KZN-Bred Fourth Estate Wins Gr3 Christmas Handicap The Seymour Harley-bred Fourth Estate is something of a Greyville specialist and he registered his first stakes victory at his 44th start at the advanced age of seven when staying on smartly to spreadeagle his field in the R200 000 Gr3 Christmas Handicap at Greyville on Friday evening….
Suncoast KZN Yearling Sale Results The Suncoast KZN Yearling Sale once again ended on a high, a sale that continues to grow and gains strength each year – especially with the number of Group Winning Graduates it yields each year – KZN-breds include the likes of Midlands Thoroughbreds’ Gr2 winner Virgo’s Babe who set a…
KZN Breeders Race Series Log For 3YO’s And Up – 1 April 2014 The fourth published Log for the KZN Breeders Series for three year olds and up sees Summerhill’s daughter of Stronghold – Negev – remain at the top but this time with 35 points, putting herself above The Money Shot (Spring Valley Stud…
Visit To KZN By NHRA And TBA The NHRA and TBA visited the KZN Breeders on the 9 December at the beautiful venue of Gowrie Gold Club, to provide training and feedback respectively. Colin Hall of the NHRA was warmly received, providing an informative presentation of the new online registration system for the breeders to…
Press Release: Rocket Science Just four short years ago, South Africa’s champion breeders, Summerhill Stud, launched the School of Equine Management Excellence, the only institution of its kind in the southern hemisphere. Thus far, the school has graduated three classes of students, and prides itself on the fact that every one of them has been…
KZN Links To Dubai Weekend Racing Once again South Africa played a prominent part in the Dubai World Cup night on Saturday, with Variety Club winning the Gr 2 Godolphin Mile. The champion son of Var has links to KZN too – although bred by Beaumont Stud, his dam is a registered KZN-bred named La…
Jackodore Grabs Nkosazana Listed By Four Lengths Toreador’s talented five year old daughter Jackodore snatched the Nkosazana Listed by an impressive four lengths from Summerhill-bred Negev, with Silent Force and Dalalaat placing respectively. The Sean Tarry-trained Jackodore made this her ninth win to date – with 12 places behind her. Owned by Chris Van Niekerk,…
Mike De Kock Announces Dubai String Mike De Kock has announced his Dubai Racing World Cup Carnival string which includes two KZN-bred horses, Alareef and Journeyman, with his consistent stayer, Star Empire – a son of Second Empire who stood in KZN, contesting the longer distances. Always a massive force to be reckoned with each…
It Was No Worries For The Burnards In The KZN Breeders Million Mile It was another outstanding Winter’s day at Clairwood which saw the third running of the KZN Breeders Million Mile, the second time it has been held at Clairwood racecourse. It has been very pleasing to see the attendance of the KZN Breeders…
The Apache Retired In a recent tweet on his DubaiRaceNight Twitter feed, Pat Cummings made the following announcement: “Trainer Mike de Kock confirms The Apache has been retired and will go to stud in South Africa.” The Apache, bred by Scott Bros at their Highdown Stud, is by resident stallion Mogok out of Apache Rose…