Horsemanship is as natural to the Irish as breathing (or so it seems). It’s important for us to connect with what this horse thing is all about, and why we do it. The social side of things – especially when John Koster is around – is important for that
‘We’ve been around long enough to know that the next Gr1 winner could be just around the corner, and it may not be the most expensive yearling of the year’
We’re back this year, with five colts and five fillies, all selected on the basis of the likelihood that they could line up for a half million rand two-year-old race in February
Continuing the Normandy strategy of making racehorse ownership more accessible, their first racing opportunity for this crop of two-year-olds is right here
In the corporate world, one might call this R&D. On a stud farm, it’s a long-term process of finding the best branches of a family, and then working with them
Bred by Normandy Stud, he was from the first crop of Foveros, one of the all-time great sires to have stood in this country
While the Michael Roberts tribute raceday didn’t play out entirely to the script, with the weather forcing a late switch from the Pietermaritzburg turf to the Hollywoodbets Greyville polytrack, Brett Crawford’s progressive 4yo G G’s Dynasty saved the day
Ready to Run introduces a new angle – in order for a horse to truly be ‘ready to run’ it has to have a passport
In breeding a great racehorse, unlike the mastery of a particular skill, getting it right once doesn’t mean one can predictably do it again!
These aren’t horses that go for multi-millions, but they pull their weight!
Normandy Stud and Snaith Racing team up with a six-strong fractional ownership offering
With 21 wins in 26 starts Hawaii was thoroughly tested for speed, stamina, character, toughness, soundness and durability in two hemispheres and two continents
In the run for home Royal Victory, having his first run over 2000m, built up from rear of midfield as he picked them off one by one and had Son Of Raj and Safe Passage firmly in his sights at the 200m
In 1874, the members of the South African Turf Club chose a site on the farm Kenilworth for the construction of a new racecourse – which means that next year the foundation of the oldest racetrack in South Africa will celebrate 150 years
