Clifton Stud’s National Yearling Sale draft features a half-sister by Toreador to Bezanova, a half-brother to The Plunderer, and the first crop of Crusade and Irish Flame.
We invited Gold Circle’s Racing Analyst and TV presenter Warren Lenferna to visit Scott Bros’ Highdown Stud on Friday to view the stallions, and a few of the 2015 foals including a spectacular half-brother to Wild One and a yearling full-brother to Gr1 winner Orbison.
New Predator was in fine condition and full of zest when paraded at the Bush Hill Stud stallion day last Friday and so were his colleagues Flying The Flag and Redoute’s Promise.
Foals From Rathmor Stud Rathmor Stud have had their first foals arriving for the season, including progeny of Miesque’s Approval, first season sire King’s Chapel, Ravishing and resident stallion Strategic News. Water Berry has produced a big, flashy dark bay colt by Miesque’s Approval this season. An impeccably bred mare by Fort Wood out of…
#kznbred Dawn Assault has snatched the Gr3 London News Stakes from favoured Al Danza and Pietro Mascagni (a R2,3-million yearling). Second to Tilbury Fort in the Gr1 Summer Cup, Dawn Assault is yet another feather in the cap for owner / breeder / trainer St John Gray.
In a double for the stable of Corne Spies and the Scott Bros, Raspberry Lips and Refrain lead with 23 points and 19 points respectively. The Scott Bros-bred daughter of King’s Chapel heads up the KZN Breeders Series Log for 2YO’s. Both Raspberry Lips and Refrain are owned by Mr T Spies.
Final Field For TBA Paddock Stakes Grade 1 Sc# Horse Mass MR Draw B A T Jockey Trainer 1 WE THREE 60.0 100 (100) 7 A B Fayd’Herbe Justin Snaith 2 *IGUGU 59.5 117 (116) 3 S A Delpech Mike de Kock 3 BEACH BEAUTY 59.5 108 (107) 2 A A Forbes Dennis Drier 4…