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The once beaten Shamardal, the very best sire son of multiple US champion sire, Giant’s Causeway, has had an extraordinary year in 2019, and his success continued unabated at ParisLongchamp on Sunday
Buyers from all four corners of the world were present at the 2019 edition of The Arc Sale
Young Bloods stars faces and places so familiar you can practically smell the grass and feel the South Easter.
The 1972 Epsom Derby winner, Roberto, proved an excellent sire, broodmare sire, and sire of sires
Two months and the cost of fixing something that isn’t broken becomes obvious
The high-class catalogue for the 2019 Emperors Palace Ready To Run Sale is now online
The NHRA needs to assist trainers with owners who fail to pay. So suggests trainer Leon Eramus Jnr who was recently warned off
The Cape Yearling Sale, widely regarded as a regional sale of genuine quality and great value, now boasts a race for qualifying graduates in the Cape Summer Of Champions
A colt by leading Widden Stud sire Zoustar was amongst the youngsters to shine at Friday’s Seymour breeze-up session
The legacy of the outstanding racemare and producer, Miesque, continues to be felt, with her numerous high-class descendants continuing to excel at the highest level around the world
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
