Freeman’s Frankel Tops
Local Bloodstock Consultant John Freeman went to R4 million to secure a Frankel colt topseller at a buoyant first session of the Cape Premier Yearling Sale
21st January 2018
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Local Bloodstock Consultant John Freeman went to R4 million to secure a Frankel colt topseller at a buoyant first session of the Cape Premier Yearling Sale
“I’m not here to sing anybody’s praises or to cast any judgement. I’m in the sad corner. I’d rather remember the value added over the years to the industry and to peoples’ lives.”
Follow the proceedings from the Cape Town International Convention Centre
It’s not about the rights of Mayfair Speculators. It’s surely about public safety and the folly of ignoring a real threat
It helps to look behind when you are trying to get ahead! Over 130 stakes winners from just six renewals suggest that this really is one sale that stacks the odds in favour of finding a serious racehorse
Longstanding racing man Garrick Bergh suggests we should be differentiating between gross and nett when making claims about possible winning cheques
After purchasing Lammerskraal Stud in 2014, the Graaff family expanded and diversified the bloodstock and the first fruits of their labour are on offer at the CPYS
He is one of the very best sons of multiple champion sire Silvano and his 9 lots are turning heads after the first day of public inspections at the Cape Premier Yearling Sale on Thursday
The sires of the three internationally bred runners in next Saturday’s Gr1 Sun Met are currently all in the top three of the Australian championship
The suspension of direct travel from Hong Kong to Australia may hold opportunities for South Africa
The word is out that the archaic piece of equipment that resembles a 1970’s laptop and that is required to be carried by our racehorses has been rejected as outdated
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
