Princess Calla And The Search For Greatness
“I have trained many Gr.1 winners and several champions, but never one with this level of constitution or versatility” – Sean Tarry
5th February 2024
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“I have trained many Gr.1 winners and several champions, but never one with this level of constitution or versatility” – Sean Tarry
Despite the upward trajectory of its median and average prices in recent years, it’s not a sale that (yet) has the ‘Select’ reputation of either CPYS or NYS.
‘He’s the most beautiful looking horse. This is what we can breed. We might not have the biggest stud farms or the best stallions and mares, but this is what we produce, which is just so typical of South Africa’ – Justin Snaith
While Cape Town sizzled in the summer heat, the temperatures were also soaring in the sales ring, with the 119 lots achieving an aggregate of R64 895 000, an increase of 44,77% on 2023!
The forward-thinking Ridgemont Stud will despatch an alluring draft of 14 yearlings to this afternoon’s CPYS 2024
‘Oscar, don’t sell your seed corn’ – Bjorn Nielsen
Varsfontein Stud has sent quality thoroughbreds to market since the mid-70s and they deliver another enticing draft of five yearlings to today’s Cape Premier Yearling Sale 2024
Drakenstein Stud has advanced up the Breeders Log to top the SA rankings in the past two seasons
Situated on the banks of the Breede River with the unique climate and mineral-rich soils Klawervlei Stud Farm is an ideal environment for raising thoroughbreds
Pieter Graaff’s Lammerskraal Stud will showcase five yearlings at the Cape Racing Sales CPYS ’24 this afternoon at the CTICC
Gareth van Zyl and Smanga ‘Bling’ Khumalo were the toast of the KZN Capital City on Monday
There simply isn’t a better five days of Flat racing anywhere in the world! It all starts on Tuesday 17 June with three Gr1 races
It’s been confirmed – New Zealand reigning champion jockey Warren Kennedy has been booked to ride Confederate for trainer Fabian Habib on 05 July
