Futura

Man To Man

Futura and Legislate – both sons of Dynasty – are now stallion ‘buddies’ at Drakenstein Stud. But the term ‘buddies’ might be a little off the mark…

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Tellina wins the Gr3 London News at Turffontein 2014-01-12

July And Queen’s Plate – Questions

Events that occurred at both the 2015 July and the 2016 Queen’s Plate have left me asking questions about the various rules that govern the sport which have a negative effect on punters

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Right Royal Racing

A lot has changed since 1861 and the race has grown in stature to become South Africa’s premier weight-for-age contest over 1600m

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J&B Met – Latest Log

The 2015 Met winner and current SA Horse Of The Year Futura heads the first log for the R2,5 million Gr1 J&B Met to be run at Kenilworth on 30 January.

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Rear view mirror

Big wins, brasses and boring bits

They say the unexamined life is not worth living and life’s rear view mirror occasionally shows up details that weren’t obvious at first glance, so before we launch headlong into 2016, I thought it would be fun to look back at the year that was.

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All Out War

The R400 000 Gr2 Green Point Stakes is an often used first leg of a popular three pronged route into the J&B Met, which includes the L’Ormarins Queen’s Plate

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Snaith Duo Warming Up

Futura and fellow stable star Legislate are building up for their five-year-old campaigns but there is no indication yet whether either or both will take on Act Of War in the Green Point Stakes

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Good Newsbreak: Direct Exports From SA To EU Approved!

This amendment places South Africa’s African Horse Sickness (AHS) free zone back on the Annex IV list as an authorised zone within South Africa from which registered equines are authorised for direct entry into the EU following the required in-country pre-export quarantine period

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