More News

News Archive

Latest News

BELA-BELA WINS SA FILLIES GUINEAS

Article courtesy of Sporting Post: The magnificent Dynasty filly Bela-Bela was introduced as a serious SA Champions Season prospect when she overcame traffic issues in the home straight to beat a strong field to win the R400 000 Gr2 SA Fillies Guineas. The...

View Post

THE CURIOUS CASE OF JUDPOT

(Article courtesy of the Sporting Post- This piece was composed before the Gr1 Fillies Classic win of Judpot’s daughter Juxtapose. We’ve left it as is, though, as the background to the story remains valid) Great stallions are measured by Gr1 winners. Most countries...

View Post

JUDPOT GR 1 FILLY PRECEDES BIG SALES

Cape Breeders Club article: Varsfontein Stud’s well established sire Judpot was once again in the headlines at Turffontein on Saturday. Just days earlier, Judpot’s close relative Real Steel had made world news when he won the G1 Dubai Turf and this time Judpot...

View Post

JUDPOT STRIKES GR 1 GLORY AGAIN

Article courtesy of Sporting Post: The Judpot filly Juxtapose’s dramatic last gasp victory in the R1 million Wilgerbosdrift Gr1 SA Fillies Classic had her breeder, Varsfontein’s Carl de Vos, fondly remembering a cold, dark winter’s evening at Durbanville a few...

View Post

DUBAI TURF BOOST FOR JUDPOT

Article courtesy of Cape Breeders Club website: Varsfontein Stud’s blue blooded sire Judpot received yet another boost to his already magnificent female line when the Japanese runner Real Steel defeated an outstanding field to win Saturday’s $6 000 000 Dubai Turf...

View Post

ROLL ON SUMMER CUP…AGAIN

The second Varsfontein bred Summer Cup winner in 3 years...a feat well worth celebrating. In 2013 Master Sabina found himself in second place behind Yorker, beaten by a half length but this year it was his turn to take the lime light in this Gr 1 Highveld feature....

View Post

RETURN OF THE SUPERHERO

Article courtesy of Sporting Post: Captain America produced the heroics for a superbly clinical victory at Kenilworth on Saturday, when disposing of SA Horse Of The Year and his former stablemate Futura in an exciting finish to the R400 000 Gr2 Green Point Stakes....

View Post

BELA-BELA ON TRACK FOR FILLIES GUINEAS

Article courtesy of Sporting Post: Top heavyweight jockey Bernard Fayd’herbe labelled the beautifully bred Dynasty filly Bela-Bela ‘the best 3yo filly in the country’ when he won on her on debut. That educated chirp came back to haunt him at Kenilworth on Wednesday...

View Post