FIVE IN A ROW FOR WHAT A WINTER GELDING
Drakenstein Stud’s red hot resident sire What A Winter, fresh off supplying a double at Hollywoodbets Greyville on Wednesday, made it five wins in two days when he came up with three eye catching winners at Turffontein on Thursday. Star of What A Winter’s trio of winners was the progressive Vanderbilt, who made it five […]
TURFFONTEIN TREBLE FOR WHAT A WINTER
Drakenstein Stud’s four time G1 winning stallion What A Winter has made a cracking start to the 2022-2023 racing season. Not only is What A Winter sire of recent Listed Off To Stud Stakes winner Humdinger, the former champion sprinter was on fire at Turffontein on Tuesday when What A Winter came up with three […]
OFF TO STUD SUCCESS FOR WHAT A WINTER
Drakenstein Stud’s inform resident sire What A Winter had a great season in 2021-2022, and the former Equus Champion’s great run continued when his daughter Humdinger captured Sunday’s Listed Off To Stud Stakes (1600m) run at Hollywoodbets Scottsville. A four-year-old filly trained by Mike de Kock, Humdinger was given a superb, front running ride from […]
UMNGENI HANDICAP SUCCESS FOR WHAT A WINTER
Drakenstein Stud sires enjoyed notable success at Hollywoodbets Greyville on Saturday, and Drakenstein’s consistent stallion What A Winter ended the day on a high for the farm when his son Isivunguvungu ran out a facile winner of the last race, the Listed Marshalls World Of Sport Umngeni Handicap (1000m). The 2022 Umngeni Handicap, the last […]
WEDNESDAY DOUBLE FOR WHAT A WINTER
Drakenstein Stud’s consistently successful sire What A Winter has had a wonderful season in 2021-2022 and the four G1 winner enjoyed more success at Hollywoodbets Scottsville on Wednesday when What A Winter supplied two more winners -including a very impressive debut winner in the form of Winter Baron. The latter, a two-year-old gelding trained by […]
THURSDAY DOUBLE FOR WHAT A WINTER
Drakenstein Stud’s consistently successful sire What A Winter came up with two more winners at the Vaal on Thursday -with his son Far Away Winter making a big impression when breaking his maiden. Trained by Michael and Adam Azzie, two-year-old Far Away Winter had finished fourth on his only previous start, but made amends for […]
WHAT A WINTER FILLY LANDS MILKWOOD STAKES
Drakenstein Stud’s bang inform stallion What A Winter came up with his 20th stakes winner when his speedy daughter Glacier Gold won the Listed Milkwood Stakes (1000m) at Fairview racecourse on Friday. Sent off tote favourite for Friday’s R150 000 sprint, the Alan Greeff trained Glacier Gold lived up to her pre-race billing with a […]
SATURDAY DOUBLE FOR WHAT A WINTER
Drakenstein Stud’s inform sire, and multiple Equus Champion, What A Winter has had another fine season in 2021-2022 thus far, and the champion son of champion sire Western Winter came up with two eye catching winners at Kenilworth on Saturday. What A Winter colts Seeking The One and Stratospheric dominated the finish to Saturday’s first […]
3rd STAKES WINNER IN TWO DAYS FOR WHAT A WINTER
Drakenstein Stud’s red hot sire What A Winter enjoyed a tremendous spell over Saturday and Sunday. Not only is the champion son of Western Winter sire of Saturday’s G2 Heineken SA Nursery winner (Miss Cool) and G2 Racing 240 Camellia Stakes queen (Winter Smoke), What A Winter’s son Isivunguvungu added to his sire’s fine tally […]
WHAT A WINTER 2YO’s IMPRESS
Drakenstein Stud’s successful resident stallion What A Winter looks to have a pair of two very talented two-year-olds in the form of Blue Waters and Hithemhardsunshine respectively. The former made an impressive winning debut at Turffontein on Saturday, while the latter made it two wins from two starts when victorious at Kenilworth the following day. […]