4th December 2018
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Thoroughbred horse breeding news, views and opinions from South Africa and around the world. Our columnists and authors share their valuable insights on this fascinating aspect of horse racing.
The Visionaire filly Takingthepeace was crowned Champion Older Female and Horse Of The Year
Geoff Woodruff saddles 4 on tomorrow’s Summer Cup card, including RA Stakes favourite, Ali Bon Dubai
Thanks to Mr Hyde, following on the hooves of the Mayfair Speculators saga and other debacles, it is good to see South African horseracing receiving a bit of positive press at home and abroad.
Giant’s Causeway was represented as damsire of two impressive graded stakes winners this past Saturday
How can we recognise Gary Player who was a super star in golf, but forget horse racing? We’ve got to celebrate all South Africans that have talent.
Getting horses to qualify for well endowed sale races matters. That is evident from the top priced lots at the CTS Ready To Run Sale
While the top end generally tends to look after itself, it was the welcome return of the vital middle market at the recent Johannesburg Ready To Run Sale that put some pep back in the step and a twinkle back in breeders eyes
‘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
