Hand In Hand Adds Firepower To De Kock’s Dubai Revival
Vermaak Equine has announced the acquisition of unbeaten three-year-old Hand In Hand (ARG) to complement its recent purchase of dual Group 1 winner Colorado Del Monte (ARG). The pair will form the foundation of De Kock Racing’s Dubai string, set to relaunch for the 2027 Dubai International Racing Carnival. Hand In Hand was bred by […]
De Kock Racing Returns To Dubai As Global Stable Launches
In an exciting development, De Kock Racing is set to reopen its Dubai stable for the 2026/2027 Dubai Racing Carnival as part of the new Global Stable initiative. The long-term vision is to return South African thoroughbreds to the global marketplace while also sourcing quality horses from other racing jurisdictions to compete in the Middle […]
POINT LONSDALE – A TIMELY REMINDER
Vermaak Equine has taken the reins of Maine Chance Farms’ second-season sire Point Lonsdale (IRE), a son of Derby winner Australia (by Galileo) out of a mare by Acclamation, who represents pure speed. This makes him a stallion with the rare dual benefit of having been exceptionally precocious while also training on with distinction – […]
Tarry Spots the Gem That Became a Canadian Star
There was a strong South African connection to one of the biggest stories in Canadian racing last Saturday, when three-year-old Luster powered to a 7.25-length victory in the $1-million, 167th Grade 1 King’s Plate over 2000m at Woodbine Racecourse in Toronto, Canada. The filly by 2021 US Horse Of The Year, Knicks Go, was selected […]
Palace Sister Heads Millstream’s Promising Draft
Millstream Farm heads into the August Two-Year-Old Sale on the back of another memorable season. Its graduate, Palace Of Arvernia, rounded off the 2025/26 term with victory in the Grade 2 World Pool With Race Coast Debutante on Gold Cup Day, a performance that propelled the promising filly to the top of the Equus Awards […]
Cunha Sets His Sights On The Next Level
Dylan Cunha celebrated the fourth anniversary of his first winner in the United Kingdom on Sunday, 9 August, a milestone that puts into perspective how far the South African has come while earning his stripes in the world’s most competitive racing hub. Mighty Mind’s victory in a £5,000 handicap on the all-weather at Chelmsford on […]
Master Archie Colt Tops Everett’s August Sale Draft
John Everett of Narrow Creek Stud says his choice among four lots consigned to the 2026 Bloodstock SA August Two-Year-Old Sale is Lot 185, a chestnut colt by Master Archie out of Sixtythree, by What A Winter. Everett said: “This is only my second sales foal sired by Master Archie – the first one was […]
Promising Prospects From Hopes And Dreams
Hopes and Dreams Stud enjoyed a respectable average of R324 545 for 11 yearlings sold at April’s Bloodstock SA National Yearling Sale and looks set to attract further strong buyers’ support with a draft of 14 lots for the August Two-Year-Old Sale. Suzette and Basie Viljoen will be in attendance in Stable Block F, and […]
Elite Bloodstock Takes Centre Stage At Klawervlei Dispersal Sale
A new chapter in the illustrious history of Klawervlei Stud will begin under the ownership of prominent businessman and leading racehorse owner Laurence Wernars, while another draws to a close at the farm on Monday, 10 August, with what promises to be one of the most significant dispersal sales of elite thoroughbred bloodstock seen in […]
Hope And Dreams Unveils Balanced KZN Draft
The countdown to the 2026 Bloodstock South Africa KwaZulu-Natal Yearling Sale is building for Hope And Dreams Stud, where Basie and Suzette Viljoen will present a quality draft of 14 yearlings at Suncoast while also cheering on their runner in Saturday’s Hollywoodbets Durban July at Hollywoodbets Greyville The Viljoens arrived in Durban on Monday ahead […]