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Last weekend’s feature results certainly fired shots ahead of the season. But did they hit the ratings target and why fiddle with handicap ratings in black type races? All that happens is one or two horses get favoured against the majority of battlers
Westover, the dual Group One Classic-winning son of Frankel, has been sold and will stand at Yushun Stallion Station in Hokkaido, Japan for the 2024 season
Two Snaith champions who were once arch-rivals for the SA Horse Of The Year crown are in the family way
The launch of new breeding venture Paardeberg Stud is to be lauded and serves as a welcome boost to the local breeding ranks
Entries have been finalised for the 2024 Cape Premier Yearling Sale renewal, set for the Cape Town International Convention Centre (CTICC) on Thursday, 25 January 2024
With two wins and two placings from four starts at Kranji thus far Asif has collected over SG$80,000 in prizemoney for his the Al-Arabiya Stable
Cape Racing’s Sales Division has announced dates for the two remaining auction sales to be held in 2024
The 2015 Gr1 Breeders Cup Champion Turf Mile winner has been sold by Juddmonte to Paardeberg Stud
Star sprinting mare Seradess has sold for A$700,000 at a special stand-alone Magic Millions Virtual Sale at the Gold Coast
History shows it is not uncommon for excellence in a pedigree to skip a generation
A chapter in Cape breeding history closed this week as another opened, with the light of a fresh new dawn appearing on the horizon
After Saturday’s potentially gamechanging L’Ormarins King’s Plate day, a total of 28 thoroughbreds remain in contention for the 163rd renewal of the R5 million World Sports Betting Cape Town Met
One World made good for master trainer Vaughan Marshall to give the Milnerton veteran his maiden success in the 164th renewal of the L’Ormarins Gr1 King’s Plate courtesy of his son One Stripe at Hollywoodbets Kenilworth on Saturday
