An awesome week for Dynasty
eNews: Dynasty added another stakes winner to his list of achievements. Captain Al is the leading sire in SA.
3rd May 2011
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eNews: Dynasty added another stakes winner to his list of achievements. Captain Al is the leading sire in SA.
ROBYN LOUW – Why would one drive 3 hours each way to watch a horse race? As I settled down to a nice fat crayfish, hot and smoky from the fire, I reflected ‘why on earth not ?’
Mark Schmidt: The All Blacks have entered every World Cup ranked amongst the top 3 nations, but have only won the tournament once, defeating France in the inaugural tournament.
Robyn Louw: You cannot love what you do not know. And you cannot know something if there is no interesting or accessible information available.
Lance Benson: Good Friday is the most holiest day on the calendar for Christians worldwide but horseracing on this day appears to have been accepted as the norm in South Africa
SARAH WHITELAW looks at the Galileo x Danehill mare nicks success in South Africa; Sunday Silence dominance; Aus sires in Northern hemisphere
John Freeman’s enews: National Yearling Sale, Stallions at the Sales
LANCE BENSON: The market is healthy! What we are experiencing is a re-ordering as the Cape Premier Sale impacts on the distribution of sales
‘There are old heroes and there are bold heroes. But there are very few old, bold heroes’
Lambie has exceptional ability, yet when it comes to backing such talent, every caution and excuse under the sun is highlighted.
SARAH WHITELAW – Sweet Sanette invited to Royal Ascot. Top mares for Mambo In Seattle. Spectrum daughters to the fore
Sean Tarry’s scratching of SA Derby winner Legend Of Arthur has reduced the Hollywoodbets Durban July queue to 27 entries
Varsfontein Stud boasts a stallion roster which is arguably the envy of every breeding outfit in South Africa
The excitement builds as the countdown to the R5 million Gr1 Hollywoodbets Durban July continues
Eight On Eighteen holds a commanding lead in both the Three-Year-Old Male category as well as the race for the prestigious Horse Of The Year title
