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Five of the 15 yearlings are the first foals of their dams. Another four are out of young mares that already have 100% records of winners from runners. Who knows which of these mares will turn out to be our stars of the future?
South African champion Hawaii certainly made his mark on the modern day thoroughbred
What a start to 2023 and homebred gallopers from their beautiful Barnane Stud in County Tipperary win on two different continents!
As a stallion prospect, Jet Dark ticks absolutely every box – conformation, athleticism, speed, stamina, temperament, action, pedigree, soundness and most importantly, heart
Patience is a virtue, in particular in horse-racing and when applied, it often does pay off
The stars continue to align for May’s 2023 Magic Millions National Broodmare Sale with confirmation that triple Group One winner Forbidden Love will go under the hammer on the Gold Coast
The former champion South African sire is broodmare sire of both the Gr2 Wilgerbosdrift Gauteng Fillies Guineas winner Lady Of Power (Master Of My Fate) and Gr2 World Sports Betting Gauteng Guineas victor Eye Of The Prophet (Gimmethegreenlight)
This week’s episode of the In The Box Seat Podcast features one of KZN’s rapidly expanding Stud Farms
Avontuur will be bringing three members of Talk Of The Town’s first crop to the 2023 Cape Yearling Sale, with the estate’s Pippa Mickleburgh delighted by what she has seen thus far
Ridgemont Highlands’ iconic sire Dynasty continues to carve his golden hoofprints across the landscape of South African horseracing
‘I am writing this as an older, small breeder and in our language, Markus, because this is our war. If I phoned you, I’d be overwhelmed by business jargon within a minute. What makes you so angry that you don’t care what you are doing to our shaky industry? How do you deal with this in your inner, quiet self?’
