Article from Cape Breeders: Varsfontein Stud’s prominent More Than Ready was responsible for a second G1 Daily News 2000 winner, in the last three years, when his champion son Got The Greenlight captured the 2020 Daily News 2000 at Hollywoodbets Greyville on...
MUCH to our delight, trainer Geoff Woodruff is planning to return to Cape Town following a successful 20-year stint on the Highveld. Remarkably, Geoff's relationship with Varsfontein stretches back to the late 80s when he ventured out on his own and we sent him the...
WHILE many of our readers will find themselves with extra time of their hands during the lockdown, it's been pretty much business as usual here on the farm. For many though, this has been a time of reflection, even nostalgia. Others have been delving into racing...
Article courtesy of Turf Talk: TEAM Valor International's owner Barry Irwin threw up his hands in despair and exclaimed to his wife, "What else can happen?" He was watching the Breeders Cup Juvenile Turf at Churchill Downs and his homebred colt Pluck had first...
Turffontein's Classic meeting was all about Gimmethegreenlight, whose historical trifecta in the Gr.1 SA Classic capped a magnificent stakes treble. Read story here
Our February newsletter includes racing news regarding Erik The Red's win in the Gr 3 Cape Nursery, Team Valor owned Oleksandra who is being aimed for Dubai as well as successes for Master Of My Fate. There is also an update on our results at the recent Cape...
The R200 000 Kepu Gr3 Cape Of Good Hope Nursery produced a Captain Al exacta when two sons of the late champion sire entertained the Cape Town Prawn Festival crowd at Kenilworth on Saturday in a thrilling finish, that attracted the attention of the Stipes. Despite...
Article courtesy of Sporting Post: Justin Snaith and Richard Fourie launched their Sun Met day feature campaign in the way they know best when the Varsfontein owned and bred Erik The Red powered to victory under sunny skies at Kenilworth to win the R150 000 Wesgro...