GRADED STAKES DOUBLE FOR WHAT A WINTER
Drakenstein Stud’s inform resident sire What A Winter had a day to remember on Saturday.Not only did his two-year-old daughter Get Up win the G2 Allan Robertson Championship (1200m) at Hollywoodbets Scottsville, but What A Winter’s six-year-old daughter Asiye Phambili won the G1 South African Fillies Sprint brought to you by The Witness (1200m) on […]
WHAT A WINTER FILLY LANDS ALLAN ROBERTSON CHAMPIONSHIP
Drakenstein Stud’s top-class stallion, and multiple Equus Champion, What A Winter enjoyed another big payday at Hollywoodbets Scottsville on Saturday.His daughter Get Up showed her class when running out a convincing winner of Saturday’s G2 Allan Robertson Championship (1200m). Under Gavin Lerena, the Sean Tarry trained two-year-old was quickly away and went out to make […]
GET UP AND DO IT!
Craig Zackey and Sean Tarry combined to win the R250 000 TAB Gr3 Pretty Polly Stakes at the weather-delayed Championships Finale at Turffontein on Tuesday with the Drakenstein bred and raced What A Winter filly, Get Up. In a competitive nine-horse race, the promising Get Up produced a favourable result for Pick 6 players Drawing clear […]
WHAT A WINTER MARE DOUBLES UP IN POINSETTIA STAKES
Riding in a rich vein of form, the Sporting Post-sponsored Sean Veale dropped his rein in the 2025 renewal to be narrowly beaten, but made up for that slip-up with a confident ride on Sunday on the trojan mare, who won the same race in 2024 under Rachel Venniker, for trainer Duncan Howells. Now a […]
MASKS OF FIRE KENILWORTH CUP SUCCESS FOR WHAT A WINTER
Drakenstein Stud’s top-class sire What A Winter came up with his 31st stakes winner when his son Tenpenny won the Listed Masks Of Fire Kenilworth Cup (2500m) at Hollywoodbets Kenilworth on Saturday.Trained by Patrick Kruyer, the progressive four-year-old was given a fine ride by JP Van Der Merwe on Saturday. Van Der Merwe sent Tenpenny […]
WHAT A WINTER FILLY LANDS LADY’S PENDANT
Drakenstein Stud’s inform stallion What A Winter came up with his 30th stakes winner on Friday.What A Winter’s blue blooded daughter Symphony In White picked up her first black type victory when she won the Listed Lady’s Pendant (1200m) at Fairview on Friday. A half-sister to future Drakenstein sire Snow Pilot, the Candice Bass trained Symphony […]
SATURDAY DOUBLE FOR WHAT A WINTER
Drakenstein Stud’s four time G1 winning stallion What A Winter looks to have a potentially smart sort to his name in the form of Constellation.The latter made it four wins from his last five starts when he won the Sophomore 1000 (1000m) at Turffontein on Saturday. Trained by Mike and Mathew De Kock, Constellation kept […]
World Sports Betting Southern Cross Stakes 1-2 for What A Winter
Drakenstein Stud’s top-class stallion What A Winter enjoyed more feature race success at Hollywoodbets Kenilworth on Saturday.His daughters Asiye Phambili and Symphony In White finished first and second respectively in the G3 World Sports Betting Southern Cross Stakes (1000m). Six-year-old Asiye Phambili was making it back to back wins in the Southern Cross Stakes with […]
US SUCCESS FOR WHAT A WINTER
Drakenstein Stud’s top-class sire What A Winter enjoyed international success on Saturday.His Drakenstein bred and owned daughter Distant Winter won a good race in the USA on Saturday when victorious at Delaware Park. Trained by Graham Motion, Distant Winter made it two wins from three US starts when she won a starter allowance over a […]
WEDNESDAY FOUR-TIMER FOR WHAT A WINTER
Drakenstein Stud’s four time G1 winning stallion What A Winter had a day to remember on Wednesday.The multiple Equus Champion had four winners on Wednesday, with What A Winter responsible for two winners at both Hollywoodbets Greyville and Fairview. Remarkably, What A Winter went close to having a five timer on Wednesday, with the stallion’s […]