3rd STAKES WINNER IN TWO DAYS FOR WHAT A WINTER
Drakenstein Stud’s red hot sire What A Winter enjoyed a tremendous spell over Saturday and Sunday. Not only is the champion son of Western Winter sire of Saturday’s G2 Heineken SA Nursery winner (Miss Cool) and G2 Racing 240 Camellia Stakes queen (Winter Smoke), What A Winter’s son Isivunguvungu added to his sire’s fine tally […]
A Squadron We’d Go To War With
With an impressive draft of 29 yearlings coming under the hammer at Nationals later this week, there has been plenty talk about the quality of the Lancaster Bomber ‘squadron’. While he left just two crops before his sad premature passing, Lancaster Bomber, the only Gr1 winning son of War Front, Claiborne’s ‘International Super Sire’ to […]
WHAT A WINTER 2YO’s IMPRESS
Drakenstein Stud’s successful resident stallion What A Winter looks to have a pair of two very talented two-year-olds in the form of Blue Waters and Hithemhardsunshine respectively. The former made an impressive winning debut at Turffontein on Saturday, while the latter made it two wins from two starts when victorious at Kenilworth the following day. […]
FRIDAY TREBLE FOR WHAT A WINTER
Drakenstein Stud’s four time G1 winning stallion What A Winter continues to churn out winners all over South Africa and the champion son of Western Winter was at it again when What A Winter supplied a trio of winners at Fairview on Friday. What A Winter’s high-class son Whatever Next made it win number five […]
KENILWORTH DOUBLE FOR TRIPPI
Drakenstein Stud’s champion sire Trippi is having another excellent season in 2021-2022 and the evergreen son of End Sweep came up with two more winners at Kenilworth on Wednesday afternoon. Trippi’s mid-week double was headed by an impressive performance by his two-year-old son Charles Dickens. The latter, a colt bred and owned by Drakenstein Stud, […]
TRIPLE TIARA GLORY FOR THE DUKE
Drakenstein Stud’s late stallion Duke Of Marmalade made history at Turffontein on Saturday when his champion daughter Rain In Holland ran out an impressive winner of the G2 Wilgerbosdrift SA Oaks (2450m) to claim the 2022 Wilgerbosdrift Triple Tiara in the process. The three-year-old filly, bred and owned by Drakenstein, was all the rage for […]
LOUISIANA DERBY TRIUMPH FOR TRIPPI GRANDSON
Drakenstein Stud’s champion sire Trippi is the broodmare sire of red hot stallion Not This Time. The latter, a son of Giant’s Causeway and Trippi’s top-class daughter Miss Macy Sue, came up with a pair of stakes winners in North America on Saturday to continue his great run of success. Not This Time’s three-year-old son […]
EAST CAPE GUINEAS GLORY FOR WHAT A WINTER
Drakenstein Stud’s consistently successful resident sire What A Winter came up with his 17th stakes winner when his three-year-old son Safari Blue landed Friday’s Listed East Cape Guineas (1600m) at Fairview.Trained by Gavin Smith, the gelded Safari Blue had finished third in the Listed Ibhayi Stakes last time out, and had filled the same placing […]
4 WINNERS IN 3 DAYS FOR WHAT A WINTER
Drakenstein Stud’s four time G1 winning stallion What A Winter has been in tremendous form this week, with the multiple Equus Champion supplying four winners in just three days at the start of the week. What A Winter kicked started the week when his son Tread Swiftly scored at Hollywoodbets Greyville on Monday.Trained by Peter […]
OAKS TRIAL SUCCESS FOR FUTURA
Drakenstein Stud’s four time G1 winning stallion Futura has some very promising three-year-olds this season, and the former Horse Of The Year came up with another smart looking sophomore performer when his daughter Light Of The Moon ran out a courageous winner of Saturday’s Listed Ormond Ferraris Oak Trial (2000m) at Turffontein. The lightly raced […]