Camelot Has Colic Surgery

Camelot Has Colic Surgery 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. The surgery, announced on Thursday evening, took place at Fethard Veterinary Hospital. A tweet from Coolmore read: “Camelot’s colic surgery went well and he…

Snow In The KZN Midlands

Snow In The KZN Midlands Heavy snow-falls have arrived in the KZN Midlands, turning the dry landscape into a winter wonderland. Yellow Star Stud and Rathmor Stud reported thick snow and sent through a few photos. The foaling season has begun and the mares and new foals will be enjoying their comfortable warm stables until…

Backworth Stud: Look Out For This Filly At Next Year’s Sales

Backworth Stud: Look Out For This Filly At Next Year’s Sales 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…

2012 Equus Award Nominations

2012 Equus Award Nominations 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 over the last racing season. In the Older Filly/Mare category (four +),…

From The Horses Mouth

From The Horses Mouth We penned a piece yesterday on those “magnificent men and their flying machines“, and we were talking about our judges panel for next week’s Emperors Palace Ready To Run Gallops (at Summerhill on Friday 19th October 11 am). Summerhill’s inauguration of the Ready To Run was initiated by the belief that…