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Lady Laguna, one of the country’s toughest and most talented sprinting mares, is an early highlight for the 2025 Magic Millions National Broodmare Sale supplementary catalogue
Park Appeal’s Al Quoz Sprint winning son Great Britain, a full-brother to Cape Cross, has gotten into the act this season, albeit as a broodmare sire
Heversham Farm is offering stallion incentives for the next two breeding seasons that are incomparable and unparalleled in the South African racing industry
Ridgemont stallions, established star Rafeef and newcomer Malmoos, emerged with sparkling credit as the curtain came down on Friday on the 2025 BSA National Yearling Sale in Johannesburg
A R1 million yearling at Nationals last week, and a maiden stakes winner on Sunday – Soqrat’s shares are on the up
When the in form Lotus Island won the Listed East Cape Oaks last Friday, she became the latest stakes winner for her venerable sire Ideal World
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
Multiple champion sire Tapit has become an outstanding broodmare sire. This was underlined in no uncertain fashion last Saturday
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
Day 2 of the 2025 BSA National Yearling Sale starts today at 10h00
Just 48 hours after Cheeky Wink’s smart win at Tipperary, the Kieswetter and Heffer families enjoyed another champagne moment at Sandown
Ridgemont’s Rafeef fairytale received more endorsement on the Championships Finale at Turffontein on Saturday when his daughter, Chasing Happiness, ran her eight opponents off their feet to register her second stakes success when winning the TAB Gr2 Senor Santa Stakes
The number of entries compares favourably in quantum with recent years, with 58 first entries received in 2024, 60 in 2023, 68 in 2022, 53 in 2021, 52 in 2020, 49 in 2019, and 69 in 2018
Ironically, it was a colt which provided Alan with a first Gr1 success, this being Alec and Gillian Foster’s homebred Cereus, who landed the 2001 Gold Cup at Hollywoodbets Greyville, his victory completing a momentous double on the day, with the Gr2 Golden Slipper having gone the way of juvenile filly Tatler, a great-great-great grandaughter of Sun Lass!
