New Blood, New Hope
There are three freshman stallions and four first-crop stallions represented at Sunday’s Bloodstock SA Cape Yearling Sale at Hollywoodbets Kenilworth
24th February 2024
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There are three freshman stallions and four first-crop stallions represented at Sunday’s Bloodstock SA Cape Yearling Sale at Hollywoodbets Kenilworth
One of the greatest stallions in history, and a proven sire of sires, Galileo has, almost inevitably, become an outstanding broodmare sire
A beautifully related Playing God filly sold for A$625,000 on a record-breaking day of selling on Day One of the 2024 Magic Millions Perth Yearling Sale
The Queen Of The Turf from 1952 to 1954 was a phenomenon, the like of which had never been seen here before: King’s Pact lays solid claim to be the greatest filly ever bred in South Africa
Despite breeding between just 20 and 30 foals a year, Normandy Stud has produced a plethora of stars over the years including champions Aquanaut, Mother Russia, Rio Querari and Winter Solstice
Prosper Stud’s draft for the 2024 Cape Yearling Sale includes lots sired by in-form and popular stallions like One World, The United States and Willliam Longsword
Soetendal Estate has been associated with numerous top-class horses in recent years, with the boutique thoroughbred estate’s recent success stories including the likes of Rapidash, October Morn, Future Variety and Senso Unico
His sire Redoute’s Choice led the Australian sires list three times, whilst his legacy as a sire of sires has been underlined by sons Snitzel, Not A Single Doubt and Stratum, not to mention Ridgemont-based Rafeef
‘We don’t view our investment in the 140 ha new farm as a vanity project. It’s a serious attempt to run a successful enterprise on business principles, focused on the aim of producing top end Graded Stakes winners.’
Former dual SA champion apprentice Rachel Venniker, now a fully-fledged jockey, will miss the chance of a ride in the SplashOut Gr1 Cape Derby at Hollywoodbets Kenilworth
Finding the words ‘excitement’ and ‘insurance’ in the same sentence is as rare as breeding a Triple Crown winner!
As the clock ticks toward this year’s renewal of South Africa’s most iconic of races, the Hollywoodbets Durban July, it is only fitting that we return to the start of the new millennium and recall all the drama and splendour
