1st August 2013
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News and insights on Thoroughbred horse racing Stud Farms.
Plenty has been written of the unrest in the farming community in the Western Cape. However one needs to be ask if this is a fair picture overall
From humble beginnings in the 1980’s, the late Tony Taberer’s dream has grown to fruition with the Avontuur farm having made giant strides in the past five years.
South Africa finds itself in a state of nervous optimism as new veterinary regulations are being considered by the OIE, and a new diagnostic test for AHS which gives a “yes or no” answer in a couple of hours, is in the final stages of development
Background information on horse exports from South Africa
Thabani Nzimande wins the scholarship at the Al Maktoum School of Excellence and heads for the National Stud
Our thanks to Milnerton Veterinary Clinic and especially Drs Alistair Cameron and David Timpson for their swift action in saving the life of our hero Dynasty and for their constant and professional care in making sure that he has done as well as he has done thus far.
The National Stud in Newmarket and South Africa’s Summerhill Stud’s School of Excellence, join forces to offer a South African graduate participation in flagship Diploma programme.
The delegation explored opportunities between the two countries and it is hoped that genuine progress can be achieved by the start of next winter, when the bulk of the horses destined for the UAE are purchased for export.
When it was decided to investigate whether Jet Master had suffered spinal cord compression and perform a cervical arthrodesis in South Africa for the very first time, it seemed fate that Dr Barrie Grant was enlisted to help
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
