WEDNESDAY DOUBLE FOR WHAT A WINTER
Drakenstein Stud’s consistently successful sire What A Winter enjoyed a good double at Durbanville on Wednesday, with the former Equus Champion’s two winners headed by an eye catching debut winner. What A Winter’s two-year-old son Hithemhardsunshine made the perfect start to his racing career when making a winning debut to land the first race on […]
DUKE FILLY LANDS SA FILLIES CLASSIC
Drakenstein Stud’s late sire Duke Of Marmalade proved the toast of Turffontein on Saturday when his champion daughter Rain In Holland ran out an easy winner of the second leg of the Wilgerbosdrift Triple Tiara -the G1 Wilgerbosdrift SA Fillies Classic. In the process, the Sean Tarry trained filly established herself as a leading hope […]
FOUNTAIN OF YOUTH SUCCESS FOR TRIPPI GRANDSON
Drakenstein Stud’s evergreen champion sire Trippi is broodmare sire of arguably the hottest stallion in North America at the moment in the form of Not This Time. The latter, whose dam is Trippi’s high-class daughter Miss Macy Sue, made more headlines in North America when Not This Time’s three-year-old sons Simplification and In Due Time […]
85th STAKES WINNER FOR TRIPPI
Drakenstein Stud’s evergreen champion sire Trippi came up with his 85th stakes winner when his three-year-old daughter Santa Maria ran out a facile winner of the Listed Lady’s Pendant (1200m) at Fairview racecourse on Friday. A well backed favourite, following good efforts in both the G2 Cartier Sceptre Stakes (4th) and G2 WSB Live Casino Southern […]
DEBUT WINNER FOR WHAT A WINTER
Drakenstein Stud’s consistently successful sire What A Winter looks to have come up with yet another promising two-year-old in the form of Alpine Challenge. The latter created a big impression when making a winning debut at Kenilworth on Monday afternoon. Bred by Ridgemont Highlands, the Brett Crawford trained two-year-old was given a patient ride by […]
FUTURA SON CATCHES THE EYE
Drakenstein Stud’s four time G1 winning stallion Futura made a cracking start to his stud career with seven stakes winners emerging from his first crop. Futura’s second crop is also shaping up with promise, and includes G3 Cape Classic third Xavion, G2 Durban Golden Horseshoe runner up AJ’s Captain and the very promising Future Prince. […]
DUKE DAUGHTER WINS GR.2 GAUTENG FILLIES GUINEAS
The only Gr1 winner in the field, Equus Champion 2yo fily of last term Rain In Holland was produced with immaculate timing by Cape jockey Richard Fourie to upstage the red hot favourite Desert Miracle. The daughter of Duke Of Marmalade impressed when winning the R750 000 Wilgerbosdrift Gr2 Gauteng Fillies Guineas at Turffontein on Tuesday […]
DE KOCK EYES SA TRIPLE CROWN
On a red-letter evening for Drakenstein Stud, Smanga Khumalo produced recent Gr2 Dingaans winner Safe Passage under an animated left-handed ride to make it five wins on the trot with victory in the R1 million World Sports Betting Gr2 Gauteng Guineas at Turffontein on Tuesday evening. After the disappointment of Desert Miracle’s defeat – labelled […]
KENILWORTH DOUBLE FOR TRIPPI
Drakenstein Stud’s inform champion sire Trippi came up with a smart looking double at Kenilworth on Tuesday, with offspring Somerset Maugham and Fearless Trip victorious in Tuesday’s fourth and eighth race respectively. The Drakenstein Stud bred and owned Somerset Maugham, a full-brother to G1 Gbets Cape Derby runner up Charles, made it win number three […]
IMPRESSIVE WINNERS FOR FUTURA
Fresh off siring the first and third place finishers in the recent Listed Ardmore Jamaica Handicap, Drakenstein Stud’s promising young sire Futura came up with two more eye catching winners recently. On Saturday, Futura’s ultra speedy daughter Sweet Future made it five wins from nine starts with a fluent win at Turffontein, while on Monday, […]