The Storm Cat male line
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.
3rd October 2012
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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.
The strategic and powerful role of the media to inform and empower Joe Public with balanced information was reinforced in no uncertain terms when Phindi Kema was granted a rare platform to have her say
SARAH WHITELAW: Broodmare sires of the future; Sea The Stars making waves; Leading Keeneland Stallion
LANCE BENSON: It may not have come anything near to the larney Emerald show up North, but it was all happening at the Big D.
LANCE BENSON: One just gets the feeling that horseracing is in quite a comfort zone. It is frustrating too when we are making a fuss about events, while the organisers seem rather laid back it.
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.
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
LANCE BENSON: “A false start was declared, thirteen jockeys didn’t hear it and completed the race”. The starting system needs to be reviewed as it may not be as effective in extreme conditions.
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.
LANCE BENSON: My reservations about Africa’s richest sand race, the Gr2 Emerald Cup, being run on the 22nd day of the month, might have been allayed somewhat by the Brits, who showed that it is not the timing but the horse that swings things.
JP van der Merwe is not the only guilty party in the matter. In simple terms, he is the only rider to have exercised the NHA’s offer of an Acknowledgement Of Guilt and moved on with his life
Andrew Fortune made it three winners on the Family Day public holiday as Tenango breezed home to win the Gr3 feature
The son of Master Of My Fate will likely side-step stablemate Eight On Eighteen in the Daily News and go via the Greyville 1900 and Cup Trial into the big one on 5 July
Outstanding colt Nepotism (Brutal) scored one of the most remarkable Gr1 wins by a 2YO on an Australian racetrack in recent memory
