THREE IN A ROW FOR WHAT A WINTER
Drakenstein Stud’s hugely successful resident sire What A Winter had another good weekend this week, with his weekend winners headed by the very progressive filly Asiye Phambili. The latter made it three wins on the bounce when she won at Hollywoodbets Greyville on Sunday. Trained by Duncan Howells, Asiye Phambili was always travelling strongly under […]
WHAT A WINTER FILLY WINS ON DEBUT
Drakenstein Stud’s four-time G1 winning sire What A Winter came up with a smart-looking debut winner on Saturday, when his three-year-old daughter Girl Like Us won at Hollywoodbets Durbanville. Trained by Paul Reeves, Girl Like Us was given a superb ride by Joshwin Solomons, who split runners when bringing Girl Like Us home with a […]
TIPPI CHAMPION WINS MATCHEM STAKES
For a second year in a row, a son of former Champion Sire Trippi won the G3 Hollywoodbets Matchem Stakes at Hollywoodbets Durbanville. With Trippi’s Drakenstein Stud bred and owned son Trip Of Fortune victorious in the 2022 Matchem Stakes, it was left to the Trippi sired champion Charles Dickens, also bred and owned by […]
DRAKENSTEIN STALLIONS SHINE AT EQUUS AWARDS
Drakenstein Stud, South Africa’s Champion Breeders, Champion Owner, and Outstanding Breeders of 2022-2023, had a magnificent night on Wednesday when their resident stallions dominated the Equus Awards ceremony held at Emperors Palace in Johannesburg. The farm’s veteran champion stallion Trippi was crowned South Africa’s Equus Outstanding Stallion for 2022-2023, with the son of End Sweep […]
FUTURA GELDING WINS GOLD CUP
Drakenstein Stud’s successful resident sire, and former Horse Of The Year, Futura has come up with a top-class stayer in the form of Future Pearl.The latter claimed his third major win in 2022-2023 when he ran out a fluent winner of the G3 World Pool Gold Cup, run at Hollywoodbets Greyville on Saturday, with Future […]
MERCURY SPRINT GLORY FOR WHAT A WINTER
Drakenstein Stud’s four time G1 winning stallion What A Winter enjoyed yet more feature race success in 2022-2023 when his son Isivunguvungu captured the G1 Mercury Sprint (1200m) at Hollywoodbets Greyville on Sunday.In landing Sunday’s R1 000 000 sprint, Isivunguvungua emulated his sire, with What A Winter having claimed victory in the 2012 Mercury Sprint. Trained by […]
TRIPPI GELDING CLAIMS HOLLYWOODBETS DURBAN JULY
Drakenstein Stud’s outstanding sire Trippi has had a fantastic season in 2022-2023, and the End Sweep son’s season got even better when his Drakenstein Stud bred and owned son Winchester Mansion stormed home to win the G1 Hollywoodbets Durban July run at Hollywoodbets Greyville on Saturday afternoon. An impressive winner of the G3 Hollywoodbets Dolphins […]
GOLD VASE SUCCESS FOR FUTURA
Drakenstein Stud’s four-time G1 winning sire Futura has had another fine year in 2022-2023 thus far, and the champion son of Dynasty struck yet again when Futura gelding Future Pearl ran out an impressive winner of the G3 DStv Gold Vase run at Hollywoodbets Greyville on Hollywoodbets Durban July day. An impressive winner of the […]
TRIPPI FILLY WINS PROMISE SPRINT
Drakenstein Stud’s evergreen champion sire Trippi has had a fantastic season in 2022-2023 and Trippi’s wonderful year continued when his two-year-old daughter October Morn ran out a facile winner of the Listed Perfect Promise Sprint run at Hollywoodbets Kenilworth on Saturday.In the process, October Morn became the 91st stakes winner for her sire, who was […]
STORMSVLEI STAKES SUCCESS FOR TRIPPI
Drakenstein Stud’s very much inform stallion Futura had a great day at Hollywoodbets Kenilworth on Saturday, with Futura supplying two eye-catching winners on the day, headed by impressive Listed World Sports Betting Stormsvlei Stakes winner Future Girl. Trained, like her sire, by Brett Crawford, three-year-old Future Girl claimed her biggest win to date when storming […]