Wear It Well
Alec Laird trained Bouclette Top wins the R250 000 Gr3 Tony Ruffel Stakes at Turffontein and signals his classic aspirations
10th February 2014
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Alec Laird trained Bouclette Top wins the R250 000 Gr3 Tony Ruffel Stakes at Turffontein and signals his classic aspirations
It is time to look at the leading sires and promising, up and coming sires whose progeny should be worth watching in 2014.
SARAH WHITELAW: Everyone has a different idea as to who the world’s very best stallions are. Here are my choices.
Giant’s Causeway is proving to be one of the world’s most sought after sires-of-sires
A grass gallop for an Argentinian bred flyer in the R125 000 Listed Sweet Chestnut Stakes
Tribal Dance continued his dominance when he won the Gr3 E Cape Derby at Arlington on 13 May with ease. He also continued trainer Vaughan Marshall’s dream run.
Tiger Dance, the full brother to Giant’s Causeway has a fresh start under new ownership, coinciding with good results on the racecourse and at the sales.
‘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
Rafeef is fast establishing a fine reputation as a stallion who has the ability to sire stakes winners across the speed and stamina spectrum
