A recent visit to Cathy and Jonathan Martin's Hadlow Stud revealed yet another exciting KZN-bred foal crop for both Cathy Martin and St John Gray, whose Graystone Stud operation is integrated into Hadlow Stud ...    Read Further

Rodney and Lyn Clarkin have been managing Mandy and Manny Testa's Midlands Thoroughbreds (ex Burwell Stud) operation in Mooi River since May last year and they have an outstanding crop of foals this year - including stand outs by the likes of Var, Muhtafal, Brave Tin Soldier ... Read Further

A visit to Clifton Stud in early December revealed outstanding foals by Peter Blyth's exciting young sire, A.P. Answer. Big, athletic foals that are very muscular, they are all stamped by their sire ... Read Further

Rathmor introduces more foals each from Jumeirah Beach - an outstanding colt by Mogok(USA), and a beautiful filly by King's Chapel(AUS) out of Fields Of France, from the end of the 2012 foaling season ... Read Further

KZN Breeders Broodmare Of The Year for 2011, Gypsy Queen, produced an outstanding Kahal(GB) colt on 11 October for Rathmor Stud. A half-brother to three-time Gr 1 winner in the USA and South Africa, Gypsy's Warning ... Read Further

It is always a relief when the last foal of the season is born, where Miss Unimac delivered a beautiful A.P. Answer colt ... Read Further

This rather ‘somber looking’, unusual-colored colt foal by Var, out of maiden mare Clematis, was not enjoying his first day in head collar ... Read Further

Two exciting foals born at Backworth Stud - a filly by Horse Chestnut out of Exclusive Honour and another out of Grandeza(AUS) by Miesque's Approval ... Read Further

“You want me to do what?”… only one day old and already a character! This is Moving On Up’s delightful filly foal by Atso(USA) which she delivered on the weekend ... Read Further

With foaling season well underway, we have a look at a few more of the new arrivals for the season at Rathmor Stud by sires Var, Atso, King's Chapel, Strategic News and Mogok ...     Read Further

Hold on tight… that’s right! Our white mare, Tsunami, had a beautiful pure black King’s Chapel filly this weekend. DYNAMITE! ... Read Further

Farms across KZN continue to produce foals by Just As Well, with some impressive first foals arriving this season. Just As Well is owned by Greg Royden-Turner of Roski Stud and Anton Proctor, and he stands at Bruce le Roux's Spring Valley Stud in Mooi River ...    Read Further

Backworth Stud's Refined Gold, by Rich Man's Gold(USA) out of Lorgnette by Sportsworld(USA), who is from the family of Loupe, Horse Chestnut, Sport’s Chestnut and London’s Delight, had a beautiful colt last week by Silvano (GER) ... Read Further

An Australian broodmare of Backworth Stud,‘Touch of Nobility’ by Elusive Quality (USA) out of Watermark by Rainbow Quest (GB), presented us on the weekend with a very spirited Kahal colt
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Bush Hill Stud have welcomed the first foals of King's Chapel(AUS) this season and it seems there are exciting times ahead for this young sire, judging by the quality of his outstanding foals ... Read Further

"Just As Well started his racing career early, just as any other horse would. He injured himself at 3 and his trainer made an unconventional decision and sent him to a farm for two years where he ran in the mountains. He went back into training at 6, and began winning Group races"... Read Further

Eight-consecutive season Champion breeders' Summerhill Stud have seen the arrival of 26 colts and 44 fillies (as of Monday 10th September) so far this season and we have a look at some of the outstanding foals that have arrived from Bankable(IRE) and Brave Tin Soldier(USA)...   Read Further

Recent sale topping broodmare, Model K by Model Man, foaled a big healthy filly by Kahal, Kerry Jack reports. The filly, bred and owned by Lawrence Wernars foaled down at The Meadows and is a full-sister to Mannequin ... Read Further

Backworth Stud welcomed the news this week of the arrival of our sixth foal of the season, a lovely colt born at Avontuur Stud in the Western Cape, by Var out of In Camera by Caesour ... Read Further

Yellow Star Stud have had their first foals arrive, including from first season sire Tropical Empire(AUS) and Spectrum(IRE) who stood his first season in KZN last year ...     Read Further

Rathmor Stud have had their first four foals arriving for the season, including progeny of Miesque's Approval, first season sire King's Chapel, Ravishing and resident stallion Strategic News
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Forbidden Woods produced Backworth’s fifth foal of the season last week; her first - a beautiful, leggy filly by National Emblem ... Read Further

After just a few days on the ground, this Backworth-bred Western Winter colt already has a ‘spring’ in his step! He is a grandson of Wild Aster, being out of the mare Blue Lace Agate (by Rakeen) who had a career record of 5 wins ... Read Further

Backworth Stud have welcomed three foals for the season, the first being a handsome colt by Miesque's Approval(USA) and two beautiful fillies by Muhtafal(USA) and Judpot(USA) ... Read Further

Hadlow Stud have welcomed the first foal of Call To Combat, a colt which Cathy Martin describes as "a big strapping boy looks more like his dad than his mom! He is out of the All Fired Up mare Silent Heat. He was born at 11:45 on 18 August." ...    Read Further

Ian Todd and Keith Russon of Backworth Stud report that they had their first foal born for the season. "At midday on the first warm day following the bitterly cold spell in KwaZulu-Natal, we welcomed the birth of our first foal of the season" ...    Read Further

Alec Hogg of Graceland Farm has announced that the first foal by Summerhill's exciting first season sire in South Africa, Visionaire, was born at Graceland last night in the cold, snowy conditions the Midlands has experienced over the last few days ...    Read Further

Cathy Martin of Hadlow Stud has announced that their foaling season began in the early hours of Saturday morning, quite possibly the first Thoroughbred foal to be born in KZN ...    Read Further