The Dancer Dominates
Northern Dancer line stallions once again dominate the Leading First Crop Sires in Britain list for 2017
11th December 2017
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Northern Dancer line stallions once again dominate the Leading First Crop Sires in Britain list for 2017
The opening day of the 2017 Arqana Breeding Stock sale saw buoyant trade in the Deauville sales ring
Cape Premier Yearling Sale to be held at the Cape Town International Convention Centre on 20 and 21 January 2018
There were loud cheers from the Eastern Cape when Monks Hood won the 2017 Dingaans. Benmarne Stud’s Arne Botha tells us more.
The Tattersalls December Mare Sale came to close on Thursday with lower prices but plenty of competition for the fillies and mares on offer
One of Britain’s leading sires for many years, Pivotal, whose relative, Always In Charge (Captain Al) ran third in Saturday’s Gr2 World Sports Betting Merchants, has enjoyed a steady stream of success in 2017
M V Magnier has been busy buying up quality broodmare prospects this fall, his shopping list also including the $8-million Tepin and the $6-million Stellar Wind
Luke Ferraris had his first two rides under rules on Sunday, 3 December 2017 and with his parents, David and Pam travelling from Hong Kong
The total no reserve dispersal sale of Kilimanjaro Racing (Pty) Ltd and partners will be held under the auspices of Bloodstock South Africa at Summerveld
Robbie Fradd and Ricky Maingard dominated proceedings and were crowned champions
The Maine Chance Farms’ stallion, who had been standing at the Southford Stud the past few seasons, suffered a broken leg
Owner Stanley Chan announced the three-time Horse of the Year’s retirement on Friday 13 September at trainer Francis Lui’s Sha Tin stable
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
