2016 – A Good Year
2016 will also be remembered for a number of outstanding performances by both equine and human performers
27th December 2016
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2016 will also be remembered for a number of outstanding performances by both equine and human performers
In history there have been many examples of full brothers enjoying success at stud
With a number of recent features being won by Australian imports, it was encouraging to note that all three of Saturday’s Kenilworth features were won by South African bred thoroughbreds
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
As in every year, a number of stallions achieved memorable milestones during 2016
Currently three of the top ten on the US General Sires List are Seattle Slew descendants
None were more in the limelight than Bush Hill Stud’s beautifully bred young horse, Flying The Flag
The Last Lion (Choisir), winner of Saturday’s Gr1 Juddmonte Middle Park Stakes, has joined a long and impressive list of winners of this Newmarket showpiece feature
Every year sees new stallions making their debut with their first runners. While the majority of these fail, due to either lack of opportunity or lack of ability, a few will become top class sires
While a small handful of sires dominated the South African General Sires List, the broodmare sires list features a number of outstanding sires, who either stand or stood at stud in South Africa
A son of Roberto’s sire Hail To Reason and Broodmare Of The Year Cosmah, Halo was a top class racehorse with his victories including the Gr1 United Nations Handicap of 1974
Charl Pretorius writes in his Off The Record column on the 4Racing website that owners, trainers and racing fans are gravely concerned about the state of our industry
There has been a precipitous decline of betting on the Totalisator which gives cause for concern for the horseracing industry
