A look at stallions and their progeny impact horse racing industry.
Multiple Gr1-winning stallion & 2004 New Zealand Horse-Of-The-Year King’s Chapel (King Of Kings-Lower Chapel, by Sharpo) has been sold to stand at stud in South
Debut win for Hard Rock was no fluke whatsoever when he returned to the same course and and won the Godolphin Barb Stakes over 1000m.
Trainer Deon Visser was having the day of his professional life at Clairwood on Sunday – a win in the Gr3 Godolphin Barb for 2yo colts followed by the equivalent race for fillies in the Gr3 Strelitzia Stakes.
Kings Gambit saw off challengers from all sides in the final stages of this Group 3 contest as he made every yard of the running under an inspired ride from Jamie Spencer. The Gr3 race gave a 1-2 for SA sires Silvano & Black Minnaloushe.
Highlands Farms’ Spectrum is proving to be a highly successful broodmare sire
Travelin Man and R Heat Lightning highlight belated success for Forty Niner’s grandson Trippi
Trippi must surely be the most valuable stallion ever to stand in South Africa. He is in the Top 3 of the North American General Sires List. R Heat Lightning looked like a potential Gr1 Kentucky Oaks winner after her Gr2 Gulfstream Oak victory.
Captain’s Wild Gr2 Colorado King (2000m) win, Mr Black Tom Gr2 Senor Santa (1160m) runner up – at Turffontein
Much travelled and top class racehorse Greys Inn has his first crop of two-year-olds racing this season and was credited with his first winner.
Pivotal-stallion Noordhoek Flyer – first season in 2011
Leading Western Cape-based trainer Dean Kannemeyer’s dual Guineas winner Noordhoek Flyer has been retired to stud. He will stand in 2011 at the Gary Player Stud Farm in Colesberg. Shares are available at R60k. His initial service fee is R10k, which looks like a cracking deal considering the horse’s conformation, race record and pedigree.
Al Mufti died in his paddock at Ascot Stud on the morning of Thursday March 3, 2011, six days short of his 26th birthday. He was, beyond doubt, South Africa’s most influential sire of the last two decades. Here’s the story – and the stats.
