The draft includes yearlings by South African standouts such as Captain Al, Dynasty, Silvano, Trippi, Var and Drakenstein’s own What A Winter, as well as Newsells Park’s very exciting Galileo horse Nathaniel
This year marks the first time that all three Gr1 races will be staged on one day
Ahead of the HK$18 million HK Derby on Sunday and South Africa’s forthcoming yearling sales in April, Racing South Africa led a small delegation to Hong Kong this weekend
Cape Fillies Guineas conqueror of champion Igugi covered by Duke Of Marmalade and heads for England
Less than a week after winning one of the most coveted prizes in South African horseracing, Justin Snaith and Grant van Niekerk were back in the feature race winner’s enclosure
Justin Snaith provided the Drakenstein Stud team with a welcome fillip in advance of the L’Ormarins Queen’s Plate Festival Of Racing this weekend
Duke Of Marmalade celebrated yet another international stakes winner when his daughter Al Muraqabah (IRE) won the $100 000 Gr3 Qatar Oaks
The Equus SA Champion Owner title looks likely to change hands for the first time in a decade at the end of the current racing season
Entries from Michael Clower, Hans Ebert, Robyn Louw and David Thistleton (2x) vie for top honours in Drakenstein Stud’ sponsored competition
South African-bred Same Jurisdiction will be cantering down in today’s G3 L’Ormarins Queens Plate Oak Tree Stakes at Glorious Goodwood
“He’s got a long neck, a good name and a big heart,” is Dettori’s take on Big Orange.
Charl Pretorius writes in his Off The Record column on the 4Racing website that owners, trainers and racing fans are gravely concerned about the state of our industry
There has been a precipitous decline of betting on the Totalisator which gives cause for concern for the horseracing industry
