Wilgerbosdrift’s inform Travers Stakes winning sire Flower Alley’s good week continued when his daughter Christmas Flower ran out a last gasp winner of the last race at the Vaal on Thursday afternoon. The lightly raced four-year-old flew up late over 1200m, and got up to score in the shadow of the post under a fine Read more about A GOOD WEEK FOR FLOWER ALLEY![…]
Wilgerbosdrift’s short-lived SA Nursery winner Soft Falling Rain has produced a real East Cape star in the form of Marmara Sea. That gelded four-year-old made it six wins from six starts on the East Cape polytrack surface when he romped home at Fairview racecourse on Monday afternoon. Trained by Alan Greeff, Marmara Sea justified 6-10 Read more about Six in a row for Soft Falling Rain gelding[…]
Wilgerbosdrift’s G1 Travers Stakes winning stallion Flower Alley dominated the finish to Saturday’s G2 Western Cape Fillies Championship (1400m) at Kenilworth, with his daughters and Lemon Delight finishing first and fourth respectively. The Adam Marcus trained Princess Calla, third in the G1 Thekwini Stakes last time out, made it two wins from just three starts Read more about Flower Alley filly lands Fillies Championship[…]
Deceased champion Soft Falling Rain has some very smart three-year-olds to his name this season, and the former G1 SA Nursery winner supplied another smart looking 3yo winner when his son Al Aasy won first time out at the Vaal on Thursday. Owned by Sheikh Hamdan bin Rashid al Maktoum and trained by Mike de Read more about Soft Falling Rain colt wins on debut[…]
Wilgerbosdrift’s G1 winning sire Flower Alley is broodmare sire of progressive North American colt Smooth Like Strait. The latter, who was produced by the winning Flower Alley mare Smooth As Usual, picked up the biggest win of his career when Smooth Like Strait won Sunday’s G2 Twilight Derby at Santa Anita Park. Shrugging off a Read more about Derby success for Flower Alley grandson[…]
Exciting four-year-old Performer, who hails from the same family as Wilgerbosdrift’s young War Front horse Fire Away, made an impressive return to racing when scoring a facile win in an allowance optional claiming race at Belmont Park on Saturday. Quickly into stride beneath Joel Rosario, the attractive chestnut colt raced a touch keenly from third Read more about Fire Away relative makes a winning return[…]
Ill-fated champion Soft Falling Rain’s progeny have been in fine form, with Soft Falling Rain runners winning all over South Africa in recent weeks, and the former G1 SA Nursery winner was at it again when Soft Falling Rain supplied a double on the Vaal’s Classic track on Thursday. His first success came when Soft Read more about Thursday double for Soft Falling Rain[…]
Wilgerbosdrift’s G1 winning stallion Flower Alley is no stranger to siring high-class fillies, and the son of Distorted Humor was responsible for a filly making a winning debut on Wednesday. The MJ Odendaal trained Gardenia, a four-year-old daughter of Flower Alley, made a striking impression when she romped home at the first time of asking Read more about Debut winner for Flower Alley[…]
Wilgerbosdrift’s Travers Stakes winning stallion Flower Alley enjoyed a good weekend this week, with the son of Distorted Humor supplying winners in both North America and Hong Kong. Flower Alley’s first success this weekend came when his son Snap Hook won an allowance optional claiming race at Gulfstream Park West on Saturday. The gelding took Read more about Hong Kong success for Flower Alley[…]
The sadly deceased Soft Falling Rain has been in the news this week, with his daughter World Radar recently named the Eastern Cape’s Horse Of The Year for 2020, and his son Nafoorah making a big impression when winning at the Vaal on Thursday afternoon. Soft Falling Rain made more news at Fairview on Friday Read more about Five in a row for Soft Falling Rain son[…]