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Triple Equus Champion breaks the ice in style at Kenilworth on Saturday
31st December 2016
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Triple Equus Champion breaks the ice in style at Kenilworth on Saturday
Drakenstein’s exciting stallion Philanthropist celebrated his second SA stakes winner in the space of three weeks
High-riding Philanthropist’s smart daughter Sail dished out a galloping lesson to her rivals at Kenilworth on Wednesday
Drakenstein Stud’s resident sire Trippi enjoyed yet another massive weekend
Trippi celebrated his new champion sire status with the birth of a first foal to the former darling of the South African turf, Beach Beauty
Big Orange finished fifth in the Melbourne Cup at Flemington Park last November, and a return to Australia is a distinct possibility depending on the weight he is allotted by the handicapper
Drakenstein stallion Duke Of Marmalade’s 5yo son Big Orange made all for the second year running to win the Gr2 Princess Of Wales’s Arqana Racing Club Stakes
The current leading sire in South Africa, Trippi, will be standing at a fee of R250 000 and will likely have another full book this year
Multiple former Equus award winning Horse Of The Year Legislate has been retired after an uncharacteristically lacklustre showing in Friday evening’s Gr2 Drill Hall Stakes.
Drakenstein’s promising young sire is on track to defend his Leading Synthetic Sires Crown
Drakenstein Stud’s leading sire Trippi’s top class grandson Liam’s Map has been confirmed a runner for the $1 million Gr1 Breeders Cup Dirt Mile
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
Alan Greeff’s recent Eastern Cape ‘Triple Crown’ star My Best Shot and the Lucky Houdalakis galloper Musical Score, a 3yo son of Oratorio, and a winner of his last two starts, are the two newbies
