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Sire Who Never Got The Support He Warranted
The thoroughbred market is a fickle one, and not even three Gr1 winners could sway breeders to appreciate the son of Zabeel’s accomplishments
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The thoroughbred market is a fickle one, and not even three Gr1 winners could sway breeders to appreciate the son of Zabeel’s accomplishments
The attractive youngster is the first foal of a Japanese winning Heart’s Cry mare who is a full sister to Caulfield Cup winner Admire Rakti
The disqualification of the favourite in the third race at Turffontein last Saturday raises an interesting point
Saturday proved a good day for descendants of former South African Broodmare Of The Year London Wall (Col Pickering)
Now that he has reached the important landmark of a first Gr1 winner in his very first crop, Red Ray must surely be worthy of better support
The online catalogue for the BSA National Yearling Sale to be held on 28 and 29 April at the TBA Sales Complex is now available
History will show that the 2022 BSA Cape Yearling Sale broke genuine new ground on merit, with the magic million rand marker also being reached for the first time – and then twice!
A daughter of Candy Stripes, she is best known for producing the somewhat luckless Punta Arenas, a triple graded stakes winner who finished second in the somewhat controversial Gr1 Vodacom Durban July of 2015
Kenilworth is the venue on a lovely sunny day
To be held at Kenilworth on Sunday, the Cape Yearling Sale has unleashed a string of top prospects over the years, with the list of high-class thoroughbreds offered for sale at this auction a lengthy one indeed
This racing television debacle is a mudstorm of massive proportions. But maybe it’s really just a massive early April Fool’s prank
Former SA Champion jockey Andrew Fortune’s six month quest to be relicenced to ride again reaches something of a watershed