Sights On FSquadron – But Why?
Imagine – we could be living next door to malice! Stipes decision raises more questions than answers
7th April 2021
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Imagine – we could be living next door to malice! Stipes decision raises more questions than answers
In a record individual day of trade for a Southern Hemisphere yearling sale, a tidy sum of A$64,470,000 was grossed at Riverside
Sean Tarry’s former stable star, and dual Equus Champion, Carry On Alice is set to be represented at the Inglis Australian Easter Yearling Sale later this morning.
Made up predominantly of contributions from the income of stallions standing in each EBF country; the continued strength of the fund in Great Britain is reflective of the current strength and breadth of the stallion market
The fees set for each of Earthlight (Shamardal-Winters Moon, by New Approach), Ghaiyyath (Dubawi-Nightime, by Galileo) and Pinatubo (Shamardal-Lava Flow, by Dalakhani) appear well within reach of breeders.
‘All is fair in love, war and on the racecourse. Except… When did you last see a 10-way dead-heat?’
This is not the first time that Fort Wood has had a major impact on either the South African Triple Crown or Triple Tiara
Digteby Stud, the breeders of champion Hot Ticket, will be offering a pair of well-bred Pomodoro fillies at this year’s National Yearling Sale
Cornerstone Stud will be offering a trio of yearlings, each sired by a Gr1 winning stallion, at this year’s National Yearling Sale
The days of selective freelancing and power imbalances created by the top jockeys being associated with the top yards could be over
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
