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
The number of entries compares favourably in quantum with recent years, with 58 first entries received in 2024, 60 in 2023, 68 in 2022, 53 in 2021, 52 in 2020, 49 in 2019, and 69 in 2018
Ironically, it was a colt which provided Alan with a first Gr1 success, this being Alec and Gillian Foster’s homebred Cereus, who landed the 2001 Gold Cup at Hollywoodbets Greyville, his victory completing a momentous double on the day, with the Gr2 Golden Slipper having gone the way of juvenile filly Tatler, a great-great-great grandaughter of Sun Lass!
JP van der Merwe is not the only guilty party in the matter. In simple terms, he is the only rider to have exercised the NHA’s offer of an Acknowledgement Of Guilt and moved on with his life
Andrew Fortune made it three winners on the Family Day public holiday as Tenango breezed home to win the Gr3 feature
