The Seymour Harley-bred Fourth Estate is something of a Greyville specialist and he registered his first stakes victory at his 44th start at the advanced age of seven when staying on smartly to spreadeagle his field in the R200 000 Gr3 Christmas Handicap at Greyville on Friday evening ... Read Further

Dual Derby winner High Chaparral, and the sire of Summerhill Stud's Golden Sword, has died at the age of 15. The six-time Group 1 winning son of Sadler’s Wells was put down at Fethard Equine Hospital during exploratory colic surgery due to a perforated intestine. ... Read Further

Clifton Stud and A.P. Answer achieved five winners on Sunday between them, at Scottsville and at Borrowdale - three for A.P. Answer as a stallion and three for Peter and Jenny Blyth's Clifton Stud ... Read Further

Monsieur Mogok, a four year old bay gelding by Mogok out of Miss Madam by Dolpour and owned by Robert Chung, bred by Scott Bros finished runner up in a Class 3 handicap at Sha Tin over 1800m - finishing very strongly from stone last under a brilliant ride by Jo Moereira ... Read Further

The NHRA and TBA visited the KZN Breeders on the 9 December at the beautiful venue of Gowrie Gold Club. Colin Hall of the NHRA was warmly received, providing an informative presentation of the new online registration system whilst Susan Rowett, Chairperson of the TBA, provided a very positive and enthusiastic feedback session of the past year's sales ... Read Further

Mike De Kock has announced his Dubai Racing World Cup Carnival string which includes two KZN-bred horses, Alareef and Journeyman, with his consistent stayer, Star Empire - a son of Second Empire who stood in KZN, contesting the longer distances ... Read Further

Majmu stamped her authority on Saturday as a force to be reckoned with, after winning the Gr1 Avontuur Estate Fillies Guineas over 1600m easily. The KZN connection comes in when the filly by Australia's top sire, Redoute's Choice, has his only son standing at stud in South Africa at Bush Hill Stud ... Read Further

The pre-entry nominations for the KZN Breeders Series of eight races for R200 000 each, have opened. Entries close on Tuesday 9th December at 16:00. The races will all be run over Greyville's Polytrack, barring the Million Mile which will be run on turf on the KZN Breeders Race Day, taking place Sunday 28 June 2015 ... Read Further

Resident sire of Bush Hill Stud, Toreador, had a head-turning win with his unbeaten daughter Lazer Star thundering home to victory in the Gr3 Magnolia at Turffontein yesterday. Lazer Star has won all three of her starts - she debuted in June, winning at the Vaal by an incredible five and a half lengths over 1200m ... Read Further

Futura finished third to Vodacom Durban July winner Legislate in the Gr2 Green Point Stakes on the weekend, the same day he was crowned KZN Breeders Outstanding Three Year Old Colt and Outsanding Middle Distance Male ... Read Further

Gr2 winning Honor Code, a half-brother by A.P. Indy to Gr2 and Gr3-winning Noble Tune who is currently standing his first season at Rathmor Stud, came back from an eight month lay-off due to injury to win most impressively at Aqueduct, from 10 lengths behind to win by a length ... Read Further

Putney Flyer, a big handsome dark bay son of Miesque's Approval standing at Scott Bros, won the Kenilworth Cup Listed over 3200m at Kenilworth on Saturday. Out of Fort Wood mare Tiptoethruthewoods, Putney Flyer was bred by Mr JF Van Streepen, trained by Darryl Hodgson and owned by Hassan Adams. A R100 000 2010 National Yearling Sales graduate ... Read Further

The winners and photos from a wonderful evening at Bellwood Stud on Saturday evening. Congratulations to the nominees and winners, thank you to our host Martin Locke and our sponsors for contributing towards the success of a lovely evening ... Read Further

Bush Hill's resident sire King's Chapel has a grand-daughter showing exceptional talent in Australia, after placing in a Gr3 just a week before she won the Merson Cooper Stakes. Qatar Bloodstock celebrated a valuable Black Type win with promising Sebring filly Thurlow, who scored a thrilling nose win in the Listed race at Sandown. ... Read Further

Gemini Gold is giving his breeder/owner Helder De Costa plenty of excitement as the Overlord gelding has now taken his fourth win in a row, whilst his broodmare sire and current leading National Sire Kahal also had a win as the broodmare sire of Gardenia Listed winner Ha Lucy ... Read Further

Judicial gave his sire Miesque's Approval a fantastic Gr2 win yesterday at Turffontein in the Victory Moon Stakes over 1800m. The bay Scott Bros-bred gelding has taken home three wins back to back and in the process a strong contender for the Gr1 Summer Cup ... Read Further

Bush Hill's resident sire King's Chapel had two classy performances recently - one as a sire in a Listed race in New Zealand, the other as a broodmare sire in an Australian Gr3 ... Read Further

Our KZN Breeders Awards take place on 22 November 2014 at the beautiful venue of Bellwood once again, beginning at 17:30 for 18:00. Congratulations to the following breeders and connections of the nominees ... Read Further

Chairman Susan Rowett will be hosting a feedback session on a range of issues in KZN region on 9 December at Gowrie Village from 11:30am ... Read Further

Gr1 Summer Cup winner and one of Rathmor's resident sires, Strategic News(AUS) had his first winner at Greyville on the polytrack yesterday for breeder/owner Jurie Snyman, a victory made all the more sweeter for the share-holder of Strategic News ... Read Further

Noble Tune, currently standing his first season at Rathmor, saw his immediate pedigree making news headlines again - this time in the sales ring at Keeneland. His weanling half-sister sold for a record $US3-million at the Keeneland November Breeding Stock Sale ... Read Further

Al Miqdaam, standing in the KZN Midlands at Roy Moodley's farm has not only achieved a double on Friday night at Greyville with Al Ciberano and daughter Shikra, but also now has 100% record of producing runners to winners. It was also a double for breeder Robert Smith, who owns Shikra and has retained a share in Al Ciberano ... Read Further

Sunday saw Bloodstock South Africa host their annual Ready To Run Sale held at the TBA complex in Germiston.Top-priced KZN-bred filly was sold for R220 000. By Brave Tin Soldier filly out of Argentine mare Logetta (by Fitzcarraldo) ... Read Further

The Cape Thoroughbred Sales Johannesburg Read To Run Sale took place on Friday and saw 138 Lots sold for an average of R178 841 each, from 146 horses catalogued. Topping the list of top-priced KZN-breds was a magnificent and well related colt by Kahal ... Read Further

It is with great sadness that we have to inform you of the passing away of Bernard McHardy from Rathmor Stud. Please note that a service for him will take place at St Joseph’s Catholic Church, Howick on Wednesday, 5th November at 11h00. Our sincere condolences go to the McHardy family.

Bezanova, bred by Peter and Jenny Blyth of Clifton Stud, grabbed the Gr2 Peermont Emperors Palace Charity Mile on Saturday from a classy field of horses, with another talented KZN-bred, the recent Gr2 Joburg Spring Challenge winner No Worries finishing second. Triple Crown winner Louis The King finished in third position whilst Lockheed Star finished fourth ... Read Further

First foals from French Gr3 winning Eightfold Path, a product of two champions Giant's Causeway and Divine Proportions. Eightfold Path stands at Scott Bros ... Read Further

Sad news has come through over the weekend regarding the tragic passing of a particularly exciting sire for KZN, Await The Dawn. He was the first son of Giant's Causeway to be brought into South Africa for stud purposes, residing at Champion breeders' Summerhill Stud ... Read Further

Will Take Charge, last year's three-year-old male champion and Horse of the Year finalist, will take up stud duty for the 2015 season at Three Chimneys Farm in Kentucky for a fee of $30,000. Sharing the same sire as Rathmor's new import for the 2014 breeding season, multiple Group winner Noble Tune has a classy book of mares for the current season and confirmed in foal. ... Read Further

The magnificent Australian-bred bay son of Danehill, Overlord, is producing the goods on Greyville's artificial surface and achieved a double for the Scott Bros on 24 October. ... Read Further

A hat-trick of wins for Sherman Brown and the yard of Paul Foo Kune Stable, as this partnership scored in the feature race of the day and last classic of the season - The AfrAsia Duke Of York Cup - won brilliantly by Love Struck ... Read Further

Invitation to the annual KZN Breeders Awards taking place 22 November 2014 at Bellwood Cottages ... Read Further

KZN is currently leading several National Logs as of 19 October. Recently deceased Kahal is currently heading up the National Sires Log by Stakes Earned. His runners have totalled an impressive R2 752 150 in Stakes earned - almost R300 000 more ... Read Further

Crusade's first foals of 2014 ... Read Further

The BSA Ready To Run sale Gallops were held at Yellow Star Stud on Thursday, which saw KZN's pretrainers Balmoral, Far End, Ambleway and Yellow Star put their catalogued horses through their paces in front of enthusiastic buyers from across the country ... Read Further

Well-known racing commentator Jimmy Lithgow died on Friday morning of a heart attack. He would have turned 68 on 16 November ... Read Further

Treve will next year try to become the first horse to win the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe for a third time after the decision to retire her was reversed, whilst the chestnut son of Galileo, Australia, has been retired. ... Read Further

The Summerhill Ready To Run Gallops take place on 17 October, starting at 10:00 ... Read Further

The Emperors Palace Ready To Run Gallops take place at Yellow Star Stud on 16 October, starting at 10:30 ... Read Further

The KZN Breeders will be hosting a meeting to discuss the current state of breeding and sales. The meeting takes place at Nottingham Road Hotel on the 15th October at 11h00 to discuss matters. It is an open agenda but we would like to focus on this topic. Please RSVP to Ashley as soon as possible at admin@yellowstarstud.co.za.

Brian and Yolanda Burnards' big talented chestnut son of Kahal notched up his first Bold Black Type win yesterday, coasting home to a quarter length victory in the Gr2 Joburg Spring Challenge ... Read Further

"This Sunday sees the 93rd renewal of the one of the world's greatest races, the Qatar sponsored Prix de l' arc de Triomphe. Run every year since 1920 at the Longchamp racecourse, it is without doubt one of the most picturesque and recognisable in the world." - Lisa Barrett ... Read Further

PLEASE NOTE: An extension has been granted for the KZN Breeder Premium submissions, to the 31st OCTOBER 2014.Contact KZN Breeder Premium Scheme Administrator Dhev Moodley on 031 314 1642 or dhevm@goldcircle.co.za for more information.

Shadwell has announced that its South African-based sire Muhtafal has been retired from stud duties at the age of 22. One of the best sons of Mr Prospector to stand in the southern hemisphere, he produced black-type winners and performers including Gr1 Dubai World Cup placed Paris Perfect ... Read Further

Admire Main achieved a double at Turffontein on the weekend with Main Sunday getting her second win for trainer Roy Magner over 1800m, and impressive debut winner The Elmo Effect winning his first by two and half lengths over 1450m for trainer Gary Alexander ... ... Read Further

We shared the extremely exciting news last week that the Backworth-bred Grade 1 winning-mare, Chocolicious, had foaled a leggy, chestnut filly down under by ten times Group 1 champion, Frankel. Here is a great pic of Chocolicious with her foal courtesy of her owner, Virginia Harvey ... ... Read Further

This time of year is always so rewarding for a Stud Farm as the season’s foals begin to arrive. This handsome youngster is a colt foal by Golden Sword (High Chaparral) out of our British mare Car Park Queen (Zamindar) ... ... Read Further

The KZN Breeders Awards takes place on 22 November, once again at the beautiful venue of the Bellwood Cottages ... ... Read Further

Noble Tune's immaculate dam-line headed by his third dam, the great Serena's Song continues its Gr1 momentum - with two horses on 13 September each placing in top company on either side of the world - Australia and Ireland. ... Read Further

Yellow Star Stud have acquired Meteor Shower to join their stallion ranks. The son of Danehill is a seven time winner over 1600m - 3200m in both Ireland and South Africa including the Gr3 Chairmans Cup ... Read Further

The Scott Bros’ exciting young stallion Crusade has made a bright start to his stud career. The former brilliant two year old was both popular and fertile in his first season last year, and his first foals now arriving, are causing a stir amongst all breeders ... Read Further

Noble Tune is the complete package for any breeder, a beautifully conformed horse that would suit any mare. Lynton Ryan enthused about how fortunate South Africa was to get a horse of this caliber to stand in this country; he worked closely with the family of Serena's Song in America and has a deep appreciation of the new blood brought to this country ... Read Further

Peter Gibson is very pleased to report the arrival of Eightfold Path's foals this season, as well as his full-brother Monoceros breaking his maiden in devastating fashion at Deauville over the weekend on the all weather track over 1900m ... Read Further

St John Gray's broodmare, Emperor's Dance by Caesour, foaled a lovely big colt last night 'with big shoes to fill' - a full brother to five-time Gr1 winning KZN-bred Dancewiththedevil. St John Gray produced a sterling achievement by breeding, owning and training the talented mare who returned from the UK late last year ... Read Further

Balmoral Stud have services for sale to Ato, Bezrin, Crusade and Toreador ... Read Further

Backworth Stud and KZN-bred daughter of Kahal, Gr1 Allan Robertson Championship winner Chocolicious, has foaled a leggy chestnut filly in New South Wales, Australia ... Read Further

Dual Gr1 winning son of Dynasty and the first of his sons to go to stud - Irish Flame has had his first foal born for the 2014 season, an outstanding filly out of Rambo Dancer mare, Bistro Belle at Bush Hill Stud ... Read Further

The Crusade Syndicate invite shareholders to an AGM taking place at Scott Bros on 22 August ... Read Further

Bush Hill Stud held their Stallion Day recently and once again, in beautiful warm Mooi River winter weather. Bush Hill had also extended the invitation to other farms to showcase their stallions, with The Assayer, A.P. Answer and Just As Well making the trip ... Read Further

The Cape Breeders held their breeding and racing awards recently, with two KZN-breds taking prominent awards for breeding - the first being multiple national champion sire Jet Master for Stallion Of The Year, the next being Carl and Amanda De Vos' brilliant Broodmare Of The Year Star Of Arcole, while Rosier by Kildonan took home Juvenile Filly ... Read Further

Byword’s first foal from talented racemare Hurricane Queen, who gave birth to a beautiful chestnut filly at Middlefield Stud. Middlefield’s Rob Pickering was delighted by the foal, describing the filly as "A first foal with a nice quality about her and is a good size." ... Read Further

Warwick Render of Bush Hill Stud introduces their exciting new sire prospect for 2014, Redoute's Promise(AUS). "We would like to take this opportunity to introduce to you the first son of multiple champion sire Redoute’s Choice to stand at stud in South Africa in the form of Redoute’s Promise" ... Read Further

Two horses associated with KZN have been nominated for the upcoming Equus Awards - Gr1 Champions Cup winner Futura, out of a Badger's Drift mare and KZN Breeder Bruce Nicholas with his Hallmark-bred brilliant KZN-pedigreed filly In The Fast Lane ... Read Further

Gr1 Middle Park Stakes Winner, Crusade, standing at Scott Bros has had his first foals have arrived for the 2014 breeding season ... Read Further

Rathmor Stud will be hosting a Stallion Day on 23 August to introduce our very exciting stallion prospect, Noble Tune(USA), a Gr2 and Gr3 winning son of Unbridled's Song to the breeders. Follow the link for more information ... Read Further

Both resident sires owned by the Tawny Syndicate - Toreador and Irish Flame - have had Bold Black Type Success in the last week ... Read Further

Bush Hill Stud's Stallion Day takes place on 27th July an will see the launch of their new sire prospect for 2014, Redoubte's Promise, and includes visiting stallions for viewing - Noble Tune, The Assayer, A.P. Answer and Just As Well ... Read Further

Spectrum continues to make news overseas - where his Gr1 winning and now producing grandson, Dutch Art, is now having significant success with Slade Power - winning two Gr1's on the trot. Slade Power is Europe’s champion sprinter after a dominant performance in the July Cup to go with his impressive success in Royal Ascot’s Diamond Jubilee last month ... Read Further

Gr1 winning Rizeena, a close relative to Rathmor's new resident sire Noble Tune, ran second in the Gr1 Falmouth Stakes at Newmarket on Friday over eight furlongs. Owned by Shaikh Rashid Dalmook Al Maktoum, Rizeena was bidding to pocket a second Gr1 win following her success in the Coronation Stakes at Royal Ascot last month ... Read Further

The Suncoast KZN Yearling Sale once again ended on a high, a sale that continues to grow and gains strength each year - especially with the number of Group Winning Graduates it has yielded since inception ... Read Further

"Just four short years ago, South Africa's champion breeders, Summerhill Stud, launched the School of Equine Management Excellence, the only institution of its kind in the southern hemisphere. Thus far, the school has graduated three classes of students" ... Read Further

It was a pleasing day for both the Scott Bros, Summerhill Stud, breeder-owner-trainer St John Gray and KZN's recently deceased Champion sire Kahal who stood at Bush Hill Stud, having six horses competing in the showstopper of the day - the KZN Breeders Million Mile ... Read Further

"It's been more than fifteen years since a pressman famously dubbed the Summerhill Stallion Day "Racing's Best Day Out", and this year, judging by the response from far and wide, it will be no different." ... Read Further

Bush Hill Stud's draft of yearlings include the first crop of Gr1 winning Horse Of The Year King's Chapel, Mogok, King Of Kings, Miesque's Approval, Visionaire, Slew The Red and A.P. Answer ... Read Further

Roski Stud's draft of yearlings include the first yearlings from Gr1 winning sire Just As Well, including Kahal and Toreador ... Read Further

Rathmor Stud have a half-sister to Gr2 winner Harry Lime on offer, as well as yearlings on offer by Visionaire, A.P. Answer, National Emblem, Miesque's Approval, Windrush, Kahal, King Of Kings, Toreador, Strategic News, King's Chapel and Mogok ... Read Further

The Suncoast KZN Yearling Sale draft for 2014 which includes progeny by A.P. Answer, Miesque's Approval, King's Chapel, Horse Chestnut and National Emblem ... Read Further

The most successful son of Machiavellian to have stood at stud in South Africa, courtesy of his owners Shadwell Stud, Kahal was euthanized this morning at Bush Hill Stud after complications arose from abdominal tumours. One of South Africa's top sires, Kahal was the sire of 34 Stakes Winners ... Read Further

A former leader of the National Log For Sires Of Two Year Olds by Stakes Earned, King Of Kings has been relocated to The Fort Stud, owned and managed by Jill Fox ... Read Further

The final field for the KZN Breeders Million Mile has been released and it is an all-star cast once again this year, which includes last years winner - Emilio Baseiro's Mullins bay gelding - Gitiano ... Read Further

To find out more details about the KZN Breeders Race Day taking place Sunday 29 June at Clairwood, click on the following link. Dont forget to wear your Black and White! ... Read Further

With Royal Ascot almost coming to an end - it has yielded some outstanding results with a few horses having direct links to KZN - such as Rathmors new import Noble Tune, Golden Sword, Just As Well and Spectrum ... Read Further

Equarius Bloodstock has reported that stallion prospect Noble Tune is enroute to South Africa from the United States to stand his first season at Rathmor Stud. Unbridled’s Song recently made news with his flashy chestnut son Will Take Charge, who has been named in the top 10 log of the Longines World’s Best Racehorses ... Read Further

"When Greig Muir puts the word out to the farm that the float carrying the new arrival is 15 minutes out, you must know that desks, tractor seats and bakkies are quickly vacated." ... Read Further

Although no betting took place, Lord Rose won the first trial race run on the new Polytrack at Greyville over 1600m. A half-brother by Overlord to the internationally acclaimed Group winner The Apache, it was a wonderful piece of history to witness with Lord Rose being appropriately bred by the Scott Bros, a farm with a rich association of success at Greyville racecourse ... Read Further

A heartstopping awkward final few strides failed to stop the impressive late burst of the Scott Bros-bred Wild One as he made a winning debut for his new trainer Mike De Kock at Greyville on Saturday, possibly buying himself a chance for the upcoming Vodacom Durban July ... Read Further

Peter and Jenny Blyth of Clifton Stud are thrilled to report the Zimbabwean Triple Tiara win by Casey's Dance, a daughter of Mullins Bay out of Viennese Waltz by National Assembly who has yet to be out of the placings with four wins in total ... Read Further

Summerhill-bred Negev won the Syringa Handicap Listed over 1600m at Turffontein this afternoon for trainer Louis Goosen. She defeated a quality field of mares and fillies with Ihla Bhela finishing second and Moggytwoshoes, a daughter of Mogok finishing in third ... Read Further

The two year old Log for the KZN Breeders Series is headed up breeder Mrs Margaret Filmer's Way West filly, Green Crest with 23 points, 10 points ahead of Raise The Red (bred by Mr Chris Saunders) and Tapaway (bred by Mr Anton Proctor) - both on 13 points ... Read Further

The sixth published Log for the KZN Breeders Series for three year olds and up sees two Summerhill-breds - Negev continue her lead with The Mutineer now sharing 36 points with her at the top of the log ... Read Further

Yet another successful graduate off the 2013 Suncoast KZN Yearling Sale, Clifton-bred Beckedorf by A.P. Answer placed in the Gr1 Tsogo Sun Medallion at Scottsville yesterday while Kildonan's daughter placed in the Gr1 Allan Robertson ... Read Further

The half-brother to Roski-owned sire Just As Well, the colt named Utley steered out from behind traffic and rallied to win the historic $400,000 Longines Dixie Stakes (Gr2) Saturday at Pimlico on the running of the second leg of the Triple Crown - the Preakness which was taken home by California Chrome ... Read Further

The KZN Breeders Dressage Challenge is in full swing with a magnificent and athletic KZN-bred chestnut gelding topping the Log - Golden Acres' bred Centennial, owned and ridden by Heather Cochrane. A tall six year old with good movement and big paces, Centennial has quite a story behind him ... Read Further

The fifth published Log for the KZN Breeders Series for three year olds and up sees Summerhill's daughter of Stronghold - Negev - remain at the top but with 36 points, putting herself above Auction King ... Read Further

Clifton Stud's Bezanova placed second behind Legislate in the Gr2 KRA Guineas run at Greyville racecourse yesterday over 1600m in good going. A striking chestnut son of Bezrin out of Ananova by London News, the three year old KZN-bred ... Read Further

The KZN Breeders continued their outstanding sale results on the second and final day of the Emperors Palace National Yearling Sale ... Read Further

Rathmor Stud have an exciting juvenile colt making himself seen and heard - Harry Lime went out to prove that his debut win by three lengths was no fluke and followed this up with an easy win in the Gr2 Umkhomazi Stakes at Scottsville today, this time by almost four lengths ... Read Further

KZN had a very successful day on the first of two of the National Yearling Sale - with three KZN-breds reaching a R1-million and more. The breeders of Gr1 winning Chocolicious who sold in foal to Frankel last year, Backworth Stud set the tone immediately with their magnificent Silvano colt, Lot 5 named Alloy, selling to Form Bloodstock for R1-million ... Read Further

Summerhill's Kahal gelding, Uncle Tommy, smashed a field of sand specialists with two Gr2 Emerald Cup winners finishing second and third respectively - Pylon (by Fort Wood) and multiple Group winner by Kahal - The Mouseketeer, bred by Bush Hill Stud ... Read Further

Rathmor's National Yearling Sales draft includes a half-brother by Kahal to US Gr1 winner Gypsy's Warning, a Windrush colt out of a half-sister to In A Rush, as well as progeny by Var, Mogok and A.P Answer ... Read Further

The draft of yearlings from Backworth Stud for the Emperors Palace National Yearling Sale on 27 & 28 April 2013 ... Read Further

Rathmor-bred Split The Breeze won a brilliant race at Clairwood yesterday on debut by three quarters of a length over 1000m. The two year old colt is the first to win for the beautiful freshman sire, Brave Tin Soldier, at Summerhill Stud - a horse that lives up to his good looks and exceptional pedigree ... Read Further

Roski Stud's National Yearling Sales draft includes the first outstanding progeny of Gr1 winning Just As Well, including an aptly named yearling colt Unbelievable. Their draft also has a Toreador half-brother to Gr2 Journeyman who has headed to Dubai ... Read Further

King’s Chapel standing at Bush Hill Stud, has proven himself overseas with winners weekly in various countries such as New Zealand, Australia, Macau, Singapore and Hong Kong. He has his first crop of yearlings on offer at the upcoming Emperors Palace National Yearling Sale ... Read Further

The fouth published Log for the KZN Breeders Series for three year olds and up sees Negev continue the lead with 35 points after placing second to Jackodore in the recent Nkosazana Stakes Listed. It must be noted this Log is only for the KZN Breeders Series of R200 000 races, and excludes the Million Mile entries which follow normal race entry procedures ... Read Further

Lock Him Up swept home to a fantastic victory in his debut run by an incredible four and half lengths. Trained by Sean Tarry and owned by Chris Van Niekerk, the son of the deceased Fort Beluga out of Alami mare I Said Hey was bred by Bruce Le Roux of Spring Valley Stud ... Read Further

Once again South Africa played a prominent part in the Dubai World Cup night on Saturday, with Variety Club winning the Gr 2 Godolphin Mile. The champion son of Var has links to KZN too - although bred by Beaumont Stud, his dam is a registered KZN-bred named La Massine. The other to feature was Star Empire who placed third in the Dubai Gold Cup ... Read Further

In a recent tweet on his DubaiRaceNight Twitter feed, Pat Cummings made the following announcement: “Trainer Mike de Kock confirms The Apache has been retired and will go to stud in South Africa.” The Apache, bred by Scott Bros at their Highdown Stud ... Read Further

KZN had success with horses around the country over the weekend - with Seal taking home the Gr 3 Caradoc Gold Cup in emphatic style while King Of Kings had placings with Baracah and Princess Julietta finished third behind Via Africa. Tellina, a grandson of Spectrum, finished third in the Gr 1               Horse Chestnut Stakes ... Read Further

he Thoroughbred Breeders Association have released the list the of qualifying horses for the KZN Yearling Sale Million - a race that was richly supported in its inaugural running last year on Vodacom Durban July day, which saw the Group-placed Ace Antonius from Highlands Farms Stud snatch the                         R1-million purse from Jimmi Choo ... Read Further

Toreador's talented five year old daughter Jackodore snatched the Nkosazana Listed by an impressive four lengths. The Sean Tarry-trained Jackodore made this her ninth win and her fourth Bold Black Type win to date ... Read Further

Zanbagh's vice-like grip on the Australian Oaks – and a bid to emulate her mother's heroics – strengthened as the outstanding filly landed Guy Walter an unprecedented fifth Gr 3 Keith Nolan Classic at Kembla Grange on Sunday. A daughter of Bernardini, she is out of Wild Iris by Spectrum ... Read Further

Bush Hill-bred Sir Isaac registered his third win yesterday in the Flamingo Park Handicap (Non-Black Type) over 1800, winning by half a length from Blushing Grey. Sir Isaac has found good recent form, winning two of his starts and placing second in the last five starts since February ... Read Further

Roy Moodley's young stallion standing at his breeding operation in the KZN Midlands, a son of Danehill named Al Miqdaam, had his first winner on Friday at Clairwood. The three year old chestnut gelding named Al Ciberano, bred by Robert Smith, not only romped to a victory over 1100m - but                also set a new Class record in the process ... Read Further

"A striking dark bay stallion with a white blaze, fiery eyes and pricked ears, Mogok’s regal pedigree backs up his athleticism and good looks; he oozes outstanding quality. It is not surprising – he is the best performed son of Storm Cat at stud in South Africa and a half-brother to another international great in Machiavellian" ... Read Further

KZN Breeders have donated R15 000 to this worthy cause, and we have 10 tickets available for R250 each for the day, which includes lunch - tickets sold on a first come first serve basis. Fighting the scourge of Rhino poaching is costing millions of rands ... Read Further

Kildonan already has his stud career off to a blistering start, and added to it on Friday when his daughter Rosier snatched the R150 000 Listed East Cape Fillies Nursery over the 1200m straight at Fairview ... Read Further

In the last week KZN has sadly lost two stallions - Kabool standing at Mike Pappas' Highover Stud and Icelander at Koos and Lorraine De Klerk's Yellow Star Stud ... Read Further

Invitation to the Emperors Palace Summer Ready To Run Sale taking place 18 February 2014 - No Worries a prior graduate of this sale ... Read Further

The only son of Unbridled standing at stud in South Africa, now at Middlefield Stud, Daring Bid(USA) got his first winner at the Vaal on Saturday with All The Bids bred by Favour Stud - winning by almost four lengths ... Read Further

In a double for St John Gray as breeder, owner and trainer - his grey broodmare Apple Fair - the dam of Black Type Apple Princess- produced two winners at the Vaal yesterday, both full sisters by Sarge ... Read Further

The handsome son of Miesque's Son standing at Scott Bros is currently sitting ninth on the National Sires Log (stats sportingpost.co.za) and continues to make himself heard - having achieved an incredible five winners in two days ... Read Further

The KZN Breeders AGM takes place on 5 February 2014 at 11am, at the Nottingham Road Hotel (venue kindly sponsored by Nottingham Road Hotel). Please contact candiesem@goldcircle for more information.

Peter Gibson has reported on some exciting news regarding Eightfold Path and in particular his Champion dam, Divine Proportions ... Read Further

The current leader is Alesh Naidoo's talented Admire Main filly, Admiral's Eye. Besides being the first of Admire Main's progeny to give him Bold Black Type, she is bred in partnership by Mr P A M Magid & Summerhill Stud, out of a super broodmare named Surfer's Eye ... Read Further

Backworth-bred Bermuda Breeze (by Atso out of our Australian mare, Bermuda Junction) ‘breezed’ to a comfortable win over 1200m Tuesday at Clairwood for trainer Frank Robinson with jockey Billy Jacobson up ... Read Further

The 2013 Gr 2 SA Fillies Nursery winner Virgo’s Babe, bred by Midlands Thoroughbreds, bounced back to her best at Turffontein on Tuesday evening to win the R150 000 Listed Swallow Stakes with Clifton Stud's Samba Serenade finishing a close second ... Read Further

The KZN Breeders Series entries opened in December and it was most encouraging to see the entries filling up by the hundreds in a matter of days - as trainers and owners quickly entered well over 800 horses for the seven races of R200 000 each ... Read Further

Visionaire's statistics: 11 runners - six winners with 11 wins between them - two of those already a Listed winner and Listed Placed - and not a single runner yet unplaced. If that doesn't make anyone in the horseracing industry sit up and take notice - not much would! ... Read Further

Two contrasting equestrian disciplines have joined forces to highlight the Thoroughbred horse and their successful competitive careers after racing. The KZN Breeders Association have joined forces with KZN Dressage ... Read Further

An informative and fascinating two day Thoroughbred and Equestrian Seminar is being hosted by the Cape Breeders Club on 27 and 28 January 2014 in Somerset West. Click on the link for more information ... Read Further

Dancewiththedevil is preparing to leave Britain and she will be due to land in Johannesburg quite soon, where she will return to KZN to begin her career at stud for breeder, owner and trainer St John Gray. A KZN-bred, Dancewiththedevil will be sent to Hadlow Stud ... Read Further

Sportingpost.co.za reports in their stats - as at 5 January - that A.P. Answer is the current leading Two Year Old sire by Stakes earned - the total being R114,750 - approximate R24 000 ahead. Stallions that follow suit are Trippi, Seventh Rock and Way West ... Read Further

Summerhill-bred Classic Illusion waltzed home with another Gr 3 victory under her belt - the Flamboyant Stakes at Greyville on Friday night ... Read Further

The half-brother to Just As Well named Utley - cleverly named after an American baseball player being by stallion Smart Strike - has placed in the El Prado Stakes on 28 December at Gulfstream Park. Just As Well's first progeny are yearlings ... Read Further

The KZN Breeders AGM takes place on 29 January 2014 at 11am, at the Nottingham Road Hotel (venue kindly sponsored by Nottingham Road Hotel). Please contact candiesem@goldcircle for more information.

It was an exciting announcement when A.P. Answer had his first winner from his first runner on 18 December - and he now follows that up with a dominating win on debut from Doug Campbell's own-bred colt First Answer, winning on 29 December at Scottsville ... Read Further

Bush Hill Stud scored a double at Clairwood on New Years Eve with two half-siblings - Agape Reigns and Honour Melchizedek - both horses also pulling off a double for trainer Garth Puller and both are out of mare Count The Carats - dam of Tetelestai ... Read Further

Mogok added another Group winner to his list when the Spring Valley-bred King Of Torts romped home on Boxing Day to take the Gr 3 Christmas Handicap at Clairwood, with three KZN-breds following (including another Spring Valley-bred in fourth with Silver Age) ... Read Further