ARO - NATURE STRIP CROWNED HORSE OF THE YEAR

Recent Meetings

DURBANVILLE - 11 Feb 2026
Races at DURBANVILLE - 11 Feb 2026
- CLASS 5 over 1250m, RAN 59,375 SOOTY (SAF) 2020, wins by 0.05 length(s) in 74.86 secs...
- B STAKES over 2000m, RAN 100,938 TENPENNY (SAF) 2021, wins by 0.75 length(s) in 120.24 secs...
- D STAKES over 1800m, RAN 53,438 DOUBLE DASH (SAF) 2021, wins by 2 length(s) in 110.86 secs...
- C STAKES over 1800m, RAN 83,125 NOBLE HERO (SAF) 2021, wins by 0.5 length(s) in 108.78 secs...
- MAIDEN PLATE over 1800m, RAN 83,125 FORT LIAM (SAF) 2022, wins by 3.25 length(s) in 108.27 secs...
- OPEN MAIDEN (F & M) over 1800m, RAN 53,438 LOUI'S STAR (SAF) 2021, wins by 0.1 length(s) in 110.78 secs...
- OPEN MAIDEN (F & M) over 1250m, RAN 53,438 WINTER IN AUCKLAND (SAF) 2022, wins by 0.05 length(s) in 75.05 secs...
- OPEN MAIDEN over 1250m, RAN 59,375 KLEIN KAROO (SAF) 2021, wins by 0.75 length(s) in 74.23 secs...

NATURE STRIP CROWNED HORSE OF THE YEAR

26 Aug 2022 11:27

Harking back prior to Covid restrictions, the Royal Randwick Ballroom was brimming with racing enthusiasts and industry participants last evening for the New South Wales Racehorse Owners Association’s Racing’s Night of Champions.
While international performances were not taken into consideration for the points tallying, the list of finalists included recent Royal Ascot performers Home Affairs and Nature Strip, the latter taking out Champion Sprinter and Horse of the Year. In addition, Champion Middle Distance Horse and Champion Provincial Horse winner Think It Over is a son of Royal Ascot victor, So You Think while Champion Miler and Champion Stayer winner Verry Elleegant (NZ) is currently being trained in France

More smart winners for Hawwaam!

Wilgerbosdrift’s five time G1 winning stallion Hawwaam looks to have come up with two more promising sorts in the form of Durban Diamond and El Zani. Two-year-old Durban Diamond made the perfect start to her …

LONDON NEWS STAKES ENTRIES Event-1 R400 000 1800m (Turf) LONDON NEWS STAKES (Grade 3)

0 Anfields Rocket Grant Maroun 106 0 Aristotle Alec Laird 106 0 Busstopinhounslow Grant Maroun 111 0 Fire Attack Alec Laird 124 0 Musical Score Lucky Houdalakis 107 0 Olivia’s …

SOVEREIGNTY NAMED HORSE OF THE YEAR

Sovereignty was crowned USA’s Horse Of The Year for 2025 at at the 55th Annual Resolute Racing Eclipse Awards ceremony, presented by John Deere, The Jockey Club, and the NTRA at The Breakers Palm Beach. …

DANON SCORPION TO WILGERBOSDRIFT

Forever Young’s emphatic victory in last month’s Breeders Cup Classic was yet another timely reminder of the strength of Japanese racing and breeding. Mauritzfontein, Ridgemont Highlands and Wilgerbosdrift are excited to announce their recent acquisition …

VALE DISTORTED HUMOR

WinStar Farm’s pensioned sire Distorted Humor, a champion freshman sire and general sire who continues to influence the breed, was euthanized Saturday morning due to the infirmities of old age. He was 33 years old. …

LEGENDARY STALLION CONTINUES TO HAVE AN “IMPACT”

Japanese champion, and superstar sire, Deep Impact, may have died in 2019, but the son of Sunday Silence remains a potent factor in pedigrees today.Champion Sire in Japan for 11 consecutive years, Deep Impact’s final …