Buckpasser … Foaled in 1963, Buckpasser not only made his name as an outstanding racehorse, but has left a substantial influence as a broodmare sire – in KZN particularly with the likes of Northern Guest. Buckpasser was leading broodmare sire in 1983, 1984 and 1989. He has had a profound influence on some the world’s…
Nureyev, The Dancing Fighter Nureyev was one of those horses whose stratospheric yearling price of $1.3 million in 1978 and championship status on the racetrack earned plenty of attention. That type of attention was nothing compared to the type of admiration he later earned for his many accomplishments at stud and for coming back from…
Nijinsky II Kickstarts A Golden Era … Nijinsky II, born in 1967, was a Canadian-bred, Irish-trained racehorse and sire. He was the outstanding two-year-old in Europe in 1969 when he was unbeaten in five races. In the following season he became the first horse for thirty-five years to win the English Triple Crown. He was…
The Taming Of The Slew… Seattle Slew has left a substantial legacy behind. A prestigous owner of the title of Triple Crown winner, (last won by Affirmed in 1978 – which proves just how difficult it is for a horse to achieve this feat) can be found in the pedigrees of A.P Answer, A.P Arrow,…
Halo – A Horse With The Reputation For Being Anything But Angelic… Born in 1969 in Kentucky and bred by John R. Gaines, founder of the Breeders Cup, he was purchased by Charles W. Engelhard Jr., the owner of the great Nijinsky II. Halo was by Hail To Reason out of the mare Cosmah (who…
Roberto In the inaugural edition of the Benson & Hedges Gold Cup in 1972, Roberto established himself as a truly great horse. Many racing observers believed Rheingold was the better horse and should have won the Epsom Derby. Superstar jockey Lester Piggott too shared this view and after Roberto had run poorly in his previous…
Lyphard – Proof That Dynamite Comes In Small Packages Born in 1969, Lyphard (it is controversial regarding the pronounciation – but commonly pronounced Lee-Fard) was by the great Northern Dancer out of a mare called Goofed by Court Martial. After being overlooked by Robert Sangster at the sale for being too small, a mistake Robert…
The Mighty Sadler’s Wells Sadler’s Wells (Northern Dancer – Fairy Bridge by Bold Reason) was born in 1981 in the USA, but raced and stood out his phenomenal stud career at Coolmore in Ireland. He went on to be leading sire in France, Great Britain & Ireland and North America, and becoming a Champion Sire-of-Sires….
The Great Bold Ruler Miss Disco foaled what was to become one of the most important stallions in the world – on April 6 1954 at Claiborne Farm. The colt had an impeccable pedigree at the time being by Nasrullah out of Miss Disco by Discovery, and he would be named by his owner and…