Wilgerbosdrift Stud Farm - South Africa

Wilgerbosdrift Stud Farm - South Africa 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.

Greek HeiressGreek Heiress (Fire Away (USA) x Athina by Fort Wood (USA)) won well on the turf at Fairview on Friday over...
30/08/2026

Greek Heiress

Greek Heiress (Fire Away (USA) x Athina by Fort Wood (USA)) won well on the turf at Fairview on Friday over 1600m, recording the second victory of her career.

Settled just behind the leader, she quickened nicely in the straight under Muzi Yeni to take the honours.

Trainer: Kelly Mitchley
Jockey: Muzi Yeni

Congratulations to Kelly Mitchley, Muzi Yeni and the entire team on another win for Greek Heiress.

Buffalo Bill Cody star named Equus ChampionWilgerbosdrift’s successful resident sire Buffalo Bill Cody made headlines at...
19/08/2026

Buffalo Bill Cody star named Equus Champion
Wilgerbosdrift’s successful resident sire Buffalo Bill Cody made headlines at Tuesday night’s Equus Awards ceremony.
His brilliant son Buffalo Storm Cody was named the Equus Champion Sprinter for 2025-2026, following a season which saw Buffalo Storm Cody win six of his nine starts.

Last season saw Buffalo Storm Cody win both the G1 TAB Computaform Sprint and G1 Mercury Sprint, with Buffalo Storm Cody having also won the Mercury Sprint in 2025.
To date, Buffalo Storm Cody has won 11 of 21 starts, with the Tony Peter trained gelding having amassed R2 792 500 in prize money.

Bred by Narrow Creek Stud, the champion races for Kestorm Investments.

Buffalo Storm Cody, a member of his sire’s first crop, is out of the Trippi mare Musical Romance.
A son of legendary sire Redoute’s Choice, Buffalo Bill Cody has made a smart start to his stud career, coming with high-class performers in each of his first three crops of racing age.

The Wilgerbosdrift resident has seven lots on offer at the upcoming August Two Year Old Sale, with his draft headed by c**ts out of the G1 winners Athina and Laverna.

Life is tough at Wilgerbosdrift. 📸 Romi Bettison Photography
17/08/2026

Life is tough at Wilgerbosdrift.

📸 Romi Bettison Photography

Introducing the fillies for the BSA August 2YO SaleA quality selection of beautifully bred fillies from proven black-typ...
01/08/2026

Introducing the fillies for the BSA August 2YO Sale

A quality selection of beautifully bred fillies from proven black-type families, offering outstanding racing and future broodmare potential.

Lot 123 – Royal Jasmine
Flower Alley (USA) ex Noor

Out of Gr.3 Acacia Handicap placed Noor, an own sister to OUR EMPEROR and a half-sister to PLATINUM CLASS. Royal Jasmine is a full sister to Evening Primrose.

Lot 211 – Bliss Out
Flower Alley (USA) ex Time Off

Out of Time Off, an own sister to SABBATICAL and WHISTLE STOP.

Lot 241 – Eloquent Lady
Hawwaam ex Word Perfect

Out of Word Perfect, an own sister to Seat Of Power and a half-sister to Beacon Flare. Eloquent Lady is a half-sister to multiple listed winner MADAME SPEAKER.

Lot 242 – Climate Change
Hawwaam ex World Radar

Out of Gr.3 Champagne Stakes winner WORLD RADAR, a half-sister to KIMBERLEY STAR.

Lot 277 – Consuelo
The United States (IRE) ex Baize Door (USA)

From the family of Champion 2YO C**t in Europe & Ireland, MASTERCRAFTSMAN (IRE).

Hawwaam c**t impresses againWilgerbosdrift’s homebred champion Hawwaam looks to have come up with a very bright prospect...
30/07/2026

Hawwaam c**t impresses again
Wilgerbosdrift’s homebred champion Hawwaam looks to have come up with a very bright prospect in the form of Coast Of The Sun.
The latter made it two wins from three starts when winning in open company at Hollywoodbets Scottsville on Wednesday.

Trained by Tienie Prinsloo, Coast Of The Sun had finished third on debut before breaking his maiden smartly next time out.

The two-year-old son of Hawwaam duly made it two wins in a row when he won the Lucky Fish Crazy Time Class 4 (1400m).
Under Tristan Godden, Coast Of The Sun came from a long way back to hit the front close home and win just over half a length.

Bred by Wilgerbosdrift & Mauritzfontein, Coast Of The Sun races for Rakesh Singh.

Out of Equus Champion Alboran Sea. Wednesday’s winner was a R1 000 000 buy from the 2025 National Yearling Sale.

Coast Of The Sun is one of 11 two-year-old winners this season for his five time G1 winning sire Hawwaam.
This group also includes the stakes placed filly Obsidian Star, debut winner Western Mirage and Listed TAB Casino Champion Juvenile Cup runner up Just Carter.

Fire Away gelding lands Umngeni HandicapWilgerbosdrift’s inform stallion Fire Away enjoyed feature race success at Holly...
27/07/2026

Fire Away gelding lands Umngeni Handicap
Wilgerbosdrift’s inform stallion Fire Away enjoyed feature race success at Hollywoodbets Greyville on Sunday.
His gelded three-year-old son Fortress Of Fire claimed his biggest race to date when he won the Listed HKIR In December Umngeni Handicap (1000m) on Sunday.

Under Rachel Venniker, the Michael Roberts trained gelding was slow away in Sunday’s Listed contest.
Racing towards the back of the field for much of the race, Fortress Of Fire powered home down the outside to get up close home and score by over half a length.

Bred by Clifton Stud, the three-year-old is owned by Erich Buhr.
Fortress Of Fire, who is out of the Fort Wood mare She’s A Fortress, was a R550 000 buy from the 2024 KZN Yearling Sale.

Sunday’s win pushed his tally of victories to four from 12 starts, with Fortress Of Fire having banked R413 013.

His inform sire Fire Away had also enjoyed success at Turffontein on Saturday, where his two-year-old son King Solomon won the first race on the card.

A son of the pensioned star sire War Front, Fire Away has 13 lots on offer at the August Two Year Old Sale.

Back to back Mercury Sprint wins for Buffalo Bill Cody starWilgerbosdrift’s exciting stallion Buffalo Bill Cody made hea...
27/07/2026

Back to back Mercury Sprint wins for Buffalo Bill Cody star
Wilgerbosdrift’s exciting stallion Buffalo Bill Cody made headlines at Hollywoodbets Greyville on Sunday.
His outstanding son Buffalo Storm Cody claimed the G1 Mercury Sprint (1200m) in emphatic fashion.
It was a second Mercury Sprint win for the Buffalo Bill Cody gelding, with Buffalo Storm Cody having taken the 2025 race.

Trained by Tony Peter, four-year-old Buffalo Storm Cody was given a fine ride by Gavin Lerena in Sunday’s R1 000 000 sprint.
Lerena kept his mount just off the pace before unleashing the sprint star turning for home.

From there, Buffalo Storm Cody kept going strongly to claim the third G1 win of his career by nearly a length. (The gelding had also triumphed in this season’s G1 TAB Computaform

Bred by Narrow Creek Stud, the brilliant Buffalo Storm Cody has won 11 of 21 starts and has earned in excess of R2.6 million in stakes.
The Kestorm Investments owned gelding was a R410 000 buy from the 2023 Cape Yearling Sale.

Buffalo Storm Cody is out of the Trippi mare Musical Romance.

His sire has some very well related two-year-olds on offer at the August Two Year Old Sale, including c**ts out of G1 winners Athina and Laverna.

Tuesday double for Fire AwayWilgerbosdrift’s inform sire Fire Away had a good double at Turffontein on Tuesday.The son o...
22/07/2026

Tuesday double for Fire Away
Wilgerbosdrift’s inform sire Fire Away had a good double at Turffontein on Tuesday.
The son of War Front was represented by just three runners on Tuesday and his sons Bay Empire and Whatsdamatterwithu both won their respective races.

The Tony Peter trained Bay Empire ran on smartly to claim the sixth race at Turffontein by half a length.
Bred by Wilgerbosdrift & Mauritzfontein, the four-year-old races for Mr Jamal Farah and the Swiss Guard Racing Syndicate.

Promising two-year-old Whatsdamatterwithu made it back to back wins when he won the tenth race on Tuesday. Under Calvin Habib, the Clinton Binda trained gelding was always up with the pace in Next Turffontein Racemeeting Saturday 25 July Classified Stakes (1160m) to score for Hollywood Racing by a short-head.

Bred by Wilgerbosdrift & Mauritzfontein, Tuesday’s winner is out of the Rich Man’s Gold mare Mary Lou.
Whatsdamatterwithu is one of six two-year-old winners for Fire Away this season.

Fire Away had enjoyed another double at Fairview last Friday where his daughter Greek Heiress won the third race and son Wild Fig claimed the fourth race.

The handsome bay is a son of outstanding sire War Front, who was recently pensioned from stud duties.
A son of Danzig, War Front has sired more than 120 stakes winners including champions Declaration Of War, Air Force Blue, U S Navy Flag, and Brave Anna, as well as the highly successful US stallion Omaha Beach.

Fire Away has 13 lots on offer at the August Two Year Old Sale including a c**t (Lot 46) out of a G3 winning daughter of High Chaparral, and a half-brother (Lot 37) to the smart filly Rachel Wall.

Tuesday double for HawwaamWilgerbosdrift’s homebred champion Hawwaam had a good day at Hollywoodbets Durbanville on Tues...
08/07/2026

Tuesday double for Hawwaam
Wilgerbosdrift’s homebred champion Hawwaam had a good day at Hollywoodbets Durbanville on Tuesday.From just three runners, the five time G1 winner had a pair of winners on Tuesday.

Hawwaam’s promising son Mordechai became his sire’s 11th two-year-old winner this season when he won the second race on Tuesday.
Making just his second start, the Justin Snaith trained Mordechai showed plenty of courage in winning Tuesday’s Lucky Fish New Fortune Maiden Juvenile Plate (1250m).
Under a strong ride from Craig Zackey, the Hawwaam c**t fought back gamely to beat first-timer California Cat by a neck.

Mordechai, who had finished a close up fourth on debut, was bred by Narrow Creek Stud.
Owned by Itssa & IT Business Solutions (Pty) Ltd, the c**t is out of the Flower Alley mare Lotus.

Hawwaam’s second success on Tuesday came when his daughter Liefling, a member of her sire’s first crop, won the fourth race at Hollywoodbets Durbanville.
Trained by James Crawford, the flashy grey powered home, under Callan Murray, to land the Race Coast Powered by Hollywoodbets Maiden Plate (1800m) by an emphatic two and a half lengths.

Bred by the Hemel ‘N Aarde Stud, Liefling, who is owned by Mr Oosthuizen, is out of the Dynasty mare Love Without End.
She is one of more than 30 winners, thus far, to have emerged from Hawwaam’s first crop, with this crop also responsible for G2 Camellia Stakes/G3 World Sports Betting Sycamore Sprint queen Perfect Miracle.

Big weekend for HawwaamWilgerbosdrift’s promising homebred stallion Hawwaam enjoyed some notable successes this past wee...
29/06/2026

Big weekend for Hawwaam
Wilgerbosdrift’s promising homebred stallion Hawwaam enjoyed some notable successes this past weekend.
The champion son of champion sire Silvano had winners at all of Fairview, Hollywoodbets Durbanville, Hollywoodbets Scottsville and Turffontein this weekend.
In addition, Hawwaam’s two-year-old son Just Carter ran third in Friday’s Listed Dahlia Plate, with another two-year-old by Hawwaam, Black Nightshade, running a close up fourth in Saturday’s Listed Irridescence Stakes.

Hawwaam’s first success this past weekend came when his daughter Gorgeous Cape won at Fairview on Friday.
Trained by Juan Nel, the three-year-old made a mockery of her 33-1 starting price when she won the Sovereign Foods Classified Stakes (1200m).
Under Chad Little, Gorgeous Cape made all to win by a length and three quarters.
Bred by Avontuur Thoroughbred Farm, the Hawwaam filly, now a two time winner, races for Messrs BJ Fegen and R Fegen.

Hawwaam enjoyed a notable double on Saturday when his son Highwayman Harry won at Turffontein and another son Witch Hazel scored at Hollywoodbets Durbanville.
The Dianne Stenger trained Highwayman Harry got off the mark in style when downing a pair of well bred first timers to claim the Play Soccer 6,10 And 13 Maiden Plate (1160m).
Under an inform Mickaelle Michel, the gelded three-year-old pulled clear in the closing stages to score by a length and a half.

Bred by Greenacres Trust & Hemel ‘N Aarde Stud, Highwayman Harry had finished second four times prior to his win on Saturday.
Out of the Royal Applause mare Mfiftythree Ford, Saturday’s winner races for D de Andrade & Scott Gaskell.

Hawwaam looks to have a promising son to his name in the form of Witch Hazel. The latter made it back to back wins when romping home to score by one and a half lengths at Hollywoodbets Durbanville on Saturday.
Trained by Lucinda Woodruff, the lightly raced three-year-old, who has yet to finish out of the first three, looks to have a bright future ahead of him.

Bred by Wilgerbosdrift & Mauritzfontein, the progressive Witch Hazel is owned by Ebrahim Khan.
Out of the Captain Al mare Fragrant Miss, Witch Hazel wBred as a R1 200 000 buy from the 2024 August Two Year Old Sale.

Yet another promising son of Hawwaam, Hah Lah Lah, made it three wins from four starts when victorious at Hollywoodbets Scottsville on Sunday.
An impressive winner of his first two starts, the Dean Kannemeyer trained three-year-old powered home, under Craig Zackey, to land the Race Coast -Bright Future For SA Horse Racing B Stakes (1200m) by a length.

by Patricia Devine Investments (Pty) Ltd, Hah Lah Lah races for The Vasco Syndicate.
Out of the Captain Al mare Moonlight‘N Roses, Hah Lah Lah was a R375 000 buy from the 2024 Cape Premier Yearling Sale.

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