Wilgerbosdrift’s exciting new stallion Hawwaam gained several significant updates to his pedigree at Tuesday’s evening’s virtual Equus Awards ceremony.Not only was his dam Halfway To Heaven named Broodmare Of The Year (for a third consecutive season), Hawwaam’s outstanding half-brother Rainbow Bridge was named Horse Of The Year, Champion Older Male, and Champion Middle Distance Horse Read more about Equus award glory for Hawwaam relatives[…]
Five time G1 winner Hawwaam, who recently retired to Wilgerbosdrift to take up stud duties, received a handsome boost to his stellar pedigree when the most recent LONGINES World’s Best Racehorse Rankings claimed his superb half-brother Rainbow Bridge as the best South African racehorse for the period 1 January 2021 to August 8th. A gelded Read more about Hawwaam half-brother tops Best Racehorse Rankings[…]
Wilgerbosdrift’s late sire Soft Falling Rain had a great, posthumous two days this weekend, with his son Marmara Sea capturing Friday’s Listed Memorial Mile, and another, son, Pray For Rain, capturing the Listed Marshalls World Of Sport Umngeni Handicap the following day. Winner of the 2020 Memorial Mile, Marmara Sea claimed his tenth win from Read more about FEATURE RACE DOUBLE FOR SOFT FALLING RAIN[…]
Wilgerbosdrift’s blue blooded stallion Fire Away received a handsome boost to his pedigree page when his close relative Dynamic One won the Listed Curlin Stakes at Saratoga on Friday. A three-year-old colt by Union Rags, Dynamic One took a big step forward and stamped himself as a major contender for the $1.25 million Runhappy Travers Read more about CURLIN STAKES WIN FOR FIRE AWAY RELATIVE[…]
Wilgerbosdrift’s G1 winning stallion Flower Alley has been in great form over the past few weeks, and the former Travers Stakes winner enjoyed a notable day on Thursday when he supplied three winners at the Vaal. Flower Alley’s first success came when his Stuart Pettigrew trained daughter Bold Fortune powered home, under Diego De Gouveia, Read more about Thursday treble for Flower Alley[…]
Wilgerbosdrift’s G1 Travers Stakes winning stallion Flower Alley has some very smart three-year-olds representing him this season. Flower Alley’s sophomores include the very exciting filly Santa Therese, who made it six wins from just eight starts when victorious in Friday’s Listed East Cape Paddock Stakes (1600m) run at Fairview.Under Grant Van Niekerk, the Alan Greeff Read more about Flower Alley filly lifts East Cape Paddock Stakes[…]
Wilgerbosdrift’s inform stallion Flower Alley followed up a double on Tuesday when he came up with an eye catching debut winner at the Vaal on Thursday. His two-year-old daughter Perfect Witness made the perfect start to her racing career on Tuesday when making a winning debut at the Vaal.Under Nathan Klink, the Candice Dawson trained Read more about Debut winner for Flower Alley[…]
Wilgerbosdrift’s G1 winning stallion Flower Alley went close to enjoying G1 success on Vodacom Durban July day, and the former Travers Stakes winner had a good day at Turffontein on Tuesday when responsible for a pair of winners on the eight race card. Flower Alley gelding Foreign Field, under a well timed ride from Ryan Read more about Tuesday double for Flower Alley[…]
Wilgerbosdrift’s ill-fated resident sire Soft Falling Rain enjoyed a notable, posthumous success at Hollywoodbets Greyville on Saturday when his son Waterberry Lane scored an impressive victory in the G2 Durban Golden Horseshoe (1400m), defeating some of South Africa’s most promising two-year-olds in the process. Trained by Dean Kannemeyer, two-year-old Waterberry Lane was given a well Read more about GOLDEN HORSESHOE GLORY FOR SOFT FALLING RAIN[…]
Vigilantes Way, a half-sister to Wilgerbosdrift’s well performed young stallion Fire Away, made headlines at Monmouth Park on Sunday.The four-year-old daughter of Medalia D’Oro and the blue blooded Unbridled mare Salute claimed her first graded race victory when storming home to post an impressive win in Sunday’s G3 Eatontown Stakes (1700m). Ridden for speed early Read more about G3 success for Fire Away sister[…]