Windrush Daughters – Wow!
The champion sire of today is often the champion broodmare sire of the future, which to a large extent is a self-fulfilling prophecy
21st March 2022
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The champion sire of today is often the champion broodmare sire of the future, which to a large extent is a self-fulfilling prophecy
Having her 95th start, an 8yo mare who shed her maiden before some of her opponents were born, produced a rousing finishing effort at Turffontein on Saturday
Mauritian Magician’s redemption for last season’s narrow defeat aboard Russian Emperor behind Sky Darci
The high-riding combination of Turffontein trainer Paul Peter and jockey Warren Kennedy lauded the Narrow Creek Stud-bred 3yo, who produced what is probably her finest performance to date
The win for Montefilia was her fourth at Gr1 level and the performance left her trainer a proud man
In a coup for breeding in KZN, five-time Gr1 winner Got The Greenlight has been purchased and will be standing at Brett Van Laun’s Camargue Stud in Caversham
Rachael Blackmore etched herself further into racing folklore as she added the Boodles Cheltenham Gold Cup to last year’s Grand National
The thoroughbred market is a fickle one, and not even three Gr1 winners could sway breeders to appreciate the son of Zabeel’s accomplishments
Successful behind closed doors 12 months ago, the Henry de Bromhead-trained mare gave the huge crowd plenty to cheer about as she powered up the hill
ZILLZAAL has had his rating increased from 113 to 117 after he captured the Listed Drum Star Handicap
Lydia Hislop, Ruby Walsh and Nick Luck preview the festival live from the course
The evergreen hero travelled to Vereeniging on Thursday for a 100% strike rate from two rides that saw him bring up his recordbreaking 5555th winner milestone
‘The Breeders Cup Distaff is definitely still on the cards and Beach Bomb will probably have one more race before then’ – Gaynor Rupert
It will be good news for South African racing fans that, despite a number of offers from abroad, Gerald and Karen Kalil’s multiple champion Quid Pro Quo will continue her 3yo season on African soil
The son of Twice Over has been gelded and will be aimed at the Betway Gr1 Summer Cup, the L’Ormarins King’s Plate and the WSB Cape Town Met
