SIXTEEN months of growing, handling and preparation will come to a head when we offer the cream of our 2016 crop at the time-honoured National Yearling Sale, which will be held over three days at the Germiston TBA Complex, commencing April 26. It goes without saying...
Article from Cape Breeders Club website: Varsfontein Stud’s hot young stallion Master Of My Fate registered his fifth first crop winner on Sunday when his son Goliath Heron romped home at Greyville. Watch video of race Jockey Sean Veale barely had to ask his mount a...
Classic glory just eluded us at Turffontein’s Guineas meeting, with Varsfontein-breds having to settle for the minor places in both marquee events. Read full story
“He looks the goods, he could just be the goods”, exclaimed commentator Alistair Cohen, following Surcharge’s brilliant come from behind victory in Turrfontein’s Gr.3 Tony Ruffel Stakes. Read full story
Varsfontein recently bid farewell to our very special mare Marie Galante. It was especially sad for Susan, John and Carl who hold very fond memories of this feisty little mare. Marie would have turned 30 years old this year as she was born in 1988 - the year that Carl...
Written by Ada van der Bent R1,000,000 Forus Cape Guineas G1 - TAP O' NOTH (Captain Al - Wintersweet by Western Winter) wins by 0,5 lengths from White River and Like A Panther. Tap O' Noth was bred and raised at Varsfontein Stud on behalf of long-standing clients Alec...
VARSFONTEIN-breds dominated the finish to the Secretariat Stakes at Turffontein with Gimmethegreenlight three-year-old Surcharge leading home former paddock mate Harlan County. Read full story
Article courtesy of Sporting Post: The Varsfontein Stud-bred Gimmethegreenlight colt Surcharge was the talking horse at Saturday’s day-night Turffontein meeting, and he duly delivered – registering his first stakes success with a well taken victory in the R150 000...
