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The National Sale’s honour roll includes some of the finest thoroughbreds ever produced in South Africa
12th March 2019
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The National Sale’s honour roll includes some of the finest thoroughbreds ever produced in South Africa
In a shock for all those that loved and admired a rare thoroughbred athlete, Fort Wood’s champion son passed away on a black Monday for SA horseracing
South African Equine Health & Protocols (SAEHP) remains confident that the country now fully meets or exceeds all the international disease control standards needed to allow direct trade in equines with the EU and any other racing or breeding jurisdiction in the world
Former Horse Of The Year and seven times South African champion sire Jet Master has been well to the fore in pedigrees of feature race winners at Turffontein the past two weekends
While it hasn’t been a vintage season in Dubai by their own high standards, the Mike de Kock team continue to provide the thrills for SA racing fans on the international stage
The triple Gr1 winning son of Lomitas is also broodmare sire of Classic runner up Barahin – who is out of the Silvano mare Mocha Silver – and sire of SA Classic fourth-place finisher Zillzaal
A number of sons of legendary sire Sadler’s Wells have left their mark on the South Africa racing industry and the male line made its presence felt again at Turffontein on Classic Day
A reader suggests correct the horse’s name – and he’ll win a race or three!
“We have a horse here that can take on the best in the world, but we are being held back by quarantine protocols’
Cape trainers are not able to fill fields at home but are sending truckloads up the Garden Route to raid Fairview – debate erupts on social media
The successful and popular Maiden-Juvenile Plate incentive, introduced in 2017 by the TBA, has been further enhanced – just tick the box!
‘We want to deliver the best quality racing on a consistent basis. That’s what we are striving for. We do not want to host the most racemeetings for the sake of it’
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
