FUTURA GELDING WINS RIDGEMONT PENINSULA HANDICAP
Drakenstein Stud’s resident stallions enjoyed an excellent day at Hollywoodbets Kenilworth on Saturday. Not only did the farm’s One World provide Saturday’s G1 Hollywoodbets Cape Guineas winner One Stripe, but fellow Drakenstein resident, Futura, is the sire of Saturday’s G3 Ridgemont Peninsula Handicap (1800m) winner The Futurist. The Brett and James Crawford trained six-year-old defied […]
FUTURA STAR LANDS TABGOLD DERBY
Drakenstein Stud’s resident sire Futura enjoyed more big race success when his champion son Future Pearl won the G3 Tabgold Derby at Hollywoodbets Greyville on Saturday. Trained by Sean Tarry, the four-year-old relishes the Greyville track, with Future Pearl having now won three graded races at the Durban racecourse.Future Pearl was given a confident ride […]
POCKET POWER WIN FOR FUTURA
Drakenstein Stud’s consistently successful stallion Futura was the toast of Hollywoodbets Kenilworth on Sunday when his son The Futurist ran out a front-running winner of the G3 Pocket Power Stakes (1950m). Like his sire, trained by Brett Crawford, five-year-old The Futurist was given a very enterprising ride by Anthony Andrews in Sunday’s R350 000 graded […]
WORLD SPORTS BETTING 1900 WIN FOR FUTURA
Drakenstein Stud’s four-time G1 winning stallion Futura was the toast of Hollywoodbets Greyville on Saturday. Not only did Futura’s son Future Swing win Saturday’s G2 World Sports Betting 1900 (1900m), his daughter Future Girl was just touched off when second in Saturday’s Listed KRA East Coast Cup (2000m). Trained by Justin Snaith, four-year-old Future Swing […]
BREEDERS CHAMPIONS CUP SUCCESS FOR FUTURA
Drakenstein Stud’s high-class sire Futura made news at Borrowdale Park on Sunday when his daughter Dindingwe won the Listed Breeders Champions Cup for Debra Swanson and Jeffrey Syster. Zimbabwe’s Champion 2YO of 2019-2020, the durable Dindingwe claimed the 11th win of her career when she romped home to a three-length win in Sunday’s 2000m contest. […]
CHAIRMAN’S CUP GLORY FOR FUTURA
Drakenstein Stud’s highly successful sire, and former South African Horse Of The Year, Futura, made his presence felt at Hollywoodbets Kenilworth on Saturday when his son Future Swing won the G3 Glorious Goodwood Chairman’s Cup (2500m) in fine fashion. Trained by Justin Snaith, four-year-old Future Swing made it two wins from his last three starts […]
ALGOA CUP JOY FOR FUTURA
Drakenstein Stud’s highly successful sire, and former South African Horse Of The Year, Futura was the toast of Fairview racecourse on Sunday when his son Future Swing ran out a convincing winner of Sunday’s Listed Jonsson Workwear Algoa Cup (2000m), Port Elizabeth’s biggest horse-race.Third over 1600m at Hollywoodbets Durbanville last time out, four-year-old Future Swing […]
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 […]
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 […]
GOLD BOWL GLORY FOR FUTURA
Drakenstein Stud’s increasingly successful resident sire Futura is enjoying a wonderful season this year, and the former Horse Of The Year captured yet another feature race when Futura’s three-year-old son Future Pearl ran out a hugely impressive winner of the G3 World Sports Betting Gold Bowl, run at Turffontein on Sunday. Given a very positive […]