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.
Leading breeders for over a half century, the broodmares, weanlings and yearlings available at this sale allow buyers a unique opportunity to acquire a slice of South African breeding history
We pay tribute past winners of South Africa’s most famous race who have, or who are making, a name for themselves at stud
Leading Cape farm Highlands Stud part of Ridgemont will be looking to continue the great run of success they have enjoyed at the KZN Yearling Sale
Ge your insight here as to what to expect of yearlings in terms of class, stamina, sale price
Someone who moves their strike rate of breeding stakes-winners from 3% to 9%, while outperforming the breed average by a factor of three, is still getting it ‘wrong’ 91% of the time!
The Mike de Kock-trained Best Kept Secret, a SA sales record-holder as a yearling, was knocked down to her existing part-owners and leading breeders Maine Chance Farms
With trainers’ percentages and grooms’ pay grabbing headlines, we discuss big cheques and hot potatoes
One of the most remarkable mares in history, she made her mark at Royal Ascot – and not for the first time!
There is plenty of opportunity on offer at Greyville on Monday at 12h00
There was plenty of local interest in Sea The Stars son Stradivarius’ victory in Thursday’s Gr1 Gold Cup at Royal Ascot
Resolving the current issues needs a collective effort by all involved
‘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
