19th July 2016
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Siblings to two of Highdown Stud’s resident stallions – Crusade and Miesque’s Approval – have been making waves in global Gr1 company
Red Ray’s stunning Gr1 Mercury Sprint victory at Greyville on Saturday was tinged with sadness
“Our highest price for a Marchfield so far was R250,000 – he arrived under the radar and buyers haven’t been sure what to make of him, but they should come and have a look at our two-year-olds…”
Lest they fall prey to temptation, our jockeys cannot go into a tote, casino or a cafe with a slot machine on the premises – and then what about Scottsville?
The sea of red and white that dressed the course was a sight to behold and having our pictures broadcast on Channel News Asia is one of my career highlights!
South Africa’s current crop of 4yo fillies surely ranks as one of the best produced in this country for many a year
It is the first time that a major sales race will be open only for fillies, and it is also a first that the handicap will be weighted by individual prices
The son of champion sire Encosta De Lago celebrated an overdue icebreaker when his daughter Killala romped home to win at Fairview on Friday
Things are really heating up here with the Gr1 Emirates Singapore Derby this Sunday
Graduates of the 2016 National Two Year Old Sale will qualify for a R1 000 000 race, to be run in 2017
Sunday’s Hollywoodbets Greyville feature, the non black-type Model Man Mile, won by Mike de Kock’s Artist’s Model, paid tribute to one of South Africa’s greatest turf legends of the 20th century.
A man we are privileged to have known as a loyal friend of this great game and of the Sporting Post, a personal mate, and one of South African horseracing’s great characters, Shaheen Shaw, a husband, loving Dad and Grandad, passed away suddenly at the age of 55
