Who Will Be Broodmare Of The Year?
With one final major race meeting to be run, the award could only be wrapped up at the end of the current racing season
14th July 2022
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With one final major race meeting to be run, the award could only be wrapped up at the end of the current racing season
With the racing season fast coming to a close, the battle for supremacy amongst the freshman class of ‘first crop’ stallions is hotting up
The two day auction due to take place on Friday 26 August and Saturday 27 August
A son of record-breaking sire Deep Field has topped the 2022 Hong Kong International Sale after attracting a bid of HK$7.8 million at the Sha Tin Parade Ring on Saturday
Captain Lannister, the consistent and lightly raced classic performer, is one of nine lots to be sold at a Horses In Training Sale after the race meeting at Turffontein
‘There is no doubt that the Hollywoodbets Durban July firmly retains its status as the holy grail of South African racing’
With his son Royal Agility paying tribute by winning again in Hong Kong on Friday, popular Gr1 stallion Mambo In Seattle was euthanised last Wednesday
This is not only an issue for potential new customers, but also true for existing players as there is nothing more demoralizing than putting in hours of form study only to be blown out of the water with some formless or one hit wonder horse spoiling the party
Real Gone Kid has an international standard pedigree that wouldn’t be out of place in any stallion barn around the world
Silvano has laid down a strong challenge to his son Vercingetorix, who currently heads South Africa’s General Sires List, and this year’s Champion Sire title chase could well go down to the wire
With class acts Pomp And Power and Astrix carrying his flag in Saturday’s R5 million Gr1 Hollywoodbets Durban July, Maine Chance stallion Vercingetorix was the toast of a well patronised BSA KZN Yearling Sale on Thursday
