The Great Black Caviar Retired WORLD champion Black Caviar has been retired. Part owner Neil Werrett, flanked by trainer Peter Moody and the other co-owners, announced that the six-year-old’s victory in the TJ Smith Stakes at Randwick last Saturday had been her final race. Werrett, choking back emotion, said it had been decided over the…
Backworth Stud: 2013 National Yearling Sale Inspection Backworth Stud enjoyed John Kramer and Kerry Jack’s visit to inspect our yearlings nominated for the 2013 Emperors Palace National Yearling Sale, and are pleased to share that despite bad weather, our ‘nominated yearlings’ were well received. The horses did themselves proud averaging a score of 8.5 with…
Top Of The Chocs wins Koko’s Margate Nightclub MR 83 Handicap Backworth-bred Top Of The Chocs, by Miesque’s Approval(USA) – Candy Box by Exclusive Patriot(USA) and a half-brother to fellow Backworth-bred speedster Chocolicious, opened up his 2013 account with a confident win under apprentice Donovan Dillon over 1200m at Greyville Sunday. The 4 year-old bay…
The ‘R Heat Lightning’ Connection At The National Yearling Sales Lot 113, a bay yearling ‘Spangle’ , by Trippi out of Refined Gold by Rich Man’s Gold has attracted the attention of buyers. Keith Russon of Backworth Stud says he has fielded calls from across the country with buyers interested in the eye-catching filly. Her…
Guest Column: Farewell To A Gentleman 28 January, 2013 – Lisa Barrett The racing world lost another equine great this week as National Emblem, who was based at Klawervlei Stud in the Cape passed away at age 21 from colic. One of the most versatile horses South Africa has had the privilege to witness for…
Frankel Confirmed As The Best James Burn of racingpost.com reports that Frankel has been confirmed as the best horse since official classifications began in 1977 after Dancing Brave’s previous high of 141 was downgraded 3lb by World Thoroughbred Rankings handicappers on Tuesday. That leaves Frankel at the top of the pile on 140 after Alleged…
KZN Breeders Juvenile Million On 6th July For 2012 KZN Yearling Sale Graduates – Qualifying Horses More exciting news out of KZN, is the KZN Breeders Juvenile Million race to be held on 6 July, Vodacom Durban July day for a stake of R1-million, yet another reason to buy a horse from KZN! This race…
Kenyan Guineas Win For Sire Bezrin(USA) Westonian, bred by Yellow Star Stud, won the Kenyan Guineas last weekend at Ngong by 4.5 lengths from the second horse Wonnitestand, Shufti and Somerset. The bay son of Bezrin, who stands at Rathmor Stud, closely resembles his sire and was the hot favourite for the race, running just…
KZN-breds Bring Home The Bold Black-Type Love Struck, Knock On Wood and Las Ramblas brought home the Bold Black Type over the weekend at Kenilworth, Turffontein and Scottsville respectively – Love Struck in the Breeders Cup Politician Stakes Listed, and Knock On Wood in the London News Gr 3 (which saw the first three past…
Kenya Derby Win For Yellow Star’s Westonian Daily Nation reports that the Patsy Sercombe-trained Westonian (bred by Yellow Star Stud), no doubt the country’s top horse and very well ridden by the trainer’s daughter Lesley Sercombe, beat fast-finishing filly Shufti with visiting South African jockey Noel Quale, to clinch the 2013 Salama Fikira Kenya Derby…