A look at stallions and their progeny impact horse racing industry.
When Bush Hill Stud introduced New Predator in 2019, one of the many appeals to breeders was the versatility of his pedigree, which is proof of the scope of mares he has received in his first book
With a pair of sons amongst the first three leading freshman stallions, Dynasty is fast living up to his name as a sire of sires
Avontuur Estate’s Taberer family, in partnership with esteemed racing and breeding personalities, Ken and Jane Truter, is proud to announce the arrival of the first son of champion 2yo Sire Var (USA) at stud in South Africa
The Cheveley Stud bred and based champion Legislate sired his first winner at Kenilworth on Monday
Marchingtogether’s scintillating victory in the Gr3 Lonsdale Stirrup Cup added further lustre to a banner season for his sire Pathfork
Ridgemont Highlands’ five-time Gr1 winning sire Canford Cliffs maintained his global stakes performance when his 3yo son Cima Emergency won the Gr3 Premio Parioli Shadwell
The Ridgemont Highlands based Canford Cliffs looks to have produced a well above average sort in the form of Australian galloper Jolly Sailor
Affectionately known as JAWS, he stood at Spring Valley Stud for the duration of his stud career
The twice Gr1 winning son of Brave Tin Soldier bred by Summerhill Stud, has relocated to Bruce and Delia Le Roux’s Spring Valley Stud
Avontuur’s international Group-winning sire Oratorio could be set to make a splash as a broodmare sire in Japan
Dynasty stallion Futura broke the ice with his first winner at Turffontein on Wednesday
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
