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When Under Your Spell (Capetown Noir) captured Saturday’s Gr2 World Sports Betting Fillies Guineas, she underlined the merit of her very well bred dam Deceptive Charm
12th May 2022
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When Under Your Spell (Capetown Noir) captured Saturday’s Gr2 World Sports Betting Fillies Guineas, she underlined the merit of her very well bred dam Deceptive Charm
The negatives together with limited exposure has made racing an obscure and uninviting activity which will put severe pressure on any marketing efforts that might be implemented down the line
I talk as a ‘customer’- the punter, not involved in the financials or the politics or the agendas of SA racing
‘We purchased her off the fillies for stud session held straight after the 2YO Sale back in 2015. A tough race filly, she was trained by Louis Goosen and although quite hard-raced, was in really good condition’ – Varsfontein’s Susan Rowett
Drakenstein Stud resident Gold Standard marked his first winner when his two-year-old son Star Coin won the first race at the Vaal on Tuesday afternoon
Despite being a relatively young sale on the South African thoroughbred industry calendar, the Farm Sale has already produced its fair share of stars
Could schoolyard level petulance and gamesmanship be at play at the expense of our racing, in the 4Racing corridors of power?
Ridgemont Highlands seeks a competent individual to assist in the management of their breaking in, pre-training and spelling farm in Wellington
Both fillies were raced in a partnership which included Georgina Jaffee, a daughter of the late Laurie and Jean Jaffee. True doyens of the South African turf, they had a relationship with this female family stretching back to Princess Calla’s fourth dam Precious Platinum
The curtain came down on the 2022 BSA National Yearling Sale on Friday after two days of spirited bidding that would have given renewed hope and provided some fiscal and emotional stimulus to an industry that simply never says die
A son of Hemel ‘n Aarde’s Dynasty stallion Horizon, the unnamed colt slotted for the 2022 National Yearling Sale ring as lot 398 on Friday afternoon is out of a 4 time winning own sister to two Gr2 winners in Brazil
Snaith star runs in a a capacity nationally representative field for the 129th renewal of the R5 million Hollywoodbets Gr1 Durban July!
Patience rewarded for the blue and white powerhouse while Team Valor’s Quid Pro Quo is on her way to Jerome Reynier in France
In perfect weather conditions, an enthusiastic record crowd – probably larger than that seen at many local racemeetings – turned out to enjoy coffee and pastries and watch their big race fancies going through their paces
SplashOut-sponsored Apprentice Savanna Valjalo broke the ice at Hollywoodbets Greyville at her 11th ride under rules on Wednesday
