Quality Road dominates US sires
The stakes are far higher in America than in South Africa, but one can certainly see that the leading sires cost a lot more
21st June 2019
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The stakes are far higher in America than in South Africa, but one can certainly see that the leading sires cost a lot more
He looks on track to record a fourth General Sires Title come the end of the 2018-2019 South African racing season
Having previously been held during the week leading up to the Sun Met race meeting, CTS will host next year’s sale earlier – on Thursday 16 January
The boutique sale saw 10 lots sell for a clearance rate of 45%
Fourteen of the horses in training hold Royal Ascot entries
His daughter Silent Crusade ran a smart third behind SA Horse Of The Year Oh Susanna in the Gr2 Tibouchina Stakes last Saturday
A direct son of the great Danzig out of a World Champion with dozens of Gr1 and other Stakes winners in the family
Over the years, stayers have dropped to the bottom of the food chain in the SA horseracing hierarchy. Few breed them. Less buy them – and nobody is incentivising them
We want to provide value in the market and, for people who support our stallions, to see a good return.
He is marginally enigmatic, but the Spies Gr1 winner can fly when he is in the mood
More than half the field will be under sufferance at the weights and there is lots of potential value to be had for punters with a personal preference outside of the ‘big four’
Just hours after the Springboks beat the All Blacks in Cape Town to lift the 2024 Freedom Cup, an equine speed merchant that first saw the light of day just 130km away from the DHL Stadium was announcing his arrival on the US racing scene
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
