Another Captain’s Innings
Missisippi Burning is the 98th individual stakes winner sired by the late, multiple champion sire and Cape Guineas winner, Captain Al.
16th December 2019
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Missisippi Burning is the 98th individual stakes winner sired by the late, multiple champion sire and Cape Guineas winner, Captain Al.
These are the first alternate legs to the Triple Crown & Tiara series taking place on the Highveld from February 2019
Thanks to Avontuur I did get my little pre-Christmas Christmas treat again. And with a star filly to go at the top of the tree, I have a feeling it’s going to be a good festive season ahead
Many things can go wrong – but they will surely need to go seriously awry for Princess Victoria not to win the Avontuur Estate Cape Fillies Guineas over 1600m at Kenilworth on Saturday.
Sensational six winners at the Vaal on Thursday for former SA Champion!
Was the last galloper to win a race on SA soil with a seriously hefty impost Buddy Maroun’s champion Golden Loom, aka ‘Goofy’, who lumbered 65 kgs under Anton Marcus to beat Fov’s Favourite 26 years ago?
The Ndoro Stud-bred son of Wilgerbosdrift’s War Front stallion Fire Away, Alec Laird-trained Fire Attack dominated the 2025 Highveld Feature Season Awards
In the late 80s, South African breeders were highly skeptical of sons of Mr Prospector. The main criticism was that he was ‘a dirt stallion’ and we race on turf
