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The KZN Breeders annual race day, held the week before the running of the Vodacome Durban July, is dedicated to horses registered with the KZN Breeders Premium Scheme and 2013 saw the second running of the KZN Breeders Million Mile.
The race meeting was scheduled to be run at Greyville as it was last year, but due to rain during the week and impending Vodacom Durban July it was decided to relocate the meeting to Clairwood. Over 200 owners and trainers filled the Panoramique room, and over 200 of the KZN Breeders and their guests attended a luncheon held in the Steward's Classic Room where an outstanding afternoon was had, with the theme of 'My Fair Lady'.
The KZN Breeders Million Mile attracted a powerful field including Gr 1 SA Classic winner Love Struck and Gr 2 KRA Fillies Guineas winner Festival Of Fire (both by Kahal), Gr 2 placed Corredor (Cataloochee), multiple Group placed Daylami filly Kalami, and the ever consistent Cookie Monster (Kahal) amongst them.
The winner Gitiano is by Summerhill's young Machiavellian sire Mullins Bay, out of Jet Master mare Poppy Elizabeth - making him quite the KZN-bred as Jet Master is!
Trained by Alec Laird, he was bred by Valjub CC, Gitiano is owned by Mr E & Mrs G Baisero - Nicola and Marc Coppez represented them for the day which was fitting as their Balmoral Stud pre-trained Gitiano. He recently placed third behind Love Struck in the Gr 1 SA Classic, and fourth in the KRA Gr 2 Guineas. Gitiano has now won four races with four places from just 13 starts and takes his stake earnings to R1 031 750. Congratulations to the connections concerned who also took home a voucher towards the purchase of a KZN-bred yearling to the value of R20 000.
The Winners:
KZN Breeders 1600 / *Million Mile winners - 1999 - 2013
| YEAR | HORSE | BREEDER | |
| 2013 | *Gitiano | Valjub CC | |
| 2012 | *Knock On Wood | Mr G Rowles | |
| 2011 | The Mouseketeer | Bush Hill Stud | |
| 2010 | D J Detzky | Golden Acres | |
| 2009 | Goat | Keivan Stud | |
| 2008 | Carbon Leader | | |
| 2007 | Khebraat | | |
| 2006 | Carnadore | | |
| 2005 | To And Fro | | |
| 2004 | Royal Mariner | | |
| 2003 | Golden Moment | | |
| 2002 | Naan Khataay | | |
| 2001 | Band Boy | Mr J Jonsson and Mrs L F Russell | |
| 2000 | Nlavini | Mrs C M Mitchell, Messrs J B Spence, C A Liggins, Mesdames G M M Buchanan, J M Paterson | |
| 1999 | Jet Master | Mr Jonnsson | |
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