Vale Shamardal
The world lost one of its foremost thoroughbred stallions when Shamardal died on Thursday 16 April.
The world lost one of its foremost thoroughbred stallions when Shamardal died on Thursday 16 April.
Too Darn Hot and Microphone will stand at Kelvinside, NSW, while Blue Point will stand at Northwood Park, Victoria
It makes sense for the racing and breeding operations to merge. One is sourcing the other, and a well-planned, common strategy can only strengthen both
Darley’s leading sire Street Cry, whose progeny included Zenyatta and classic winner Street Sense , has been euthanized
ROBYN LOUW: Celebrations, but Judy Brannigan cautions that the industry needs to acknowledge the importance of the small breeder
Breeders who race the majority of the horses which they breed can find that the youngsters which they sell are shunned by the marketplace
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