35 Years A Legend
He left behind an astonishing 330 stakes winners and his offspring won all the English classic races as well as many of the world’s other top features,
16th March 2016
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He left behind an astonishing 330 stakes winners and his offspring won all the English classic races as well as many of the world’s other top features,
With his name featuring in the pedigrees of the first three past the post in last Saturday’s colts’ classic, Sarah Whitelaw examines Sadler’s Wells’ Guineas legacy
Danzig has shown dominance in the Darley July Cup and Sadler’s Wells has stamped the Epsom Derby – Sarah Whitelaw examines other sires that have dominated important Gr1 contests
Of late there have been a number of top class thoroughbreds inbred to certain individuals. From local sires such as Al Mufti to classic winning
It’s hard to place too much belief in the sire producing family theory – Mr Prospector and Northern Dancer both had a number of full brothers best described as ordinary!
Seven horses have won the Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe twice since its inception in 1920. Sarah Whitelaw takes a look at the stud legacy left by some of the dual winners.
Europe has moved ahead of North America as the world’s leading sources of the most sought after stallions
Legendary stallion, Sadler’s Wells, once again dominated the Investec Derby and Oaks last week.
Dutch Art, a maternal grandson of the Yellow Star Stud based Spectrum, is one of Britain’s most exciting young stallions
The 2014 J&B race meeting was a triumph for locally bred stallions. All three of the day’s Gr1 winners were sired by SA bred stallions.
When making a list of outstanding stallions, it is easy to focus on a few big horses, rather than an individual stallion’s overall stud record.
A considered decision to split the longstanding traditional January Premier Yearling Sale into two defined sales platforms has reaped rich rewards for vendors and the Cape Racing Sales team
‘Go watch the L’Ormarins King’s Plate day replays as they narrowed the course and a few didn’t get runs’
Get the full story as told by those who watched every stride, as well as Richard Fourie’s personal insights of the season in his own words
The seven-time Hong Kong Champion Jockey reached the 1814-win milestone with a double at the city circuit to edge past the long-standing mark of 1813 wins set by the legendary Douglas Whyte
