55 Years Later – No Nationals
Breeder David Southey, one of the last remaining stalwarts still active in the Karoo area, will be a notable absentee at this week’s National Yearling Sale
14th April 2021
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Breeder David Southey, one of the last remaining stalwarts still active in the Karoo area, will be a notable absentee at this week’s National Yearling Sale
Favourite backers endured a nervous final few moments in the fifth race at Durbanville on Tuesday
Highlands Farm’s beautifully bred young sire Main Aim, who currently stands at the Southford Stud, will be represented by his first ever runner at Kenilworth on Saturday
‘Fortune favours the bold, so kudos to Peter de Beyer for retaining Sylvie, a moderate race filly many breeders would have shunned as a broodmare’
A race steeped in history, previous winners include champion sires Jet Master and Gimmethegreenlight, as well as multiple Equus award winning champions Pocket Power, Do It Again, Jet Dark and Charles Dickens
There was a unique South African connection in the background as the Ralph Beckett-trained Bluestocking charged to victory under Rossa Ryan to win the Qatar Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe on Sunday
