Varsfontein & Team Valor Hit Gr1 Headlines
The Gr1 Breeders Cup Sprint Turf could be a swansong for top daughter of the Cape-bred galloper
21st June 2020
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The Gr1 Breeders Cup Sprint Turf could be a swansong for top daughter of the Cape-bred galloper
The injection of speed via Huntingdale and Var appear to have tempered Devon Air’s stamina and while Master Of My Fate’s influence may in time enable the colt to excel over further, he looks set to return for the 1200m Gr1 Gold Medallion
A Press Release will be issued by the NHA with revised regulations on racing behind closed doors by latest 24 June, that will be effective 1 July
If there were any doubts about Galileo’s claim of being the greatest thoroughbred stallion of recent times, they were surely dampened further last weekend
Riverton Stud, are consistently among the leading breeders in South Africa in terms of Average Earnings Per Runner
Breeder – ‘How wonderful is it that we now have money set aside for that tragedy or disaster often referred to as a rainy day?’
The BSA team believe that they are adopting the most sensible approach in the very best interests of everybody involved in the bloodstock sales delivery chain
Arran Stud are offering a grey Time Thief filly named Silvery Blue (#85) out of the well-related Aussie-bred So You Think mare Figure Of Eight on the Klawervlei Online Sale which commences today
O’Brien hasn’t ruled out sending Peaceful to the UK for a crack at the Gr1 Oaks at Epsom
The purpose is to express my unhappiness, and that of the many people I have spoken to within racing, about the tone and high-handedness of the racing operator’s reply
Ridgemont Highlands’ five-time Gr1 winning sire Canford Cliffs maintained his global stakes performance when his 3yo son Cima Emergency won the Gr3 Premio Parioli Shadwell
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
