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“On paper this looks to be a strong catalogue. If the yearlings match up physically, it will be a good sale.”
Breeder Nigel Riley is upbeat ahead of the National Yearling Sale in Johannesburg this week, buoyed by a big win for a son of former Heversham Park stallion Solskjaer at Aintree on Grand National day
Riethuiskraal Stud, who bred and raised the unforgettable National Colour, will be 12 strong at the National Yearling Sale on Thursday and Friday
The challenge has been made a little easier by an innovative local private partnership
Last Sunday’s massive storm that ravaged the area was the worst that Pippa has experienced in her 35 years at the magnificent Avontuur Estate
The Raceform Buyers’ Guide is a detailed summary of the dam and siblings of the BSA National Yearling Sale yearlings
South Africa’s established and freshman sires will be represented
The timing of the recent announcement by the SAEHP makes the BSA National Yearling Sale on 18 and 19 April a watershed two days
The Pierro x Winx filly’s price of A$10m eclipsed the previous world record for a yearling filly set in 2013 and decimated the Southern Hemisphere yearling record price of $5m
Frank Robinson and his staunch patron Sid Moodley look to have booked themselves a Hollywoodbets Durban July berth with Madison Valley
Reigning SA Horse Of The Year Dave The King became the third back-to-back winner this century of South Africa’s highest-rated Gr1 contest, the Hollywoodbets Gr1 Gold Challenge
Currently offered at 25-1 in the ante-post market, Dean Kannemeyer’s lightly raced 4yo The Real Prince is happy and healthy and on track for a run in the big one
In contrast to heavyweights of the modern era in Galileo, Sea The Stars and Dubawi, who have stamped their authority in classic spheres with excellent support from leading breeders, bona fide breed shaper Acclamation rose from far humbler beginnings
