A look at stallions and their progeny impact horse racing industry.
The superbly bred and well performed Danon Platina will become the first son of legendary racehorse and sire Deep Impact to take up stud duties in South Africa when he retires to Mauritzfontein for 2019
Celebrations for Mike de Kock as he trained sire and dam of the smart winner
Horizon has officially been retired and will stand at the Hemel ‘N Aarde Stud just outside Hermanus
The Joey Ramsden-trained Gr1 winning sprinter Red Ray will relocate from Klawervlei Stud to stand at the Birch Bros’ Vogel Vlei Stud this season
With Scott Bros winding down their breeding operation, The Apache is being relocated to Cathy and Jonathan Martin’s Hadlow Stud
Leading sire Mambo in Seattle (USA) has arrived in KZN, on transfer from Moutonshoek in the Cape
Crusade held his own at the recent Nationals, averaging R280 000 in Session 1 and R150 000 in Session 2, for a combined total of 12 yearlings sold
Bush Hill stallion Redoute’s Promise celebrated his first winner at Fairview on Monday when the Piemonte Stud bred 2yo Aldo won readily
Erupt (IRE) will join the Maine Chance Farm stallion roster this season, to stand alongside premier stallions Silvano and Querari
The first son of Uncle Mo at Stud in South Africa will make an appearance before races at Durbanville on Wednesday 27 June at 11h00
Just 48 hours after Cheeky Wink’s smart win at Tipperary, the Kieswetter and Heffer families enjoyed another champagne moment at Sandown
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
