Crusade(USA) Enthusiastically Received At Stallion Day Crusade’s official introduction to the guests who numbered over 100 at Scott Bros’ Highdown Stud, on Friday afternoon, to meet one of KZN’s new Gr 1 winning stallions was an overwhelming success. Attended by breeders and trainers alike under unusually warm weather for winter in Nottingham Road, Crusade was…
2013 RA Highveld Feature Season Awards The Racing Association Highveld Feature Season Awards ceremony took place on Saturday evening at Turffontein Racecourse and saw three KZN-breds – Virgo’s Babe, Meadow Magic and Seal, take home awards on the evening. A fairy-tale story – Virgo’s Babe took the award for Champion Two Year Old Filly. The…
KZN Breeders Juvenile Million For 2012 KZN Yearling Sale Graduates – Log 1 The first log for the KZN Breeders Juvenile Million race to be held on Vodacom Durban July day has been presented. The race, for a stake of R1-million, is a fantastic incentive to buy a yearling off the 2013 KZN Yearling Sale….
Crusade(USA) Arrives At Scott Bros Big, black and beautiful – Crusade has arrived at Scott Bros’ Highdown Stud, ready to stand his first season in South Africa at a stud farm steeped in history – where once stood the great multiple national Champion sires Foveros and Jungle Cove – amongst their many stallions to contribute…
Another Gr 3 Winner Down Under For St Petersburg(AUS) Solzhenitsyn(NZ) has won the Gr 3 Labour Day/Lord Mayor Cup over 1600m in Australia earlier today for the second year running. The son of St Petersburg(AUS) who stands at Summerhill Stud, is out of Tri Victory(NZ) by Victory Dance(IRE). A 12-time winner, Solzhenitsyn has also won…
Crusade(USA) Stallion Day Invitation
Byword(GB) Arrives At Middlefield Stud Gr 1 Prince Of Wales Stakes winner Byword has arrived safely at Middlefield Stud at the beginning of last week, Rob Pickering reports. An athletic and eye-catching chestnut horse with a top pedigree to match, Byword has an outstanding temperament, being an absolute gentleman as we approached him in his…
Spectrum: A Diamond In The Midlands Spectrum (IRE) has proved himself a significant broodmare sire over the last few years and it is exciting times for Yellow Star Stud, where the big bay son of Rainbow Quest stands in the KZN Midlands. A courageous grey grand-daughter of Spectrum named Moonlight Cloud came very close to…
Kahal Adds Another Gr 2 This Season Kahal continues his Group race successes this season, with daughter Festival Of Fire taking home the Gr 2 KRA Fillies Guineas at Greyville on Saturday. Festival Of Fire started as the 2-1 favourite, with jocky Bernard Fayd’herbe keeping her in midfield on the rail – she showed a…
Crusade(USA) Stallion Day Invitation The Scott Bros will be presenting their exciting new sire, Gr 1 Middle Park Stakes winner Crusade on 24 May at 11:30, at Highdown Stud in Nottingham Road. Crusade has been standing at Vaughn Marshall’s yard in Cape Town after landing in South Africa at the end of January, travelling from…