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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
Was the last galloper to win a race on SA soil with a seriously hefty impost Buddy Maroun’s champion Golden Loom, aka ‘Goofy’, who lumbered 65 kgs under Anton Marcus to beat Fov’s Favourite 26 years ago?
In the late 80s, South African breeders were highly skeptical of sons of Mr Prospector. The main criticism was that he was ‘a dirt stallion’ and we race on turf
The businessman was served with an interim suspension of his Assistant Trainer licence on Friday afternoon and has spoken out about what appears to be mostly a misunderstanding based on a potential lack of communication and bureaucratic red-tape challenges
