Promises From The Heart
Lovely story behind acquisition of promising Dennis Drier trained colt
24th July 2013
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Lovely story behind acquisition of promising Dennis Drier trained colt
First Gr1 winner for Varsfontein stallion Judpot as Forest Indigo wins the R600 000 Gr1 Durban Golden Horseshoe
Mike Bass trained River Crossing is ticking all the right Gold Cup boxes
True Master wins R350 000 Gr3 East Cape Derby and crowns a magnificent weekend for Snaith and Strydom
ROBYN LOUW: In 1974 Tony Kalmanson established Varsfontein Stud just outside Paarl and the Kalmanson name has been a fixture on the local racing landscape ever since.
Varsfontein Stud celebrated a seven winner winning streak this weekend
Everybody is talking about the Judpot progeny and the beautifully bred Varsfontein stallion registered another winner at Kenilworth on Wednesday
Varsfontein stallion Judpot scored with a winner from his very first runner
Noted breeding and pedigree expert Rob Knuppe calls it the most exciting pedigree make-up in the past decade, and suggests it is a foregone conclusion that this Australian-bred will be challenging South Africa’s top Sires in just a few years from now.
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
When the hammer fell shortly before 15h00 on Friday on lot 346, a beautiful grey Ascot-bred son of Heavenly Blue, the scoreboard reflected that 303 of the 316 lots had sold over the two days for an aggregate of R171 425 000
