The Wilgerbosdrift bred pair of Sugar Girl and Nother Russia scored impressive victories at Kenilworth and Turffontein respectively yesterday. Sugar Girl, originally named Lara Yara, made a sparkling debut when winning first time out over 1200m for trainer Dean Kannemeyer and owners Khaya Stables. The top lot sold at the 2016 National Yearling Sale when Read more about SUGAR GIRL, NOTHER RUSSIA IMPRESS[…]
Wilgerbosdrift’s exciting young stallion Soft Falling Rain gained a major update to his pedigree, when his half-brother Let It Rain landed the Listed Java Handicap at the Vaal on Tuesday. Trained by Weiho Marwing, and steered to victory by his brother Weichong, Let It Rain scored a convincing 0.8 of a length victory at the Read more about Soft Falling Rain brother lands Java Handicap[…]
Wilgerbosdrift’s in-form sire Flower Alley is shaping up as a potentially top-class broodmare sire. The son of Distorted Humor was represented by a second major graded winner as a damsire in under a week when his two-year-old granddaughter Daisy captured the G3 Tempted Stakes at Aqueduct on Friday. Daisy, a daughter of Breeders’ Cup Classic Read more about Alley granddaughter Flowers in Tempted[…]
The Wilgerbosdrift bred Nassa, an R800 000 purchase from the 2014 National Yearling Sale, impressed with a track record breaking victory in Sunday’s G3 SA SA Ladies Purse in Hong Kong. The bay son of Wilgerbosdrift bred champion Dynasty, who gave trainer Tony Millard a third consecutive win in the Ladies Purse, settled handily in Read more about Nassa lands Ladies Purse[…]
The Wilgerbosdrift bred (with Mauritzfontein) and owned Mable Syrup made an eye catching debut at Turffontein yesterday. Trained by Mike de Kock, the three-year-old filly showed tremendous courage to win under the urgings of champion jockey Anthony Delpch and score by a long neck over 1160m. Mable Syrup, who appeared beaten with 400m left to Read more about MILK AND HONEY DAUGHTER WINS ON DEBUT[…]
Wilgerbosdrift’s in-form sire Flower Alley, likely to be represented in next weekend’s G1 Breeders’ Cup Turf by his son Bullards Alley, was once again in the news this weekend. This time however it was as a broodmare sire that Flower Alley hit the headlines. His G1 Ashland Stakes winning daughter Lilacs And Lace is the Read more about ALLEY BLOOMS IN JAPAN[…]
Wilgerbosdrift dominated the finish to Sunday’s Listed Sunshine Sweepstake Algoa Cup, otherwise known as PE’s July, when the Wilgerbosdrift bred Nebula beat the Wilgerbosdrift bred Ollivander by two and a quarter lengths. Both Nebula and Ollivander are sons of champion sire Silvano, with the latter also responsible for Wilgerbosdrift’s bred and owned G1 winning fillies Read more about ALGOA CUP DOUBLE FOR NEBULA![…]
Wilgerbosdrift’s highly successful, and red hot, sire Flower Alley enjoyed another notable double over this past weekend. His double commenced when the 2005 Travers Stakes winner’s flashily named daughter Icrywheni’mdrunk got off the mark at Woodbine on Friday. Three-year-old Icrywheni’mdrunk held on gamely to score on the all weather track, over 1000m, by a nose. Read more about DOUBLE FOR IN-FORM FLOWER ALLEY[…]
Ghalib, a half-brother to Wilgerbosdrift owned multiple G1 winner Europa Point, made it career win number four when successful at Windsor yesterday. A son of Lope de Vega, the gelding was rousted along early and hit the front with three furlongs to run in Monday’s 1600m handicap, before drawing clear to score, unchallenged, by a Read more about EUROPA POINT BROTHER WINS AGAIN![…]
Wilgerbosdrift’s exciting sire Flower Alley could be represented this year at the Breeders’ Cup, due to be run at Del Mar on November 3rd and 4th. His son Bullards Alley, a record breaking 10.75 length winner of Sunday’s G1 Pattison Canadian International, is among the probable contenders for the Breeders’ Cup Turf next month. A Read more about Flower Alley son a probable for Breeders’ Cup[…]