and with the cut-off looming tomorrow….
It is perhaps worth remembering the racing cliché, that no good horse ever had a bad name!
The seven-time champion sire dominated as the broodmare sire of no less than five Graded stakes winners, four of which at Gr1 level
While run in extraordinary circumstances, last week’s Royal Ascot meet provided racing enthusiasts with some magnificent races
The injection of speed via Huntingdale and Var appear to have tempered Devon Air’s stamina and while Master Of My Fate’s influence may in time enable the colt to excel over further, he looks set to return for the 1200m Gr1 Gold Medallion
Riverton Stud, are consistently among the leading breeders in South Africa in terms of Average Earnings Per Runner
As we continue our nostalgic walk down the Hollywoodbets Durban July memory lane, one thing is certain, the most recent decade lacked for nothing in drama and splendour
Finding the words ‘excitement’ and ‘insurance’ in the same sentence is as rare as breeding a Triple Crown winner!
