An insight into horse racing pedigrees. The genealogical breeding aspect that makes top class race horses.
Judpot’s niece, Amanee, won the Gr1 Thekwini Stakes for 2yo fillies over 1600m at Greyville on the final day of the 2010/11 racing season. Amanee is a grandaughter of Miesque, the dam of Judpot.
Now deceased Victory Moon produced the only South African-bred Gr1 winner in the country’s biggest race day
Montjeu and his fellow star at Coolmore, Galileo, are firmly entrenched as the two best classic stallions in Europe. This year, the first two home in the English Derby were Pour Moi and Treasure Beach (by Galileo).
It’s hard to remember. but just seven short years ago, Sadler’s Wells’ stature as a sire of sires looked problematic. Now Galileo tops the world with an impressive string behind him
The status of the South American thoroughbred has been on the rise for the past few decades
We obviously won’t know for another month which of the many form-lines from around America will be most relevant in determining the results of the Kentucky Derby and Kentucky Oaks. However, at present it seems fair to conclude that the Florida Derby and Gulfstream Oaks, run at Gulfstream Park on the first weekend in April, both represented high-class form.
Travelin Man and R Heat Lightning highlight belated success for Forty Niner’s grandson Trippi
The rise and rise of Japanese bloodstock over the past three decades has been the result of nothing more complicated than recruiting well-credentialled stallions and well-credentialled mares.
As small breeders go, few can match the consistent achievements of Farrell Ratner. From a small band of mares Farrell has produced a stream of Graded winners in the last two decades, culminating in the international success of Dane Julia in Australia. Economics dictated that not all home-breds could be kept, which explains how not all the good ‘uns raced in the colours of Ratner and regular partner Salzman.
Green Tune half brother to AP Answer’s dam Pas de Reponse – very accomplished
In one of the most high-profile in-race incidents of the past five years, former SA champion jockey Gavin Lerena was found guilty of four charges, while Jason Gates didn’t escape punishment
Glistian Events’ Joao da Mata chats to Cape Racing Chairman Greg Bortz about the path ahead for SA horseracing
At the age of 93, Mr Ferraris is still active in racing as a training consultant, and he takes great joy in following the career of his grandson, Luke Ferraris, a successful jockey in Hong Kong
The starting stalls stuck on the Fairview polytrack capped a mostly forgettable week for South African horseracing when the Nelson Mandela Bay Racing fixture ground to a dismal halt on Friday
