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EQUUS AWARD: OUTSTANDING STALLION 2011
Captain Al and Jet Master’s record breaking duel for top honours last season saw Jet Master crowned once again as SA’s champion sire with Captain Al being given the Equus Accolade as the “Outstanding Stallion of 2011” for the tough fight that his progeny put up for him [...]
Continue Reading →2011 National Two-Year-Old Sale
A filly and colt by Dynasty made top prices at the National 2yo sale, held 12-14 August at the TBA Sales Complex, where the average prices for colts and fillies were down, but median prices showed that the middle and lower end of the market recovered from last year’s drop.
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Continue Reading →A Daughter’s Legacy winner of the Gr3 Final Fling Stakes over 1800m joins the broodmare band Avontuur Thoroughbred Stud farm
“We’ve been interested in her for about 6 months now and after that swansong win, it’s wonderful to see her settling into her new paddock in this beautiful environment along the slopes of the Helderberg. [...]
Continue Reading →Gr2 Gold Bracelet – Greyville last Sunday
Beach Beauty stepped beyond 1600m for the first time and it took to it like the proverbial duck to water when easily landing the Gold Bracelet over 2000m at Greyville on Sunday. Winner of the Gr2 KRA Fillies Guineas on the course in May and a very fast [...]
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Gr1 Premier’s Champion S. – Greyville last Sunday.
Potala Palace caused a stir amongst even the most phlegmatic spectators when he was knocked down for R3.6 million at the 2010 National Yearling Sale, but he’s already starting to look every inch like a serious racehorse, writes MATTHEW LIPS.
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Continue Reading →Sadler’s Wells – passing of a legend
Last week it was announced that champion sire Sadler’s Wells had died. He was 30. Grandson Frankel and granddaughter Igugu (both sired by Galileo) paid further homage to the great stallion with convincing classic wins on Saturday, in the G1Quipco 2000 Guineas and G2 SA Oaks [...]
Continue Reading →Italian stakes 3rd Antonius PiusPREMIO TADOLINA – ROME, Italy, May 22, $87,207, 4&up, f&m, 1,600mT (7.95fT), good, 1:39.10.
1st—MONBLUE (GB), 119, B. f. 4, Monsun (Ger)—Salonblue (Ire), by Bluebird. Owner—Scuderia Blueberry; Breeder—Gestut Wittekindshof (GB); Trainer—Grizzetti Galoppo SRL. $33,694. 15-4-4-1, $149,710. $173,115 2007 TATDEC.
2nd—MADDA’S FORCE (ITY), 122, B. m. 5, Blu Air Force [...]
Dupont – Another Stakes winner and a great Weekend Racing
Cape Breeders’ Stallion Auction
WEEKEND RACING
Last Saturday – 3 feature races and 3 winners for our stallions and 5 others stakes placed, including an Olympic Dual Stakes quartet – all 4 places – that’s as good as it can get. If I was [...]
Continue Reading →R275k Let’s Fly Tops Mare Sale Equimark Mare & Weanling Sale, 5 May 2011, Durbanville . lot mare age sire dam price buyer 1 Tempter 14f Southern Halo Tempting Thought 35.000 Craig Carey 2 Thin Ice 9f Western Winter Fast Break [...]
Continue Reading →Dynasty – 7 winners in 7 days
Captain Al – leading stallionDYNASTY
Dynasty added another stakes winner to his list of achievements and also notched up his 7th winner in 7 days. The stakes winner is owned and bred by Roy and Gladys Meaker. Ice Diamond won the Sledgehammer (L) over 1800m by a [...]
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