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Teddy Grimthorpe
Juddmonte announce Thursday that The Lord “Teddy” Grimthorpe has decided to stand down after 22 years as Juddmonte Farms racing manager.
As racing manager for Juddmonte s late owner Prince Khalid Abdullah, Grimthorpe managed all Juddmonte s European horses in training and played a leading role in Juddmonte s consistent and sustained success worldwide at the very highest level in racing. Teddy will leave Juddmonte after this year s Royal Meeting.
Taking over the racing manager s role in 1999 he has, during his tenure, worked with 24 European trainers looking after over 3,000 horses in training, of which 1,400 won over 2,400 races including very nearly 100 Group 1 wins. The list of famous horses with which Teddy was involved includes such names as Enable, Frankel, Banks Hill, Rail Link, Special Duty, Workforce, Twice Over, Midday, Oasis Dream and Kingman.
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The catalogue for Bloodstock South Africa s Cape Yearling Sale is now online, and can be viewed at www.bsa.co.za.
One of South Africa s best value for money thoroughbred auctions, the Cape Yearling Sale has unleashed a string of top prospects over the years, with the list of high-class thoroughbreds offered for sale at this auction a lengthy one.
The Group 1 Daily News 2000-winning Surcharge, who would go on to win the Group 1 Kennedy Cantala in Australia under the name of Yulong Prince, heads the list of recent star thoroughbreds who have been offered for sale at previous renewals of the Cape Sale.
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A.N. & The Honorable Mrs. G. R. Foster s 5-year-old homebred Belgarion, a winner of his last six races, headlines a field of nine runners entered for Saturday s one-mile L Ormarins Queen s Plate (G1) at Kenilworth Racecourse in Cape Town, South Africa. The race winner will earn an automatic berth into the $2 million FanDuel Breeders Cup Mile presented by PDJF (G1) through the Breeders Cup Challenge Series. One race prior to the Queen s Plate, Mauritzfontein Ltd. s unbeaten 5-year-old mare Summer Pudding leads the 1 1/8-mile Cartier Paddock Stakes (G1) for a free starting position into the $2 million Maker s Mark Breeders Cup Filly & Mare Turf (G1).