International News For KZN This Week News in from Coolmore is that Crusade’s talented half-brother by Henrythenavigator – G2 Railway Stakes runner-up Cristoforo Colombo – will be competing in the Gr 1 2000 Guineas. Following a post-racing gallop at the Curragh on Sunday evening, trainer Aidan O’Brien confirmed that three of his star Henrythenavigators were…
Progeny Of KZN Sires Take Home East Cape Racing Awards, Including Horse-Of-The-Year The East Cape Racing Awards took place over the weekend, with three progeny of KZN’s resident sires taking home Awards, including Horse Of The Year. Mike Moon of tabonline.co.za reports that Lord Badger, Port Elizabeth’s standout horse for the 2011/12 season, has been…
Record-breaking 2012 KZN Yearling Sale Graduate A Winner Tiger Territory, a dark-bay colt that smashed the sales records at the 2012 KZN Yearling Sale has won broken his maiden in his just his third start, his second time at the Vaal racecourse by over two lengths over 1000m. The first horse to ever pass through…
Passing Of Woodborough(USA) Rathmor Stud have reported the sad passing of their resident sire, Woodborough(USA), over the weekend. Mike McHardy said it was a very sad loss for Rathmor, describing Woodborough as being “very special.” Woodborough was the first stallion to stand at Rathmor Stud. An eye-catching chestnut stallion – very typical of a sprinter…
British Grade 1 Winning Colt Destined For Middlefield Stud A farmer from the midlands and a businessman from Johannesburg have purchased one of the most exciting stallion prospects to come to this country, the entire will be arriving from Juddmonte Farms. A tough racehorse with a Timeform Rating of 126, Rob Pickering and Ashley McNabb…
Passing Of Sir Henry Cecil Sir Henry Cecil, 10-time champion trainer, has died at the age of 70. Responsible for 25 British Classic winners, Cecil was also the leading handler at Royal Ascot with a record 75 successes. Cecil, who was knighted in 2011, battled cancer in his later years. Towards the end of his…
KZN Breeders Race Series Log – 22 March 2013 The top 50 Three year old KZN-bred colts and fillies in line to run on 30 June 2013 in six races (seven with two year olds) for R200 000 each – over distances of 1200m, 1600m and 1900m. Over 600 entries for six races for three…
KZN Yearling Sale Promotional Photoshoot At Suncoast Under blue skies on a fabulously warm winter’s day in Durban with pods of dolphins seen in the water amongst the surfers, a combined effort by KZN Breeders and Suncoast saw a promotional photoshoot take place this morning at Suncoast beach for the upcoming Suncoast KZN Yearling Sale…
Bloodstock South Africa Added Value Stakes Incentive Relaunch Tom Callaghan of Bloodstock South Africa is pleased to announce that they have revamped their Added Value Stakes Incentive program as part their continued efforts to reward excellence in breeding and racing. “We will be offering added value stakes on ALL 76 black type races for 2…
Son Of Badger’s Drift Crowned Kenya’s Champion Three Year Old Colt HIH Wayne Kobusch Von Konigsberg of Wood-Moore Manor Stud has advised that Just Bluffing, a son of Badger’s Drift, has been crowned Kenya’s Champion Three Year Old colt for the 2012-2013 racing season. Just Bluffing produced a blistering win in April this year, to…