Nother Russia emulated her champion dam Mother Russia when she won Saturday’s G1 HSH Empress Club Stakes at Turffontein. Bred by Wilgerbosdrift, and racing for Mauritzfontein, Nother Russia picked up the first Grade One win of her brief career thus far with a comprehensive 1.4 length win over Bella Sonata in Saturday’s 1600m race, with Read more about NOTHER RUSSIA LIFTS EMPRESS CLUB STAKES[…]
Flower Fashion, a daughter of Wilgerbosdrift’s exciting young sire Flower Alley, made it two wins from just three outings when she landed the Prix d’Orsay (a conditions race for 3yo fillies) at Maisons-Laffitte on Tuesday afternoon. The 3yo filly, who had won by 3.5 lengths first time out, was well away and asserted for the Read more about Two out of three for Flower Alley filly[…]
Splash Hit, a daughter of Wilgerbosdrift’s exciting young sire Flower Alley, made it win number three (from just four starts) when running out an easy winner of the Cajun Miss Stakes on Friday night. The three-year-old, who made all to win first time out, was coming into the 1400m contest off a nine length romp Read more about Flower Alley filly makes it three out of four[…]
Diamond Fields showed her class to down a top class field in the G3 Gladness Stakes over 1400m at Naas on Sunday. Trained by Fozzy Stack, the four-year-old daughter of Fastnet Rock produced a fine turn of foot to down triple G1 winner, and 6/4 favourite, Alice Springs, by half a length. Former G1 Tattersalls Read more about DIAMOND FIELDS LANDS GLADNESS STAKES[…]
Former Canadian Champion Lukes Alley, a son of Wilgerbosdrift’s exciting resident sire Flower Alley, picked up the ninth career win of his career when dead-heating with Farz in an allowance optional claiming race over 1700m at Gulfstream Park on Saturday. Farz and Lukes Alley were drawn next to each other in thegate, and found themselves Read more about Ninth win for Flower Alley champion[…]
The Wilgerbosdrift/Mauritzfontein bred Orchid Island picked up the first G1 win of her career when victorious in Saturday’s G1 Wilgerbosdrift SA Fillies Classic, the second leg of South Africa’s Triple Tiara. Third last time out in the G2 Wilgerbosdrift Gauteng Fillies Guineas, Orchid Island turned the tables on Smiling Blue Eyes and Al Hawraa, who Read more about CLASSIC GLORY FOR ORCHID ISLAND[…]