Premier Season For Wilgerbosdrift & Mauritzfontein
The Breeders championship has been wrapped up by the Mary Slack and Jessica Gell-owned Wilgerbosdrift and Mauritzfontein Stud breeding operation
15th July 2019
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The Breeders championship has been wrapped up by the Mary Slack and Jessica Gell-owned Wilgerbosdrift and Mauritzfontein Stud breeding operation
The superbly bred and well performed Danon Platina will become the first son of legendary racehorse and sire Deep Impact to take up stud duties in South Africa when he retires to Mauritzfontein for 2019
Jockey Anton Marcus won his third Met and set a South African record for stakes earned on one afternoon when he produced a polished performance to get the Ideal World gelding Rainbow Bridge home
After winning his first two starts with authority, Mike de Kock’s exciting Silvano colt Hawwaam was called on for the first time to show some fight
The Silvano colt Hawwaam staked his Cape Guineas claims in just over 97 seconds at Turffontein on Saturday
Candice Bass-Robinson broke the Snaith stranglehold on the R150 000 Listed Woolavington Handicap when she saddled the first three home
Former SA Champion jockey Gavin Lerena will ride for the Mauritzfontein team as retained jockey
A Syndicate of stud farms has purchased Fire Away (USA), to stand at Wilgerbosdrift Stud next season
Smart Call gained a respected international profile by winning the J & B Met three weeks after taking the Group 1 Paddock Stakes, which offered her an entry to the 2016 Breeders’ Cup Filly & Mare Turf at Santa Anita Park
Summerveld trainer Kumaran Naidoo was one of only two visiting trainers to take on the locals on Flamingo Park’s flagship raceday
Richard Fourie gave an illuminating demonstration of how to knock the stuffing out of the Cape Crawl
The South African bred former Equus Champion Sprinter Isivunguvungu made a terrific winning debut on US soil for trainer Graham Motion and confirmed his Prevagen $1million Gr1 Breeders’ Cup Turf Sprint aspirations
The evergreen hero travelled to Vereeniging on Thursday for a 100% strike rate from two rides that saw him bring up his recordbreaking 5555th winner milestone
‘The Breeders Cup Distaff is definitely still on the cards and Beach Bomb will probably have one more race before then’ – Gaynor Rupert
It will be good news for South African racing fans that, despite a number of offers from abroad, Gerald and Karen Kalil’s multiple champion Quid Pro Quo will continue her 3yo season on African soil
