BSA vs CTS
Right now I have a substantial investment in South Africa. I must be honest and say that I am no longer comfortable with my investment based on the way things are starting to go.
16th September 2014
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Right now I have a substantial investment in South Africa. I must be honest and say that I am no longer comfortable with my investment based on the way things are starting to go.
Serious sport is bound up with hatred, jealousy, boastfulness, disregard of all rules and sadistic pleasure in witnessing violence: in other words it is war minus the shooting. Where does South Africa fit into the picture?
“The Cup itself is kindly provided by the Racing Association. Patrick Davis of Phumelela and Larry Wainstein of Phumelela have confirmed to us their firm assurance that the race belongs to the TBA. This is important as both organizations have also stated their policy to oppose the proliferation of sales races”
‘No-one from CTS has contacted anyone at the TBA to discuss dates and certainly no-one at the TBA has given anyone at CTS the right to announce anything to do with TBA’s BSA sales’
The 2014 BSA Emperor’s Palace Ready To Run sale boasts a 110-strong catalogue of two year olds at the Thoroughbred Breeders Association’s world class Sales Complex in Johannesburg on Sunday, 2 November 2014.
First run in 1776, the St Leger used to rate as one of the premier racing events in the world and continues to provide an interesting spectacle.
Unlike the majority of the bigger studs, there is no big business behind Summerhilll; there is a financial imperative to everything we do in order to survive, and that applies to many of our colleagues and most of our clients on the farm
I hope that breeders will give extra careful consideration of the facts as they make their sales entries over the next few months.
The National 2YO Sale has a long history of producing great racehorses at a range of prices, with graduates including the likes of J J The Jet Plane, The Apache, Jackson and Tribal Dance.
BloodStock South Africa has 529 entries on their 2yo sale catalogue to be held over three days at the TBA sales complex
