All the important links to South African horse racing, people and places with a story to tell.
Below is a list of various players in the South African horse racing industry.
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Breeders News
Studs
Arc-en-Ciel Stud – W.Cape – home of Elusive Fort
Avontuur Stud – W.Cape – Home of Var and Oratorio
Backworth Stud – KZN
Balmoral Stud – KZN – Specialist in breaking in
Bellwood Stud – KZN
Boland Stud – Western Cape
Bush Hill Stud – KZN
Collingwood Stud – KZN
Clifton Stud – KZN – home of A.P. Answer, King of Kings
Drakenstein Stud – W.Cape – home of Trippi, Horse Chestnut, Philanthropist
Favour Stud
Gary PlayerStud – Karoo – home of Noordhoek Flyer, Russian Sage
Greenhill Farm – KZN
Hemel ‘n Aarde – W.Cape – home of Rock Of Rochelle, Tobe Or Nottobe
Highlands – W.Cape – home of 6 stallions
Klawervlei Stud – W.Cape – Home of 11 stallions
Maine Chance – W.Cape – home of Silvano, Querari, Gitano Hernando, Lateral
Milkwood Stud
Normandy Stud
Oldlands – W.Cape
Rathmor Stud – KZN
The Fort Stud – KZN – specialist in breaking in
Riverton Stud – W.Cape – home of Blue Tiger
Summerhill Stud – KZN – Champion Breeders for 8 years
Varsfontein Stud – W.Cape – home of Judpot, Gimmethegreenlight, Caesour
Vogel Vlei Stud – Birch Bros
Winterbach Stud – W.Cape
Wood-Moore Manor Stud – KZN – home of Badger’s Drift
Wilgerbosdrift – W.Cape – home of Right Approach, Tiger Ridge
Yellow Star Stud – KZN – home of Spectrum, Kildonan
Trainers
Alistair Gordon
Brett Crawford – W.Cape
Dean Kannemeyer
Dianne Stenger – Gauteng
Duncan Howells – KZN
Gary Alexander – Gauteng
Glen Kotzen
Joey Ramsden – W.Cape
Louis Goosen – Gauteng
Lowan Denysschen – KZN
Lucky Houdalakis – Gauteng
Mike de Kock – Gauteng – South Africa’s Champion trainer
Mike Bass – W.Cape
Paul Reeves – W.Cape
Roy Magner – Gauteng
Sean Tarry – Gauteng
Snaith Racing – W.Cape
Team Racing / Gavin Van Zyl
Seb d’Aquino
Sale Companies
Official Bodies
Information
- ARO – Action Racing Online
- Freemanstallions – Stallion management
- Gavelhouse
- John Sweet
- Parade Magazine
- Racehorse International
- SA Turf Directory
Transport
- Choice Carriers
- New Turf Carriers
- Hobday Equestrian Enterprises – international horse transport