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One of South Africa’s most experienced breeders, Pippa Mickleburgh has attended 35 National Yearling Sales and achieved a personal new record for Avontuur on Thursday
Last year, records tumbled across the board as the sale recorded both its highest aggregate and average ever
When Lot 189 steps into the TBA sales ring at the National Yearling Sale on Thursday afternoon, the moment will mark the end of an era
Ridgemont’s blue-blooded speed machine Real Gone Kid will mark his first yearling through the time-honoured sales ring at the TBA Sales Complex in Gosforth Park on Friday
Ahead of the 2025 Bloodstock SA National Yearling Sale on Thursday and Friday10 and 11 April, the TBA complex has been a hive of activity
This week’s BSA National Yearling Sale marks a first appearance in the historic arena for nineteen of the offspring of one of the most exciting equine athletes of his generation
Making the case for the importation of established stallions, Condorcet and Home Guard performed creditably, while Singh left three Grade I winners from four local crops numbering just 128 foals
A first foal from a former Inglis Chairman’s Sale-topper Shout The Bar headlined an extraordinary Day 1 of the Easter Yearling Sale at Riverside on Monday
Demand appears to outstrip supply, not surprising given that many smaller breeders – and some of the old stalwarts – have disappeared
‘Buyers know that when they walk through the doors of the National Sale, they’re not just chasing the next big thing – they’re stepping into a legacy shaped by generations of excellence. For over a hundred years, the TBA has set the standard. At BSA’s Germiston sales, our commitment to quality and opportunity for all is unmistakable’ – Michael Holmes, BSA CEO
It will be the first time that the Soal family’s Sunstone Farm and Stud will be selling under their own flag at the 2025 BSA National Yearling Sale
Just 48 hours after Cheeky Wink’s smart win at Tipperary, the Kieswetter and Heffer families enjoyed another champagne moment at Sandown
Ridgemont’s Rafeef fairytale received more endorsement on the Championships Finale at Turffontein on Saturday when his daughter, Chasing Happiness, ran her eight opponents off their feet to register her second stakes success when winning the TAB Gr2 Senor Santa Stakes
The number of entries compares favourably in quantum with recent years, with 58 first entries received in 2024, 60 in 2023, 68 in 2022, 53 in 2021, 52 in 2020, 49 in 2019, and 69 in 2018
Ironically, it was a colt which provided Alan with a first Gr1 success, this being Alec and Gillian Foster’s homebred Cereus, who landed the 2001 Gold Cup at Hollywoodbets Greyville, his victory completing a momentous double on the day, with the Gr2 Golden Slipper having gone the way of juvenile filly Tatler, a great-great-great grandaughter of Sun Lass!
