JET DARK TO RETURN HOME TO DRAKENSTEIN STUD
Why do you go away? So that you can come back. So that you can see the place you came from with new eyes and extra colours. And the people there see you differently too. Coming back to where you started is not the same as never leaving. This has never been more true than […]
MET GLORY FOR TRIPPI
Drakenstein Stud’s evergreen champion sire Trippi is enjoying a fantastic season this year, and the son of End Sweep struck yet again when his outstanding son Jet Dark captured the G1 World Sports Betting Cape Town Met at Hollywoodbets Kenilworth on Saturday. Trained by Justin Snaith, five-year-old Jet Dark was making his swansong before retiring […]
CHAIRMAN’S CUP SUCCESS FOR TRIPPI
Drakenstein Stud’s evergreen champion sire Trippi has had a wonderful season in 2022-2023 already, and the son of End Sweep claimed yet more feature race glory when Trippi gelding Crome Yellow won the G3 Merchants On Long Chairman’s Cup, run at Hollywoodbets Kenilworth on Saturday. Successful in the G3 Cape Summer Stayers Handicap in both […]
TRIPPI COLT DAZZELS IN THE CAPE GUINEAS
Drakenstein Stud’s outstanding stallion Trippi looks to have come up with an exceptional champion in the form of Charles Dickens. That unbeaten three-year-old stamped himself as the best horse of his generation when romping home to a four and a quarter length win in the G1 Hollywoodbets Cape Guineas (1600m) at Hollywoodbets Kenilworth on Saturday. […]
GREEN POINT STAKES SUCCESS FOR TRIPPI
Drakenstein Stud’s veteran champion sire Trippi is having an outstanding season in 2022-2023 thus far, and End Sweep’s champion son struck yet again at Hollywoodbets Kenilworth on Saturday afternoon. Trippi’s classy son Trip Of Fortune provided his inform sire with more success on Saturday when he won the G2 World Sports Betting Green Point Stakes, […]
TRIPPI STAR LANDS CAPE MILE
Drakenstein Stud’s evergreen champion sire Trippi has enjoyed a wonderful month or so, and the champion struck again at Hollywoodbets Kenilworth when his outstanding son Jet Dark ran out an emphatic winner of the G3 Cape Mile (1600m) on Saturday. Despite not having raced since winning the G1 HKJC World Pool Champions Cup at the […]
ANOTHER BIG DAY FOR TRIPPI
Drakenstein Stud’s red hot champion sire Trippi had another memorable day at Hollywoodbets Kenilworth on Saturday. Not only did Trippi’s unbeaten son Charles Dickens romp to a brilliant win in Saturday’s G3 Cape Classic, another son of Trippi, and fellow Drakenstein resident, Gold Standard was responsible for the first two home in Saturday’s Prestige Plate. […]
ANOTHER SUPER SATURDAY FOR TRIPPI
Fresh off supplying a trio of winners at Hollywoodbets Durbanville the previous weekend, Drakenstein Stud’s evergreen champion sire Trippi enjoyed an even better day this past weekend. Not only did the Trippi sired runners Santa Maria and Trip Of Fortune claim Saturday’s G3 Hollywoodbets Diana Stakes and G3 Hollywoodbets Matchem Stakes respectively at Durbanville, Trippi […]
TRIPPI DOMINATES DURBANVILLE
Drakenstein Stud’s champion resident sire Trippi had a wonderful afternoon at Hollywoodbets Durbanville on Saturday. Not only was Trippi’s classy son Somerset Maugham awarded victory in Saturday’s Listed Hollywoodbets Settlers Trophy, Trippi was responsible for two hugely impressive three-year-old winners on Durbanville’s card this past weekend. Five-year-old Somerset Maugham became Trippi’s 89 stakes winner when […]
BACK TO BACK CHAMPIONS CUP WINS FOR TRIPPI CHAMPION
Drakenstein Stud’s evergreen champion sire Trippi ended the 2021-2022 South African racing season on a high-note when his champion son Jet Dark won the G1 HKJC World Pool Champions Cup ((1800m) at Hollywoodbets Greyville on Saturday. It was a second consecutive Champions Cup win for Jet Dark, who downed the subsequently exported Catch Twentytwo when […]