Leading Sires Showdown
SARAH WHITELAW: With the season drawing to a close, the question of who the leading sires are comes into question.
17th July 2013
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SARAH WHITELAW: With the season drawing to a close, the question of who the leading sires are comes into question.
Champion trainer Joey Ramsden’s thoughts on, amongst other things, an equine identity crisis and the underrated skills of jockey Alec Forbes
Saturday’s Vodacom Durban July winner Heavy Metal put his name firmly into the hat of possible names considered for the title of Horse of the Year.
ROBYN LOUW: I loved the 2012 Durban July. Fast forward to 2013. Where to start?
SARAH WHITELAW: The most potent of the various crosses between the top South African sires, current and past…
ROBYN LOUW: Royal Ascot – What an extravaganza but most of all, what a celebration. Of horses. Of racing. Of having fun.
Royal Ascot meeting, on day one was dominated by descendants of one of history’s greatest stallions – Danzig
ROBYN LOUW: One thing is certain, as anyone who has had a special or exciting horse in their string will know, they sure do give you a reason to get up in the morning
SARAH WHITELAW: River Jetez, one of the toughest and gamest globetrotters of her generation, is enjoying her new life at Avontuur
ROBYN LOUW: It is encouraging to see some new faces not only appear on the block, but starting to make some real inroads. One such person is Milnerton-based trainer, Paul Reeves.
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
