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SARAH WHITELAW: A view of interesting performing sire lines and mares around the world.
27th June 2012
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SARAH WHITELAW: A view of interesting performing sire lines and mares around the world.
SARAH WHITELAW: So how many other mares in history have produced as many as eight stakes winners? The small number of famous broodmares to produce as many as five stakes winners really puts into perspective the remarkable achievement
SARAH WHITELAW: Ill-fated sire’s lasting legacy. There is a well accepted “fact” that when a sire dies, his progeny take off.
ROBYN LOUW: How to describe this Aussie phenomenon? The words that spring to mind are those exclamations by F1 commentator Murray Walker at the start of a Grand Prix – and it’s GO GO GO!
Barbara has enjoyed a superb season, and hopefully it can only improve with better things to come from some of her star performers!
SARAH WHITELAW: Last Saturday’s Champions Day was one of the best race meetings in recent times. A card jam packed with quality racing, the on course entertainment was superb– even if not all punters enjoyed the overall results.
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
SARAH WHITELAW: South African bred broodmares are building up a respectable record at stud overseas – past records of 2yo champ fillies
SARAH WHITELAW: With the European flat season having just got under way for the 2012 racing season, it is a good time to look at sires who are likely to make their presence felt this year. It is a look at some of the potentially prominent stallions in the Northern Hemisphere for the racing year.
Big race sponsors Hollywoodbets have set the pace in the pre-nominations ante-post betting market for the 2025 Hollywoodbets Durban July with defending champion Oriental Charm topping the opening board
In our weekly column entitled Time Is Money, we look at some of the past weekend’s highlights, including some slow-run Grade 1 contests at Turffontein
