Sandown’s Speciality
An Equus Champion 2yo Colt of his year, multiple Gr1-winner Soqrat has settled in well at Sandown Stud in the Western Cape where he is in his second season
17th November 2021
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An Equus Champion 2yo Colt of his year, multiple Gr1-winner Soqrat has settled in well at Sandown Stud in the Western Cape where he is in his second season
One of the very best of his generation, the Australian-bred treble Gr1 winner will stand his freshman season at the Armitage family’s Sandown Stud in the Western Cape
James Armitage’s Sandown Stud, breeders of such standout performers as Equus Champions French Navy and Magnificent Seven, will be offering a quality draft
On what was one of the most vibrant and well attended Summer Cup days on record, an estimated crowd of 15000 turned up on a beautiful Highveld afternoon to enjoy some action-packed racing and a host of entertaining sideshows
Adam Marcus has implemented an outstanding programme of patience with the Horse Chestnut 4yo Bold Move
Sporting Post’s resident breeding correspondent Sarah Whitelaw takes a brief look at news from a selection of stud farms and finds some exciting developments
History was made recently when the very last foal ever sired by Sandown Stud’s wonderful sire Goldkeeper went into training
French Navy made his R100 000 CTS Ready To Run price tag look silly when he boosted his career earnings to over R3 million in just seven months of racing with a sensational victory in Saturday’s R2 million Gr1 Daily News 2000 at Greyville
Poor James Armitage must have lost count of the number of times I’ve threatened to come and visit Sandown Stud’s Ashaawes.
Ashaawes’ daughter Scented Ash proved the value theorem again when winning Friday’s Breeders Guineas Plate
An investigation into betting patterns, both locally and internationally, has been launched by the National Horseracing Authority
The highly anticipated first race on the revamped Hollywoodbets Greyville polytrack on Wednesday was well received by stakeholders, but was not without its drama
Cape lightweight Morne Winnaar has come a long way since being plucked from near ignominy by former Cape champion trainer Joey Ramsden over twenty years ago
The Rafeef purple patch continued in the 2025 Champions Season opener at Hollywoodbets Greyville on Saturday with another crackerjack performer in the shape of Mon Petit Cherie who won the World Sports Betting Gr2 Fillies Guineas
