See You At The Sun Met
Countdown to the richest raceday in Africa with 13 races offering a combined total of R22-million in stakes
29th December 2016
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Countdown to the richest raceday in Africa with 13 races offering a combined total of R22-million in stakes
The excitement over the entry of the Mauritius Horse Of The Year Parachute Man in the R5 million Sun Met has come to nought
Cape Thoroughbred Sales are looking forward to a bumper January
The duel we’re all waiting for seems to be playing itself out with Legal Eagle and Marinaresco both finding themselves at the top
The Met is in every way the Wimbledon of horse racing in South Africa
Former Cape-based Mauritian Horse of the Year Parachute Man is one of 28 entries for the R5 million Sun Met
The Cape’s flagship race is being run under a new sponsor banner in 2017 and carries a total stake of R5 million for the first time
Durbanville is not the only Cape Racecourse undergoing improvements
Sun International is the new title sponsor of the Met, which henceforth will be run as the Sun Met and will carry South African record prize money of R5 million.
Superlative Stakes winner and Classic-placed Gustav Klimt will stand at Heversham Park Farm in South Africa, having stood at Haras d’Annebault most recently
Despite a decrease in the horse population and the sale of just 305 lots – 39 fewer than last year – the sale rose to expectations, achieving an impressive aggregate of R171 975 000 and an exceptional average of R563 852 per lot sold
