The Peter Heritage
Trainer Paul Peter and SA log-leading jockey Warren Kennedy maintained their dream run as 2019 draws to a close
19th December 2019
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Trainer Paul Peter and SA log-leading jockey Warren Kennedy maintained their dream run as 2019 draws to a close
Names like Mysterious Hal, Yardmaster and Fast Gun evoke some heady memories of the Spies – Makins partnership of days gone by
On a day where the Joburg raiders battled to get a shout in edgeways, Calvin Habib rode a beautifully judged race from off the pace on the Hill galloper, who also gave her beautifully bred sire a first SA stakes winner
Mauritzfontein stallion Byword was represented by his first stakes winner when his 2yo gelded son Rain Spider won the Gr3 Champion Juvenile Stakes at Borrowdale on Sunday
Mauritzfontein’s well performed young sire Byword broke the ice at Flamingo Park on Monday
The late, great Nureyev is one of history’s finest sires. Despite his stud career being restricted by fertility issues, the son of Northern Dancer left behind 135 stakes winners
While Nureyev’s male line may be faltering, there is no danger of the great stallion disappearing from pedigrees anytime soon
Good horses do anything -and he’s just one of those horses. He’s been an absolute pleasure to work with, right from the get go. Everyone who supported him last year is coming back again.
Middlefield have a total of 6 yearlings (4 colts and 2 fillies). The one likely to draw the most interest is #111, a half-brother to Tippuana Moon by Var.
The sad reality is that no matter who did what wrong, the Peter saga has been a scar on the SA horseracing landscape for far too long and besides the old favourite of justice delayed, it has lingered lengths ahead of KZN star Royal Victory’s big win in the 2023 renewal of the Highveld showpiece
Time has flown by and it’s been thirty years since the first issue of the Sporting Post hit the shelves in October 1994
The champagne corks were popping at the magnificent Owloon Horses in Paarl earlier this week when their 2024 Hollywoodbets Durban July winning broodmare Souk delivered a handsome and beautifully conformed Fire Away colt
Tragedy struck Suzette and Basie Viljoen’s fledgeling Wellington-based breeding operation Hopes And Dreams on Monday evening when the farm’s flagship mare and 2022 SA Horse Of The Year Captain’s Ransom reportedly died while giving birth
