Runners bought at various CTS Sales filled the first three places in Sunday’s Listed Michael Roberts Handicap over 1800m on the Hollywoodbets Greyville polytrack - moved to the poly from Scottsville due to heavy rain at the Pietermaritzburg venue. The...

While the figures from the 2020 Cape Premier Yearling Sale were down on figures posted in recent years, there were some silver linings giving hope for the future. Five passed the magic million mark and the top lot fetched R3-million...

The father and son team of Hendrik Winterbach sr. and jr. call Stellenbosch home – their stud is on a beautiful property between the wine farms and horses raised here have fetched double millions on a number of occasions. Both...

In among their array of wonderful yearlings at the 2020 Cape Premier Yearling Sale are Klawervlei’s first William Longsword (Captain Al) offspring at a major auction, and the multiple champion breeders’ boss John Koster can’t wait to see them in...

Maine Chance Farms, with their terrific array of yearlings from leading stallions, will undoubtedly receive their usual support from buyers at the 2020 Cape Premier Sale. Tim Bootsma of Maine Chance discussed his picks from individual sires, starting with their...

Anton Shepherd has singled out two of his five yearlings raised at his Beaumont Stud in Paarl, to come under the auctioneer’s hammer at the 2020 Cape Premier Yearling Sale. His pick of the bunch is Lot 45, due through...

Accomplished Stud Manager Ross Fuller has settled in well at Ridgemont/Highlands, where he spent his first breeding season last year. Fuller has the pleasure of being alongside 10 exceptional yearlings from the famous Robertson establishment at CPYS 2020, and he...

Fran Cowe’s Arran Stud of the Robertson district sold her first pair of yearlings in South Africa at last year’s Cape Premier Sale and she’s most excited about the five youngsters consigned to this year’s renewal. First up is Lot...

Walter Cowe runs prominent owner Peter De Beyer’s Black Swan Stud, located just a few km’s away from his wife’s Arran Stud in Robertson. Black Swan, like Arran, has a five-strong draft at CPYS 2020, with two yearlings to be...

Mike Barnard’s Daytona Stud has a history of breeding solid, quality runners and he’s bringing three to CPYS this week. The first yearling raised at Daytona will be Lot 44, Winter’s Destiny, a bay filly by What A Winter from...