Up, Up – And Getting There
The 2019 Emperors Palace National 2yo Sale wrapped up on Friday with some pleasing numbers – and the highest aggregate in five renewals
18th August 2019
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The 2019 Emperors Palace National 2yo Sale wrapped up on Friday with some pleasing numbers – and the highest aggregate in five renewals
One of the best times of the year at Avontuur Estate is from August till December when the new foals are born
An opportunity to acquire something closer to the polished product and a substantially reduced wait for that much anticipated first racecourse appearance
A webcast of the 2019 National 2 Year Old Sale will be transmitted for the duration of the sale
The first day of the National 2yo Sale may have proved a few cynics wrong
Resident sire, and former Horse Of The Year, Futura, has two members of his impressive first crop in this draft, and both colts look exciting prospects
Lammerskraal Stud’s Gr1 winning and Gr1 producing sire Visionaire got another handsome update to his pedigree
It gives insight to what to expect of the 2yo’s in terms of class, stamina, sale price
Ridgemont Highlands Western Cape-based stallion Canford Cliffs offers genuine value as a proven producer
The Gainesway Farm based Tapit, Champion Sire in the USA in 2014, 2015, and 2016 is enjoying increasing success as both a broodmare sire and sire of sires
Being served a stale waffle with a dollop of syrup when you are famished for a substantial three-course meal is what the South African racing public and stakeholders were dealt today
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
