JULY CUP WINNER RETIRED
Top British sprinter Starman has been retired. The Dutch Art colt is set to stand his first season at the Tally Ho Stud in 2022.Trainer Ed Walker said: “It’s a huge shame as we were …
MAGIC MILESTONE FOR WAR FRONT
Wilgerbosdrift’s well bred young sire Fire Away is a son of outstanding stallion War Front. The latter made headlines on Sunday when his son Annapolis became his 100th stakes winner when putting up a courageous …
TOP FILLY DIES
Santa Barbara, who scored a pair of Grade 1 victories in the U.S. this summer, has died due to complications from a pelvic fracture.Santa Barbara, a 3-year-old daughter of Camelot, was trained by Aidan O’Brien,”Santa …
ST MARK’S BASILICA RETIRED
Brilliant three-year-old St Mark’s Basilica has been retired. His trainer Aidan O’Brien describing him as possibly the best horse he’s ever had at Ballydoyle and Coolmore’s most important stallion prospect since Galileo.St Mark’s Basilica will …
MONOMOY GIRL RETIRED
Two-time Eclipse Award winner and seven-time grade 1 winner, Monomoy Girl has been retired from racing after she was discovered to have sustained an injury during training Sept. 21 at Churchill Downs.Owned by MyRacehorse, Spendthrift …
CAPE BREEDERS AWARDS WINNERS FOR 2020-2021
2YO Colt:Good Traveller (Lammerskraal)2YO Filly:Desert Miracle (Wilgerbosdrift & Mauritzfontein)3YO Colt:Jet Dark (Drakenstein)3YO Filly:Captain’s Ransom (Moutonshoek)Older Male:Rainbow Bridge (Wilgerbosdrift & Mauritzfontein)Older Female:Summer Pudding (Wilgerbosdrift & Mauritzfontein)Sprinter:Rio Querari (Normandy)Middle Distance Horse:Rainbow Bridge (Wilgerbosdrift & Mauritzfontein)Stayer:Malmoos (Varsfontein)Stallion Of …