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The next two days and 462 lots at the National Yearling Sale are likely to set the mood trend for the next six months for South African racing, as 2021 gets into full stride
Breeder David Southey, one of the last remaining stalwarts still active in the Karoo area, will be a notable absentee at this week’s National Yearling Sale
National Sale graduates have been enjoying an excellent season so far with the likes of Captain’s Ransom, Jet Dark, Malmoos and Rainbow Bridge all excellent advertisements for the quality of thoroughbred on offer
Overlooking the Suikerbosrand Nature Reserve in Henley-on-Klip, Gauteng, lies the newly established Suikerbosview Stud, who offer just one lot at this week’s big sale
Godolphin’s triple Gr1 winner Bivouac has been officially retired to stud
Dubawi’s versatile son Willow Magic has made a promising start to his stud career
Hadlow Stud will be offering four yearlings, each sired by a Gr1 winning stallion, at this year’s National Yearling Sale
A year after being forced into a Virtual auction at the height of Covid-19, people and horses returned to Riverside to help create an amazing spectacle of equine theatre that resulted in significant trade across the board for the 2021 renewal of the sale
Horses and equipment were sold, with the sale grossing R800 510
While champions don’t know what they cost, one thing is certain, excellence can come in a costly wrapping
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
