Summery Seven From Drakenstein
With a formidable stallion roster and top of the range broodmares, any draft Drakenstein Stud Farm sends to market demands scrutiny
22nd January 2025
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With a formidable stallion roster and top of the range broodmares, any draft Drakenstein Stud Farm sends to market demands scrutiny
Klawervlei, as an agent, will be sending 18 babies to the upcoming CRS Summer Sale at Hollywoodbets Kenilworth on Thursday
A young operation who have already produced winners on the racetrack, Suzette Viljoen and her team present two colts for sale
A seasoned racing fan writes that in the zone between 15 and 3 minutes before the official race time, nobody is interested in listening to the personal fancies and various constructions of the presenters’ exotic permutations
‘The Mother Russia one-two was a wonderful result. Breeding racehorses is all about having the nicks and crosses come together, especially if the mare has done well. It gives me another passion besides the racing and gambling side’ – Laurence Wernars
Select your future winner now – the Cape Yearling Sale catalogue is available online
95 yearlings are catalogued to go through the ring at the CRS Summer Sale on Thursday 23 January from 12h00 at Hollywoodbets Kenilworth
Oscar Foulkes remembers Paulie de Wet, the erstwhile owner of Zandvliet Stud, who was one of the racing and breeding world’s great showmen.
His victory on Saturday saw him become the latest stakes winner descended in female line from the prolific Empiric (Voodoo)
The record books were rewritten again on Friday on the Gold Coast when the Home Affairs filly from former superstar racemare Sunlight sold for A$3.2 million
When King Pelles won last Saturday’s Glorious Goodwood Gr3 Chairman’s Cup, he further embellished the fine record of his dam Grail Maiden
Aldo Domeyer grabbed his second feature success on the sunny afternoon at Hollywoodbets Kenilworth as Mucho Dinero found the winner’s box in the opening leg of the exotic after a year plus absence
A considered decision to split the longstanding traditional January Premier Yearling Sale into two defined sales platforms has reaped rich rewards for vendors and the Cape Racing Sales team
‘Go watch the L’Ormarins King’s Plate day replays as they narrowed the course and a few didn’t get runs’
Get the full story as told by those who watched every stride, as well as Richard Fourie’s personal insights of the season in his own words
