Classical Shadows
Both Arctica (Captain Al) and Surcharge (Gimmethegreenlight), winners of Saturday’s Listed Wolf Power 1600 and Gr3 Tony Ruffel Stakes, hail from powerful European classic families
6th February 2018
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Both Arctica (Captain Al) and Surcharge (Gimmethegreenlight), winners of Saturday’s Listed Wolf Power 1600 and Gr3 Tony Ruffel Stakes, hail from powerful European classic families
Willie John became the highest priced colt in training ever sold in Europe at public auction when knocked down to Roger Varian for 1,900,000 guineas
There were fireworks on the opening day of the Tattersalls February Sale with Thetis and Smoulder setting a new sale record when selling for 550,000 guineas apiece
Mayfair Speculators will offer 14 lots on the forthcoming BSA Shongweni Mixed Sale
With only five runners on the track, Rathmor Stud stallion Noble Tune got off the mark at Scottsville on Wednesday
You want everyone to win, but that’s not the way life works. The best one can hope for is a noble and true run race and pray that everyone gets home safe
People were happy to be there, and overall the mood seemed to be positive and optimistic for the future
The forging of winning partnerships is the key to sustaining and growing the sport of horseracing in the future
The Highlands Stud team enjoyed a great weekend with their statesman sire Dynasty siring three feature winners, while their new man Canford Cliffs also hit
Could a locally bred and raced stallion head the First Crop Sires list for a second year running?
SA champion jockey stepped out under the Ridgemont flag for the first time at Hollywoodbets Durbanville today
‘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
