Wilgerbosdrift’s much lamented stallion Soft Falling Rain looks to have come up with yet another smart two-year-old in the form of Florida Keys. The latter made an eye catching, winning debut when victorious at the Vaal on Monday afternoon. Trained by Sean Tarry, and ridden to victory by Gavin Lerena, the Wilgerbosdrift & Mauritzfontein bred Read more about Impressive debut winner for Soft Falling Rain[…]
Wilgerbosdrift’s G1 winning sire Flower Alley continues to make waves as a broodmare sire, and he was maternal grandsire of another eye catching debut winner at Santa Anita on Friday. Promising two-year-old Bolden fired a 47 2/5 (1/33) four-furlong bullet at Peter Miller’s San Luis Rey base May 30 and made 3-5 seem like a Read more about Flower Alley grandson impresses on debut[…]
Wilgerbosdrift’s talented stallion Flower Alley continues to impress as a broodmare sire, and the former G1 Travers Stakes winner was back in the news as a broodmare sire when his maternal grandson Smooth Like Strait captured the War Chant Stakes at Churchill Downs on Saturday. Winner of the G3 Cecil B. Demille Stakes at two, Read more about Flower Alley grandson lands War Chant Stakes[…]
Well bred filly Rambling Alley, whose dam is a half-sister to Wilgerbosdrift’s well performed stallion Flower Alley, picked up her second win when victorious at Kyoto racecourse on Sunday. A lightly raced daughter of Deep Impact, the consistent four-year-old Rambling Alley drew clear to land the Tadasunomori Tokubetsu (1800m) by two and a half lengths. Read more about Flower Alley relative wins again[…]
Wilgerbosdrift’s G1 winning sire Flower Alley made headlines in Japan on Sunday as the broodmare sire of G1 Osaka Hai winner Lucky Lilac. A daughter of Orfevre and Flower Alley’s Ashland Stakes winning daughter Lilacs And Lace, five-year-old Lucky Lilac kept pace on the inside of the pack at Hanshin Racecourse and shot through a Read more about Flower Alley granddaughter triumphs in Japan[…]
Wilgerbosdrift’s exciting young War Front stallion Fire Away gained a further boost to his pedigree page when his three-year-old half-sister Vigilantes Way got off the mark on Saturday. Third on debut, Vigilantes Way showed speed between rivals before taking over and sneaking away a bit midway down the backside. Favorite EstiloTalentoso attempted to make a Read more about Fire Away’s half sister off the mark[…]
Wilgerbosdrift’s well performed young stallion Fire Away gained a further boost to his pedigree when his close relative Strong Flag got off the mark on Sunday. A three-year-old daughter of Strong Mandate, Strong Flag was third sprinting on debut at Churchill last November,and stretched to a mile to be a close-up fourth at Oaklawn last Read more about Fire Away relative off the mark[…]
Wilgerbosdrift’s G1 winning sire Flower Alley came up with his 23rd individual stakes winner when his progressive 3yo daughter Fayrooz (a member of her sire’s first South African crop) claimed the Listed Ormond Ferraris Oaks Trial (2000m) at Turffontein on Saturday. One of two Flower Alley fillies in the R150 000 Oaks Trial, the Mike De Read more about Oaks Trial success for Flower Alley[…]
Wilgerbosdrift’s deceased sire Soft Falling Rain made his presence felt both on the track and in the sales ring over the past few days. The former G1 SA Nursery winner, and globetrotting star, looks to have some very smart two-year-olds this season, with Soft Falling Rain’s latest juvenile winner to impress being the Dean Kannemeyer Read more about Soft Falling Rain gelding impresses on debut[…]
Wilgerbosdrift’s well performed resident sire Flower Alley looks to have a promising two-year-old to his name this season in the form of Lemon Delight. The latter made an eye catching debut at Kenilworth on Saturday afternoon, when the Wynand Nel bred filly flew up late to win over 1000 metres. Trained by Candice Bass-Robinson, Lemon Read more about Debut winner for Flower Alley[…]