When Horse Chestnut’s sire Fort Wood passed away just a few short weeks ago, Jessica Slack posted on Facebook that she could imagine her grandparents feeding him carrots up in heaven. It seems their stable is expanding. RIP Horse Chestnut, a true South African legend.
Remember the Kimberley Gold Rush? Fortunes were made and famous names emerged in the decades that followed. Barney Barnato, Cecil John Rhodes, and Ernest (later Sir) Oppenheimer.
There were highs, lows and some laughs along the way, but the Year of the Snake seems to have been a year of loss.
Bridget and Harry Oppenheimer’s Mauritzfontein Stud created a long lasting legacy in South Africa.
The first lady of South African racing, Mrs Bridget Oppenheimer, passed away on the 25th October, following a short illness. She was 92.
Bridget Oppenheimer, for decades the matriarch of South African high society, passed away earlier this week
Piere Strydom once again at his brilliant best in the Gr3 Jacaranda Handicap
What a day for the Oppenheimer family! A race sponsored by daughter Mary Slack is won by Mum Bridget Oppenheimer with a horse by Tiger Ridge out of a Fort Wood mare!
Mike De Kock has shown a brand of loyalty unique in horseracing. The champion trainer has stuck with a 21 year old newly qualified jockey
A memorable evening for one of the great families of SA horseracing and a jackpot of winners for rising star jockey Raymond Danielson. Throw in
Superlative Stakes winner and Classic-placed Gustav Klimt will stand at Heversham Park Farm in South Africa, having stood at Haras d’Annebault most recently
Despite a decrease in the horse population and the sale of just 305 lots – 39 fewer than last year – the sale rose to expectations, achieving an impressive aggregate of R171 975 000 and an exceptional average of R563 852 per lot sold
