The A P Indy Legacy
US champion sire A P Indy (Seattle Slew) retired from stud duties in 2011 with the reputation of being a truly outstanding stallion
23rd February 2017
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US champion sire A P Indy (Seattle Slew) retired from stud duties in 2011 with the reputation of being a truly outstanding stallion
Giant’s Causeway stallion Await The Dawn produced the top lot of both sexes
Great Britain is a full brother to Cape Cross, the sire of Ouija Board, Sea The Stars and Golden Horn. Imported to South Africa in 2011 and with limited support, he’s just celebrated his first stakes winner. Ian Levitan tells us more
If you look hard enough (and do the numbers right!), there is still plenty of magic to be had in racing
The sale will be held on Wednesday, 22 February at Shongweni Polo Grounds, commencing at 11h00
It seems that not everybody is over the moon with the quick fix of Gold Circle’s Quickfire 20/20 racemeetings
The Department for Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries has confirmed an outbreak of CEM in South Africa
The Emperors Palace Summer Ready To Run Sale will be held at Summerhill on Tuesday 21 February.
Glorious Song, a member of North America’s Racing Hall Of Fame, was purchased by Frank Stronach for $36.000 as a yearling
Australians have discovered the power of ‘Select’ at yearling sales, a mightily successful concept long abandoned by South African sale companies for reasons unknown
We catch up with Mike de Kock to wish him happy birthday and reflect on his career as he approaches 3,000 winners
Time has flown by and it’s been thirty years since the first issue of the Sporting Post hit the shelves in October 1994
The champagne corks were popping at the magnificent Owloon Horses in Paarl earlier this week when their 2024 Hollywoodbets Durban July winning broodmare Souk delivered a handsome and beautifully conformed Fire Away colt
Tragedy struck Suzette and Basie Viljoen’s fledgeling Wellington-based breeding operation Hopes And Dreams on Monday evening when the farm’s flagship mare and 2022 SA Horse Of The Year Captain’s Ransom reportedly died while giving birth
The 2025 World Sports Betting Cape Town MET is back on Saturday 25 January and tickets are now on sale
