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The Hollywoodbets Gr1 Cape Guineas winner One Stripe (One World) is out of the Silvano mare Silver Stripe, and the SplashOut Gr3 Victress Stakes winner Rainbow Lorikeet (Querari) was produced by another daughter of Silvano in Nightingale
‘Captain Al has had an extraordinary impact on the classic and is the only modern era winner whose progeny have emulated their sire, both of which were trained by Vaughan Marshall’
Making the highest price of the year at an online sale, a share in Zarak was knocked down for €800 000 in favour of Elliott Bloodstock Services
In a hastily convened short-notice auction hosted by Cape Racing Sales at Hollywoodbets Kenilworth after racing on Wednesday, the top-class Gr2 winner Red Palace was purchased for R3,8 million
The fledgling trainer partnership of father and son Brett and James Crawford was off to a flying start at Hollywoodbets Kenilworth last Saturday
An exciting opportunity has arisen to purchase a Gr2 winning 4yo filly in training following the decision to dissolve a partnership
The Summer Sale, which will be held at the Racing Pavilion area at Hollywoodbets Kenilworth on 23 January, will kick off Cape Racing Sales calendar for 2025
A total of 803 yearlings have been finalised for the auction
The classy Asiye Phambili will have plenty to recommend her when she retires to stud
The evolving fairytale of a filly that couldn’t raise more than a R60 000 bid in the sales arena continued on Friday evening
There is no disputing that Jet Master continues to cast a long shadow over the South African racing industry
Beyond the pending investigations, things ended well enough for the Bass-Robinson yard when the improving Rainbow Lorikeet stamped her Paddock Stakes prospects with a gutsy victory under a top-notch ride by Aldo Domeyer
