On The Shoulders Of Giants
Oscar Foulkes remembers Paulie de Wet, the erstwhile owner of Zandvliet Stud, who was one of the racing and breeding world’s great showmen.
16th January 2025
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Oscar Foulkes remembers Paulie de Wet, the erstwhile owner of Zandvliet Stud, who was one of the racing and breeding world’s great showmen.
Maine Chance Farms’ champion sire elect Vercingetorix enjoyed another outstanding day at Hollywoodbets Kenilworth on Saturday
Maine Chance Farms and the Jacobs family have announced the acquisition of a well-bred stallion prospect in Point Lonsdale, who is by blue blooded Australia
Pipped on the post by his own sire in 2021/22 and third in 2022/23, only champion Gimmethegreenlight proved his superior last season
The Ridgemont Team look to have another classic prospect on their hands after the Rafeef filly Mon Petit Cherie followed in the golden hoofprints of the Robertson nursery’s past Cape Fillies Guineas winners Make It Snappy (2022) and Front And Centre (2018)
Black type updates for fillies and mares are an essential way to highlight the quality of their pedigree and Mon Petit Cherie’s breakthrough at stakes level yet again underlines the excellence of this power-packed family
Vercingetorix, who has five sons nominated for the Gr1 Betway Summer Cup, is currently leading the South African General Sires premiership
Victory Moon’s story is marked by much joy, triumph and a poignant ending—reflecting the bittersweet fate shared by many equine champions throughout history
Isaac Shelby made his 3yo debut in a high-class running of the Gr3 Greenham – the race in which Night Of Thunder lost his unbeaten record to Kingman
Over the years, the mighty Ballydoyle outfit has enjoyed spectacular success with certain female lines, one of which being that of the Gr2 winning Pivotal mare Beauty Is Truth
A winner of the 2024 Gr1 SA Fillies Sprint and one of the most well-bred fillies around, the top-class October Morn has come up for sale by the Executor of the Estate of the late David Abery
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
A familiar voice for years whenever we telephoned Summerhill Stud, and a lady known as ‘Muhtafal’s Mom’ to many, Megan Romeyn currently finds herself with life-threatening medical challenges
Unbeaten Gqeberha-based flyer Direct Hit became the third East Cape raider to win the Gr1 Allan Robertson Championship this century
