Scott Bro’s stallion Crusade produced an impressive winner with only his seventh first crop runner when the Bruce Le Roux-bred Miss Millionaire scooted home on debut at Greyville
SA champion trainer Sean Tarry followed up on his Summer Cup day victory celebrations when he saddled a feature winner in both major centres on Saturday
Scott Bros’ multiple local and international Gr1 winner has returned to his place of birth to continue his career at stud
The Scott Bros once again are offering 30 Two Year Olds, ready for training, for sale directly from the farm
One practices medicine, dentistry and even veterinary science. However, those that manage stud farms, are called stud masters. I can think of no-one more deserving of that title than John Slade
The Turffontein-based trainer can do little wrong at the moment. He has his sights set on the Lanzerac Ready To Run Stakes, the Dingaans and the Sansui Summer Cup. Sort of puts some of his big talking colleagues’ performance into perspective, doesn’t it?
Another smart Scott Bro’s bred son of Mogok shows his colours as Wild One wins Lonsdale Stirrup Cup thriller for Mike De Kock after uncertain finishing effort
The Mike de Kock yard announces the retirement of The Apache, the hugely talented son of Mogok, sparking speculation as to where he will stand at stud
Eightfold Path, a son of triple champion US sire Giant’s Causeway and champion racemare Divine Proportions is one of the best bred young sires standing in South Africa.
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!
