Farewell To A Legend
South African racing awoke on Wednesday to the sad news that Maine Chance Farms flagbearer and multiple SA Champion Sire Silvano has been euthanized
18th August 2021
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South African racing awoke on Wednesday to the sad news that Maine Chance Farms flagbearer and multiple SA Champion Sire Silvano has been euthanized
By his own lofty standards, champion Silvano has not dominated this season the way he has for the best part of the past decade
The now pensioned Silvano recently achieved a notable feat when his daughter Keep On Dancing captured the Listed KRA East Coast Cup at Hollywoodbets Greyville
A globetrotting pioneer, Silvano, Germany’s Horse Of The Year and Champion Older Horse of 2001, celebrated his 25th birthday on Monday
In another international boost for South African bloodstock, Gr1 Woolavington 2000 winner Do You Remember had her first foal win in America last week
Mike de Kock’s exported Silvano colt Hawwaam was crowned Horse Of The Year, in addition to picking up the Champion Older Male and Champion Middle Distance awards
He retires from stud duty 50 years on from the year his great grandsire Nijinsky II captured the English Triple Crown
South African Triple Tiara princess Summer Pudding delivered the showstopping performance of the afternoon at Hollywoodbets Greyville on Sunday
Justin Snaith kept the SA Champions Season fires burning with his third feature success of the compressed big season
Mike de Kock’s newsmaking star Hawwaam returned to winning ways in style at Turffontein on Saturday
The ‘Ferraris-fit’ Silvano filly Summer Pudding made it six wins from six starts when winning the Wilgerbosdrift Gr2 SA Oaks
