Wilgerbosdrift’s exciting young sire Soft Falling Rain made the perfect start to his stud career when he headed the First Crop Sires List at the 2018 Cape Premier Yearling Sale, which concluded on Sunday. The former Equus Champion Two-Year-Old, himself a R350 000 buy from the inaugural Premier Sale, had seven members of his first Read more about Soft Falling Rain heads first crop sires list[…]
WIlgerbosdrift’s high class stallion Flower Alley is broodmare sire of 2017 Japanese champion Lucky Lilac. The latter was named Japan’s Champion 2YO Filly on Tuesday, following an unbeaten first season. Lucky Lilac (from the first crop of Triple Crown winner Orfevre) won all three of her outings in 2017, including the G1 Hanshin Juvenile Fillies and Read more about Flower Alley granddaughter named champion in Japan[…]
The Wilgerbosdrift & Mauritzfontein bred Our Emperor picked up the first feature race win of his career when victorious in the G3 Heineken Chairman’s Cup on L’Ormarins Queen’s Plate day at Kenilworth this past Saturday. Trained by Brett Crawford and ridden by Greg Cheyne, Our Emperor defied a muddling pace to notch up a head Read more about OUR EMPEROR LANDS CHAIRMAN’S CUP[…]
Wilgerbosdrift’s two young stallions Flower Alley and Soft Falling Rain are both set to make their South African sales debut at the 2018 Cape Premier Yearling Sale later this month. Former G1 Travers Stakes winner, and top class stallion, Flower Alley enjoyed a magnificent year in 2017, and was both sire and broodmare sire of Read more about WILGERBOSDRIFT YOUNG GUNS FIRST CROP SET TO SHINE[…]
Wilgerbosdrift’s highly successful sire Flower Alley, whose first South African yearlings go on sale in 2018, is the broodmare sire of the top Japanese 2yo filly of 2017. Lucky Lilac, who was produced by Flower Alley’s G1 Ashland Stakes winning daughter Lilacs And Lace, made it three wins from as many outings when she won Read more about Flower Alley granddaughter stars in Japan[…]
Wilgerbosdrift bred and owned filly Mable Syrup made it two wins from as many outings when scoring at Turffontein on Saturday. Trained by Mike de Kock, the lightly raced three-year-old ran on smartly under Callan Murray to register a 0.4length win over more experienced rival Star Profile, over 1400 metres. It was another 3.4 lengths Read more about TWO OUT OF TWO FOR MABLE SYRUP[…]
Wilgerbosdrift’s successful late sire Tiger Ridge made his mark at Turffontein on Sunday, when represented by a pair of graded stakes winners. First of the Tiger Ridge runners to land a graded race was promising 3yo filly Folk Dance, who picked up the first feature race win of her career when romping to a three Read more about Graded double for Tiger Ridge[…]
Wilgerbosdrift had a remarkable day at Turffontein’s delayed Sansui Summer Cup day on Sunday. Not only was the farm responsible for breeding three impressive winners on the card, but Wilgerbosdrift also own Sunday’s G2 Investec Dingaans winner Monks Hood. The latter, trained by Alistair Gordon and beautifully ridden to victory by Anthony Delpech, picked up Read more about Wonderful weekend for Wilgerbosdrift![…]
The Wilgerbosdrift bred Nassa is one of 13 horses accepted for the $25 000 000 G1 LONGINES Hong Kong Cup, to be run at Sha Tin Racecourse on December 10th. Nassa, a good third to Cup contenders Werther and Time Warp last time out, was a smart winner of the G3 SA SA Ladies Purse Read more about HONG KONG CUP NEXT FOR NASSA![…]
Wilgerbosdrift’s exciting young sire Soft Falling Rain has not one but two siblings seeking graded race glory on Sansui Summer Cup day at Turffontein this Saturday. His half-brother Splendid Garden is one of 18 runners set to contest the G2 World Sports Betting Merchants over 1160m, with the son of Black Minnaloushe set to be Read more about Soft Falling Rain siblings line up in Summer Cup features[…]