Nationals – Who Bought What?
The analysis and debate has been done and the dust has settled on the 2018 National Yearling Sale
30th April 2018
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The analysis and debate has been done and the dust has settled on the 2018 National Yearling Sale
Markus Jooste seemed hell-bent on total domination of the South African racing and bloodstock industry…
The 2018 Emperors Palace National Yearling Sale will be remembered as a resounding success
Champion Dynasty topped the sire averages after three day’s of inspired trading at the National Yearling Sale
With the long dark Joostegate cloud still hanging ominously over the industry, it has been an acid test of a month with our two sales companies offering 869 yearlings in a fortnight
We’ve all fallen in love with Takingthepeace and the fantastic partners who own her, but it turns out her dam has an equally fun and interesting back-story
A new National Yearling Sale record was set when Form Bloodstock signed the chit at R5,2 million for a magnificent Varsontein bred Dynasty colt
A champion racehorse and son of a champion sire Silvano, Maine Chance stallion Vercingetorix has made a big impression on buyers after two days of his first National Yearling Sale
Nationals Remains The Great Source of Gr1 Performers … and the BEST place to be seen.. It starts today
Dean Kannemeyer will train the day’s topseller, a Captain Al colt (#113) out of champion and SA Triple Tiara winner, Cherry On The Top
It is important to understand that while the MOU catapulted racing into a corporate structure, the intention was to develop racing into a vehicle for transformation and empowerment
‘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
