Back with a bang – that’s the message from the KZN Yearling Sale with its new Million Rand Race incentive. Just under 200 yearlings grossed some R13 million, with averages well up from preceding years. More →

SARAH WHITELAW: There are a host of young stallions retiring to stud in South Africa for the 2012 breeding season More →

Lion Tamer marked his first winner with a good victory by Lady De Winter in the second race at Scottsville last Wednesday. More →

South Africa’s Champion Breeders – Summerhill Stud, have acquired the 122 Timeform-rated son of High Chaparral, Golden Sword. More →

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. More →

Pathfork, son of Distorted Humor was Timeform rated 119 at 2, to stand at Highlands Stud in 2012
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Tribal Dance flies the flag More →

Two black types for Half Moon Hotel and Northern Conquest More →

Gr1 races won by South African sales graduates in the last decade throw up a total of 134 individual winners. Of these, no less than 75 are National Sale graduates – that’s 55%. No other sale gave more than 18 Gr1 winners. More →

The American-bred son of Storm Cat, Carpocrates has his first crop of 2yo’s racing this season More →

Bold Silvano will stand his first season in 2012 at Ascot Stud More →

Unraced American-bred Atso and a son of Kingmambo has his first crop of 2yo’s racing this season More →

A son of South African stallion Badger’s Drift has recorded a dazzling victory in Kenya’s biggest race – the Kenya Derby More →

Ashaawes has his first crop of two-year-olds racing this season and was credited with a first winner when colt Donnie Brasco scored easily on debut over 1200m at the Vaal (turf) on Thursday. More →

Tiger Dance, the full brother to Giant’s Causeway has a fresh start under new ownership, coinciding with good results on the racecourse and at the sales. More →

SA-bred Ravishing has his first crop of two-year-olds racing this season and was credited with his first winner when filly Little Chikikita made a successful debut over 1100m at Borrowdale Park in Zimbabwe on Sunday. More →

R Holiday Mood, a two-time stakes winner, returned from seven months on the sidelines to deadheat in the Gr3 Ocala S. More →

Racing people have always been superstitious, and Friday 13th has long carried its own demons. For Summerhill, it was a black day with the sudden death of the Dubai star, Bankable. More →

Former USA sire Trippi has his first South African two-year-olds racing this season and was credited with his first winner with his first local runner when filly Agra made a successful debut over 900m at Kenilworth on Saturday. More →

A half-sister to the beautifully bred Seul Amor made headlines earlier in the year, More →

Trippi’s daughter TRIP FOR A.J. ran second by less than half a length in the Gr3 $100 000 at the My Charmer Handicap at Calder race course over 9f (turf) – this is the 4yo filly’s 11th win from 24 starts.  She has earned over $590 000.  Owned and bred by Peter Fuller out of… More →

His story was one meant for a storybook and will be told for many years as one of racing folklore, as legend. More →