The Wilgerbosdrift bred (and owned in partnership with Mauritzfontein) Nightingale impressed when running out a convincing winner of the G1 Klawervlei Majorca Stakes over 1600m on Sun Met day on Saturday. Trained by Candice Bass-Robinson, the four-year-old was partnered to victory by Mauritzfontein/Wilgerbosdrift sponsored jockey Anthony Delpech, who was enjoying his first top level success Read more about NIGHTINGALE SOARS IN MAJORCA STAKES[…]
A daughter of Wilgerbosdrift’s successful, but ill-fated, sire Tiger Ridge was in the news this weekend following the running of the California Derby on Saturday. Tiger Ridge matron Donnie’s Secret is the dam of So Conflated, who provided trainer Doug O’Neill, jockey Mario Gutierrez and owner Reddam Racing LLC their second consecutive win in the Read more about DERBY WINNER FOR TIGER RIDGE DAUGHTER[…]
Peter and Jenny Blyth’s Clifton Stud has produced two beautiful foals this season, by Wilgerbosdrift’s exciting young sires Soft Falling Rain and Flower Alley respectively. Clifton has a stunning filly foal by former Equus Champion 2YO and G2 Godolphin Mile winner Soft Falling Rain. The foal is out of the top class Var mare Esterel, whose Read more about CLIFTON STUD’S LOVELY SFR, FLOWER ALLEY FOALS[…]
Wilgerbosdrift’s exciting sire Flower Alley looks to have a potentially very smart filly on his hands in the form of the Nicolas Clement trained Flower Fashion. The latter, a 3yo filly, made a stylish winning debut when winning the Prix Biribi over 1900m at Chantilly on Monday –despite having a very wide passage in running. Read more about Impressive French debut winner for Flower Alley[…]
The Wilgerbosdrift bred and owned filly Orchid Island (bred by Wilgerbosdrift/Mauritzfontein) showed her class in no uncertain terms when outclassing some smart male rivals to land Saturday’s Listed Sea Cottage Stakes at Turffontein. Always travelling strongly, Orchid Island was not given a hard ride by jockey Anthony Delpech to land the 1800m contest by an easy Read more about ORCHID ISLAND SHOWS HER CLASS IN SEA COTTAGE STAKES[…]
Former US Champion I’ll Have Another, a son of Wilgerbosdrift’s exciting sire Flower Alley, made a very promising start to his stud career with his first crop of 2yos last season. The 2012 G1 Kentucky Derby ended 2016 as Japan’s second Leading First Crop Sire by prize money, finishing behind only Rulership on the First Crop Read more about I’LL HAVE ANOTHER TAKES HIGH RANK IN JAPAN[…]
Five Up High, a half-brother to Wilgerbosdrift’s exciting new sire Soft Falling Rain (National Assembly), scored a gutsy victory over 1400m at Sha Tin on Sunday. Trained by former champion South African trainer Tony Millard, Five Up High (who raced in South Africa as My Nephew Eric) dug down deep to best runner up Money Read more about Hong Kong success for Soft Falling Rain brother[…]