KZN Breeders Awards 2011: Outstanding 2 Year-Old Fillies And Colts Nominations Share Congratulations to the breeders who have had horses nominated in the Outstanding 2 Year-old categories. The fillies are Extra Zero, Indigo Princess, Lavish Gal and Variometer with the colts following below ... Extra Zero A 2 year old filly by Way West out of Haifaa by Doyoun and carries a beautiful pedigree - bred by Summerhill Stud. She is a R240 000 purchase from the 2010 Emperor's Palace Ready-To-Run Sale. She has had 7 starts with 1 win and 4 places, including a third in the Grade 1 Golden Slipper over 1400m. She recently ran 3/4 length off Red Barrel in the Emperor's Palace Ready-To-Run Cup. Half-sister to 3 winners including 3-time winner Munbaher by Fard. Indigo Princess A 2 year old filly by King Of Kings out of Cornflower Blue by National Emblem, bred by Mr & Mrs GE Lees. Family of 6-time winner by Heat And Dust, and ARCSA Champion 2 year-old colt in 1986, Imperial Silver. She has had 10 starts, 2 wins and 3 places, and ran a third in the 2010 SA Fillies Nursery (Grade 2) over 1160m. Lavish Gal A 2 year old filly by Makaarem out of Lavishly by West Man, bred by R & Mrs Pickering. She ran second in the Grade 3 Strelitzia Stakes. She has won and placed 3 times from 8 starts. She sold for R40 000 at the 2010 KZN Yearling Sale, and has earned R86,875 in her young career. A half-sister to 4 winners. Her third dam is Enchanting, dam of Harry's Charm and Enchantress, and the family of National Currency. Variometer A 2 year old filly by Var out of Lady Electric by Hennesy, bred by Backworth Stud. She was a R140 000 purchase at the 2010 KZN Yearling Sale. She has had 2 wins and earned R155,125 including the Ruffian Stakes(L) and has placed second in the Gardenia Handicap (L) from only 6 starts. Half-sister to winner Ampere by Jallad, who has also placed 8 times. Variometer has a lovely half-sister by Muhtafal who sold for R160 000 (Backworth Stud as breeder) at the 2011 KZN Yearling Sales named Dazzle who is currently an unraced 2 year old. In the Outstanding 2-year old colts we have In A Rush, Midnight Serenade and Silver Age. In A Rush A 2 year old colt by Windrush out of Sweet Whisper by Chief Warden, bred by PG Choice. Currently a 5-time winner of R371,600 including the Champion Juvenile Cup Grade 3, Dahlia Plate(Listed), East Cape Nursery (Listed) and he has placed 4 times, from all his starts. Half-brother to In Extreme by Woodborough, a 4-time winner. Family of 8-time winner Highland Chief and 10-time winner High Wonder. In A Rush was an R85 000 yearling purchase from the 2010 Cape Summer Yearling Sale. His unraced half-sister In A While recently foaled a filly by Miesque's Approval. Midnight Serenade A 2 year old colt by Malhub out of Sapphire Serenade by Harry Hotspur, bred by Clifton Stud. Midnight Serenade has had 2 wins and earned R298,125 including the Storm Bird Stakes (Listed) and he has placed 3 times including a second in the S A Nursery Grade 2, a third in the Sun Maverick Medallion Grade 1, Protea Stakes Grade 3, from all his starts. He is a half-brother to 4 other winners. Family of current 4-time winner Smanjemanje and Star Sapphire. Silver Age A 2 year old colt by Spring Valley Stud resident stallion Requiem out of Russian Belle by Krusenstern, bred by B & Mrs Le Roux. Silver Age has had 2 wins to date and earned R166,450. His wins include the Umkhomazi Stakes Grade 2, and he has placed twice from only 5 starts. This is the family of Hawaiiwan Wahoo, Thunder Creek and Winona.