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The Super Sale promises to offer something for every pocket, with the catalogue containing an exciting mixture of proven racing prospects, unexposed younger horses and well bred potential breeding stock
We can’t afford to waste money like this when grooms need better accommodation, higher pay and owners subside the industry like never before!
In six years the National Sale gross has grown over $90 million – from A$57.2 million in 2013 to A$147.9 million in 2019
The former Horse Of The Year will be represented in this draft by a colt with a real stallion’s pedigree!
Judpot, the sire with the ‘incomparable pedigree’, will be moving from Varsfontein Stud
New Predator has been syndicated and already enjoys the committed support of the majority of the commercial breeders in the province
A longstanding KZN owner feels that the principle of supplementary entries coming in ‘through the back door’ and possibly prejudicing provisional barrier draws of conventional first entries is manifestly unjust
Allan Bloodlines introduce their innovative “Pay When You Sell” terms, removing a difficult cash flow burden from breeders
Phumelela firmly maintains that the findings in the report are legally and factually untenable and that its constitutional right to fair process has been violated. In the circumstances, it will seek a punitive costs order against the Public Protector
A glance down the top buyers list at our recent National Yearling Sale shows just how in the minority the fairer sex are in this game. Ashley Fortune and April Glaspie are two ladies that jumped out of the page
After the recent Moutonshoek Dispersal Sale Dr Bennie van der Merwe has confirmed that he will continue a boarding operation alongside a handful of mares that he has acquired
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
