Ambiance Stud

Tarry’s Valley Peaks In Mercury

Affectionately labelled a ‘freak’ by one of his owners, and registering his second consecutive Gr1 win from just ten starts, the Toreador gelding Bull Valley played himself into serious contention for the Equus Champion Sprinter title

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Gr1 Double For Champions

Ruling champion Sean Tarry increased his lead at the top of the SA Trainer’s title log with a superb Gr1 double at Scottsville on Saturday

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A Golden Day

The very lightly raced Toreador gelding Bull Valley booked his Gr2 Merchants berth on Sansui Summer Cup day in three weeks from now

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Bauhinia Handicap Drama

The race was an unhappy one for the connections of the weak 7 to 2 favourite Winter Passion. She ran stone last after playing up at the start, being hampered, incurred a mouth injury, had her starting certificate withdrawn and her jockey Donovan Mansour will face an inquiry after the starter was not happy with his conduct either

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A Barrel Of Fun

The 2011 R2 million Emperors Palace Ready To Run Cup winner Red Barrel proved too strong for his seven rivals in the R100 000 Fairview Mile on Friday

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Philip Fourie

Stud Manager’s Buried Treasure

Broodmares are just a thing for stud managers and having your own one acts as a kind of an annual bonus and an incentive. You look after the flock that much better when one of your own is running amongst them. And it’s just really nice to have one.

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Flying First Class

An investment in good old-fashioned patience produced a nice return for a longstanding Cape racing family on Saturday

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This amendment places South Africa’s African Horse Sickness (AHS) free zone back on the Annex IV list as an authorised zone within South Africa from which registered equines are authorised for direct entry into the EU following the required in-country pre-export quarantine period

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