Cousin Casey retires to stud

COUSIN CASEY, the smashing and well-performed son of Vercingetorix, has been retired to stud at Mauritzfontein. He arrived at the legendary Kimberley farm on Friday afternoon and has been bouncing around his new paddock like a colt with a fresh set of dreams—head high, ears pricked, and clearly aware that his next chapter has just begun.

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Naidoo

Ravi Naidoo, who owns Cousin Casey under his ‘Kalinga’ banner, said that the decision to retire the five-year-old entire was taken after his 2025 HWB Durban July preparation was hampered by an injury.

A late foal, Cousin Casey was a calculated buy at the Bloodstock SA National Yearling Sale in 2021, fetching R375 000. His exploits in becoming the Equus Champion Juvenile in 2021/22, helped trigger the boom prices for his sire at subsequent sales.