WEEKEND FOUR-TIMER FOR WHAT A WINTER
Drakenstein Stud’s top-class sire What A Winter has made a bright start to the 2025-2026 season.The multiple Equus Champion came up with four more winners over the past weekend. What A Winter’s weekend started in fine fashion when his daughter Buttercup Baby won the seventh race at Hollywoodbets Greyville on Friday night. Trained by Wendy […]
IMPRESSIVE DEBUT WINNER FOR WHAT A WINTER
Drakenstein Stud’s top-class sire What A Winter looks to have a good sort to his name in the form of Romilly. The latter made the perfect start to his racing career when he made a winning debut at Turffontein on Thursday. Trained by Johan Janse Van Vuuren, two-year-old Romilly showed his class with a sterling […]
WHAT A WINTER FILLY WINS PRETTY POLLY STAKES
Drakenstein Stud’s four time G1 winning sire What A Winter looks to have a potentially top-class filly to his name in the form of One Fine Winter.The latter became What A Winter’s 28th stakes winner when she ran out an impressive winner of the G3 TAB Pretty Polly Stakes at Turffontein on Saturday. Trained by […]
KING’S CUP GLORY FOR WHAT A WINTER
Drakenstein Stud’s top-class sire What A Winter came up with his 27th stakes winner on Sunday. What A Winter gelding Winter Games benefitted from a superb ride to land Sunday’s Listed Kings Cup (1600m) at Hollywoodbets Greyville. Trained by Michael Miller, four-year-old Winter Games was given a great ride by Mathew Thackeray to win Sunday’s […]
HONG KONG SUCCES FOR WHAT A WINTER
Drakenstein Stud’s top-class sire What A Winter made headlines on Friday when his son Mid Winter Wind made a winning Hong Kong debut when victorious at Sha Tin. Under the South African-born Luke Ferraris, Mid Winter Wind defied his starting price of 42-1 with a courageous performance in Friday’s Yue Yee Handicap (Class 3). Ferraris […]
WHAT A WINTER COLT IMPRESSES ON DEBUT
Drakenstein Stud’s inform stallion What A Winter looks to have come up with another very promising two-year-old in the form of Winter Snap. The latter made an impressive, winning debut at Hollywoodbets Kenilworth on Saturday when landing the first race on the card. Trained by Candice Bass-Robinson, Winter Snap jumped as the 11-10 favourite for […]
BACK TO BACK GRADED WINS FOR WHAT A WINTER
Drakenstein Stud’s top-class sire What A Winter has come up with yet another top-class performer in the form of Asiye Phambili. The latter made it back-to-back graded stakes victories when she won the G2 Cartier Sceptre Stakes (1200m) at Hollywoodbets Kenilworth on Saturday. Trained by Gareth Van Zyl, the five-year-old had impressed when winning the […]
WHAT A WINTER MARE WINS SOUTHERN CROSS STAKES
Drakenstein Stud’s four time G1 winning stallion What A Winter enjoyed big race success at Hollywoodbets Kenilworth on Saturday.His five-year-old daughter Asiye Phambili, winner of the 2024 G3 Dennis Drier Poinsettia Stakes, picked up her second graded race win when she won the G3 World Sports Betting Southern Cross Stakes over 1000 metres.Trained by Gareth […]
FIVE IN A ROW FOR WHAT A WINTER GELDING
Drakenstein Stud’s inform stallion What A Winter is the sire of the progressive gelding Connery. The latter made it five wins in a row when victorious at Hollywoodbets Greyville on Wednesday. Trained by Glen Kotzen, four-year-old Connery, reformed since being gelded, showed plenty of courage to win Wednesday’s Online Form Guide www.gallop.co.za MR 90 Handicap […]
TUESDAY DOUBLE FOR WHAT A WINTER
Drakenstein Stud’s consistently successful sire What A Winter struck yet again when coming up with a pair of winners on Tuesday. His son Casino Ace, whose dam Aunty Carol is closely related to Drakenstein’s exciting young sire Charles Dickens, caught the eye when winning the Cape Turf Club Syndicates Cape D Stakes over 1000 metres.Under […]