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THE INTERNATIONAL THOROUGHBRED BREEDERS ’ FEDERATION ( ITBF ) CONGRESS 2017 A HUGE SUCCESS
PRESS RELEASE Cape Town , 19 January 2017
THE INTERNATIONAL THOROUGHBRED BREEDERS ’ FEDERATION ( ITBF ) recently held its Congress and Annual General Meeting ( AGM ) in Cape Town , South Africa .
The Thoroughbred Breeders Association ( TBA ) of South Africa hosted 58 delegates from the racehorse breeders ’ organisations of 19 countries worldwide .
The congress was held in the Table Bay Hotel in the V & A Waterfront and included an opening dinner at The Bungalow in Camp ’ s Bay after sundowners on Signal
Hill . A fantastic day ’ s racing , attending the L ’ Ormarins Queen ’ s Plate at Kenilworth racetrack as guests of Maine Chance Farms and Drakenstein Stud Farm , was enjoyed by all . Delegates also enjoyed traditional cuisine and an excellent stallion parade at Varsfontein Stud . Another highlight was the visit to Avontuur for a simply superb lunch and stallion parade . The immaculate Drakenstein Stud Farm was the final port of call for the stud and wine visits . Their exceptional stallions and delightful canapes and wine made for much dragging of feet when the attendees were expected to leave !
The closing dinner was hosted at the Grand Beach . As
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