Vercingetorix for Maine Chance
The South African breeding industry is blessed to have Vercingetorix come home to stand at stud, he would not be out of place standing in any country around the world.
31st March 2015
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The South African breeding industry is blessed to have Vercingetorix come home to stand at stud, he would not be out of place standing in any country around the world.
Trainer Glen Kotzen looks to have another really decent sort on his hands from a family he knows very well
Interest in Querari’s two lots on Sunday’s Val De Vie Yearling Sale would have been boosted with the news of his first winner at the Vaal on Thursday
The diminutive Dorrie Sham-trained Lateral filly Arabica produced a previously unseen turn of foot to score a shock 40-1 win in the Fairview feature – not bad for a filly with skew legs, a parrot mouth and who changes legs every second stride like a dressage horse
Finding the winning Met quartet with your personal golden thread, combines a measure of skill with some luck. We are looking for some suggestions
Charismatic owner Greg Bortz’ only instructions to jockey Richard Fourie were to salute in the direction of his suite. The rest fell into place rather neatly and Justin Snaith looks to have a decent Met prospect on his hands
Mike De Kock suggested rather modestly that the daughter of Captain Al has improvement to come and that she probably got a little lucky that her major opposition were burdened by being drawn out in the sticks.
After black Friday last week, a better day at the Fairview office with Sporting Post tipsters on the button! Our Pick Six perm cost R360 and paid a hefty R32330, while our Jackpot cost R60 and paid a dividend of R1203
A daughter of Maine Chance Farms’ resident sire Black Minnaloushe topped the first day of trading at the 2014 Emperors Palace National 2YO Sale
Still smarting from the emotional rollercoaster of the July, jockey MJ Byleveld came out firing and took Chestnut’s Rocket out to lead and he was still in front at the 300m marker
The least fancied runner in the field of fourteen was still some way back at the 300m marker and looked to have no chance of getting to the leaders. But in an emotional race for the Marwing brothers, Weichong started asking Bilateral for an effort and she responded like a missile, taking off down the inside rail to catch the favourite Alboran Sea in the final strides
Currently offered at 25-1 in the ante-post market, Dean Kannemeyer’s lightly raced 4yo The Real Prince is happy and healthy and on track for a run in the big one
In contrast to heavyweights of the modern era in Galileo, Sea The Stars and Dubawi, who have stamped their authority in classic spheres with excellent support from leading breeders, bona fide breed shaper Acclamation rose from far humbler beginnings
A familiar voice for years whenever we telephoned Summerhill Stud, and a lady known as ‘Muhtafal’s Mom’ to many, Megan Romeyn currently finds herself with life-threatening medical challenges
