FORT WOOD
One of the most influential sires ever to stand in South Africa, Fort Wood was both a Champion Sire and multiple Champion Broodmare Sire, and his influence continues to be felt in South Africa. A successful sire of sires, whose sire sons include Dynasty, Horse Chestnut and Elusive Fort, Fort Wood left behind 15 G1 winners including eight official champions
Three of his sons were named Horse Of The Year
In total, Fort Wood was the sire of 78 stakes winners, and a further 60 black type performers
To date, his daughters have produced such G1 winners as Marinaresco, William Longsword, Nightingale, Contador, Cherry On The Top, Capetown Noir, Thunder Dance, Real Princess, Captain America, Royal Fantasy Noah From Goa, Bouquet-Garni, Forest Indigo and Mokaro
PROMINENT SOUTH AFRICAN SIRE FORT WOOD DIES
Fort Wood, one of South Africa's most successful sires of the past two decades, has died. The son of Sadler's Wells was 25 and had been active at Mauritzfontein Stud…
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