24th February 2020
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Few horses ever achieved as much as A.P. Indy (Seattle Slew), who passed away at the age of 31 on Friday. A $2.9 million sales
Summerhill’s Australian-bred stallion Willow Magic produced his first winner at Turffontein on Saturday when his Klawervlei bred daughter Dubawi Princess won
Here’s the insight as to what to expect of yearlings in terms of class, stamina, sale price
Suzette Viljoen signed the chit at R280 000 for Abbey Wood (#94) and she told the Sporting Post on Wednesday morning that the athletic youngster will be joining the Lezeanne Forbes
Since 2008, six Cape Derby winners have gone on to be named Equus Champions
He is well known in racing and breeding, and currently serves on the board of the Racing Trust.
Dynasty stallion Futura broke the ice with his first winner at Turffontein on Wednesday
The Inglis Classic Yearling Sale ended on Tuesday with significant increases across the board
The dominance of the deceased Japanese superstar, Deep Impact (Sunday Silence), was well and truly felt on the 2019 Japanese Sires List
Here’s 181 chances to find your potential winner of the inaugural running of the Cape Yearling Sale Ready To Run Cup
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
