The Armitage Impact
The Armitage family name was very much in the headlines this Cape Summer Season. Sarah Whitelaw looks at some of the stars of the show
19th February 2014
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The Armitage family name was very much in the headlines this Cape Summer Season. Sarah Whitelaw looks at some of the stars of the show
For the first time in my week’s stay here in the Emirates, the sun is shining and it really is the most beautiful day. All set for Variety Club to step out in Dubai on Thursday evening
The 2014 J&B race meeting was a triumph for locally bred stallions. All three of the day’s Gr1 winners were sired by SA bred stallions.
Highlands have announced the death of one of South Africa’s most successful and influential sires of the past two decades, National Assembly
The death of former leading first season sire, Tiger Ridge, is a setback to the South African breeding industry.
Capetown Noir, winner of Saturday’s Gr1 L’Ormarins Queen’s Plate, gave his late, great sire, Western Winter, a 4th win in the Queen’s Plate
Advocate Brett Maselle is something of a stickler for detail and seems to know the NHA rules and Constitution backwards
One of the greatest racehorses in North American history, Seattle Slew was one of just 11 horses in history to win the US Triple Crown
SA’s first Gr1 race of 2013 was the Maine Chance Farms Paddock Stakes. Beach Beauty was a warm favourite to prevail and duly did so.
There were highs, lows and some laughs along the way, but the Year of the Snake seems to have been a year of loss.
Australia’s Northern Meteor was recently added to the list of young stallions that have made their exceptional mark, but died young.
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
