Winter Reigns In Cape Summer
Former triple South African champion sire Western Winter’s name regularly cropped up in race results, as a sire, sire of sires, and broodmare sire
12th February 2018
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Former triple South African champion sire Western Winter’s name regularly cropped up in race results, as a sire, sire of sires, and broodmare sire
Justin Snaith ticked the Gr2 Khaya Stables Diadem Stakes off his career bucket list at Kenilworth on Saturday
The second of two July Day races to be run on the Greyville polytrack produced a smart win for the well-related Bishop’s Bounty
Just 48 hours after Cheeky Wink’s smart win at Tipperary, the Kieswetter and Heffer families enjoyed another champagne moment at Sandown
Ridgemont’s Rafeef fairytale received more endorsement on the Championships Finale at Turffontein on Saturday when his daughter, Chasing Happiness, ran her eight opponents off their feet to register her second stakes success when winning the TAB Gr2 Senor Santa Stakes
The number of entries compares favourably in quantum with recent years, with 58 first entries received in 2024, 60 in 2023, 68 in 2022, 53 in 2021, 52 in 2020, 49 in 2019, and 69 in 2018
Ironically, it was a colt which provided Alan with a first Gr1 success, this being Alec and Gillian Foster’s homebred Cereus, who landed the 2001 Gold Cup at Hollywoodbets Greyville, his victory completing a momentous double on the day, with the Gr2 Golden Slipper having gone the way of juvenile filly Tatler, a great-great-great grandaughter of Sun Lass!
