Of Sales, Soirees, Seminars & Speed
The last few weeks have passed by in a blur with the Cape in frenetic overdrive to squash in as much as possible in the run up to the Met
6th February 2014
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The last few weeks have passed by in a blur with the Cape in frenetic overdrive to squash in as much as possible in the run up to the Met
Your Road to the Millions is paved with dollars. It starts with the Book One Sale in the Cape Town Convention Centre on 23 January. Then leads to that already much anticipated Million dollar race two years later, when a bunch of highclass 3yo’s will play havoc with their sires’ seasonal statistics.
With a Yearling Sale upon us this week, bidders will play the grand game of cat and mouse poker. Whether your approach is scientific and calculated, or you opt to utilise the Tindall method, some will get very lucky.
The luck of timing for vendors at this week’s Cape Premier Yearling Sale was illustrated when Las Ramblas won the Listed Michael Roberts Handicap at Scottsville last Sunday.
The ultimate goal of Racing is about finding that champion racehorse that emerges from the pack to become a star, taking owner and trainer alike on an incredible journey locally and internationally, to challenge the pinnacles of the sport.
Unraced 2 and 3 Year Olds. Shares available in raced horses as well as 2 recent acquisitions for the Cape Premier Yearling Sale.
The inaugural CPYS – Book2 to be held at Kenilworth Racecourse from the 2-4th March is now available online at www.capethoroughbredsales.com for viewing.
Buyers were bidding at the Cape Convention Centre as if the results of the next day’s J&B Met meeting were already known. Jet Master led the pack with three of the top-four prices..
The progeny of leading sire Jet Master figured to be in special demand following his death in November, and so it proved during Friday’s second and final session of the Cape Premier Yearling Sale.
In contrast to heavyweights of the modern era in Galileo, Sea The Stars and Dubawi, who have stamped their authority in classic spheres with excellent support from leading breeders, bona fide breed shaper Acclamation rose from far humbler beginnings
A familiar voice for years whenever we telephoned Summerhill Stud, and a lady known as ‘Muhtafal’s Mom’ to many, Megan Romeyn currently finds herself with life-threatening medical challenges
Unbeaten Gqeberha-based flyer Direct Hit became the third East Cape raider to win the Gr1 Allan Robertson Championship this century
The extraordinary story of Chad Little’s comeback to race riding at the age of 40 in November last year after teetering on the brink of the abyss of a nearly wasted life, received a Netflix-type boost at Hollywoodbets Scottsville on Saturday
