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The industry has argued that stakes are directly related to turnover and in pure business talk this seems imminently workable and is the only clear indicator of how to set the stakes for a racing centre
The BSA Cape Yearling Sale catalogue is now online in pdf format to download
A final field of fourteen will line up for the R3 million Gr1 Sun Met to be run at weight-for-age over 2000m on 1 February at Kenilworth
A.P. Indy male line descendants won nine stakes races and collected all three graded races run in the USA on Saturday
Consigned by Drakenstein Stud (As Agent), I Want It All (# 99) was knocked down to Nic Jonsson for R3 million
521 lots from leading breeders across Australia will go under the hammer at the Morphettville-based auction over two days on Tuesday 10 and Wednesday 11 March
Amanda Skiffington signed the chit at R2,2 million for Jersey-based owner, Fiona Carmichael
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
