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The farm known today as Wilgerbosdrift, was purchased in 1997 and the building of stables and the creation of paddocks and camps commenced in 1998.

Having previously operated as a “hobby breeder”, boarding a few mares at her parents Mauritzfontein Stud, Mary Slack decided to establish her own farm and to enter the world of the “commercial breeder”. The original 5 mares transferred from Mauritzfontein in May 1998. The first ever yearling draft consigned by Wilgerbosdrift were sent to the 1999 National Yearling Sales. The draft comprised just t

hree yearlings, two c**ts and a filly. Both c**ts proved more than useful, getting the new operation off to a flying start. In each of the 6 subsequent years, the Wilgerbosdrift draft has increased, in terms of both quantity and quality. This is evidenced by Wilgerbosdrift’s rapid rise to the top of the vendors lists. Leading consignors by average in both 2004 and 2005, Wilgerbosdrift’s WONDER LAWN became the highest priced yearling in South African history when he was knocked down for R3,3 million at the 2005 NYS.

18/07/2024

WAR FRONT SON IS FIRING AWAY!

Exciting young stallion Fire Away sports some excellent statistics. His first crop has yielded 35 runners, of which 22 have won, and four are stakes winners.
A further three horses in Fire Away's first crop have been stakes placed.
Fire Away's first crop is headed by graded stakes winners Egyptian Mau (G3 HSH Princess Charlene Starling Stakes) and My Golly Molly (G3 World Sports Betting Langerman), East Cape star Luna Halo, and Listed TAB Spook Express Stakes winner Explosive Bond.
His first-crop sons My Golly Molly and Zil Moris finished first and third in the G3 Langerman.
Fire Away's second crop, current two-year-olds, include 20 runners of whom seven have won. This crop is headed by G2 TAB SA Nursery winner Fire Attack. The latter's Nursery win received a notable boost when fourth place finisher Proceed came out to win the G1 Gold Medallion.

With several promising but lightly raced runners featuring in this crop, this crop looks set for better results still.
However, Fire Away's statistics for the current season make for truly impressive reading. For active stallions with 50 or more runners in 2023-2024, Fire Away ranks as the leading sire by stakes winners to runners. His total of 6.9 % stakes winners to runners ranks higher than such star stallions as Vercingetorix (5.7%), Rafeef (5.7) and reigning champion sire Gimmethegreenlight (4.8).
Fire Away appears to be emulating his own sire War Front, who also sports some eye catching statistics. Not only is War Front the sire of more than 115 stakes winners (he is also sire of more than 80 black type placed horses), but the son of Danzig is coming up with 11% stakes winners to foals.
At the time of writing, War Front had been responsible for 24 G1 winners and his offspring have earned more than $131 000 000 in stakes.

10/07/2024

1-2 for Fire Away
Wilgerbosdrift's promising sire Fire Away looks to have a pair of smart two-year-olds to his name in the form of Spirit Of Levana and French Flame.
The latter pair finished first and second in the second race run at Hollywoodbets Scottsville on Wednesday, with both horses holding feature race entries.
Trained by Glen Kotzen, Spirit Of Levana made it two wins from just three starts when she won Wednesday's www.tabgold.co.za Juvenile Plate in courageous fashion.
Under Mohammed Hassan Alabdulmalik, the Fire Away filly jumped out to make the running and she duly did so.
Spirit Of Levana kept finding and she held on gamely to best her paternal half-brother French Flame by half a length. French Flame caught the eye in second as he was still very green and ran around in the closing stages.
Her trainer described Spirit Of Levana as a "filly out of the top drawer", and Wednesday's winner has been entered in the G1 Thekwini Stakes.
Bred by Wilgerbosdrift & Mauritzfontein, Spirit Of Levana is out of the Fort Wood mare Close The Gap.
She was a R300 000 buy from the 2023 Cape Yearling Sale.
Fire Away has some very smart two-year-olds this season, with his juveniles of 2023-2024 also including G2 TAB SA Nursery winner Fire Attack.

30/06/2024

Bufffalo Bill Cody c**t makes it four out of six
Wilgerbosdrift’s promising young sire Buffalo Bill Cody has made a very pleasing start to his stud career with five of his first 11 first-crop runners having all won.
His principal flagbearer, however, this season has been the very speedy c**t Pistol Pete.

The latter made it four wins from just six starts when he made all to win at Turffontein on Sunday.

Under a confident ride from regular rider Calvin Habib, the Tony Peter trained Pistol Pete was always prominent in Sunday’s TAB Telebet 0861 000 822 Juvenile Plate (1160m).
The c**t showed plenty of courage when challenged by favourite Bjorn Ironside and dug down deep to score by three parts of a length.

It was a fine performance by Pistol Pete, who was conceding 4kgs to the promising runner-up.

Bred by Wilgerbosdrift & Mauritzfontein, Pistol Pete had won his first three starts by an aggregate of nearly 12 lengths, with his wins including a three-and-a-quarter length triumph in the Listed HKJC World Pool Event 6 April Storm Bird Stakes.

The classy Pistol Pete, who is out of the Tiger Ridge mare Oklahoma Sky, was a R380 000 buy from the 2023 Cape Yearling Sale.

His sire Buffalo Bill Cody is currently South Africa’s second Leading First Season Sire for 2023-2024.

24/06/2024

WEEKEND DOUBLE FOR FIRE AWAY
Wilgerbosdrift's exciting sire Fire Away continues to come up with good-looking winners, and the son of outstanding sire War Front was at it again over the weekend.
Not only did Fire Away filly Rani Of Kittur win at Turffontein on Saturday, but Fire Away two-year-old Ingqwele won a good race at Hollywoodbets Scottsville the following day.
Bred by Wilgerbosdrift & Mauritzfontein, three-year-old Rani Of Kittur had shown great promise at two, but suffered a severe injury when contesting the G2 World Sports Betting SA Fillies Nursery.
Trainer Roy Magner did a great job of getting her back to form, and Rani Of Kittur appeared to relish the step up to 1800m in Saturday's Next Turffontein Racemeeting Thursday 27 June FM 77 Divided Handicap.
Under a strong ride from Raymond Danielson, the daughter of Fire Away powered home to win by a neck.
Out of the Tiger Ridge mare Indira, Rani Of Kittur has now won twice from just six starts and she has the scope to build on Saturday's win.
Fire Away has some very promising two-year-olds this season and his son Ingqwele became his sire's seventh juvenile winner of 2023-2024 when he won at Hollywoodbets Scottsville.
Under Muzi Yeni, the Mike De K**k trained Ingqwele stayed on gamely to land Sunday's www.galloptv.co.za Maiden Juvenile Plate (1600m) by just under three parts of a length, with another son of Fire Away, Burning Man, finishing second.
Bred by Wilgerbosdrift & Mauritzfontein, Ingqwele is out of the Trippi mare Dawn Calling.
The Fire Away c**t was a R700 000 buy from the 2023 National Yearling Sale.
Other promising two-year-olds representing Fire Away this season include G2 TAB SA Nursery winner Fire Attack and exciting filly Spirit Of Levana. Other two-year-olds by Fire Away, Chinaberry and French Flame, hold entries in the upcoming G2 Durban Golden Horseshoe.
Fire Away, whose first crop includes graded stakes winners Egyptian Mau and My Golly Molly, has four yearlings on offer at the upcoming KZN Yearling Sale.

24/06/2024

Buffalo Bill Cody filly makes it two in a row
Wilgerbosdrift's promising young stallion Buffalo Bill Cody has made a bright start to his stud career, and the son of Redoute's Choice was at it again when his first crop daughter Khethiwe's Destiny won the eighth and final race at Hollywoodbets Scottsville on Sunday.
The two-year-old, trained, like her sire, by Mike De K**k, made it back to back wins when she downed some hard knocking older rivals to land the Hollywoodbets Bright Future FM 73 Handicap (1200m) in good style.
Under an inform Muzi Yeni, Khethiwe's Destiny romped home to score by nearly two and a half lengths and she looks a well above average filly.
Bred by Narrow Creek Stud (also breeders of Buffalo Bill Cody's early winners Buffalo Storm Cody and Rattlesnake ), Khethiwe's Destiny has now won two of four starts, with the filly finishing third in each of her first two starts.
Khethiwe's Destiny, who is out of the Gimmethegreenlight mare Gimmethemoney, was a R200 000 buy from the 2023 Cape Yearling Sale.
She is one of five winners, from just 11 runners, to have emerged from Buffalo Bill Cody's small first crop, with this crop also including Listed HKJC World Pool Event April 6 Storm Bird Stakes winner Pistol Pete.
From the same female line as top-class stallion Hard Spun, Buffalo Bill Cody is currently the second Leading First Season Sire in South Africa for 2023-2024.

09/06/2024

Fifth winner for Buffalo Bill Cody
Wilgerbosdrift's promising young stallion Buffalo Bill Cody came up with a fifth first-crop winner on Sunday when his two-year-old son Wolf Mountain won smartly at Turffontein.
Second in both of his previous starts, Wolf Mountain was all the rage for Sunday's Play Soccer 6, 10 and 13 Maiden Juvenile Plate (1100m) and jumped the 5-4 tote favourite.
Trained, like his sire, by Mike De K**k, Wolf Mountain was given a confident ride by Piere Strydom on Sunday.
Strydom took his mount to the front, and the pair never really looked in danger, with Wolf Mountain staying on powerfully to win by over a length and a half.
Bred by James Armitage, Wolf Mountain is out of the Silvano mare Princess Salme.
The c**t was a R300 000 buy from the 2023 August Two Year Old Sale.
Wolf Mountain is the fifth winner, from just 12 runners, for his sire. Buffalo Bill Cody went close to having a double on Sunday, with the stallion's daughter Roaming Spirit finishing a close-up third in the first race run at Turffontein.
Buffalo Bill Cody's small first crop also includes Listed HKJC World Pool Event 6 April Storm Bird Stakes winner Pistol Pete and impressive debut winner Buffalo Storm Cody. The latter won first time out by nine lengths before finishing third, to subsequent G1 winner Proceed, in the G3 TAB Protea Stakes.
A son of Redoute's Choice (whose sire sons include the likes of Snitzel, Not A Single Doubt, Rafeef and The Autumn Sun), Buffalo Bill Cody also enjoyed success at the recent Cape Racing Winter Yearling Sale, where yearlings by the Wilgerbosdrift resident made up to R300 000.

23/05/2024

Fourth winner for Buffalo Bill Cody
Wilgerbosdrift's promising young stallion Buffalo Bill Cody, whose son Rattlesnake won at Hollywoodbets Kenilworth on Tuesday, came up with a fourth first-crop winner on Thursday.
His two-year-old daughter Khethiwe's Destiny, third in her only two starts prior to Thursday's race, ran out a convincing winner of the Take A Bet Wina Numba Numba Maiden Juvenile Plate (Fillies) (1200m).
Under Raymond Danielson, the Mike de K**k trained filly stayed on gamely to shed her maiden by two and three quarter lengths.
Bred by Narrow Creek Stud (also breeders of Buffalo Bill Cody sired winners Buffalo Storm Cody and Rattlesnake), Khethiwe's Destiny was making just her third start on Thursday.
The filly, who is out of the Gimmethegreenlight mare Gimmethemoney, was a R200 000 purchase from the 2023 Cape Yearling Sale.
Buffalo Bill Cody has made a pleasing start with his first runners this season and is currently South Africa's second leading First Season Sire for 2023-2024.
His other early winners include impressive Listed HKJC World Pool Event 6 April Storm Bird Stakes winner and G2 TAB SA Nursery third Pistol Pete and nine length debut winner Buffalo Storm Cody.
Like outstanding sire Rafeef, Buffalo Bill Cody is a son of Redoute's Choice who won six of just ten starts. Out of G3 Reeve Schley Jr Stakes winner Buffalo Berry, Buffalo Bill Cody is himself directly descended in female line from the taproot mare Banquet Bell, the dam of Kentucky Derby winner Chateaugay and whose other numerous high-class descendants include G1 King's Bishop Stakes winner and outstanding sire Hard Spun. The latter, a son of Danzig -grandsire of Redoute's Choice, has sired more than 100 stakes winners with this tally including such Breeders' Cup winners as Aloha West and Spun To Run.

21/05/2024

Third winner for Buffalo Bill Cody
Wilgerbosdrift's well-bred young stallion Buffalo Bill Cody came up with a third first-crop winner on Tuesday when his two-year-old son Rattlesnake won at Hollywoodbets Kenilworth.
Not disgraced in his only two previous starts, the Candice Bass-Robinson trained Rattlesnake was quickly away and went out to make the running early on in Tuesday's Hollywoodbets Kenilworth Welcomes You Maiden Juvenile Plate (1000m).
Under a confident ride from Robert Khathi, Rattlesnake kicked on strongly in the closing stages before winning by a length and a half.
Bred by the Narrow Creek Stud, Rattlesnake is out of the More Than Ready mare Saraaba.
The c**t joins Listed HKJC World Pool Event 6 April Storm Bird Stakes winner Pistol Pete and impressive debut winner Buffalo Storm Cody (third in the G3 TAB Protea Stakes) as early winners for his exciting young sire Buffalo Bill Cody.
Buffalo Bill Cody is also sire of the promising Wolf Mountain, a close-up second in each of his two starts, and Wolf Mountain looks likely to provide his sire with more success in the not-too-distant future.
A son of legendary Australian sire Redoute's Choice (whose sire sons also include prominent South African stallion Rafeef), Buffalo Bill Cody made his presence felt at this year's National Yearling Sale where his only yearling on sale was knocked down to Peter Muscutt Racing for R700 000.

19/05/2024

Highveld Season Awards double for Wilgerbosdrift sires
Wilgerbosdrift stallions Fire Away and Flower Alley both enjoyed success at the 2024 Highveld Feature Season Awards ceremony, which took place in Sandton on Saturday night.
Not only was Fire Away's son Fire Attack named Champion Two-Year-Old Colt/Gelding, but Flower Alley's top-class daughter Feather Boa was crowned Champion Older Filly/Mare.
The exciting Fire Attack won twice from five starts and downed a smart field to claim the G2 TAB SA Nursery.
Also runner up in the Listed HKJC World Pool Event 6 April Storm Bird Stakes, the Ndoro Stud bred Fire Attack is out of the Mambo In Seattle mare Bonnie Beers.
Fire Attack joins G3 Godolphin Barb Stakes third-place getter Chinaberry and impressive maiden winner Tintamarre as promising two-year-olds to have emerged from Fire Away's second crop.
A son of outstanding sire War Front, Fire Away has four lots on offer at the upcoming KZN Yearling Sale.
Wilgerbosdrift's G1 Travers Stakes winning resident Flower Alley is the sire of Feather Boa, victorious in the G2 Betway Joburg Spring F and M Challenge this season. Destined to continue her career overseas, Feather Boa ended her South African campaign when runner up, to unbeaten star Gimme A Nother, in the G2 Mike De K**k Ipi Tombe Challenge.
Bred by Wilgerbosdrift & Mauritzfontien, Feather Boa finished first or second in six graded stakes races (she was runner-up in both the 2023 G1 HSH Princess Charlene Empress Club Stakes and G1 Wilgerbosdrift SA Fillies Classic), with the daughter of Flower Alley banking more than R1.681 million in stakes.
Her sire Flower Alley, whose progeny include reigning South African Horse Of The Year Princess Calla, had yearlings make up to R900 000 at this year's National Yearling Sale.

20/04/2024

Hawwaam yearlings impress at National Sale
Wilgerbosdrift’s popular young stallion, and former National Sale graduate, Hawwaam made a big impression with his first yearlings at the 2024 National Yearling Sale.
Yearlings by Hawwaam made up to R5 000 000 at the recent National Sale, with Hawwaam having eight lots to sell for an aggregate of R8.325 million.

Hawwaam yearlings averaged an impressive R1 040 625 at the sale, a higher average than such notable stallions as Gimmethegreenlight, Rafeef, What A Winter, and Querari.
His top lot sold was the Wilgerbosdrift consigned c**t Sparkling Rose (Lot 129), who was knocked down to the Hollywood Syndicate for R5 000 000 –the third top lot of the sale.
Other yearlings by Hawwaam made R800 000, R725 000 and R475 000 respectively.
Hawwaam’s outstanding dam Halfway To Heaven also made her presence felt at this year’s National Yearling Sale.
A Vercingetorix three-part brother Hawwaam was knocked down to SRB Plattner Farming for R2 800 000.
Consigned to the sale by Wilgerbosdrift, the c**t, called Rainbow Crossing, also numbers 2020-2021 Horse Of The Year Rainbow Bridge and dual G1 winner Golden Ducat as half-brothers.
His dam Halfway To Heaven has enjoyed magnificent commercial success, with her offspring having made up to R7 000 000 in the sales ring.

06/04/2024

Wilgerbosdrift’s promising young stallion Fire Away came up with yet another black-type winner when his two-year-old son Fire Attack ran out a convincing winner of the G2 TAB SA Nursery (1160m), run at Turffontein on Saturday.
Runner up in the Listed HKJC World Pool Event 6 April Storm Bird last time out, the Alec Laird trained Fire Attack turned the tables on his Storm Bird Stakes conqueror Pistol Pete when landing Saturday’s R500 000 feature.
Under Diego De Gouveia, Fire Attack stormed home to claim his biggest win by two and a quarter lengths.
Bred by Ndoro Stud, Fire Attack has now won or finished second in four of his five starts.
Fire Attack, who is out of the Mambo In Seattle mare Bonnie Beers, was a R450 000 buy from the 2023 National Yearling Sale.
His inform sire Fire Away had enjoyed success with another two-year-old one day earlier when Fire Away c**t My Best Shot romped home to break his maiden by five and quarter lengths at Fairview on Friday.
Bred by Varsfontein Stud, My Best Shot holds an entry in the Listed East Cape Nursery.
His sire Fire Away, whose first crop included the graded stakes winners Egyptian Mau and My Golly Molly, has 12 lots on offer at the National Yearling Sale.

21/03/2024

Nine length winner for Buffalo Bill Cody
Wilgerbosdrift's hugely exciting young stallion Buffalo Bill Cody came up with a second first-crop winner on Thursday, when his two-year-old son Buffalo Storm Cody made a brillliant winning debut at Turffontein.
Dispatched a well backed tote favourite for Thursday's 4Racing Welcomes You Maiden Juvenile Plate (1000m), the Tony Peter trained c**t was slowly away but quickly overcame that and went to the lead.
From there, it was a one horse race, with the Calvin Habib ridden Buffalo Storm Cody romped home to win as he liked by nine lengths on debut
Bred by Narrow Creek Stud, Buffalo Storm Cody is out of the Trippi mare Musical Romance.
The exciting two-year-old was a R410 000 purchase from the 2023 Cape Yearling Sale.
His sire Buffalo Bill Cody has made an exceptional start to his stud career. From just four runners thus far, the son of Redoute's Choice has had two impressive winners headed by the unbeaten Listed HKJC World Pool Event 6 April Storm Bird Stakes winner Pistol Pete. The latter holds an entry for the G2 SA Nursery, to be run at Turffontein on April 6th.
From the same female line as top US stallion Hard Spun, among many others, Buffalo Bill Cody has a single lot on offer at the 2024 National Yearling Sale. The latter (Lot 243) is a c**t out of a three time winning Silvano half-sister to graded stakes winners Magical Wonderland and Magico and this c**t hails from the same female line as dual Australian G1 winner September Run among others.

02/03/2024

First stakes winner for Buffalo Bill Cody
Wilgerbosdrift's well bred young stallion Buffalo Bill Cody came up with his first stakes winner when his unbeaten two-year-old son Pistol Pete romped home to an impressive win in the Listed HKJC World Pool Event 6 April Storm Bird Stakes (1000m) at Turffontein on Saturday.
An impressive winner of his two previous starts, the Tony Peter trained c**t defied 60kgs when running out an impressive winner of the 2024 Storm Bird Stakes.
Under Calvin Habib, Pistol Pete was quickly away and he dominated his opponents in Saturday's R200 000 feature, with Pistol Pete romping home to win as he liked by three and a quarter lengths.
Bred by Wilgerbosdrift & Mauritzfontein, Pistol Pete was a R380 000 purchase from the 2023 Cape Yearling Sale.
Pistol Pete is out of the Tiger Ridge mare Oklahoma Sky.
He is not only the first stakes winner for Buffalo Bill Cody, he is also the first winner for his sire.
Buffalo Bill Cody, a winner of six of his ten starts, lacks nothing in terms of pedigree. A son of triple Australian Champion Sire Redoute's Choice, whose other sire sons include four times Australian Champion Sire Snitzel and prominent South African sire Rafeef, Buffalo Bill Cody is from the same female line as top US stallion Hard Spun.
The latter, who traces back in female line, like Buffalo Bill Cody, to the My Babu mare Luiana. Hard Spun has sired more than 100 stakes winners including such Breeders' Cup winners as Aloha West and Spun To Run.

02/03/2024

Fourth Listed win for Fire Away filly
Wilgerbosdrift's inform young stallion Fire Away is the sire of high-class filly Luna Halo. The latter claimed her fourth Listed win when she ran out a game-winner of the Listed Breeders Guineas (1600m) at Fairview on Friday.
An Eastern Cape champion at two, Luna Halo claimed the seventh win of her 11th race career when landing Friday's feature race.
Under a great ride from Richard Fourie, the Alan Greeff-trained three-year-old dug down deep to put down to win by a head. Bred by Wilgerbosdrift & Mauritzfontein, Luna Halo had been named the Eastern Cape's Champion 2YO Filly of 2022-2023 after winning four of her first five starts.
Luna Halo, who is out of the Captain Al mare Sun Sentinel, was a R160 000 purchase from the 2022 National Yearling Sale. The filly's previous black type wins came in the 2023 Listed East Cape Fillies Nursery, 2023 Listed Dahlia Plate, and the 2023 Listed Lady's Slipper Stakes.
Her G3 Dixie Stakes winning sire Fire Away has had a cracking spell with his recent runners including Listed TAB Spook Express Stakes heroine Explosive Bond and promising two-year-olds Fire Attack and Tintamarre.
Fire Away is a son of War Front, whose more than 100 stakes winners include successful sires Declaration Of War and Lancaster Bomber.

16/02/2024

FIRE AWAY -FIRING ON ALL CYLINDERS
Wilgerbosdrift's promising young stallion Fire Away has had another good week, with the son of War Front having supplied winners at Fairview, Hollywoodbets Greyville and Turffontein in the past few days.
Of Fire Away's five latest runners, three have won impressively and Fire Away continues to go from strength to strength.
Fire Away's first success this week came when his three-year-old daughter Duellona romped home to a facile win at Fairview on Tuesday afternoon.
Under Calvin Habib, the Gavin Smith trained Duellona stormed home to break her maiden by an emphatic six and a half lengths.
Bred by Wilgerbosdrift& Mauritzfontein, Duellona had finished second last time out.
The filly is out of the Arcano mare Folk Law.
Fire Away struck again the very next day when his son King's Island ran out a convincing winner of the third race run at Hollywoodbets Greyville on Wednesday.
Trained by Stuart Ferrie, the gelded three-year-old sauntered home to shed his maiden by nearly two lengths.
Out of the Tiger Ridge mare Limerick Ridge, King's Island (who has a half-sister (Lot 84) on offer at the 2024 Cape Yearling Sale) had finished second and fourth in his two starts prior to Wednesday's win.
King's Island was bred by Wilgerbosdrift & Mauritzfontein.
Fire Away's winning streak continued at Turffontein the following day when his Wilgerbosdrift & Mauritzfontein-bred daughter Duenna made it back-to-back wins with a courageous victory over 1450m.
Under a strong ride from Trent Mayhew, the Stuart Pettigrew-trained filly got up in the shadow of the post to win Thursday's www.tab4racing.com FM 76 Handicap by a short head.
Now a three time winner, the consistent Duenna has finished first, second or third in each of her last five starts.
Duenna, who is out of the Elusive Quality mare Public Protector, has a half-brother (Lot 114) on offer at the upcoming Cape Yearling Sale.
Her sire Fire Away, who had yearlings fetch up to R1 300 000 last year, has three yearlings on offer at the Cape Yearling Sale.

13/02/2024

HONG KONG SUCCESS FOR FLOWER ALLEY
Wilgerbosdrift's high-class sire Flower Alley struck in Hong Kong on Monday when his son Parterre won at Sha Tin.
Under Lyle Hewitson, seven-year-old Parterre made much of the running and fought back gamely to win Monday's Good Fortune Handicap (Div 1) by a length.
In the process, Parterre provided his jockey with his 100th win of the season.
Bred by Wilgerbosdrift & Mauritzfontein, Parterre has now earned more than HK$2.5 million in prize money.
Parterre, who is out of the Oasis Dream mare Square Dance, won twice, from nine starts, and finished third in the 2020 G3 City Of Cape Town Politician Stakes and fourth in the 2020 G1 ARF Commemorative Cape Derby.
The gelding was a R650 000 buy from the 2018 National Yearling Sale.
His G1 Travers Stakes winning sire Flower Alley is having another good season in 2023-2024, with his flagbearers this season including G1 City Of Cape Town Majorca Stakes winner Princess Calla and G2 Betway Joburg Spring F and M Challenge queen Feather Boa.
To date, Flower Alley runners have earned more than $47 000 000 with his progeny also including Kentucky Derby winning champion I'll Have Another.

10/02/2024

Buffalo Bill Cody c**t maintains his unbeaten record
Wilgerbosdrift's exciting young stallion Buffalo Bill Cody looks to have a very exciting son on his hands in the form of Pistol Pete.
The latter, a member of his sire's first crop, made it two wins from two starts with a brilliant performance at Turffontein on Saturday.
Under Kaidan Brewer, the Tony Peter trained two-year-old was always up with the pace in Saturday's 4Racing Welcomes You Juvenile Plate (1000m) before quickening up smartly to score by an emphatic six and a quarter lengths.
Pistol Pete, described by his rider as a "very nice horse", looks like a feature race contender in the making.
Bred by Wilgerbosdrift & Mauritzfontein, Pistol Pete had won his only previous start when romping home to a two and a quarter length win on debut.
The c**t, who is out of the Tiger Ridge mare Oklahoma Sky, was a R380 000 buy from the 2023 Cape Yearling Sale.
Pistol Pete has a half-brother (Lot 106), by The United States, on offer at this month's Cape Yearling Sale.
His sire Buffalo Bill Cody showed high-class form when winning six of ten starts, and won from 1160m to 1600m.
Buffalo Bill Cody is a son of triple Australian Champion Sire Redoute's Choice (also sire of such top stallions as Snitzel, Not A Single Doubt, Stratum and Rafeef), and he hails from the same female line as top US stallion Hard Spun.
The latter, a son of Danzig -the great grandsire of Buffalo Bill Cody, has sired more than 100 stakes winners with Hard Spun's tally including such Breeders' Cup winners as Aloha West and Spun To Run.
Buffalo Bill Cody has ten lots on offer at the 2024 Cape Yearling Sale.

02/02/2024

A great week for Fire Away
Wilgerbosdrift's exciting young stallion Fire Away has had a great couple of days this week. Not only is the son of War Front sire of Sunday's Listed TAB Spook Express Stakes winner Explosive Bond, but Fire Away also had success at both Hollywoodbets Kenilworth and the Vaal this week.
When Fire Away's promising two-year-old son Fire Attack won at the Vaal on Thursday, he became his sire's fourth winner from his last six runners, with another runner sired by Fire Away, Foudre, finishing second at Hollywoodbets Kenilworth on Wednesday.
Fire Away's winning streak started when he had a double at Turffontein on Sunday -with his two-year-old son Tintamarre romping home to break his maiden by three lengths and Fire Away filly Explosive Bond capturing Sunday's Listed TAB Spook Express Stakes.
The War Front son's good form continued at Hollywoodbets Kenilworth on Wednesday where his son Zil Moris won the sixth race on the card. Under a great ride from Richard Fourie, the Brett Crawford trained three-year-old motored home to get up to win the RaceCape Powered By Hollywoodbets Class (1400m) by a long neck.
Bred by Cheveley Stud, Zil Moris had shown smart form at two, where his efforts included a third-place finish, behind paternal half-brother My Golly Molly, in the G3 World Sports Betting Langerman.
Zil Moris, who is out of the Fort Wood mare Valhalla, has now won twice and was also fourth in the G3 Cape Classic earlier this season.
Fire Away is also the sire of Fire Attack, who caught the eye when romping home to score at the Vaal on Thursday. The Alec Laird trained two-year-old, who had finished second last time out, turned Thursday's Gauteng Guineas Day 3 February Maiden Juvenile Plate (1000m) into a one-horse race. Under Diego De Gouveia, the Fire Away c**t hit the front full of running and drew off to win impressively by a length and three quarters.
Bred by Ndoro Stud, Fire Attack, making his third start on Thursday, is out of the Mambo In Seattle mare Bonnie Beers.
Fire Away has made a fantastic start to his stud career. His small first crop has unleashed 16 winners, four of whom are stakes winners and another two are stakes placed. His first crop to race is currently racing at 12% stakes winners to foals, and, with some promising two-year-olds this season to his name, the future looks bright for Fire Away.
His G3 winning daughter Egyptian Mau is a runner in Saturday's G2 Wilgerbosdrift Gauteng Fillies Guineas.
The inform Fire Away has three lots on offer at the 2024 Cape Yearling Sale:

Lot 21 -is a c**t out of a stakes placed daughter of Kahal and G2 Gerald Rosenberg Stakes winner She's On Fire
Lot 42-a half-sister to two winners, this filly is out of a G3 placed daughter of Dynasty and her third dam is dual G3 Champagne Stakes winner Eternal Dancer
Lot 142-this c**t is out of a winning Invincible Spirit half-sister to multiple group winner Solid Stone and is from the family of Canadian champion Arravale among others

28/01/2024

Turffontein double for Fire Away
Wilgerbosdrift's highly promising young stallion Fire Away had a weekend to remember this past week. Not only did Fire Away's first crop daughter Luna Halo claim Friday's Breeders Guineas Plate, but the Wilgerbosdrift resident also had an eye-catching double at Turffontein on Sunday.
Fire Away came up with a fourth first-crop stakes winner when his three-year-old daughter Explosive Bond ran out a convincing winner of the Listed TAB Spook Express Stakes (2400m) on Sunday.
Trained by Paul Matchett, three-year-old Explosive Bond was given a clever ride by Philasande Mxoli, who slipped the field someway out and kept finding more in the closing stages to register a one-and-a-half-length triumph.
Bred by Ascot Stud (Pty) Ltd, Explosive Bond has now won three of 13 starts, with the filly having won her last two races in a row.
Explosive Bond, who is out of the Trippi mare Liwa, was an R50 000 buy from the 2022 KZN Yearling Sale.
Her sire Fire Away is also the sire of promising two-year-old Tintamarre, who ran out an impressive of the Gauteng Guineas Day 3 February Maiden Juvenile Plate (1160m) on Sunday.
Not disgraced on debut, when finishing four lengths off the winner, the Alec Laird trained c**t showed good improvement on Sunday, with Tintamarre running out a convincing three length winner of Sunday's heat.
Bred by Wilgerbosdrift & Mauritzfontein, Tintamarre is out of the Tiger Ridge mare Oyster Pond.
The c**t was an R450 000 buy from the 2023 National Yearling Sale.
Fire Away, whose eye-catching first crop also includes such graded stakes winners as Egyptian Mau and My Golly Molly, has three lots on offer at the 2024 Cape Yearling Sale.

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