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Exciting new stallion prospects

ONE of the most interesting aspects of each new racing season is the first runners for a new stallion, writes SARAH ...
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First crop stallions tops!

WITH the 2009-2010 season just ended it is a good time to look at some of the prospects of the ...
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SAF racemare’s most prolific Aus Grade 1 winner

TRACY'S Element, a former South African sprint champion when racing with Ormond Ferraris, is the dam of the 2009/2010 most prolific ...
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Musir’s European classic links

THE form of the Mike de Kock trained Musir was given a massive boost recently when Frozen Power (Oasis Dream) won ...
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Beware of sales-toppers, generally soupmeat!

WITH the 2010 Emperor's Palace National Yearling Sale recently held, it is a good time to look back at the history ...
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The great Storm Cat’s influence in US Triple Crown

MULTIPLE champion sire Storm Cat was pensioned in 2008, recalls SARAH WHITELAW. Nonetheless, the former Overbrook Farm inmate is certainly making ...
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South Africans strike down under

There were many South African buyers active at the recent Inglis Melbourne Premier Sale, which runs from March 1st to March ...
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South African export lines up in HK Derby Trial

The South African bred Cerise Cherry (Goldkeeper, photo) is one of 18 entries for the Mercedes-Benz Hong Kong Derby Trial, writes ...
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Who was the greatest horse of the decade?

THERE have been many great racehorses worldwide in last decade, writes SARAH WHITELAW in her column Que Sarah. Horses such as ...
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Reflecting on the racing year, 2009

WITH the year rapidly drawing to an end, I thought it would be a good time to look back at the ...

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