SARAH WHITELAW: South Africa’s most successful “nick”. French 2000 Guineas Latest Star Descendant Of Legendary Mare; More
Opinion
Ruler Renewed
SARAH WHITELAW: Bold Ruler was a truly great and remarkably dominant stallion, who became a potent sire of sires, and highly successful broodmare sire. More
Storm Cat – A True Legend
Earlier in the week, it was announced that outstanding US stallion Storm Cat had died of old age. He was 30 at the time of his death More
Exciting Aussie breds for SA
SARAH WHITELAW: Exciting Aussie breds for SA; Redoute’s Remarkable Record; Slew Impact On First Crop Sires More
“R” Lightning Strikes Twice!
SARAH WHITELAW: “R” Lightning Strikes Twice!; Remarkle Treble For Impact; A Pearl’s Legacy, Mighty Mare La Troienne influences US Triple Crown More
A National Legacy
SARAH WHITELAW: Few South African stallions have enjoyed more success in Dubai than National Assembly. More
The Weekend Roundup
ROBYN LOUW: It’s been a busy weekend with a win by upcoming superstar Sedge and the CPYS Book 2 sale More
World’s Best in 2013?
SARAH WHITELAW: The World’s Number 1 for 2013; World Cup Pedigrees; Sadler’s Wells inbreeding on the rise More
Do Your Homework
Dean Kannemeyer suggests there is great value and some outstanding quality in this weekend’s Cape Premier Yearling Sale Book 2. More
The Millennium Crop – Dubawi
SARAH WHITELAW: The Millennium Crop; Strike Smartly’s success; Curlin vs Big Brown More
Never Bend – a legacy
SARAH WHITELAW: When Never Bend, a son of one of history’s greatest sires Nasrullah, retired to stud in 1964, he had a lot to recommend him. More
The Musir league
SARAH WHITELAW: Musir follows an illustrious group; Lassie Dear legacy; Noordhoek Flyer foals; Pablo Zeta’s golden years More
“Kip” Elser
SARAH WHITELAW: Kip Elser on the trail forworld class bloodstock at value for money prices.. More
Here & Elsewhere
SARAH WHITELAW: Byword arrives; Soft Falling Rain in Dubai; Caviar’s remarkable hatrick More
SA Mares in Aus Sale
SARAH WHITELAW: Looks at SA Mares strong in Aussie Sale, Shergar’s Legend and The Jallad Impact More
Potent cross
SARAH WHITELAW: Martial Eagle, the longshot winner of Saturday’s J&B Met, is the latest Gr1 winner bred on one of the most successful cross in thoroughbred history. More
Little Breeders, Big Prices
ROBYN LOUW: Celebrations, but Judy Brannigan cautions that the industry needs to acknowledge the importance of the small breeder More
Master of the Ring
SARAH WHITELAW: Champion sire for five consecutive seasons, Jet Master’s last crop of yearlings go through the sales ring this year. More
Horses to follow in 2013
SARAH WHITELAW: Following on a year which saw exceptional performances on the racetrack, 2013 sees a number of horses worth following. More
A Western influence
SARAH WHITELAW: Capetown Noir’s win in the recent Gr1 Cape Guineas was the 20th Grade One winner for his sire Western Winter, who has topped the South African sires list three times, and has a plethora of sire sons at stud. More
South Africa’s greatest
SARAH WHITELAW: There has been debates over the years as to who was the best horse ever bred in South Africa. However, the question of which was the best filly ever to race in this country has largely been overlooked. More
Leading local sires of G1 winners
SARAH WHITELAW: With the new season underway, and a new round of sales having begun, it would appear to be a good time to view South Africa’s leading active sires of G1 winners. More




