More Foals From Rathmor Stud Rathmor introduces more foals each from Jumeirah Beach – an outstanding colt by Mogok(USA), and a beautiful filly by King’s Chapel(AUS) out of Fields Of France, from the end of the 2012 foaling season. Fields Of France, by Val de Bois, has produced a beautiful King’s Chapel(AUS) filly this year….
Backworth Stud At The Upcoming National Yearling Sales A recent visit to the beautiful Backworth Stud in Eston revealed a quality draft of yearlings. Last year’s winners of the KZN Breeder’s Breeders Achievement Award, Keith Russon and Ian Todd look to have, yet again, a string of impressive yearlings that will no doubt be attractive…
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…
Backworth-bred Chocolicious and More Ching Ching Exciting Racing Futures Backworth-breds Chocolicious and More Ching Ching each had impressive wins recently – Chocolicious will be closing her South African racing chapter on a high before being aimed at Royal Ascot next year, and More Ching Ching won an impressive race in just her second start. 3-Year-old…
Spring Valley Stud National Yearlings 2013 Lot 50 11National Navigator (Silvano – National Navigator by National Emblem) Comment: Half-brother to recent Gr 3 winner Kinematic Countess, also placed 2nd in Ruffian Stakes Listed. Dam 7-time winner, produced two winners. Extended Pedigree Lot 85 11Positive Thoughts (Silvano – Positive Thoughts by King Of Kings) Comment: Dam…
Equinome Seminar Presented By Dr Emmeline Hill Click on the link above to watch Dr Emmeline Hill’s presentation to the KZN Breeders, courtesy of Gold Circle Dr Emmeline Hill, a world-leading Equine Genetic scientist, paid a visit to the Midlands last week to give the KZN Breeders an interesting seminar on Equinome,which was kindly sponsored…
First South-African Winner For Sire Admire Main(JPN) Summerhill Stud’s Admire Main(JPN) has sired his first South African winner with bay filly Admiral’s Eye at Scottsville today by two lengths, over 1200m – for breeders Summerhill Stud and Honourable Judge Alan Magid. It was the second run for the grand-daughter of Sunday Silence – she placed…
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…
KZN Weekend Racing Successes Scott Bros’ E-Jet took home the Colorado King Stakes at Turffontein, Wild One by Mogok places second by half a length in the Derby Trial Listed and Tuscan Lass by Spectrum takes home the Oaks Trial Listed; Kinematic Countess takes home the Gr 3 Sycamore and three KZN-breds place in the…
International News For KZN This Week Mr Greeley, the sire of Crusade, has featured prominently internationally once again with a Gr 3 win in France, and two seconds in America as a grandsire in a Gr 1 Santa Anita Derby and Gr 3 Bay Shore Stakes. Spectrum’s grandson Sangster places in a Gr 1 once…