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The finish to Sunday’s Gr1 Qatar Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe was dominated by progeny of Camelot and Sea The Stars
Of the 40 lots offered, 25 changed hands for a record average of €415,200, up 35% from the 2022 edition
2009 Gr1 Qatar Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe winner, Sea The Stars will once again look to make his mark on the grand race on Sunday – this time as a sire and grandsire
Querari has always found himself overshadowed by barn mates Silvano and Vercingetorix, yet has proven himself a fine stallion in his own right
The Justin Snaith-trained Vercingetorix 4yo The Grey King galloped his way into the history books on Wednesday as he laid claims to being one of the most successfully syndicated horses in South African racing
Just one month out from the first Tuesday in November, the Victoria Racing Club has announced that 72 horses remain in contention for the 2024 A$8,56 million Lexus Gr1 Melbourne Cup
Two quality mares staked their Spring claims in an action packed 24 hours of racing at Moonee Valley and Rosehill Gardens
Coolmore has announced that 6-time Group 1 winner and dual Derby hero Auguste Rodin, will take up stud duties for the 2025 season at their base in Ireland
A new venue and a new partnership
It is eerie to think that there would have been no Siren’s Call, Sound Of Warning, or for that matter Call To Unite, had fate not decreed that Enchanted Cove follow her dam to South Africa, and that Peter de Beyer had the foresight to return Elusive Fort back home from the States as well!
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