11th Grade 1 Success For Vercingetorix
Maine Chance Farms’ champion sire elect Vercingetorix enjoyed another outstanding day at Hollywoodbets Kenilworth on Saturday
7th January 2025
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Maine Chance Farms’ champion sire elect Vercingetorix enjoyed another outstanding day at Hollywoodbets Kenilworth on Saturday
Chapel Stud has announced that Eldar Eldarov will take up stud duties in 2025 in a deal brokered by Richard Venn Bloodstock
One World enjoyed notable success throughout 2024 with his offspring shining in both the sales ring and on the racetrack
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
The Hollywoodbets Gr1 Cape Guineas winner One Stripe (One World) is out of the Silvano mare Silver Stripe, and the SplashOut Gr3 Victress Stakes winner Rainbow Lorikeet (Querari) was produced by another daughter of Silvano in Nightingale
‘Captain Al has had an extraordinary impact on the classic and is the only modern era winner whose progeny have emulated their sire, both of which were trained by Vaughan Marshall’
Making the highest price of the year at an online sale, a share in Zarak was knocked down for €800 000 in favour of Elliott Bloodstock Services
In a hastily convened short-notice auction hosted by Cape Racing Sales at Hollywoodbets Kenilworth after racing on Wednesday, the top-class Gr2 winner Red Palace was purchased for R3,8 million
The fledgling trainer partnership of father and son Brett and James Crawford was off to a flying start at Hollywoodbets Kenilworth last Saturday
An exciting opportunity has arisen to purchase a Gr2 winning 4yo filly in training following the decision to dissolve a partnership
The Summer Sale, which will be held at the Racing Pavilion area at Hollywoodbets Kenilworth on 23 January, will kick off Cape Racing Sales calendar for 2025
Better known as having raced iconic legend of the turf Pocket Power, the affable Marsh Shirtliff is fast making a name for himself in the breeding fraternity
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
