His Master’s Voice
The Jet Master legacy is alive and well. His handsome son Ravishing, the first produce of the recently deceased multiple champion sire to take up stallion duties
15th August 2012
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The Jet Master legacy is alive and well. His handsome son Ravishing, the first produce of the recently deceased multiple champion sire to take up stallion duties
Record breaker! A sixth successive season as Champion sire….now that’s afterburn!
SARAH WHITELAW: A view of interesting performing sire lines and mares around the world.
ROBYN LOUW: No compromise on quality at the National Yearling Sale
SARAH WHITELAW:Views around breeding – is Secretariat a great sire or a dud at stud; the late champion sire Jet Master flies the flag at the National Sales… and more views
Two close relatives of South African legend, Pocket Power, are on offer at the 2012 Emperors Palace National Yearling Sale
Buyers were bidding at the Cape Convention Centre as if the results of the next day’s J&B Met meeting were already known. Jet Master led the pack with three of the top-four prices..
The progeny of leading sire Jet Master figured to be in special demand following his death in November, and so it proved during Friday’s second and final session of the Cape Premier Yearling Sale.
Pocket Power, River Jetez, Floatyourboat … no trainer had an affinity with Jet Master progeny like Mike Bass. Here’s a direct link to the Mike Bass website, with a video tribute by Andrew Bon
His story was one meant for a storybook and will be told for many years as one of racing folklore, as legend.
ROBYN LOUW: It breaks my heart that I should be writing ‘happily ever after’ and instead I’m sitting here trying to write his obituary
After Saturday’s potentially gamechanging L’Ormarins King’s Plate day, a total of 28 thoroughbreds remain in contention for the 163rd renewal of the R5 million World Sports Betting Cape Town Met
One World made good for master trainer Vaughan Marshall to give the Milnerton veteran his maiden success in the 164th renewal of the L’Ormarins Gr1 King’s Plate courtesy of his son One Stripe at Hollywoodbets Kenilworth on Saturday
