Let It Rain, a half-brother to Wilgerbosdrift’s well performed young sire Soft Falling Rain, picked up the fourth win of his career when victorious at Turffontein on Sunday. Trained by Weiho Marwing, the four-year-old was given a superb ride by Weichong Marwing, who made all the running and kept Let It Rain going well, despite being Read more about DERBY ON THE CARDS FOR RAIN BROTHER[…]
The Wilgerbosdrift owned Monks Hood stamped himself as a colt with a very bright future when making a winning debut for trainer Alistair Gordon at Scottsville on Saturday. Monks Hood, a two-year-old son of Querari, romped home by seven and a half lengths, over 1400m, first time out on Saturday and he looks well above Read more about MONKS HOOD IMPRESSIVE AT SCOTTSVILLE![…]
Wilgerbosdrift bred and consigned the sales topping mare at Thursday’s Cape Mare Sale, held for a first time at the magnificent Mistico Equestrian Centre near Paarl. Firth Of Tay was knocked down to John Kramer for R300 000 to officially top the 2017 Mare Sale. Catalogued as lot 132, Firth Of Tay is a winning own Read more about KILDONAN SISTER TOPS MARE SALE[…]
An Oratorio colt out of Wilgerbosdrift’s top class mare Emerald Beauty proved in keen demand at last week’s National Yearling Sale in Germiston. The handsome grey was knocked down to Tony Millard for R2.2 million, and was the third top colt sold at the National Sale of 2017. His dam Emerald Beauty, by Equalize, was a Read more about EMERALD BEAUTY COLT IN DEMAND AT NYS[…]
Wilgerbosdrift’s inform sire Flower Alley looks to have a really smart sort on his hands in the form of the French based filly Flower Fashion. The latter, part-owned by Mary Slack, looked unlucky not to win Saturday’s Listed Prix Volterra at Maisons-Laffitte, when beaten just half a length by Charm Appeal. It was another two Read more about FLOWER ALLEY FILLY IMPRESES IN FRENCH FEATURE […]
Nother Russia emulated her champion dam Mother Russia when she won Saturday’s G1 HSH Empress Club Stakes at Turffontein. Bred by Wilgerbosdrift, and racing for Mauritzfontein, Nother Russia picked up the first Grade One win of her brief career thus far with a comprehensive 1.4 length win over Bella Sonata in Saturday’s 1600m race, with Read more about NOTHER RUSSIA LIFTS EMPRESS CLUB STAKES[…]
Flower Fashion, a daughter of Wilgerbosdrift’s exciting young sire Flower Alley, made it two wins from just three outings when she landed the Prix d’Orsay (a conditions race for 3yo fillies) at Maisons-Laffitte on Tuesday afternoon. The 3yo filly, who had won by 3.5 lengths first time out, was well away and asserted for the Read more about Two out of three for Flower Alley filly[…]
Splash Hit, a daughter of Wilgerbosdrift’s exciting young sire Flower Alley, made it win number three (from just four starts) when running out an easy winner of the Cajun Miss Stakes on Friday night. The three-year-old, who made all to win first time out, was coming into the 1400m contest off a nine length romp Read more about Flower Alley filly makes it three out of four[…]
Diamond Fields showed her class to down a top class field in the G3 Gladness Stakes over 1400m at Naas on Sunday. Trained by Fozzy Stack, the four-year-old daughter of Fastnet Rock produced a fine turn of foot to down triple G1 winner, and 6/4 favourite, Alice Springs, by half a length. Former G1 Tattersalls Read more about DIAMOND FIELDS LANDS GLADNESS STAKES[…]
Former Canadian Champion Lukes Alley, a son of Wilgerbosdrift’s exciting resident sire Flower Alley, picked up the ninth career win of his career when dead-heating with Farz in an allowance optional claiming race over 1700m at Gulfstream Park on Saturday. Farz and Lukes Alley were drawn next to each other in thegate, and found themselves Read more about Ninth win for Flower Alley champion[…]