A look at stallions and their progeny impact horse racing industry.
A P Indy’s growing influence can be seen at the 2014 National Yearling Sale. His half brother, Tiger Ridge has 11 yearlings while no fewer than 40 yearlings on the sale are by sons of A P Indy, while another 15 are by A P Indy’s champion grandson, Jay Peg.
Eightfold Path, a son of triple champion US sire Giant’s Causeway and champion racemare Divine Proportions is one of the best bred young sires standing in South Africa.
Oldlands Stud has appointed Allan Bloodlines to promote the business of the farm, particularly its consignments and stallions.
Clifton Stud’s exciting stallion makes it a winner from his first runner
Meteor Shower, a Danehill full-brother to dual Gr1 hero Spartacus and Gr2 winner Johan Cruyff
Following the running of Britain’s oldest classic, the Ladbrokes St Leger, focus fell firmly on the late, great stallion Montjeu. His son won the Leger, and gave his sire in the process his third winner of the race.
Exciting stallion Elusive Fort is set to relocate from Arc En Ciel to Klipdrift Stud
A colt from the first crop of young Moutonshoek sire, Marchfield, was the second top lot sold at the open session of the Canada’s Premier Yearling Sale.
The 21st century bias towards fashion and uniformity has a lot to answer for – so we should be grateful to the South African breeding industry for collectively giving so many good horses a chance at stud, horses who would otherwise be discarded unproven.
First Gr1 win for Trippi as For The Lads wins the R600 000 Gr1 Zulu Kingdom Explorer Golden Slipper
Avontuur’s Oratorio in the news again as his son wins the Gr 1 Gran Premio di Milano
Finding the words ‘excitement’ and ‘insurance’ in the same sentence is as rare as breeding a Triple Crown winner!
