35 Years A Legend
He left behind an astonishing 330 stakes winners and his offspring won all the English classic races as well as many of the world’s other top features,
16th March 2016
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He left behind an astonishing 330 stakes winners and his offspring won all the English classic races as well as many of the world’s other top features,
With his name featuring in the pedigrees of the first three past the post in last Saturday’s colts’ classic, Sarah Whitelaw examines Sadler’s Wells’ Guineas legacy
Danzig has shown dominance in the Darley July Cup and Sadler’s Wells has stamped the Epsom Derby – Sarah Whitelaw examines other sires that have dominated important Gr1 contests
Of late there have been a number of top class thoroughbreds inbred to certain individuals. From local sires such as Al Mufti to classic winning
It’s hard to place too much belief in the sire producing family theory – Mr Prospector and Northern Dancer both had a number of full brothers best described as ordinary!
Seven horses have won the Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe twice since its inception in 1920. Sarah Whitelaw takes a look at the stud legacy left by some of the dual winners.
Europe has moved ahead of North America as the world’s leading sources of the most sought after stallions
Legendary stallion, Sadler’s Wells, once again dominated the Investec Derby and Oaks last week.
Dutch Art, a maternal grandson of the Yellow Star Stud based Spectrum, is one of Britain’s most exciting young stallions
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.
When making a list of outstanding stallions, it is easy to focus on a few big horses, rather than an individual stallion’s overall stud record.
A familiar voice for years whenever we telephoned Summerhill Stud, and a lady known as ‘Muhtafal’s Mom’ to many, Megan Romeyn currently finds herself with life-threatening medical challenges
Unbeaten Gqeberha-based flyer Direct Hit became the third East Cape raider to win the Gr1 Allan Robertson Championship this century
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
