Not too many studs can boast a Met win to their credit. Zandvliet has five. As well as a trophy from just about every other feature race in South Africa. On hearing the recent news that the farm is being sold, we caught up with Dan de Wet and had a look at the history of this illustrious stud.
The name De Wet is synonymous, in South Africa, with good wine and top racehorses.
SARAH WHITELAW: Pocket Power stole the show, and he clearly has taken to show jumping like a duck to water.
‘I called the owner and before I could even make the offer he excitedly told me that a certain South African bookmaker had just called 10 minutes earlier to make an offer of R5m’
It’s clear that eight incidents of crop excesses is unacceptable for a sport keen to maintain a good public image, and the time appears to have arrived for a review of the crop rules for work riders on the Highveld
