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Soqrat colt impresses Deandre’s Dream, a R200 000 purchase from the 2024 Cape Premier Yearling Sale made the perfect start to his career when he won the New Turf Carriers Stopover…

It is safe to say that The Real Prince, winner of Saturday’s G1 Hollywoodbets Durban July, is bred to be top-class. By a multiple champion sire out of a G1…

The last few weeks have seen a plethora of CRS graduates find the winners enclosure all over South Africa. With a number of promising two-year-olds among this group, the future…

Classy filly Distant Winter underlined the quality of thoroughbreds bred in South Africa when she won at Delaware Park last week. Now in the care of Graham Motion, the Drakenstein…

Danon Platina, the only son of legendary racehorse and sire Deep Impact ever to stand at stud in South Africa, has enjoyed a breakout season in 2024-2025. Japan’s Champion 2YO…

“Winter’s coming,” Julia Pilbeam says from the comfort of her office at Soetendal Stud in Wellington. “I haven’t looked at the long-range weather forecasts, but we’re ready for the busiest…

The Varsfontein Stud bred and based Erik The Red has made a flying start with his first two-year-olds this season. At the time of writing, Erik The Red was South…

Promising two-year-old and Cape Racing Sales graduate, Malmesbury Missile, picked up his first black-type win when he landed the Hollywoodbets Sharks Gatecrasher Listed race at Hollywoodbets Greyville on Saturday. Malmesbury…

Cheveley Stud's home bred stallion Legislate recently came up with his first Gr 1 winner when his son Good For You won the Gr 1 Gold Medallion on Saturday 31…

Exciting two-year-old Happy Verse, a R1 600 000 buy from the 2024 Cape Premier Yearling Sale, made it two wins from two starts when he won at Hollywoodbets Kenilworth on Sunday. A…