THE BREEDERS’ PREMIERSHIP : A NEW RECORD
Wednesday, May 5, 2010 at 02:36PM 
SOUTH AFRICAN THOROUGHBRED BREEDERS’ PREMIERSHIP
2009 - 2010
It was the celebrated South African flyhalf, Naas Botha, who once famously said that “the Currie Cup is not won in May.” He was quite right, and that’s been proven time and again with the passage of the years. However, Summerhill’s record of five consecutive Breeders’ Championships is one that stands alone in the last forty years, and this weekend, with a full three months of the racing season left, we have eclipsed all our previous (and South African) earnings records, as our runners amassed more than R1million for the week, catapulting our collective earnings for the season past the R16million mark.
We’ve asked the question before, only to be proven wrong, but we wonder whether we can ever best this season again. The log tells the story. And asks the question.
Figures courtesy of Sporting Post as at 5 May 2010
| Breeder | Stakes | AEPR | SW Wnrs | SW Wins |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Summerhill Stud | 16,037,712 | 64,151 | 11 | 14 |
| Lammerskraal Stud | 5,207,650 | 56,605 | 3 | 3 |
| Normandy Stud | 5,113,525 | 71,021 | 6 | 10 |
| Wilgerbosdrift Stud |
4,960,900 | 55,740 | 3 | 4 |
| Highlands Farm |
4,599,587 | 38,845 | 2 | 2 |
| Maine Chance | 4,499,312 | 38,787 | 2 | 2 |
| Ascot Stud | 4,478,225 | 46,167 | 3 | 3 |
| D Cohen & Sons | 4,289,662 | 33,513 | 0 | 0 |
| Avontuur Farm | 4,264,325 | 63,647 | 5 | 5 |
| Klawervlei Stud | 4,201,075 | 25,933 | 2 | 2 |
