RAIN THE STAR AT TURFFONTEIN
While the fairer sex haven’t tasted Durban July success since Igugu walloped the boys in 2011, Sean Tarry’s scintillating Gr2 Gerald Rosenberg Stakes winner Rain In Holland is now one of two ladies, alongside Sparkling Water, in the top four in the Hollywoodbets Durban July ante-post betting market. Despite a lack of pace in the […]
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 […]
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 […]
DUKE RELATIVE LIFTS DOGWOOD STAKES
Brilliant three-year-old filly Carribean Caper, whose fourth dam Lassie Dear also ranks as the third dam of Drakenstein Stud’s inform stallion Duke Of Marmalade, made it five wins from five starts when romping home to an easy win in Saturday’s G3 Dogwood Stakes at Churchill Downs. A daughter of Speightstown, Carribean Caper swept three-wide on […]
DUKE GRANDDAUGHTER BRILLIANT IN PARK HILL WIN
Drakenstein Stud’s five time G1 winning stallion Duke Of Marmalade is enjoying increasing success as a broodmare sire and the former Cartier Champion once again made his presence felt as a maternal grandsire at Doncaster on Thursday. Progressive three-year-old Free Wind, whose dam is the Duke Of Marmalade sired stakes winner Alive Alive Oh, made […]
GR3 SUCCESS FOR THE DUKE’S GRANDDAUGHTER
Drakenstein Stud’s five time G1 winning stallion Duke Of Marmalade, whose daughter Rain In Holland ranks as a leading contender for the title of Champion 2YO Filly of 2020-2021, made headlines as a broodmare sire on Sunday. His smart daughter Alive Alive Oh is the dam of progressive filly Free Wind (by Galileo), who scored […]
SEVENTH GR1 WINNER FOR THE DUKE
Drakenstein Stud’s five time G1 winning stallion Duke Of Marmalade looks to have come up with yet another top-class filly in the form of Rain In Holland. The latter made it five wins in a row, and five wins from just six starts, when scoring a gutsy win in the G1 Thekwini Stakes, run over […]
DUKE FILLY LANDS TOMMY HOTSPUR HANDICAP
Drakenstein Stud’s five time G1 winning resident sire Duke Of Marmalade is no stranger to siring high-class fillies, and the son of Danehill has a very smart daughter to his name in the form of True To Life. The latter showed her class when downing a smart field of sprinters to win the G3 Wilgerbosdrift […]
THURSDAY DOUBLE FOR DUKE
The Drakenstein Stud based Cartier Champion Duke Of Marmalade had a quick double at the Vaal on Thursday, with his daughter Jam Fancy winning the second race and son Valyrian King victorious in the Vaal’s sixth race. Three-year-old filly Jam Fancy caught the eye when romping home to break her maiden by a length and […]
IMPRESSIVE DEBUT WINNER FOR THE DUKE
Drakenstein Stud’s five time G1 winning stallion Duke Of Marmalade has sired some top-class fillies in his time, and the champion son of Danehill looks to have come up with another above average filly in the form of Duchess Of Now. The latter, a three-year-old filly bred by the Oldlands Stud, caught the eye when […]