Drakenstein Stud

01/09/2024

The 2024 covering season officially began today! We look forward to welcoming your mares to our stallions

22/08/2024

The BSA 2YO sale gets underway at 10:30am this morning. We look forward to seeing you there 🐎

01/08/2024

Presenting our draft for the Bloodstock South Africa August 2YO Sale, running over 22nd and 23rd August in Germiston.

30/07/2024

With a double at the today, One World equalled his Champion Sire Captain Al's 2YO record of 30 individual winners 🏆An extraordinary achievement! Congratulations & thank you to the One World Syndicate & the breeders who have supported this exciting young sire 🌍

26/07/2024

93rd SW for our champion sire Trippi 🏆
Congratulations to Mr Nick Jonsson, Snaith Racing, Muzi Yeni and breeders Westward Bloodstock Ltd (Nom: Mrs F Carmichael), Mrs E Yates & Klawervlei Stud (Pty) Ltd

26/07/2024

Read more on Dual Champions Cup Winner Jet Dark - Fully Subscribed! on Sporting Post, bringing you the latest in Horse Racing News, Previews and Reviews.

22/07/2024

DRAKENSTEIN OFFER SEVEN SMART SORTS AT AUGUST SALE

Drakenstein Stud have enjoyed another record breaking season. At the time of writing, the farm had been responsible for breeding 21 individual stakes winners of 31 black type races in South Africa this season -a truly magnificent achievement!

Buyers will get their own chance to acquire horses from Drakenstein Stud, when the Simondium farm brings seven attractive sorts to the 2024 August Two Year Old Sale. Their draft is made up of two-year-olds sired by Futura, One World (offered as agent), Soqrat, and What A Winter.

Drakenstein's Kevin Sommerville had the following comments to make about the farm's draft for this year's August Sale.

https://bsa.co.za/drakenstein-offer-seven-smart-sorts-at-august-sale/

Drakenstein Stud

22/07/2024

Full Moon setting as the Sun rises on a chilly morning.

16/07/2024

Finally we can welcome A Case Of You to the farm. He arrived last week in the rain, but has settled in nicely and is enjoying his surroundings.

We look forward to showing him to you before the season starts.

24/06/2024

One World (Captain Al) breaks his father’s record of 22 individual winners in his freshman season. Captain Al held the record since 2004/5 season, holding it for 19 years. A new champ is born.

18/06/2024

One World equals his sire Captain Al’s record of 22 first crop winners with a super impressive victory by Roccapina in the first today at Hollywoodbets Kenilworth! Well done to Bass Racing Stables, VS Varsfontein, Aldo Domeyer & owners Mesdames A L Kalmanson, C M Kalmanson & H M Rowett & Mr J A Rowett

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12/06/2024

21st winner for leading 2YO sire One World 🌍

Drakenstein Stud’s red hot young stallion One World came up with his 21st first-crop winner when his daughter Maritzburg Memory won at Hollywoodbets Kenilworth on Tuesday. In the process, the son of Captain Al is now within one winner of equalling his own’s sire first-season sires record of 22 j...

05/06/2024

Jet Dark 🏆

15/05/2024

Our draft for the upcoming Cape Racing Sales Winter Yearling Sale taking place on 6 June 2024.

10/05/2024

Leading 2YO sire One World is closing in on his champion sire, Captain Al’s freshman record of 22 individual winners 🌍

Drakenstein Stud’s sire sensation One World made it four winners in the last five days when his two-year-old son Grand Crescendo won in open company at the Vaal on Thursday. In the process, Grand Crescendo became the 17th winner from One World’s first crop, with One World fast closing in on the ...

26/04/2024

Read more on Drakenstein Announce First Son Of Frankel To Stand In SA on Sporting Post, bringing you the latest in Horse Racing News, Previews and Reviews.

02/04/2024

Presenting our draft for the upcoming Bloodstock South Africa National Yearling Sale, taking place on 18th and 19th April at the TBA Complex in Germiston.

We look forward to seeing all there.

25/03/2024

Exciting news for our industry 🌍 🐎 Congratulations and thank you to everyone who worked so hard to make this possible

Read more on Good Newsbreak: Direct Exports From SA To EU Approved! on Sporting Post, bringing you the latest in Horse Racing News, Previews and Reviews.

23/03/2024

First crop winner #7 for leading 2YO sire One World 🌍 Congratulations to the connections of Miss World!

Owner: E A Braun & M P Williams
Breeder: Mr R M Sewgoolam
Trainer: Greg Ennion Racing Stables
Jockey: Cornè Orffer

28/02/2024

Excited to announce Irish Champion Sprinter and dual Gr.1 winner A Case Of You will be joining our stallion lineup for the 2024 season
https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=899001525385560&id=100058271633003

Read more on Drakenstein Welcome Irish Champion on Sporting Post, bringing you the latest in Horse Racing News, Previews and Reviews.

24/02/2024

First stakes winner for One World 🌍
Congratulations to the connections of One Stripe, winner of the Cape of Good Hope Nursery (Gr.3) 🥇

Owner: Mr R M Sewgoolam
Trainer: VHM Racing
Jockey: B Fayd'Herbe

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22/01/2024

A look back at the 163rd running of the L'Ormarins King's Plate

12/01/2024

Presenting our draft for the upcoming Cape Racing Sales Cape Premier Yearling Sale, taking place on Thursday, 25th January.

31/12/2023

Excited about the future! Wishing you all a happy and prosperous New Year 🐎

26/12/2023

There are only 10 days to go until the 163rd running of the L'Ormarins King's Plate
2022 saw Jet Dark (Trippi) make it back to back victories in SA’s premier WFA mile 🐎

Jet Dark and S'manga Khumalo burst clear to claim back-to-back Queen's Plate victories

25/12/2023

22/12/2023

The newly refurbished Hollywoodbets Kenilworth Racecourse will be delivering a visual experience from all corners of the racecourse, to ensure no one misses the action that is the thrill of

With the entries out for the 163rd running of the King's Plate, sponsored by L'Ormarins, make sure to earmark your favourites to get your bets in once the final field is announced in time for the New Year:

1. Cosmic Highway
2. Snow Pilot
3. At My Command
4. Anfields Rocket
5. See It Again
6. Montien
7. Countdown
8. Charles Dickens
9. Gimme A Prince
10. Speed Machine
11. King Regent
12. Hluhluwe
13. Cousin Casey
14. Double Superlative
15. Al Muthana
16. Royal Aussie

Don't miss the live action, by joining us on course on Saturday, 6th of January - book your tickets on Computicket: https://tickets.computicket.com/event/l_ormarins_king_s_plate_2024/7238061/7238083/125805

12/12/2023

Get Ready World 🌍 One World is off the mark 🐎

Drakenstein Stud’s G1 Sun Met winning stallion One World came up with his first winner when One World’s two-year-old son Address The Nation made a winning debut at Turffontein on Tuesday. Trained by Candice Dawson, Address The Nation was always going strongly in Tuesday’s In Loving Memory Of J...

26/11/2023

What a start to the Cape Racing Cape Summer Season of Champions 🏆 and a true Racing Renaissance at Hollywoodbets Kenilworth 🐎

Cape Punters Cup (Gr.2)
🥇 Hluhluwe (Trippi)
🥈 Snow Pilot (Lancaster Bomber)

RaceCape Powered by Hollywoodbets SA Class 4
🥇 Winter Pearl (What A Winter)

Congratulations to all the connections!

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