Farewell to Tugela

THE dam of Makybe Diva, Tugela, died unexpectedly last Friday having produced a filly foal by All Too Hard. A Riverman dam of 11 foals, she was bought in-foal for 60,000gns carrying the 2005 Cox Plate winner and triple Emirates Melbourne Cup victor Makybe Diva, her first foal. “The day was always going to come but I didn’t expect this, I’m devastated,” said owner Tony Santic.