Save The Date: CTS Mare & Mixed Sale
The Cape Thoroughbred Sales De Grendel Wines Mare & Mixed Sale will be held in partnership with Meerkat Online Auctions at the De Grendel Wine Estate on 20 May
25th March 2021
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The Cape Thoroughbred Sales De Grendel Wines Mare & Mixed Sale will be held in partnership with Meerkat Online Auctions at the De Grendel Wine Estate on 20 May
The Varsfontein bred dual international Gr1 winner and 2018 SA Triple Crown bridesmaid Surcharge has been retired to stud in Australia
Considered too stout an influence in a country where precocity is a quality in demand among breeders, it strikes one as rather ironic that a number of the great stallion’s locally-based sons have made an early impact with their first-crop juveniles
A globetrotting pioneer, Silvano, Germany’s Horse Of The Year and Champion Older Horse of 2001, celebrated his 25th birthday on Monday
Top-class stayers are not devoid of speed – they finish their races at the same pace as sprinters – it’s just that they take longer to build up to it
Deceased champion South African sire Al Mufti continues to make his presence felt on the South African turf
A flashy filly from the first crop of former top grade sprinter Russian Revolution topped Day Two
Cathy Martin was voted Chairperson of the KZN Breeders Club at their Annual General Meeting on Tuesday
The ‘burning platform’ of Phumelela’s business rescue and Covid made it easy to reduce prize money. While that was a short-term fix, there must be other big changes we can make in this time of crisis that will make the industry more sustainable
The sales season is now in full swing and just a fortnight after the BSA Cape Yearling Sale up the road at Mistico, the Cape Thoroughbred Sales team set up at the magnificent De Grendel Wine Estate on Sunday
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
