Weatherbys Stallion Scene
James Thomas chats with Susan Rowett of Varsfontein Stud, home to five stallions including the multiple champion sire Gimmethegreenlight and with a stellar draft of yearlings to sell at the CRS Premier Sale in March
Opportunities knock in South Africa
We meet Steve Ajax – proud Welshman, former bookmaker and a man investing heavily in the South African bloodstock industry via the newly created Paardeberg Stud, new home to Expert Eye
Cape of Good Hope
James Thomas talks to Justin Vermaak of Cape Racing Sales, which is looking forward to its new Premier Sale in March on the back of its Summer Sale, which produced its best results for eight years
Features
It is a small world
The globalisation of the thoroughbred industry is not a new thing, writes Ciaran Doran
It is race programming
Jocelyn de Moubray argues that a country’s race planning and programming has a significant influence on bloodstock purchasers’ long-term buying decisions
A night of stars
The first In a series of editorials from the Irish Thoroughbred Breeders’ Association kicks off with the winners from a gala night at their recent awards ceremony
A two-way tie at the top
There was a dead heat at the top of the World’s Best Racehorses honours of 2024 with Dubail World Cup winner Laurel River sharing the spoils with Coolmore’s Epsom Derby hero City Of Troy
Columnists
Girls aloud: Spring 2025
Cathy Grassick reviews some of the early events this spring, and enjoys her NH racing
It's Leo
HH The Aga Khan RIP - Leo Powell pays tribute to the late Aga Khan, a man whose influence spread far wider than the racing and bloodstock industries.