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Racecourse : Kenilworth
Date : 04/09/2010
Tip : Race 1: (12) Margaret Court - win bet
Result: Place Paid R 1.40
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| Odessa dispersal - A rare opportunity | |
| Mark Bass, 20/05/2009 | |
With such a rich heritage and steeped breeding tradition, it will be a sad day for South African Racing when we bid farewell to the end of a great breeding era as Lionel Cohen, CEO of Equimark Equestrian Sales and owner of D Cohen & Sons, is a name that has become synonymous with achievement when it comes to breeding and racing in our country. The stud was established in 1939 by Loskey Cohen and was taken over by Loskey's son, Colin, in 1955 who in turn, passed it on to Lionel 1986. Through the various generations of
Lionel’s choice to retire from the professional breeding ranks has admittedly not been an easy one. A little over a year ago, after having sold their14 000 hectare property in Ceres, a plan was already set forth to relocate his family to Australia, while still intending to keep a fair business interest in his native home of South Africa. “This has been a difficult and emotional decision for me. Odessa Stud has been such a rich and integral part of my family for many years, but having recently sold the farms, I do not intend purchasing further land to develop another stud career in SA. I will however be pursuing a career abroad within the racing and breeding industry, while at the same time commuting back to SA for personal and business interests” Lionel will be retaining an interest in breeding in
D Cohen and Sons (the name by which the stud farm trades under) currently lie second on the current NHRA breeding statistics with 79 winners from 711 starts (11% winning average) and stakes of R6 .8 million. The stud has twice been South Africa's Champion Breeder and has bred the winner of the country's most prestigious race, the Durban July, on three occasions – Firstly with Space Walk in 1994, Super Quality in 1997 and the most recent of which with Super Brand's half-brother, Trademark in 2001, who went on to race successfully in the U.S, winning two grade II races at Saratoga in 2003. Among the studs numerous notable descendants and group 1 victories, include Counter Action - a dual group I winner, Model Man - The Equimark Vintage Mare and Weanling Sale takes place this Thursday 21 May which has 181 entries. With the inclusion of the The sale commences at 11 am at the Equimark sales centre in Durbanville and presents a rare opportunity for breeders wishing to enjoy a small a part of what has proven to be an historic and traditional band of broodmares. View entries on the Vintage Mare and Weanling Sale and the
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