Grooms – A View From Afar
Naturally the Grooms have had enough with the delaying tactics!
1st December 2019
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Naturally the Grooms have had enough with the delaying tactics!
The Dispersal Sale of Aegean Prince Racing will be held after the Grand Heritage raceday on Saturday 7 December
Eugene Freeman says that he and Aldo Girolo are excited about the beautiful Master Of My Fate filly
Terrance Millard. Husband, father, grandfather, friend. Horseman par excellence. But most importantly, loved.
Coolmore Australia chairman Ken Barry, who was heavily involved in pioneering the shuttle stallion concept in Australia, passed away on Tuesday.
In terms of individual winners, More Than Ready has 1849, and counting, and is a mile in front of any other stallion in history, with Danehill next best on 1623.
Judging by the results achieved by his small first crop, South Africa lost a potentially outstanding stallion with the death of Kingsbarns in 2018
Exciting filly Euphoric Summer burst into contention for January’s A$2 million The Star Gold Coast Magic Millions 2YO Classic
In a sentimental twist, the Canford Cliffs St Cloud winner has a past Graham Beck Fillies Guineas winner in his damline
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
