The Backworth-bred 5-year-old mare, Raise The Bar, won the Computaform Express Conditions Plate (F&M) over 1450m on the Vaal sand Monday before Christmas under jockey Randall Simons ... Read Further

Silver Age, sold as a yearling for just R40 000, won the Gr 3 Christmas Handicap on Boxing Day at Clairwood from Bulsara ... Read Further

The KZN Breeders have secured an exciting addition to our stallion ranks, Group 1 winning Crusade(USA) from Coolmore, by Mr Greeley(USA) out of La Traviata by Johannesburg(USA). Crusade has entered quarantine in the UK, in preparation for his arrival to South Africa ... Read Further

Tom Callaghan of the TBA has managed to organise the leading scientist in Equine breeding genetics to be in KZN, at the Nottingham Road Hotel on the 9th January, from 12-2pm for a presentation to the breeders ... 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

The KZN Breeders Race Day in 2013 has been enthusiastically supported by owners and trainers nationwide, with a phenomenal 600 entries received in the first round of nominations ahead of the exciting development of six races for stakes of R200 000 ... Read Further

Bezrin is firing on all cylinders at the moment, with recent Listed winners Celtic Fire and Double Date taking victory in Port Elizabeth and Zimbabwe respectively, and Tetelestai winning the Pinnacle Stakes at Clairwood yesterday ... Read Further

Following the Gold Circle Annual General Meeting held last week, and confirmed yesterday at a Directors meeting, Gold Circle, the Racecourse and Betting Operator in KwaZulu-Natal, is pleased to announce its new Board of Directors ... Read Further

See our information flyer attached with regards to the races and nomination process for our KZN Breeders Race Day in 2013 ... Read Further

A visit to Greenhill Farm in Lidgetton, owned by Stuart and Lola Crawford and assisted by their daughters Taryn and Haley, reveals a beautiful farm where the horses needs always come first. Not only do Stuart and Lola breed and raise Gr 1 winning horses ...    Read Further

Double Date flew home by two lengths to secure the Champion Fillies Stakes Listed at Borrowdale Park for Fillies and Mares over 1600m. The daughter of Bezrin, standing at Rathmor Stud, is out of Date With Me by Harry Hotspur ...    Read Further

The other South Africans who made the trip with Igugu include dual Grade 1 winner The Apache, formerly trained in South Africa by Gavin Van Zyl ...    Read Further

"When Boots, a 5 week-old Quarterhorse colt was examined he displayed contracture of the fetlock joint to the degree where he appeared to knuckle over at the fetlock while the foot collapsed to the inside of his body when he tried to walk" - Prof Jeremy Hubert ...    Read Further

The bloodhorse.com has reported that perennial leading sire Pulpit, a three-quarter brother to Summerhill's very own Gr 1 winning sire A.P. Arrow (out of Garimpeiro by Mr Prospector), died in his paddock at Claiborne Farm on 6 December ...    Read Further

The first handful of runners from Damage Is Done has produced two multiple winning fillies: Shattered Image (4 wins, R290 975 and 10 places, including second in the Emerald Fillies Hcp (L) and third in the Nkosazana Stakes (L)), and Tatters (3 wins, R167 625 and 3 places) ...    Read Further

Racingpost.com has revealed interesting statistics regarding the top sires of worldwide Group/Grade 1 races, and it is exciting to have so much of this 'young blood' in KZN ... Read Further

The nomination forms will be sent to the trainers on Monday 3rd December. Horses need to be pre-entered to qualify for the increased stakes races on the KZN Breeders Race Day 2013, at a nominal fee of R50 plus VAT with first nominations closing on Friday, December 14, 2012 ... Read Further

Badger Lake, by Wood-Moore Manor Stud's resident sire Badger's Drift, won the Durbanville Cup Listed Handicap over 3200m at Kenilworth, beating a strong field of horses that included Gr 1 Ladbrokes Gold Cup winner In Writing(ARG) ...     Read Further

In a private deal brokered by Gary Moore of Gavelhouse, South African Grade 1 winner Chocolicious has been sold to Australians Darren and Elizabeth Dance, who will race her with a group of their clients from Australian Thoroughbred Bloodstock ... Read Further

Sires standing in KZN continue to produce winners overseas as sires and broodmare sires, giving KZN a lot to be proud of. They include King's Chapel, Admire Main, King Of Kings and Spectrum ... Read Further

Those already pencilled in include their 2010 broodmare of the year Binche, dam of Group 1 winners Proviso and son of Pientre Celebre, Byword, who recently landed in South Africa to stand at Middlefield Stud for the 2013 season. Others include ... Read Further

Rathmor's Gran Blanco has been featured in the quarterly edition of the newly launched International Horseracing Magazine. Having drawn international attention ... Read Further

Fastnet Rock, sire of the exciting young sire Curved Ball, is enjoying a tremendous season once again. Fresh off winning his first sires premiership, the son of Danehill is again in the headlines with a string of feature race winners ... Read Further

Thoroughbred breeders in KwaZulu-Natal have initiated some unique marketing strategies over the years but under the umbrella of the KZN Breeders’ Club they have embarked on their most ambitious project yet with the announcement ... Read Further

Bush Hill Stud had a good weekend at the KZN Breeders Awards as well as on the racetracks across South Africa and in the North with Zimbabwe's top three year old Newton Power ... Read Further

Love Struck, owned by Alesh Naidoo and Anthony Govender, won the Guineas Trial Listed on Saturday at Clairwood in soft going, as part of the International Jockeys Challenge. Ridden by Anton Marcus and trained by Paul Lafferty, the son of Kahal defeated Wind Trip ... Read Further

Backworth Stud are extremely proud and excited to have received the KZN Breeders’ Achievement Award at the 2012 KZN Breeders Awards Dinner ... Read Further

Backworth Stud had a double on Friday night at Turffontein with Stamford Bridge winning the first race, and Variometer winning the Gardenia Listed ... Read Further

It was evening that was very well-attended by prominent breeders, owners and trainers alike and saw the Horse Of The Year being awarded once again to the talented mare Dancewiththedevil
... Read Further

E Dubai, who falls under the second dam of Just As Well(USA) standing at Spring Valley Stud, has sired another impressive Gr 1 winner with Fort Larned in the recent Breeders Cup Classic for a stake of $5 million ...    Read Further

Frankel, the Cartier Horse of the Year for this year and last, will begin his stallion career at Khalid Abdullah's Banstead Manor Stud near Newmarket, England, for a fee of £125,000 ... Read Further

Island Fiesta (Miesque’s Approval(USA) - Bermuda Junction(AUS) by Is It True(USA)) won from a competitive field for trainer Wendy Whitehead over 1200m at Scottsville Sunday ... Read Further

Sportingpost.co.za reports that the Competition Commission have approved the acquisition of Gold Circle in the Western Cape by Phumelela Gaming and Leisure ... Read Further

Rathmor Stud have revealed photos of Gran Blanco, now without his winter coat, giving the equestrian world a glimpse of what this special white colt is going to mature into ... Read Further

Thoroughbred News reports that King Montrose(NZ) has claimed his ninth race victory, his first at stakes level, in the $100,000 Group 3 Lindauer Stewards Stakes (1200m) at Riccarton on Wednesday. He is by Bush Hill Stud's resident sire King's Chapel(AUS) ... Read Further

Cathy Martin of Hadlow Stud has reported that Emperors Dance is showing signs of being due to foal very soon, and sent through a photographic update of the special broodmare - the dam of Dancewiththedevil. Owned by Graystone Stud, she is in foal to ... Read Further

Well done to the KZN consignors on a hugely successful sale, with five of the six horses sold for over R1 million being bred or prepared in KZN. Balmoral, owned by Nicola and Marc Coppez, sold two of their significant draft (Lot 31 and Lot 94) for R1 million and R1,6 million ... Read Further

A.P. Answer's dam-line continues International success with Green Moon who swept home to take the epic 3200m Emirates Melbourne Cup. Green Tune has had major Gr 1 success in both hemispheres in less than a week, with Zagora winning the Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Turf ... Read Further

Kahal once again showed his domination over racing across South Africa with Festival Of Fire taking home her second consecutive Grade 3 win in the HSH Princess Charlene Of Monaco Starling Stakes at Turffontein on the weekend, beating Blue Ridge Mountain(ARG)... Read Further

KZN and Yellow Star Stud will be keeping a close eye on the upcoming Emirates Melbourne Cup Gr 1 to be run in Australia on Tuesday. Spectrum's talented maternal grandson Winchester lines up in stall five to run in one of the world's most prominent races over a marathon 3200m ... Read Further

Zagora(FR) took the lead leaving the second turn and held off a tenacious Marketing Mix for a game victory in the Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Turf (Gr. I) at Santa Anita Park 2 November. Zagora is by Green Tune(FR), a half-brother to the dam of A.P. Answer, Pas de Reponse ... Read Further

The first day of trading was headed by a KZN-bred filly who fetched R1.5 million, bred by Summerhill Stud – thus equalling the 2011 sales topper overall. She is by the great KZN-bred Champion sire Jet Master, who also sired the session’s top priced colt ... Read Further

It's never happened before. Probably not in South Africa, certainly not in racing. Our Guests of Honour for this year's renewal of the Emperors Palace Ready To Run Cup (and its attendant sale) are His Majesty King Letsie III of Lesotho and Princess Charlene of Monaco ... Read Further

In the year of Igugu, we still drove all the way to the Vaal for the Emperors Palace Ready To Run draw. Mike de Kock had three in the field; Checcetti, Checkeche and Igugu, and they drew 13, 14 and 15; some line-up, some draw! ... Read Further

Bezrin is covering his first season back in KZN at Rathmor Stud with Manny Testa and Craig Ramsay reporting back on the son of Danzig's winners in Mauritius and Zimbabwe ...    Read Further

Video-footage in colour of the great sire Nasrullah taken in 1950 it shows his arrival on a train after travelling from Ireland, and his boarding a yellow lorry, destined for the famed Claiborne Farm in Kentucky where he went onto turn the breeding world on it's head ... 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

Coming off a Gr 1 victory in mid-October, Solzhenitsyn(NZ) has again placed third in a Gr 2 race in Australia. The colt out of a Victory Dance mare, placed in the Crystal Mile at Mooney Valley over 1600m just a length off ... Read Further

The gallops are over, the judges have handed down their verdicts, and the horses are at the TBA Sales complex in Germiston, awaiting your inspection. The Emperor's Palace Ready To Run Sale is now entering its final phases, and because ... Read Further

Backworth welcomed fellow KZN Breeders this week for a committee meeting and luncheon
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The KZN Breeders Association will be hosting our annual Awards evening at Bellwood Cottages on 17 November. Congratulations to all the breeders with horses nominated for this years awards
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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

Aldora Stud's Soul Master, by the late great KZN-bred sire Jet Master, ran away with the Java Handicap Listed over 2450m last night at Turffontein by two lengths, carrying the top weight of the field with 60kgs under jockey Pierre Strydom ... Read Further

Meanwhile though, “Plum” isn’t just a pretty face when it comes to things beyond rugby. As a farm boy from Taranaki, New Zealand, he knows his stock, and he’s just about excited as we are about the gallop of “Plumtree” last Friday ... Read Further

Enchanted Kingdom, bred by Bellwood Stud, won the Gr 3 Yellowwood Handicap from Without Malice yesterday at the Turffontein Inside at odds of 35/1, ridden to victory by Chase Maujean. Backworth-bred Varlet ran fourth, just three lengths off the winner ... 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

Racing's constitutional court handed down its verdict on the Emperor's Palace Ready To Run Gallops on Friday afternoon, and while they were split in their choices of the outstanding performers on the day, they were universally at one on the depth and the quality of what they saw ... Read Further

A visit to Rathmor Stud to see their famous white colt, Gran Blanco, reveals a very well-grown and mature yearling colt. He is a standout from the crowd, immediately catching your eye in the beautiful landscape of Rathmor Stud's rolling green paddocks ... Read Further

Frankie Dettori, who has been the principal jockey for Godolphin Racing for nearly two decades, will not be retained next year by the Maktoum family’s racing operation, Godolphin announced 21 October ... Read Further

One of the world's greatest racehorses, nicknamed "Usain Colt", raced to first place in the Qipco Champion Stakes at Ascot in his last ever race before retiring ... Read Further

The Emperors Palace Ready-To-Run Sale Gallops took place on a magnificent blue skies at Summerhill Stud. In typical Summerhill fashion, it was a superbly organised day together with Bloodstock South Africa, with the who's who of racing present ... Read Further

At £100 million, Frankel is most valuable stallion prospect ever reports The Telegraph. When this equine phenomenon retires after running his 14th race in Saturday’s Qipco Champion Stakes at Ascot, he will take up residence at his owner’s Banstead Manor Stud, at Cheveley ...     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

Inclement weather over the past month has forced Gold Circle to abandon the Greyville night racemeetings scheduled for October 30 and November 6. As a consequence racing action will only return to the City track on Sunday, November 18 ... Read Further

Timing is everything, no doubt about it. Who would have thought that a stallion of Admire Main's pedigree and aptitude would be a sire of quality juveniles. It just goes to show, class counts ... Read Further

"We’ve had a couple of queries about whether the next Igugu is in this draft. Here is our response to that question:" ... Read Further

Please note that Scott Bros have a foster mare for a foal in need available. Please contact them directly should you be interested, on 033 2666918/9 or email scottbros@worldonline.co.za.

Gold Circle held their annual KZN Racing Awards ceremony on Friday evening, an event that was very well attended at the Elangeni Hotel in Durban. Summerhill Stud once again did KZN proud, taking home the award for Breeder Of The Year ... Read Further

There’s something about a racehorse auction that you find nowhere else. Not at Sotheby’s nor Christie’s, nor anywhere. By the nature of the beast, a racehorse evokes a greater passion, considerably more ego, and there’s nothing a rich man wants more ... Read Further

From just 11 horses to race in Japan of Admire Main's first and only overseas crop to race, three are already winners and several have placed ... Read Further

St Petersburg(AUS) has sired a Grade 1 winner in Australia with Solzhenitsyn(NZ), a bay gelding out of Tri Victory(NZ) by Victory Dance(IRE). Solzhenitsyn won the Gr 1 Toorak Handicap in Australia at Caulfield over 1600m on 13 October, on turf in good going for a stake of A$400 000. ... Read Further

Stuart Riley of Racingpost.com reports that three-time Classic winner Camelot has come through exploratory colic surgery and "is doing great", Coolmore Stud has revealed on Friday morning ... Read Further

The Gold Circle KZN Racing Awards takes place tonight in Durban with a number of KZN-bred and associated horses amongst the nominations, including King's Temptress, Eton Square and Seal ... Read Further

Earlier this week we shared with you the news of the arrival of Tsunami’s beautful ‘pure’ black filly foal by King’s Chapel. Here is Tsunami’s spectacular grey yearling, a filly by Silvano - probably one of our top yearlings for next year’s Emperors Palace National Yearlings Sale ... Read Further

There are not too many exceptions to the rule that those who've found the best prospects, have been influenced by the way the horses galloped. That's how Gary Alexander found Pierre Jourdan, it's the way Paul Matchett unravelled Mannequin ... Read Further

Ken and Lynne Twort would like to applaud trainer Duncan Howells training feat of getting the Barton Hall-bred Kahal gelding Bwana Macube, who appears to be an extremely difficult horse to train, to win three times and place once from his last four races ... 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

Raven's Pass, related to Just As Well through his third dam Right Word, is currently lying second in the Top Ten First Season Sires in Britain and Ireland, by total prize money earned, behind New Approach. E Dubai is having success with his Group winning son Fort Larned ...    Read Further

There are a number of things that make the Emperors Palace Ready To Run Sale unique, locally and abroad. Firstly, its associated race, the R2.5 million Ready To Run Cup boasts the richest prize money of any race of its kind in the world ... Read Further

Three year old filly Festival Of Fire, by Kahal out of Fuel The Fire by Russian Revival, won the Gr 3 Joburg Spring Fillies & Mares Challenge by almost 1.5 lengths, setting a new course record in the process ...    Read Further

Backworth-bred Island Fiesta, by Miesque’s Approval(USA) out of Bermuda Junction (AUS) by Is It True (USA), broke his maiden on Wednesday with jockey Sean Cormack up for trainer Wendy Whitehead and a group of very excited connections ...    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-bred Glitter Star, by Muhtafal(USA) out of Celestial Charm by Freedom Land(USA), continued his run of good form for trainer Lucky Houdalakis Tuesday at the Vaal winning a MR 93 Handicap convincingly from the Geoff Woodruff-trained favourite Approachable ...    Read Further

"Sunday sees the 91st renewal of Europe's greatest race, the Qatar Prix de la Arc de Triomphe at the famous Longchamp racecourse in Paris, France. The "Arc" as it is popularly referred to, is currently the world's third richest turf race," guest columnist Lisa Barrett ... Read Further

If there's been a landmark in innovation in the sales scene in the last quarter of a century, it's the Emperors Place Ready To Run. The idea took root at Summerhill because they were battling to compete at conventional sales with the established vendors of the era ... 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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Racingpost.com reports that trainer Peter Moody confirmed on Thursday that the sprinter would be sent for a spell with the intention of bringing her back for an autumn racing campaign next year
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A son of Mogok, bred by Scott Bros, Meadow Magic, retained KZN's title of the Gr 2 Emerald Cup and Spectrum's daughter Sapphire Ring won the Banyana Listed, as well as son Beacon Flare as a close                        runner-up in the Gr 2 Emerald Cup ... Read Further

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
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A 30 hectare piece of Paradise. Find out more about Graceland Farm which is for sale, having all the creature comforts. Custom-built for broadcaster Alec Hogg and his sculptor wife Jeanette, it is a beautiful boutique stud farm with newly cultivated pastures and holding paddocks ... Read Further

Reserve Runner Caryl's Law, bred by Orangewood Stud and by Bush Hill Stud's resident sire Newton, has now been reinstated into the Gr 2 Emerald Cup when the decision was made to move the race to Thursday, which saw the withdrawal of two runners ... Read Further

The Scott Bros have advised that they are back online. Their telephone numbers are as follows: Office: 033 266 6918 / 9, Fax: 033 266 6920, or alternatively email: scottbros@worldonline.co.za

Backworth-bred Luxardo, by Mogok(USA) out of Absolut Star by Salaadim(USA), stormed to a convincing five length win over 1000m at Scottsville Saturday, under a confident ride from jockey Keagan de Melo for trainers Herman Brown and Frank Robinson ... Read Further

St John Gray had a win with his mare Formation in the Emerald Fillies Handicap Listed and Rathmor Stud's resident sire Woodborough(USA), had a win with Be Assured in what was to be the last race of the day - the Hampton Listed Handicap ... Read Further

Madigan, bred by Mr & Mrs Syd and Shirley Rosseau at St Helier Stud, took home joint Horse Of The Year Award together with Earl Of Surrey. The awards took place in Zimbabwe at the Mashonaland Turf Club ... Read Further

Spectrum's maternal grandson, Winchester, is back in the limelight again. The four-time American-bred Gr 1 winning stallion is destined for Australia's biggest race, the Gr 1 Melbourne Cup while grand-daughter Up recently took home the Gr 2 Blandford Stakes at the Curragh ... Read Further

King Of Kings had an extraordinary racing weekend with strong performances from his progeny at both Turffontein and Scottsville. The son of Sadler's Wells who led the National Two Year Old Sires list for the beginning of this year looks to be taking that title back shortly ... Read Further

Summerhill Stud will be hosting an open day on 29 September from 10am to 2pm. A great opportunity to visit South Africa's champion breeders for eight consecutive seasons and their exceptional band of stallions, click on the link to view further details ... Read Further

Africa's richest sand race, the Emerald Cup Gr 2, takes place at the Vaal for a stake of R600 000 on Saturday. KZN-breds in the past have always dominated the Emerald Cup with National Spirit, Alimony, Phunyuka and The Mouseketeer taking home the title ... 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

"You've often heard it said that horses are a language we can all share. Sometimes there are quiet asides, sometimes dramatic moments, but there is always a story to tell, and the Emperor's Palace Ready To Run sale is littered with the sort of anecdotes on which the racing game" ... Read Further

The East Cape Racing Awards took place over the weekend, with three progeny of KZN's resident sires taking home Awards, including Horse Of The Year ... Read Further

Backworth-bred Caviar, by Var(USA) out of Lewinsky Lover by Jallad(USA), broke her maiden in fine style Sunday at Scottsville over 1000m, with an impressive five length winning margin under jockey Anthony Delpech ... Read Further

A tough racehorse with a Timeform Rating of 126, Rob Pickering and Ashley McNabb have landed a coup by securing Byword(GB) from Juddmonte, the breeders and owners of Frankel
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"It's quite astonishing how quickly the prize money for the Emperor's Palace Ready To Run Cup has catapulted to its new level of R2,5 million. We need to remember that just five years ago it made headlines at R500 000" ... Read Further

With A.P. Indy recently in the news regarding his last crop of yearlings to be sold at Keeneland and Just As Well having his first crop of foals this season, we thought it might be apt to have a look at A.P. Indy as a racehorse - and what a sensation he was ...   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

Newton Power stormed to a four-length victory on debut, at Borrowdale Park yesterday in Zimbabwe. The three year old gelding bred by Warwick and Karin Render of Bush Hill Stud is by Newton(IRE) out of a Slew The Red mare, Red Spirit ... Read Further

HIH Wayne Kobusch Von Konigsberg of Wood-Moore Manor Stud has advised that Just Bluffing, a son of Badger's Drift, has been crowned Kenya's Champion Three Year Old colt ... 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

After piling up accolades on the racetrack and in the breeding shed, A.P. Indy will take a bow for his stallion career with his 18th and final crop in the Keeneland September yearling sale writes Joe Nevills of Thoroughbredtimes.com. The A.P Indy influence has gripped KZN ...   Read Further

The upcoming Keeneland Yearling Sale will take place from 10 to 21 September, which will see an incredible figure of 3604 yearlings being presented for sale. What grabs our attention is a colt and filly being made available on the sale, half-siblings to young sires in KZN ...   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

Forbidden Woods produced Backworth’s fifth foal of the season last week; her first - a beautiful, leggy filly by National Emblem ... Read Further

It is a sad day for the South African equestrian community as they have lost one of their finest equine ambassadors, writes sportingpost.co.za. Heartbreak Hill, a true example of athleticism, generosity of spirit and tenacity will be remembered as one of the greatest ... Read Further

"We looked at the Sporting Post statistics for the 2011-2012 season, and have to say how proud we are. From just 37 runners, Backworth Stud ended up in 30th place on the National Log with R2,272,386 earnings, and from there 1st position in Places to Runners of 38%," ... Read Further

Spring always represents new beginnings, although in KZN it happened a little earlier than expected, with the first foaling in the province reported by Hadlow Stud on 16 July with the breeding season opening on 1 September 2012 ... Read Further

"He never set hoof on a racecourse, yet he made a titanic contribution to the racing game in South Africa," writes Mike Moon of TAB News ... Read Further

"While we were enjoying the [Bush Hill] Stallion Day and admiring King’s Chapel, he was busy having more winners," reports Warwick Render of Bush Hill Stud. "A big thank you to all who managed to make it to the Stallion Day on Friday, it was a great pleasure to host everyone!" ... Read Further

Summerhill Sires 2012/2013 brochure is out with a beautiful photo of Brave Tin Soldier doing the honours on the front cover. Once again the quality is outstanding and the brochure makes for very interesting reading ... 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

Spectrum's maternal grand-daughter Up, by sire of the moment Galileo, won at the Curragh on Sunday when the three year old filly out of Halland Park Lass took the Gr 3 Lanwades Stud Fillies’ Stakes, only eight days after running in America in the Gr 1 Beverly D ... Read Further

Bush Hill Stud held their annual Stallion Day on Friday afternoon on the warmest day Mooi River has seen in some weeks since the recent heavy snowfalls. The day saw an excellent turnout of prominent trainers and breeders from across the board ... Read Further

After Frankel's astounding performance yesterday, he has stamped himself firmly as one of the best racehorses we have seen in the last 30 years of racing and his Timeform Rating of 147 reflects his phenomenal acheivement, with whispers of him being the next Secretariat ...    Read Further

Bosch Hoek Equine Hospital will be hosting a client evening, presenting "Foaling 101 to 911" with guest speaker Dr Rissa Parker on 31 August. Read further for more information and RSVP details
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The Bloodhorse.com reports that Colorspin, a major producer for Meon Valley Stud in England, died mid-August at age 29. The KZN connection with this great mare is sire Mullins Bay, Colorspin is a half-sister to his dam named Bella Colora ...    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

Michael Holmes Bloodstock will be holding a total dispersal sale of the racing and breeding stock of the late Roy Eckstein, and Mr and Mrs RC Muir, who own magnificent sire Ravishing standing at Summerhill Stud ... Read Further

Backworth-bred Mac The Dancer, by Joshua Dancer(USA) out of Miss Unimac(AUS) by Bellotto(USA), broke his maiden Tuesday at Scottsville over 1400m, posting an impressive 4.75 length win under the guidance of jockey Anthony Delpech for trainer Alec Laird ... 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

Two of KZN's stallions, and specifically Bush Hill Stud's resident stallions Kahal and Newton, are in the top 10 National Sires Log (stats up to 13 August 2012) with Kahal securing the lead (stakes of R298 050) followed by Captain Al, Jallad, Var and KZN-bred Jet Master ... Read Further

Bush Hill Stud will be holding their annual stallion day on Friday 24 August at 12pm. Stallions on view will be Curved Ball(AUS), Kahal(GB), King's Chapel(AUS) and Lion Tamer (from Avalon Stud) ... Read Further

An exciting season awaits KZN with ten new stallion acquisitions for the upcoming breeding season. We look at Announce, Antigua Island, Bezrin, Curved Ball, Damage Is Done, Golden Sword, Kildonan, Meet At Malamala, Modus Vivendi and Traffic Guard ...     Read Further

As of the 1 August, Rathmor Stud's white foal born in September last year, Gran Blanco, is officially a yearling. He remains a big colt, very typical of the progeny of Kahal ...    Read Further

The Bloodstock South Africa/TBA National Two Year Old sale took place over the past weekend on Friday and Sunday and by all accounts, was a very successful sale for the TBA ...    Read Further

Congratulations to Summerhill Stud who collected the Equus Award for Breeders Champion for the eighth consecutive year, an admirable achievement indeed. Summerhill achieved earnings of R13,317,507, almost R2-million ahead of Klawervlei Stud in the Cape ...    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

The Bloodstock South Africa/TBA National Two Year Old sale starts at the TBA sales complex in Johannesburg on 10 August at 1pm, with Lots 1-175 going under the hammer on the first day. Day 2 takes place on Sunday 12 August, starting at 11am and will see Lots 176-379 ...    Read Further

Carpocrates had a three-quarter brother (Lot 96) sell at the Fasig-Tipton Select Yearling Sale yesterday for $650 000 to Whitehorse Stables. The chestnut colt is by Giant's Causeway (by Storm Cat as is Carpocrates) out of champion racemare Spain, herself by Thunder Gulch ...    Read Further

The annual Equus Awards take place 8 August at Emperor's Palace and it is not surprising to see the likes of KZN-bred Dancewiththedevil and Summerhill raised-and-grazed Igugu(AUS) who may be competing for the Horse-Of-The-Year title, with their incredible performances ...    Read Further

Yellow Star Stud held their stallion day on Friday afternoon, well-attended by trainers and esteemed breeders and guests. Guests were warmly welcomed and introduced to stallions Tropical Empire, Spectrum, Kildonan, Damage Is Done and Daring Bid from Orangewood Stud ...    Read Further

Bush Hill Stud and Spring Valley Stud, in conjunction with Klawervlei Stud, are excited to announce the arrival of Curved Ball to the KZN Stallion ranks. Curved Ball will stand at Bush Hill Stud for the 2012-13 season ... Read Further

SHADWELL are pleased to announce the following arrangements for their stallions for the forthcoming Southern Hemisphere covering season in South Africa ... Read Further

Champion racehorse Frankel has left rivals trailing in his wake at the Sussex Stakes at Goodwood to notch his 12th win in a row. Five weeks after setting Royal Ascot alight with a scintillating victory in the Queen Anne Stakes, the unbeaten four-year-old once again proved too hot ...    Read Further

Summerhill Stud have achieved the incredible again, being crowned Champion Breeders of South Africa for the eighth consecutive year in a row - since 2005. KZN has had an exceptional past season with the likes of Kahal, King Of Kings and broodmare sire Northern Guest ...    Read Further

Cathy Martin has advised that Modus Vivendi returned to KZN on Saturday from the Cape on behalf of St John Gray to their Hadlow Stud. The sire of Dancewiththedevil becomes the second addition for the new season ahead for Cathy and Jonathan Martin's Hadlow Stud ...    Read Further

Bush Hill Stud had a successful Super Saturday at Greyville, with Tetelestai winning the final race of the day under jockey Anthony Delpech - the Umngeni Handicap Listed by a length from Mike Bass' Captain's Secret, whilst carrying the top weight of 59kgs ...    Read Further

Peter Moody has indicated that the option of Black Caviar having a long spell and returning next year to race is in the mix for the unbeaten winner of 22 races ...    Read Further

With deep sadness, The KZN Breeders have learned that Ian Outram, ex-chairman of the KZN Breeders Association and fellow breeder, sadly passed away on Wednesday morning ...    Read Further

Saturday will mark another important event in South African racing with the running of the Champions Cup Gr 1, Premier's Champion Stakes Gr 1, Gold Bracelet Gr 2, Thekweni Stakes Gr 1 and the marathon 3200m Gr 1 Ladbrokes Gold Cup for R1 million at Greyville ...    Read Further

Yellow Star Stud will be hosting a Stallion Day on 3 August at their farm in Mooi River at 3pm to introduce the exciting new stallion to the ranks, Kildonan, as well as Spectrum, Tropical Empire and Damage Is Done ...    Read Further

Popular opinion at the Investec Stallion Day at Summerhill on Sunday was that this year’s sires’ DVD is even better than its predecessor ... Read Further

Bred on the same lines as JET MASTER; by RAKEEN out of a grand-daughter of DAMASCUS; Damage is Done is a multiple winning, strong, well built son of Rakeen out of a winning black type mare
...    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

The beautiful grounds of Yellow Star Stud in Mooi River played host once again this year to the KZN Mixed Sale, where broodmares, weanlings, two year olds, fillies for stud and horses-in-training were offered and saw a record paid for a weanling colt since 2008 ...    Read Further

Badger's Drift is the Top Sire in KZN with % of Graded / Group / Listed / Stakes Winner's S.A. Racing Season 2011-2012 (01 August 2011- 06 June 2012) ...     Read Further

Keith Russon and Ian Todd of Backworth Stud have produced the likes of Grade 1-winning Chocolicious, Raise The Bar and Varlet to name but a few of their horses to come from their beautiful farm in Eston. Backworth was featured in the Sunday Tribune recently ... Read Further

Seal is part of a family that has always been close to breeder Dr Heyns' heart as Seal's third dam Tarrytown was one of the first mares he acquired. He went on to breed the grand-dam Pure Crystal and from her he bred Seal's dam, Prestine Performer ...    Read Further

The annual KZN Mixed Sale takes place at Yellow Star Stud in Mooi River on Thursday, 12 July, and will start at 12pm. The sale consists of broodmares, weanlings, fillies coming off the track for stud, two year olds and horses in training ...    Read Further

A phenomenal racing week consisting of the KZN Yearling Sales as well as the Vodacom July race day was rounded off in style at the annual Investec Summerhill Stallion Day, traditionally held on the Sunday following the Vodacom Durban July ... Read Further

Scott Bros' stallion Miesque's Approval had a fantastic day at Greyville, with three of his progeny having success on Vodacom Durban July race day with three runners producing a win, a fourth with Eton Square in the Gr 1 Vodacom Durban July and third with Sugar Rush ...    Read Further

The big day has finally arrived with the running of the Vodacom Durban July taking place this afternoon. Gavin Van Zyl discusses Eton Square and comments from Gary Alexander regarding Pierre Jourdan, as well as Lady De Winter in the Gr 1 Golden Slipper ...    Read Further

Day two of the 2012 Suncoast KZN Yearling Sale saw an exciting momentum continue and increase from yesterday. The atmosphere was electric in the sales ring, history was made with the highest price ever paid for a horse that has passed through the KZN Yearling Sale ring ...    Read Further

Day one of the 2012 Suncoast KZN Yearling Sale started off with a bang, with many breeders reporting that they had the most interest shown in their horses in many years. The aggregate increased significantly this year ...    Read Further

Day 1, will see the sale start at 12h00 with Lots 1 – 150 going under the hammer. Day 2 kicks off on 6 July at 12h00 again with Lots 151 – 252. Keep a watch on our
Facebook Page, KZN Breeders, for updates throughout out the sale ...    Read Further

The stables at Suncoast were abuzz with activity yesterday with an exciting atmosphere pervading. The yearling strings go out to exercise early in the morning next to the promenade and it is always a moving sight watching the horses marching next to their grooms in uniform - and one much enjoyed                        by the public who all stop to look ...    Read Further

Alan and Vera Sutherland have an outstanding draft of yearlings at this years' Suncoast KZN Yearling Sale, all five by King Of Kings, all five chestnut - including an athletic looking full-sister, Lot 46 named Girl From Somewhere, to 6-time winner King's Entourage ...    Read Further

It was an emotional win for breeder George Rowles of Ivanhoe Stud as Knock On Wood took charge and flew to victory, winning the inaugural KZN Breeders Million Mile for owners, father and son Ormond and David Ferraris ...    Read Further

It’s that time of the year - Big Horses, Big Owners , Big Trainers, and Big Weekends, and the KwaZulu-Natal Racing Season is in full swing. A landmark event on the calendar is the Winter Workshop at Summerhill Stud, which follows the Vodacom Durban July and ...    Read Further

The inaugural KZN Breeders Million Mile is set to run tomorrow at 15.55 at Greyville. See the final field drawn here ...    Read Further

Backworth-bred Glitter Star notched up his second win Thursday at the Vaal under jockey Marthinus Mienie for trainer Lucky Houdalakis. The 3-year-old gelding won handsomely by 2 lengths ...    Read Further

"After five months of mostly living away from Graceland, we’ve now taken the plunge. The sale of our farm has obviously been influenced by the reality of funding a remote breeding operation" writes Alec Hogg, on his decision to sell Graceland Farm ...    Read Further

The inaugural KZN Breeders Million Mile is set to run this coming Sunday, with the field including the likes of last year's winner The Mouseketeer, we have a look at some of the horses who won this race - which was previously known as the KZN Breeders 1600 run at Clairwood ...    Read Further

This morning saw the running of the annual Vodacom Durban July Gallops on a beautiful fresh and bright morning, which saw the event being well attended by the public, with binoculars, race-cards, coffee and sticky buns in hand ...    Read Further

Backworth-bred Devonella won well over 1200m at Clairwood Sunday under a confident ride from jockey Julius Mariba for trainer Ivan Moore. A grand-daughter of the great Durban July winning mare, Devon Air(GB), this win takes the Devonella's career record to 4 wins ...    Read Further

Alesh Naidoo has two multiple (and Stakes Placed) winning mares in training for sale as potential broodmares - two full sisters - Rapid Flow and Saltwater Girl, both by Modern Day(USA).
Follow the link for more details ...    Read Further

In what has become a controversial subject on social networking sites among American racing fans, The Bloodhorse.com reports that dual classic winner I'll Have Another will enter stud at Big Red Farm in Japan, according to owner J. Paul Reddam ...    Read Further

The supplementary entries and weights are in for the upcoming KZN Breeders Million Mile, but also see Las Ramblas being scratched from the field ...    Read Further

"History speaks for itself so Announce is coming home," said Jonathan Martin of Hadlow Stud, explaining that the stallion will arrive on Saturday 23 June. Announce will stand alongside his son Call To Combat ...    Read Further

KAHAL, MUHTAFAL and MALHUB to be relocated within Kwa Zulu Natal for the 2012 season ...
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KZN-breds Pierre Jourdan, Smanjemanje and Eton Square have made the final fields, with Seal being second Reserve Runner for the big day taking place on Saturday 7 July ...    Read Further

The Maryland Racing Commission voted at Laurel Park that 1973 Triple Crown winner Secretariat, who set records that still stand at the Kentucky Derby (Gr. I) and the Belmont States (Gr. I), also set the record in the Preakness Stakes (Gr. I) at Pimlico 39 years ago ...    Read Further

Following on from her very respectable fourth behind Ebony Flyer in the South African Fillies Sprint (Grade 1) two weeks ago, Chocolicious continued to show good form Friday evening with a great run ...    Read Further

The inaugural KZN Breeders Million Mile first entries are through to be run at Greyville 1 July 2012 as part of the KZN Breeders annual Race Day, with the increased stake of a R1 million. Last year's winner of the KZN Breeders 1600 The Mouseketeer is in the first entries ...    Read Further

We have a look at the full and half siblings of Stakes winners in the catalogue that will be on offer at the Suncoast KZN Yearling Sale taking place 5 and 6 July 2012 at Suncoast ...    Read Further

Every winner is special to any breeder, but Gypsy Fair’s facile win by sixth lengths at Flamingo Park was especially so to all at Bush Hill because by all accounts this filly should never have been alive. Read her incredible story here ...    Read Further

Blood-horse.com reports that the Kentucky Horse Racing Commission, by a 7-5 vote with one abstention June 13, approved an administrative regulation that would ban the use of furosemide on race-day in graded and listed stakes over a three-year period beginning ...    Read Further

A promotional photoshoot for the sales took place at Suncoast, the venue for the upcoming Suncoast KZN Yearling Sale taking place on 5 and 6 July yesterday with beautiful models and Crocodile Hunter from the South African Jockey Academy ...    Read Further

Allocated weights for the Vodacom Durban July 2012 see KZN-bred Pierre Jourdan topping the list with 60kgs ...    Read Further

Three year old Eton Square, bred by Scott Bros, won the first Group race for his sire, Miesque's Approval on Sunday at Turffontein in the Grade 3 Betting World Jubilee Handicap ...    Read Further

Backworth Stud continue their winning streak with a daughter of Miesque's Approval, Cape Town Princess and gelding Count Me Lucky. Backworth Stud have had great success with the progeny of Miesque's Approval ...    Read Further

Union Rags, closing with urgency along the rail under John Velazquez, got up in the final couple of strides to win a heart-pounding finish over Paynter by a short neck in the 2012 Belmont Stakes (Gr. I) June 9 ...    Read Further

Owner Paul Reddam and trainer Doug O’Neill announced June 8 that I'll Have Another has been retired due to a tendon injury, his quest for the Triple Crown ended a day before his scheduled start in the Belmont Stakes and how his sire Flower Alley almost never was ...    Read Further

Champion 21-time winning mare Black Caviar donned a custom-made spandex body suit when she flew to London in her quest to prove she is the world's fastest horse. The mare's patronage is a coup for the fledgling New South Wales company that designed the compression suit ...    Read Further

The Blood-Horse reports that Reddam Racing's I'll Have Another, bidding to become the 12th winner of the Triple Crown June 9 in the Belmont Stakes (Gr I), will break from post 11 ...    Read Further

Paul Hart and his 16 year-old Thoroughbred gelding with a KZN pedigree, Heartbreak Hill, have been selected to compete in the 2012 Olympic Games in London in the Equestrian discipline of Eventing.                        Read their story and journey to the 2012 London Olympic Games ...    Read Further

A number of scratchings took place yesterday, notably from KZN Dancewiththedevil. She has gone into quarantine to be exported to the UK, where the tracks and races will suit her, exciting times indeed ...    Read Further

The KZN Breeders' Million Mile will have its inaugural running at Greyville on 1st July. Having had a look at the merit ratings, we've put together a list of 33 KZN-bred horses that we anticipate may be entered this year for the big race with an even bigger stake ...    Read Further

Peter Gibson of Racing South Africa has confirmed that Dancewiththedevil started her pre-export quarantine on 1 June, where she will fly via Mauritius to her intended destination in the UK, to be ready in time for their next racing season ...    Read Further

Yogas Govender is a trainer who is taking the racing world by storm. The first impression you get from him is his friendliness and enthusiasm, with lots of positivity. He is currently lying in tenth position on the NHRA National Trainers log, and fourth in KZN ...    Read Further

The graduates of the 2011 KZN Yearling Sales that took place at the stunning venue of Suncoast last year, have revealed some interesting statistics. These horses are now two year olds, and many of the graduates have not started their racing careers yet, the few that have are yielding excellent                       results ...    Read Further

This Saturday at Greyville sees the lead up to the Vodacom Durban July with three big races, the Daily News 2000 Gr 1 over 2000m, the Woolavington Gr 1 over 2000m and the Lonsdale Stirrup Cup                        Gr 3 over 2400m ...    Read Further

"Revisions to the African horse sickness (AHS) Code Chapter were adopted at the World Organisation for Animal Health’s (OIE) General Assembly in Paris last week. The new guidelines will greatly improve the way in which countries infected with AHS are able to export" ...    Read Further

The KZN Breeders Golf Day takes place at Beachwood Country Club on 29 June. There has already been a great initial response and places are limited, so please contact Michelle or Mandy to book your four-ball early ...    Read Further

KZN had a successful day at Scottsville on Saturday which saw four Grade 1 races being hosted on the day, which saw 3 KZN-breds winning the on the day, and two placing in their respective Grade 1 events ...    Read Further

Updated Vodacom Durban July log as at 23 May 2012, as well as the exciting events taking place in KZN leading up to the big day ...    Read Further

Fascinating that two of the world's best racehorses bred at each end of the globe share common denominators in their pedigrees, and the KZN connection prolific. That is the beauty of the Thoroughbred. The common denominator between these two great horses is Northern Dancer ...                        Read Further

Horses associated with KZN resident farms and stallions came away from Saturday night’s Highveld Feature Season Awards ceremony with three awards ...    Read Further

KZN-bred Madigan, bred by Mr Syd and Shirley Rosseau at St Helier Stud, won the Zimbabwean Triple Crown yesterday in the R140 000 FBC Derby (Grade 3) for 3-year-olds at Borrowdale racecourse ...    Read Further

AFP reports that equine superstar Frankel made it 10 wins from 10 starts in the Group One Lockinge Stakes here on Saturday in front of an impressive crowd of 15,000 ...    Read Further

Most horse racing fans are hoping that Kentucky Derby Grade 1 winner I'll Have Another can take a second step toward a Triple Crown, a feat that has not been accomplished since 1978. See the field and draws ...    Read Further

King Of Kings has an exciting day with two talented 2-year olds entered on the day. King's Temptress will be contesting her second start in the Gr 1 Allan Robertson. This exciting filly blew everyone away by defeating some top two year olds in her debut start ...    Read Further

In what is almost a sad irony of a sire's premature death, generally comes success from their progeny. Cataloochee has had four KZN-bred winners since 10 May at three different tracks around the country and Stronghold has achieved an incredible 50% winners to runners ...    Read Further

Emerald Cove and Slumdogmillionaire have been scratched. See the updated supplementary list with merit ratings included ...    Read Further

Backworth Stud had their globetrotting Grade 1 winning filly, Chocolicious, win again on Friday night and introduce an exciting new broodmare acquisition, National Seeker, to their
broodmare band ...    Read Further

Gold Circle's owner of the month for March, Alesh Naidoo, is passionate about horses, with 55 horses currently in training. "I love leading in winners, it's such a thrill to lead in your horse," he admits. As a former punter, he decided to take the big leap and he has been very successful ...    Read Further

The world now awaits Black Caviar after the invincible mare farewelled Australian racing this season with an effortless win in The Goodwood (1,200m) at Morphettville ...    Read Further

The Betting World 1900 at Greyville on will be run 22 May, over 1900m for a stake of R300 000. Two KZN-breds have been entered, Bay Route and Buy And Sell as well as a son of Kahal, Tales Of Bravery ...    Read Further

It is highly encouraging to see the number of KZN-breds featuring in the top 20 for the newly-released Vodacom Durban July log ...    Read Further

Bloodhorse.com reports that Zayat Stables’ Bodemeister, the runaway winner of the Arkansas Derby (Gr. I), was installed the 4-1 morning line choice for the May 5 Kentucky Derby after post positions were drawn 2 May ...    Read Further

The bloodhorse.com reports that one of Thoroughbred racing's premier stallions, Dynaformer, died at the age of 27 at Robert and Blythe Clay’s Three Chimneys Farm 29 April. The stallion had been pensioned after suffering an aortic valve rupture ...    Read Further

Babu Nuna has a share in Bezrin for sale. Please call 083 390 3045 to put in an offer. All Ablaze, a son of Bezrin bred by Cathy and Jonathan Martin of Hadlow Stud, won his MR 104 Handicap ...    Read Further

With 79 days to go the first entries for the Vodacom Durban July have been announced, with the big race being run on Saturday 7 July at Greyville. The July Gallops will be taking place 28 June ...    Read Further

The Bloodhorse.com reports that Juddmonte Farm’s Frankel, the top rated horse in the world, has been cleared to resume training after an ultrasound scan April 18 did not reveal any tendon damage ...    Read Further

The KZN Breeders Club has announced new incentives for racehorse owners to support horses bred in the province. The KZN Breeders 1600, a historic race run the week before the Vodacom Durban July, will carry a stake of R1m this year, up four-fold from 2011 ...    Read Further

The 2012 Emperors Palace National Yearling Sale is nearly upon us once again – this sale has always been the major source of Gr1 winners in South Africa, with 61% of Gr1 winners in recent years coming from this sale ...    Read Further

The Bloodhorse.com has reported that undefeated European racing superstar Frankel will undergo a second scan next week to determine if a foreleg injury he received during a routine gallop April 11 may be more serious, ...    Read Further

“Senor Santa, Hear The Drums, Amphitheatre and Vangelis”. Summerhill Stud tells the story of four great and unforgettable retired racehorses ...    Read Further

Congratulations must go to Keith Russon and Ian Todd of Backworth Stud - according to Sporting Post's Top 50 Breeder Stakes, Backworth Stud hold the top position with 53% Winners to Runners. A good day’s racing at Scottsville Tuesday with Go Again ...    Read Further

If there is any horse in the country that can repeat another Grade 1 winning performance, it is the KZN-Bred Dancewiththedevil once again under Gavin Lerena tonight in the L Jaffee Empress Club Stakes Grade 1 ... Read Further

The Guardian reports that a £1m offer has been made to connections of Frankel (Galileo - Kind by Danehill) and Black Caviar (Bel Esprit - Helsinge by Desert Sun) in the hope that it will bring the two horses together in the Sussex Stakes at Goodwood ...    Read Further

Two KZN-Breds walked away with victory at Turffontein today, with a daughter of Mogok winning the Listed Oaks Trial over 2000 metres and Extra Zero winning the Grade 3 Sycamore Sprint over 1160 metres ...    Read Further

Photos and pedigrees of the quality draft from Backworth Stud to be presented at the National Yearling Sales end of April 2012 ...    Read Further

Backworth Stud celebrates a magnificently successful March, and recognises the passion of trainers and commitment of owners whose support has taken Backworth to an enviable position on the Breeders Log ...    Read Further

Freshman sire Atso, standing at Robin Scott's Highdown Stud in Nottingham Road, had his first winner yesterday from his first two runners to appear on the track, a bay filly named That So Atso bred by Scott Bros. This is an impressive kick-off for the chestnut son of Kingmambo ...     Read Further

Grand Slam, sire of Summerhill Stud's Visionaire, died March 31 at Ashford Stud in Kentucky, as a result of heart failure. He is represented by four 3-year-old stakes winners in 2012 ...     Read Further

Just Bluffing, a son of Badger's Drift, pulverised his opposition in winning the prestigious Grade 1 Derby in Kenya over 2400m today ...     Read Further

The Blood-Horse.com reports that Monterosso took command in mid-stretch and powered home to easily win the $10 million Dubai World Cup Sponsored by Emirates Airline (UAE-I) at Meydan Racecourse March 31. The 5-year-old horse by Dubawi ... Read Further

KZN-Bred Dancewiththedevil under Gavin Lerena won the Grade 1 Horse Chestnut Stakes for the second year in a row at Turffontein today again in convincing style by almost 3.5 lengths from Rudra and Solo Traveller with Kavanagh finishing fourth ... Read Further

Bezrin and Badger's Drift will be represented in the Kenyan Derby to be run at Ngong. Their runners Got A Hold On Me and Just Bluffing will contest the Derby tomorrow ...    Read Further

Rathmor's white colt Gran Blanco has been weaned from his dam Perakeen, at just over 6 months of age. Mike McHardy tells us more: "Gran Blanco was weaned on the 19/03/2012. He has taken it very well and settled immediately, he seems to have become very independent" ...    Read Further

Coolmore Stud today confirmed the highest-rated racehorse ever by the great Sadler’s Wells, Montjeu, has died. In 2011, Montjeu sired 15 individual Group/Graded winners, equalling
Galileo ...    Read Further

Backworth Stud continues their outstanding winning form with the likes of Raise The Bar who achieved a Listed win at the Vaal on Tuesday, Money Tree who proved her niche on sand earlier on the same day, and an international win with Mac Mufti's victory in Mauritius ...    Read Further

Manny and Mandy Testa of Midlands Thoroughbreds have recently acquired the farm known previously as “Burwell Stud” and they are very excited about their new venture ...    Read Further

The Bloodhorse.com reports that Rachel Alexandra, the 2009 Horse of the Year who produced her first foal this year, has been pronounced in foal to Darley stallion Bernardini, whilst Zenyatta is to be covered by Tapit ...    Read Further

Gold Circle releases a public statement in response to the Competition Commission's press release regarding the merger earlier this week ...    Read Further

Seal has been supplemented into the Grade 1 Horse Chestnut Stakes over 1600m ... Read Further