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A considered decision to split the longstanding traditional January Premier Yearling Sale into two defined sales platforms has reaped rich rewards for vendors and the Cape Racing Sales team
The son of Vercingetorix will aim to become the latest Durban July/Cape Town Met winner, no mean feat, given that in modern times, just six horses have completed the sought after double
Ridgemont-bred Canford Cliffs daughter Instaworthy lines up this Saturday in the Listed Summer Juvenile Stakes at Hollywoodbets Kenilworth
After a scorcher in the lead up, weather conditions today are substantially more pleasant!
Normandy offers seven yearlings at the CRS 2025 Summer Sale, to be held at Hollywoodbets Kenilworth on Thursday
Blue Sky Thoroughbreds situated in the KZN Midlands have two yearlings on offer at Thursday’s CRS 2025 Summer Sale
Pendenra Stud offers a Rafeef colt that will enter the ring as Lot 31 at Thursday’s CRS 2025 Summer Sale
With a formidable stallion roster and top of the range broodmares, any draft Drakenstein Stud Farm sends to market demands scrutiny
Klawervlei, as an agent, will be sending 18 babies to the upcoming CRS Summer Sale at Hollywoodbets Kenilworth on Thursday
A young operation who have already produced winners on the racetrack, Suzette Viljoen and her team present two colts for sale
‘The Mother Russia one-two was a wonderful result. Breeding racehorses is all about having the nicks and crosses come together, especially if the mare has done well. It gives me another passion besides the racing and gambling side’ – Laurence Wernars
On the eve of the launch of the 2025 Champions Season this coming Saturday, South African horseracing awoke to a brand new chapter in its history on the Workers’ Day public holiday
Very interestingly, the fastest 400m to finish time on the afternoon was recorded by the Duncan Howells first-timer
South African horseracing bid farewell on Saturday 26 April to one of our most accomplished, yet low-profile horseman
The official report states that an investigation has been opened into the circumstances which led to Babelicious (A Fortune), which paraded and proceeded to the start in red earmuffs, racing without blinkers, as carded
