Bloodstock South Africa hosts a top-class catalogue for the second Val De Vie Yearling Sale which will be held at the international award-winning estate situated just outside of Paarl on Sunday 14 February at 14h30
300 horses will be accommodated at this year’s sale, (38 up on last year) when, for the first time, a selection process was applied
‘As much as breeders want to support these efforts to achieve a well run NHA, with its board freed of conflict of interests by operators, it is simply not in our best interests to surrender our representation at board level’
Duncan Howells’ Gr1 Thekwini Stakes winner Lauderdale heads the log for the R2 015 000 BSA Ready To Run Cup
Day one of the 2015 National 2yo Sale ended with solid returns in general. Both the aggregate and average were up on last year’s figures, with the aggregate up by nearly 8%
The BSA National Two Year Old Sale is now under way in Johannesburg. Sit back and watch it live…
Bloodstock South Africa have announced that they will be hosting two associated Sales races for R1 million apiece in 2016 for the 2013 crop of yearlings – that is, for horses sold during 2015
Given the feedback now received by BSA from both vendors and buyers, it appears that a microchip fee on buyers would be detrimental to the competitive positioning of BSA in the throroughbred auction marketplace. It also appears that breeders, despite their complaints about the cost of the microchip, do not actually wish to pass these on to buyers.
The amounts paid over to Phumelela and Gold Circle are calculated, after the racing operators have deducted their sponsorships – so in fact the deficit for each year would have been greater without the sponsorship.
Discussions between the TBA and the NHA about the burden of the cost of microchipping concluded with the understanding that the microchip costs should be passed on to the new owner when the horse is sold
The top priced filly for the day was Lot 225, My Friend Lee from Highlands Farm Stud who sold for R300 000
The R1 million Gr1 Douglas Whyte Stakes Grade is the opening leg of the projected R15 million Pick 6 pool at Hollywoodbets Greyville on Sunday
Cape Racing’s ongoing tussle with Mother Nature in what has been a wet July to beat all July’s, produced a fairytale at a sunny, but very chilly, Hollywoodbets Durbanville on Thursday
A Cape jockey has told of the enormous relief and the burden lifted from his shoulders on Friday after two well-known racing men took the cudgels up on his behalf some months ago to defend the father of four against an NHRA charge
A Pick 6 carryover of R2 million is set to take the exotic pool to R15 million, while the World Pool Gr3 Gold Cup sees a Quartet carryover of R1 million and a likely pool of R5 million
