Here And Elsewhere
With the year 2012 fast drawing to an end, it is a good time to take a look back at some of racing’s stars, who tend to be overlooked – the broodmares.
12th November 2012
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With the year 2012 fast drawing to an end, it is a good time to take a look back at some of racing’s stars, who tend to be overlooked – the broodmares.
SARAH WHITELAW: looking at the new sires at the Ready To Run sale; Breeders Cup notes and Rock of Gibraltar’s presence in South Africa.
Recent overseas results proved again that there are few better judges of horseflesh in this game than former champion jockey Basil Marcus.
SARAH WHITELAW: So who are the young generation of stallions who could yet turn the tide for a weakened band of US sires?
“Politician – n. Someone who shakes your hand before an election and your confidence after it.”
SARAH WHITEALW: Frankel, the winner of all 14 of his starts, joins just a handful of great champions to retire unbeaten.
SARAH WHITELAW: Galileo is without question a great stallion, and is showing promise as a tremendous sire of sires. However, it is early days yet to concede that he is a better stallion than his sire, Sadler’s Wells.
SARAH WHITELAW: Does size count – theories regarding the height of successful racehorse; some Arc facts and Solemia’s win
Storm Cat’s name will be around in pedigrees of top-class thoroughbreds for years to come, but itremains to be seen how deep his legacy will be with his grandsons.
SARAH WHITELAW: Broodmare sires of the future; Sea The Stars making waves; Leading Keeneland Stallion
ROBYN LOUW: Our stud masters are unsung heroes at the coalface of the industry who really see the best and worst of what the circle of life has to offer – sometimes all on the same day.
Charl Pretorius pokes a bit of fun as we brace ourselves for a rollercoaster ride through the absurd, the outrageous, and the downright unbelievable in South African horse racing
