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The 2024 Gr1 SA Fillies Sprint winner October Morn will be winging her way to Australia soon after having been purchased by John Messara of Arrowfield Stud
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
Maine Chance kingpin Vercingetorix proved to be the buyers’ darling yet again, with the son of Silvano’s 16 offspring fetching a gross R9,8 million at an average of R612 500
The CRS Breeze Up & Unbroken 2yo Sale lot 1 goes through the ring at 18h00
Cape Racing Sales have moved swiftly in advance of inclement weather warnings to move the CRS Breeze Up & Unbroken 2yo Sale from Sunday to Saturday at 18h00
Ahead of Sunday’s CRS Breeze Up and Unbroken 2yo Sale, it’s interesting to reflect on history
Sandown Stud will be seeling at the CRS Breeze Up and Unbroken 2yo Sale on Sunday
The addition of an extra day of action in the sales arena is set to accommodate the high numbers of entries, and will mean a restructuring of the CRS programme, with the Winter Sale falling away
The Raceform Buyers’ Guide is a detailed summary of the dams and siblings of the 2024 CRS Breeze Up & Unbroken 2yo Sale lots
Soetendal Estate will present a strong draft on behalf of some of top stud farms, individual breeders and private clients alike at the CRS Breeze Up and Unbroken 2yo Sale
The new series will showcase Britain’s world-leading thoroughbred breeding operations
The Rafeef purple patch continued in the 2025 Champions Season opener at Hollywoodbets Greyville on Saturday with another crackerjack performer in the shape of Mon Petit Cherie who won the World Sports Betting Gr2 Fillies Guineas
A Transkei-born horseman who started as a Groom, the groundbreaking Lunga learnt the ropes from top men like Mitch Wiese, Glen Kotzen and Kumaran Naidoo
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
