Dazzling Danehill
Legendary shuttle sire Danehill’s remarkable success in Australia’s premier 2yo race continued in no uncertain terms on Saturday
24th March 2020
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Legendary shuttle sire Danehill’s remarkable success in Australia’s premier 2yo race continued in no uncertain terms on Saturday
While it is likely that representations will be made by the industry to Government to keep some form of live racing going, it is to be reasonably expected that, as things stand right now, Thursday’s racemeeting will probably be the last for the next three weeks
The 2014 SA Triple Crown winner Louis The King got off the mark as a first crop sire in the best way possible when his first ever runner, Michael The King, scored an emotionally charged victory
John Size knows what it takes to win the BMW Hong Kong Derby and this Sunday Champion’s Way is looking to become the Australian’s fourth winne
In order to comply with Government protocols regarding the COVID-19 Pandemic , the MGAS & CRT horses-in-training sale due to be held at Randjiesfontein Training Centre on 25 March will be postponed
Fastnet Rock, one of the very best sire sons of legendary stallion Danehill, is in the middle of another great seaso
Sales programme undergoes a shuffle after state of disaster announcement
Breeders have already begun to pose questions of a possible impact of the state of disaster declared by the SA government on Sunday evening on the National Yearling Sale
There has been much debate about the change regarding barrier draws matching saddle cloth numbers in KwaZulu-Natal, some positive and some negative
The sale made history last year, when the Silvano colt, Masaki, was knocked down to Shadwell South Africa for R9 million
The veteran had the privilege of despatching his fourth stallion to stud when Captain Al’s son One World departed Milnerton for Drakenstein Stud on Monday
The South African bred former Equus Champion Sprinter Isivunguvungu made a terrific winning debut on US soil for trainer Graham Motion and confirmed his Prevagen $1million Gr1 Breeders’ Cup Turf Sprint aspirations
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
