Breeder’s Link To Endangered Species
Links between thoroughbreds and endangered species are rare but one exists with Collingwood Stud’s Sognatrice and a Cape Mountain Zebra foal
16th April 2014
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Links between thoroughbreds and endangered species are rare but one exists with Collingwood Stud’s Sognatrice and a Cape Mountain Zebra foal
Joey on his feature winner Kingvoldt, the sales, some soccer stuff and spur of the moment family fun
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What a fantastic week and weekend we have had, plenty of celebrations along with some sadness when we had to say goodbye to Variety Club.
Desert duels, Hong Kong cups and Triple Crown contenders – last weekend had it all. And proved yet again, that when the chips are down, it’s tough to beat ‘brand South Africa!’
But how many Triple Crown winners have made their mark at stud and is this series for 3yos the only legitimate way of discovering future champion sires?
Mike de Kock, hasn’t just picked up the baton, but run right out of the stadium and made South African horses an internationally recognised brand. He will be saddling 8 runners, of which 5 are locally produced.
One of the greatest stallions of the final half of the 20th century was the great 2yo and French classic winner, Blushing Groom.
It will be good news for South African racing fans that, despite a number of offers from abroad, Gerald and Karen Kalil’s multiple champion Quid Pro Quo will continue her 3yo season on African soil
The son of Twice Over has been gelded and will be aimed at the Betway Gr1 Summer Cup, the L’Ormarins King’s Plate and the WSB Cape Town Met
Former SA Champion jockey Andrew Fortune’s six month quest to be relicenced to ride again reaches something of a watershed
The Ridgemont’s Kieswetter and Drakenstein’s Rupert families are major players in our horseracing and the Monmouth Park feature thus held more than a passing interest for many of us
