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Avontuur Estate’s Taberer family, in partnership with esteemed racing and breeding personalities, Ken and Jane Truter, is proud to announce the arrival of the first son of champion 2yo Sire Var (USA) at stud in South Africa
MGAS Bloodstock has proudly announced that its online auction platform is up and running .
The Cheveley Stud bred and based champion Legislate sired his first winner at Kenilworth on Monday
What was it necessary for the NHRA to get into a public spat with two top trainers?
Vendor and buyer convenience considerations taken cognisance of when dropping first day
Marchingtogether’s scintillating victory in the Gr3 Lonsdale Stirrup Cup added further lustre to a banner season for his sire Pathfork
The 2017 KZN Yearling Sale Million winner Al Mariachi scored a major upset when winning last Saturday’s Champ de Mars feature
While run in extraordinary circumstances, last week’s Royal Ascot meet provided racing enthusiasts with some magnificent races
A Silvano filly out of Jet Master multiple Gr1 winner Thunder Dance was the topseller at R680 000
In this new age of capacity fields and multiple reserve runners, a danger could be lurking for punters in the shape of those very reserve runners
The evergreen hero travelled to Vereeniging on Thursday for a 100% strike rate from two rides that saw him bring up his recordbreaking 5555th winner milestone
‘The Breeders Cup Distaff is definitely still on the cards and Beach Bomb will probably have one more race before then’ – Gaynor Rupert
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
