The KZN Breeders Awards for 2022 will be taking place once more at the Nottingham `Road Hotel on Saturday, 3 December. The nominees include a standout category for Bloomhill Stud broodmare Wysiwyg, who is the dam of both Gr1 male sprint nominees, Bohica and Bartholdi. Capetown Noir enjoyed a sterling year with both Under Your…
Bruce Le Roux is delighted to report that Chimichuri Run’s first two mares that he covered have been confirmed in foal. Bruce is also thrilled to report that the stallion has been supported and as of 21 September, has covered 17 mares to date. The Gr1 winning son of Trippi is an exciting addition to…
Two well related #kznbred fillies won at Hollywoodbets Greyville on Monday afternoon on a wet afternoon. Racing on the Poly, the aptly named Triptoroyalty, running on the day of the Queen’s burial, broke her maiden under Rachel Venniker for trainer Michael Roberts and owner Tommy Crowe. The filly is out of King Of Kings mare…
Faustino, the sprinting Piemonte-bred son of Crusade made it two from two and his sixth career win at Hollywoodbets Scottsville on Sunday. The gelding half-brother to multiple winners including the smart Filippo gave his syndicate much joy when bravely taking on Winter Baron to get up on the line by a nose under Keratilie Katjedi…
Bloomhill Stud presented a well prepared draft on sales debut and reaped the rewards which also saw one of South Africa’s leading bloodstock agents, John Freeman, sign a ticket from the budding new stud for Lot 227, a filly by Act of War. With six well grown two year olds on offer including a lovely…
Warwick and Karin Render of Bush Hill Stud enjoyed a double at Turffontein, including the exciting son of Flying The Flag from the stable of Paul Peter who has now won three races in a row. The 3yo is just getting better out of the maidens and the Paul Peter stable think highly of the…
The Scribante family’s Piemonte Stud continues to make waves in the South African racing industry. Not only is the farm enjoying consistent success on the racetrack and in the sales ring, Piemonte Stud is also home to one exceptionally well bred stallion in the form of Capetown Noir. A triple G1 winner himself, and South…
“She’ll be catching the first float to Wartburg.” That’s how part-owner Mick Goss officially confirmed the retirement of the ‘Iron Lady’ of the South African turf, Rouge Allure, who is our Sprint cover star this week. Rouge Allure (Gavin Lerena) is led by Stephen Moffatt and his son, Anthony Moffatt (Pic – JC Photos) A…
As a result of an opportunity arising, we recently made the difficult decision to close down the boarding aspect of Bush Hill Stud. Both New Predator and Willow Magic have relocated to Blue Sky Thoroughbreds and we will continue to assist with their admin and marketing. Last Winter will move across to Clifton Stud imminently. …
The handsome son of Vercingetorix, Summa Cum Laude, will be standing his second season at Hadlow Stud. The first son of Vercingetorix to retire to stud in South Africa, he already has prominent supporters waiting patiently for the breeding season to start. Since Vercingetorix’s fast and meteoric rise in the stallion ranks makes access to…