Drakenstein Stallion Service Fees
The current leading sire in South Africa, Trippi, will be standing at a fee of R250 000 and will likely have another full book this year
18th May 2016
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The current leading sire in South Africa, Trippi, will be standing at a fee of R250 000 and will likely have another full book this year
The stats and stories behind the 2016 National Yearling Sale Prices
Dean Kannemeyer has forged a powerful winning partnership with his major patron Khaya Stables over the years and he saddled yet another feature winner in the yellow and black
He is well represented with a top class draft at next week’s National Yearling Sale, with his nine yearlings including some truly blue blooded youngsters – including a full brother to 4yo filly of the moment – Inara!
Star Trippi filly Inara came out firing on all cylinders and notched an outstanding fourth career Gr1 victory with a workmanlike win in Saturday’s slow-run R1 million Laurie Jaffee Empress Club Stakes
Dean Kannemeyer owned the night at Greyville on Friday with a terrific Gr3 double
The Mike Bass team pulled off a superb raiding feature double at Fairview on Friday with their long-time colleague and friend Justin Snaith having to play second fiddle in both races
One of South Africa’s top flight sprinters of recent years toyed with his six opponents to win the novelty Easter Dash on Sunday
Red hot sire Trippi, whose son, Illuminator, won Saturday’s CTS Million Dollar and whose daughters, Inara and Lanner Falcon, ran 1-3 in the Gr1 Klawervlei Majorca Stakes on the same day, is a stallion with a potent pedigree
Just days after selling the highest priced yearling in South African history, Drakenstein Stud owned runners finished 1-2-3 in the R1 million Gr1 Klawervlei Majorca Stakes at Kenilworth on Saturday
What a race for anybody who feels that racing has become a rich man’s game, dominated by wealthy men in suits and big powerful yards with telephone number buying power.
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
