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SARAH WHITELAW takes a look at Oasis Dream’s sons; SA mares in the USA; KZN scoop a new stallion
18th September 2012
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SARAH WHITELAW takes a look at Oasis Dream’s sons; SA mares in the USA; KZN scoop a new stallion
SARAH WHITELAW marvels at Roberto, Danehill is he better north or south and Danzig’s dominance in G1 feature
ROBYN LOUW: Horses and people are what makes racing interesting. A gathering for a sale and stallion viewing in the winelands, how better can it get.
SARAH WHITELAW: Former top SA racemares are represented on the Keeneland September Sale; Main Aim moves to the Karoo and America’s Best!
SARAH WHITELAW: Frankel, whose value is said to be as high as 100 million pounds, is likely to retire after just one more start.
SARAH WHITELAW: The South African 2012-2013 racing season will see a number of well bred and well performed stallions represented by their first local runners. Here is a look at some of these young sires:
As usual, the Equus Awards provided some controversy over some of the awards given out last Wednesday.
Igugu is definitely a great racemare and fully deserving of the title “champion”. But did she do enough during the season
ROBYN LOUW: To our owners who keep the whole show on the road – thank you for your passion, dedication and commitment to the sport. Thank you for your wonderful horses and for sharing the fun and for giving us heroes to shout home.
SARAH WHITELAW: With the Equus Awards being held, it is a fitting time to look back at the career at one of the most remarkable achievements ever by a broodmare.
SARAH WHITELAW: Delago de Luxe to stand in Aus; Gimmethegreenlight to stud in SA and the most valuable filly in the world?
SARAH WHITELAW: The subject of racehorses who have achieved long winning streaks has been much in the media of late
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
Glistian Events’ Joao da Mata chats to Cape Racing Chairman Greg Bortz about the path ahead for SA horseracing
At the age of 93, Mr Ferraris is still active in racing as a training consultant, and he takes great joy in following the career of his grandson, Luke Ferraris, a successful jockey in Hong Kong
The starting stalls stuck on the Fairview polytrack capped a mostly forgettable week for South African horseracing when the Nelson Mandela Bay Racing fixture ground to a dismal halt on Friday
