Super Weekend For Sadler!
Descendants of the legendary Sadler’s Wells dominated proceedings in major races around the world this past weekend
26th October 2020
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Descendants of the legendary Sadler’s Wells dominated proceedings in major races around the world this past weekend
When Kameko won Saturday’s Qipco 2000 Guineas, he became the ninth male line descendant of Sadler’s Wells to win that British classic since 1997
With his name in the pedigree of all but one runner in Saturday’s Gr1 Investec Derby, it always looked likely that the world’s premier sire, Galileo, would exert a strong influence in the finish of The Blue Riband
A number of sons of legendary sire Sadler’s Wells have left their mark on the South Africa racing industry and the male line made its presence felt again at Turffontein on Classic Day
While the 2018 Gr1 Summer Cup was a feather in the cap of deceased Triple Crown winner Horse Chestnut, the R2 000 000 Turffontein feature race also highlighted the ongoing influence of former champion sire Fort Wood
Deceased sire legend Sadler’s Wells proved the dominating force in international racing this past weekend
The Sadler’s Wells male line continues to dominate major features in Europe through the likes of Galileo and his legion of sons
Capri’s win in Saturday’s Gr1 William Hill St Leger at Doncaster completed a clean-sweep of the 2017 English and Irish classics for male line descendants of Sadler’s Wells
The Investec Derby and Oaks will be run this weekend and these two great classics have their roots way back in 1780 and 1779 respectively
The more things change, the more they stay the same could be the heading describing the leading sires list in the Northern Hemisphere this year
It attracts very little attention in the local press due to it’s being run on the same day as the Vodacom Durban July
The extraordinary story of Chad Little’s comeback to race riding at the age of 40 in November last year after teetering on the brink of the abyss of a nearly wasted life, received a Netflix-type boost at Hollywoodbets Scottsville on Saturday
Oh Susanna and her stakes winning paddock pals are not only continuing to add to the burgeoning Drakenstein trophy cabinet through their progeny, they are also establishing powerful female dynasties which should serve the stud well in years to come
A bright and exciting future for horse racing in South Africa is on the horizon – that was the underlying message to emerge as the birth of South Africa’s new age coastal racing operator was celebrated at the official launch of the Race Coast brand
Some 23 years after booting home his first victory in August 2002 at Clairwood Park, Sean Veale reached the milestone of his first century of winners in a season at Hollywoodbets Greyville on Wednesday
