2nd June 2021
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Willow Magic – the speediest Gr1 winning son of the mighty Dubawi – and already the sire of a Gr2 winner and a Gr1 placed filly from his first crop, has relocated to Warwick and Karin Render’s Bush Hill Stud in Mooi River
The youngster is the fifth foal for the stakes winning and stakes producing Hussonet mare Walk With Attitude and is a full brother to the group performer Spend
The rags to riches story of Ridgemont Highlands five-time Gr1 winning sire Canford Cliffs incredible daughter Jin Jin took another step on Sunday
Sean Tarry appropriately trained the first winner for Jet Master sire Lance when Chris van Niekerk’s pretty grey Voltron shed her maiden at Turffontein on Sunday.
After an incomparable 2020 edition due to the health context, the ARQANA Breeze Up concluded with results in line with the excellent 2019 edition
When the French-bred 6yo Foveros won the Heed Your Hunch @betway Handicap, the final race of Tattersalls Irish Guineas weekend at the Curragh on Sunday, we wondered if he was permitted to carry the same name as the eight-times SA Champion Sire
A remarkable three day’s trade on the Gold Coast with records being smashed across the board
The United States will serve a record 120 mares this season starting in September, up from just 60 in 2019 and 50 last year.
‘We will try to get 50 mares to him this year, so let’s hope we can pick up his numbers. Things are looking very positive with the horse and he looks well above average’ – Vaughan Koster
Former outstanding sprinter Quilista topped the second day of the 2021 Magic Millions National Broodmare Sale at the Gold Coast today when selling for AU$1 million
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
