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A number of locally bred broodmares have been represented on the international stage by stakes winners
19th March 2018
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A number of locally bred broodmares have been represented on the international stage by stakes winners
There can be no doubt that the late Horse Chestnut was one of the greatest thoroughbreds ever produced in South Africa
Lucky Houdalakis’ Horse Chestnut filly Joan Ranger made it back-to-back wins when benefitting from a typically well judged ride from Piere Strydom
The R7-million SA Triple Crown for 3-year-olds is the richest series of races in Africa
A brave pace switch-on of some proportions almost paid dividends for S’manga Khumalo in the Fairview feature on Friday
A single colt by in-demand stallion Oratorio will be sold at the CTS August Two-Year-Old Sale at Durbanville next Saturday
Pablo Zeta still going strong at 20 and enjoying his retirement at Klawervlei Stud
The Lucky Houdalakis-trained Horse Chestnut filly Joan Ranger broke the dream run of fancied runners on Champions Day when she stormed home full of running to open her stakes account
Over the centuries that man has been racing horses, there have been many special ones along the way. Each had some special quality that marked them out as different, a cut above the rest and it’s a quality that transcends time, borders and continents. These are horses that change lives and re-set the course of destiny. These are the magic horses.
Cannock Chase struck Grade One gold and landed the biggest prize of his career in the CAD$770,000 Pattison Canadian International for Ryan Moore and Sir Michael Stoute at Woodbine
Horse Chestnut’s smart daughter Pecan Nut showed her appreciation for the Greyville Polytrack when scoring a courageous and well-deserved first stakes victory when staying on best to win the R150 000 Listed Off To Stud Stakes under Anton Marcus
The charge originated from comments made by Jockey van Niekerk during a post-race interview following the running of Race 2 at Hollywoodbets Durbanville Racecourse on Wednesday 26 March
The premature loss of Lancaster Bomber (War Front) was a sad setback to the South African thoroughbred industry
The highest-rated horses in all but one race – Parisian Walkway, who achieved his highest performance figure over 1600m – claimed the top four positions in each of this past weekend’s Grade 1 and Grade 2 races (excluding the two-year-old races).This provides strong validation regarding the effectiveness of the rating system!
In one of the most high-profile in-race incidents of the past five years, former SA champion jockey Gavin Lerena was found guilty of four charges, while Jason Gates didn’t escape punishment
