Recent News
Mother Russia named Horse of the Year
At the recent Cape Breeders' Awards, we collected three trophies for Mother Russia: Older Filly/Mare 2010-2011 (she won the same trophy in 2009-2010) Middle Distance Horse 2010-2011 (also against colts) Horse of the [...]
A Very Promising Nursery Winner
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CRZbmgou4-M The manner of Depardieu's victory in the Cape Nursery, following on a first-time-out win and a close second, suggests that he's a promising sort. Trainer Dean Kannemeyer will now be planning his campaign around [...]
Crowning a Grade One Season
On the eve of the National Yearling Sales, the TBA held its annual awards ceremony, during which trophies were awarded to the breeders of the previous 12 months' Grade One winners. During his [...]
Another Queen’s Plate winner for Normandy
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Rsw4i-1ijw Mother Russia took her tally of Grade One wins to four, with a facile win in the L'Ormarins Queen's Plate. This race, which must rank as South Africa's premier weight-for-age race over 1600m, was [...]