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[…]
Wilgerbosdrift’s deceased stallion Soft Falling Rain looks to have come up with a well above average sort in the form of Nafoorah. The latter, who, like Soft Falling Rain himself, races for Sheikh Hamdan bin Rashid al Maktoum, made it two wins from just three starts when scoring an impressive win at the Vaal on Read more about Impressive winner for Soft Falling Rain[…]
Soft Falling Rain’s talented daughter World Radar dominated the Eastern Cape Racing Awards, which were recently announced by the Racing Association. The newly turned four-year-old filly was crowned the Eastern Cape’s Champion Three Year Old Filly, Champion Sprinter, and Horse Of The Year for the past 2019-2020. Bred by Wilgerbosdrift & Mauritzfontein, the Alan Greeff Read more about Soft Falling Rain filly dominates Eastern Cape awards[…]
Wilgerbosdrift’s well bred young stallion Buffalo Bill Cody hails from the same family as one of the best horses in North America at present in the form of Improbable. The latter, a four-year-old colt by City Zip, made it three G1 wins in a row when he romped to a four and a half length Read more about Buffalo Bill Cody relative romps to Awesome Again win[…]
For a second year running, Wilgerbosdrift’s outstanding broodmare Halfway To Heaven was crowned Equus Broodmare Of The Year. The daughter of Jet Master, South Africa’s Broodmare Of The Year in 2018-2019, was named Equus Broodmare Of The Year at the virtual Equus Awards ceremony which took place on Sunday evening. Halfway To Heaven had another Read more about Equus glory for Halfway To Heaven[…]