• FEATURE RACE DOUBLE FOR THE UNITED STATES

    Just one day after his son Khaya’s Hope claimed the Listed Racehorse Owners Association Stakes at Fairview, Moutonshoek’s inform stallion The United States came up with another feature race winner when his classy daughter Sheela …

  • ROCK OF GIBRALTAR DIES

    World champion three-year-old and Group 1 sire Rock Of Gibraltar died due to heart failure on Sunday night. The 23-year-old son of Danehill, who was bred by Joe Crowley, Anne-Marie and Aidan O’Brien, wrote his …

  • A BIG WEEKEND FOR DEEP IMPACT!

    The legendary late Deep Impact, whose champion son Danon Platina stands at Mauritzfontein, had another fantastic posthumous weekend this week. Not only did Deep Impact brilliant two-year-old son Auguste Rodin win Saturday’s G1 Vertem Futurity …

  • CHAMPION RETIRED

    The career of Verry Elleegant (NZ) is finally over with connections advising on Thursday that the multiple Group 1 winning Zed mare has been retired. The mare will remain in France to be served by …

  • DIGITAL AGE SIBLING STARS AT TATTERSALLS

    A half-brother to Mauritzfontein’s well performed young stallion Digital Age proved popular on the second day of the 2022 Tattersalls October Yearling Sale, Book 1. Consigned by Fittocks Stud, the Dubawi colt (Lot 301) out …

US CHAMPION DIES

US champion, and highly successful sire, English Channel has died. The son of Smart Strike ‘s health rapidly declined over the past 24 hours and while he was under the care of top equine specialists …

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ST MARK’S BASILICA NAMED HORSE OF THE YEAR

St Mark’s Basilica has been announced as the Cartier Horse Of The Year at the 31st annual Cartier Racing Awards during a glittering ceremony at the Dorchester Hotel on Wednesday evening.The Cartier Racing Awards were …

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MELBOURNE CUP WINNER RETIRED

The 2020 Melbourne Cup hero Twilight Payment has been retired and will live out his days at Living Legends. The 9yo son of Teofilo (IRE) finished eleventh as the topweight in Tuesday’s Melbourne Cup. The …

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STRADIVARIUS TO RACE ON

Owner Bjorn Nielsen has confirmed Stradivarius will stay in training next season.Connections met on Tuesday to determine his future after a 2021 campaign that saw his bid to win a fourth Gold Cup at Ascot …

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DISTORTED HUMOR PENSIONED

Former champion US sire Distorted Humor, whose G1 winners include Cape stallions Flower Alley and Pathfork, has been retired from stud duties.Distorted Humor, a champion freshman sire and a champion general sire, served an instrumental …

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TOP SPRINTER RETIRED

The remarkably durable 9-year-old Brando  has been retired after finishing 12th on his sixth and final crack at the Oct. 16 QIPCO British Champions Sprint Stakes (G1).He was beaten just a nose by Glen Shiel  …

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