Northern Dancer’s Birthday
Born on 27 May 1961, he was a small horse at 15.2 hands and was unruly and more interested in the fillies when at the races
27th May 2020
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Born on 27 May 1961, he was a small horse at 15.2 hands and was unruly and more interested in the fillies when at the races
The daughter of El Gran Senor was allowed to start at 7/1, and ran on nicely to account for Record Edge and Rusty Pelican
We live in an era of click-bait and hearsay and the audience of “Winning Ways” was unfortunately served up a poorly presented, one-sided story which would leave any reasonably objective audience with more questions than answers
Avontuur’s international Group-winning sire Oratorio could be set to make a splash as a broodmare sire in Japan
Group winning juvenile Gold Rush topped Monday’s Rosemont Stud Exclusive Online Sale when selling for A$295,000
Classic Hero with Rene Bonham up was the star yesterday when winning the 1994 Silver Bowl at Newmarket in lockdown day 60 puzzle poser
We should have completed the Gauteng autumn season and begun the wonderful KZN winter campaign, where it’s an absolute pleasure to ride in front of my former hometown crowd
Once the site is live in early June, buyers will be able to register to bid
The Day 59 poser was Northern March ridden by Billy Harvey for trainer Nic Claassen
His broodmare daughters have enjoyed success at Gr1 level in both South Africa and North America, and they look poised for greater success in seasons to come
The final stages of the potentially greatest value-for-money sale this century
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
