The KZN Breeders Club Annual General Meeting took place today at the Nottingham Road Hotel and saw Cathy Martin of Hadlow Stud, voted in as Chairlady for the next term of two years. Ted Hughes – the former Chairman now steps down to the position of Vice-Chairman as per the constitution. The current Directors re-elected…
Piemonte resident Capetown Noir came very close to securing a Gr2 when Bohica was literally pipped by a whisker on the post in the Senor Santa on the weekend, under jockey S’Manga Khumalo. What has to be one of the most handsome horses racing today, the flashy Bohica is trained by the father-son Azzie team,…
The Wilgerbosdrift SA Triple Tiara crown looks up for the taking after Paul Matchett’s smashing R30 000 sales graduate and #kznbred War Of Athena cruised to a facile victory in Saturday’s R700 000 Wilgerbosdrift Gr1 SA Fillies Classic. With a three-pronged attack at their disposal and nothing near War Of Athena’s ability in the eight-horse…
Paul Peter’s MK’s Pride became the first horse this century to win the R250 000 Ilha Bela Gr2 Hawaii Stakes as a 3yo when he stormed to victory at Turffontein on Saturday to register his maiden stakes success. First run fifty years ago when called the Keith Hepburn Champion Stakes in honour of the Turffontein chairman…
Sean Tarry and Calvin Habib got the Vaal feature quartet – relocated from Turffontein – under way on Saturday when Capetown Noir’s daughter Under Your Spell lived up to her name with a fluent win in the R100 000 Listed Ruffian Stakes. The daughter of Capetown Noir was a facile winner on debut at Turffontein…
Randjesfontein trainer Fanie Bronkhorst saddles his first Met runner on Saturday 30 January, just about five minutes after taking out his licence. But the experienced horseman believes that despite comparatively taking on the Blue Bulls at Loftus, his gutsy 5yo Running Brave won’t be disgraced. With only 25 horses at his disposal, Fanie Bronkhorst is…
Legendary South African champion jockey Michael Roberts received his annual accolade from KZN Racing Operator Gold Circle at the behind-closed-doors Hollywoodbets Scottsville racemeeting on Sunday. And in an appropriate result, it was Roberts’ Summerveld neighbour Mark Dixon who saddled the winner of the R85 000 Listed Michael Roberts Handicap. Being sentimental, celebratory and hospitable in…
Summerview mare Al Kindi produced a double at Hollywoodbets Scottsville on Wednesday. The well put together daughter of Fort Wood also gave sire Rafeef his second career winner with Maiden Juvenile Plate victress Civil Rights – and in the process also gave Sterling Miller his first double as an owner when 3yo Kind Judy (Judpot)…
Filippo, a son of speed on speed champs Toreador out of the Var mare Wishful Eye (who defeated Val De Ra in her race career) flew home to take the feature at Hollywoodbets Greyville on Sunday – the African Holly Non Black Type handicap. The Piemonte Stud-bred gelding trained by Yogas Govender won under Lyle…
Summerhill Stud-bred filly War Of Athena once again met up with her rival Anything Goes, and this time took home the victory in the Gr3 Three Troikas – whilst the courageous Running Brave added yet another Group victory to her record – beating the boys to take home the Gr3 London News Stakes. Another to…