Breeding news from South Africa. Stallions, Mares Stud Farms and other essential information and news relating to thoroughbred horse breeding in South Africa.
‘In seven seasons in SA, Time Thief has sired an average of less than 30 foals per crop, a sad indictment and just another example of a stallion who has fallen through the cracks’
Winterbach-based sire Master Archie, the first son of Rafeef to retire to stud, has seen two of his half-brothers win in just over a week of each other
Last Saturday’s TAB Listed Gold Bowl winner Crimson King (Dynasty) hails from one of the most enduring families in the studbook
The law of averages dictates that not every filly will end up a champion or stakes winner
A brilliantly fast son of Ridgemont’s resident standout Rafeef, the four-year-old Thunderstruck most recently emulated his sought after sire when he claimed top honours in the Gr1 Computaform Sprint
The champion farm have decided to retire their home bred son of Frankel
Gr3 Champagne Stakes winner Winter Cloud’s female line may be totally British, yet it has enjoyed a good deal of success in this country
Fastnet Rock, Champion Sire in Australia in 2011-2012 and 2014-2015, has established himself as a truly top-class broodmare sire
The half-brother to equine superhero Frankel got off the mark in promising style in Tuesday’s Alex Scott Maiden Stakes
Considering that his progeny have notched up no less than three feature races in the space of a week, Maine Chance stallion Vercingetorix is enjoying a purple patch to say the least
Good horses don’t know how much they cost and champions can arrive from any part of the market place
One World made good for master trainer Vaughan Marshall to give the Milnerton veteran his maiden success in the 164th renewal of the L’Ormarins Gr1 King’s Plate courtesy of his son One Stripe at Hollywoodbets Kenilworth on Saturday
The Sporting Post asked a few racing personalities to share their wishes or resolutions
