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
The ‘burning platform’ of Phumelela’s business rescue and Covid made it easy to reduce prize money. While that was a short-term fix, there must be other big changes we can make in this time of crisis that will make the industry more sustainable
Ready to Run introduces a new angle – in order for a horse to truly be ‘ready to run’ it has to have a passport
“You make your money when you buy them, not when you sell them.”
Given the multitude of uncertainties and unknowns – not to mention outright luck – we are left corralling our personal theories, or the observed patterns that give us comfort when making purchase decisions.
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
Oscar Foulkes shares the incredible story of Sergeant Hardy, who lines up for this weekend’s Gr1 Tsogo Sun Sprint
If only 3% of foals become stakes-winners and 0.5% become Gr1 winners, Oscar Foulkes looks at where and how to find stallion value
A reader wonders what’s the matter with the Merit Rating system
Just 48 hours after Cheeky Wink’s smart win at Tipperary, the Kieswetter and Heffer families enjoyed another champagne moment at Sandown
Ridgemont’s Rafeef fairytale received more endorsement on the Championships Finale at Turffontein on Saturday when his daughter, Chasing Happiness, ran her eight opponents off their feet to register her second stakes success when winning the TAB Gr2 Senor Santa Stakes
The number of entries compares favourably in quantum with recent years, with 58 first entries received in 2024, 60 in 2023, 68 in 2022, 53 in 2021, 52 in 2020, 49 in 2019, and 69 in 2018
Ironically, it was a colt which provided Alan with a first Gr1 success, this being Alec and Gillian Foster’s homebred Cereus, who landed the 2001 Gold Cup at Hollywoodbets Greyville, his victory completing a momentous double on the day, with the Gr2 Golden Slipper having gone the way of juvenile filly Tatler, a great-great-great grandaughter of Sun Lass!
