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
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!
