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SARAH WHITELAW looks at the Galileo x Danehill mare nicks success in South Africa; Sunday Silence dominance; Aus sires in Northern hemisphere
25th April 2011
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SARAH WHITELAW looks at the Galileo x Danehill mare nicks success in South Africa; Sunday Silence dominance; Aus sires in Northern hemisphere
John Freeman’s enews: National Yearling Sale, Stallions at the Sales
LANCE BENSON: The market is healthy! What we are experiencing is a re-ordering as the Cape Premier Sale impacts on the distribution of sales
‘There are old heroes and there are bold heroes. But there are very few old, bold heroes’
Lambie has exceptional ability, yet when it comes to backing such talent, every caution and excuse under the sun is highlighted.
SARAH WHITELAW – Sweet Sanette invited to Royal Ascot. Top mares for Mambo In Seattle. Spectrum daughters to the fore
I do love a good generalisation. Particularly when it can be proven wrong. You know, the sort of nonsense like Windrush doesn’t produce good colts, Rakeen fillies don’t run, the Vars don’t train on.
Diversification into alternative sport betting streams is nothing new and probably the obvious survival route as Phumelela reported a lower first six months profit on Friday.
Horseracing mirrors life itself, in that it is all about cycles. I have probably been somewhat spoilt in past years with some great horses and here I think of the tremendous excitement and anticipation of the 2010 Champions Season
As a young stud, Backworth are gaining a reputation for producing good, sound horses, at value for money. 11 yearlings are on their National Yearling Sales draft
In Port Elizabeth, the biggest revelation for me came at the end of the first race. People cheered! Not just the odd punter down on the rail
The South African bred former Equus Champion Sprinter Isivunguvungu made a terrific winning debut on US soil for trainer Graham Motion and confirmed his Prevagen $1million Gr1 Breeders’ Cup Turf Sprint aspirations
The evergreen hero travelled to Vereeniging on Thursday for a 100% strike rate from two rides that saw him bring up his recordbreaking 5555th winner milestone
‘The Breeders Cup Distaff is definitely still on the cards and Beach Bomb will probably have one more race before then’ – Gaynor Rupert
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
