Duke’s Daughter Shines Bright
Something of a stakes bridesmaid as a 2yo, Santa Clara has blossomed as a 3yo on the East Coast
3rd May 2019
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Something of a stakes bridesmaid as a 2yo, Santa Clara has blossomed as a 3yo on the East Coast
Duke Of Marmalade’s first SA-bred stakes winner bounced back to winning ways in no uncertain terms at Greyville on Sunday
Drakenstein Stud’s five time Gr1 winning Cartier Champion celebrated another locally bred stakes success when his daughter Princess Irene continued her climb up the ladder
Drakenstein Stud’s resident sire Duke Of Marmalade went very close to landing one of the world’s biggest and most historic races on Tuesday
Love Me True took her status to a new level this weekend, with a pair of sons responsible for group winners over the weekend, and another son landing the Godolphin Flying Start Zetland Stakes at Newmarket on Saturday.
The beautiful chestnut Temple Grafin gave her sire a major first at Greyville on Saturday and a Gr2 The Debutante double for the winning connections and jockey
The Melbourne Cup is on the cards for Drakenstein stallion Duke Of Marmalade’s son Marmelo
Santa Clara;s victory was sweetly timed – she is out of an unraced full-sister to champion sire Silvano and has a full-sister (#35) on offer at the 2018 Emperors Palace National Yearling Sale this week
Duke Of Marmalade celebrated yet another international stakes winner when his daughter Al Muraqabah (IRE) won the $100 000 Gr3 Qatar Oaks
Drakenstein Stud’s resident sire Duke Of Marmalade produced the goods again this weekend when his consistent daughter Traffic Jam led all the way to win the $125,450 Gr2 Prix du Conseil de Paris
The weekend of September 9 and 10 saw top-class racing in Ireland, France and Britain
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
