#kznbred Rabada, a twice Gr1 winning son of Brave Tin Soldier bred by Summerhill Stud, has relocated to Bruce and Delia Le Roux’s Spring Valley Stud in Mooi River. The very handsome stallion has his first foals on the ground, and will be yearlings in August. Initially in training Michael Azzie and ending with Brett…
Yellow Star Stud have reported the passing of Spectrum at 28 years of age. Initially imported and standing at Highlands Stud Farm, he was relocated to KZN in 2013. A stallion always filled with character and vigour and still covering mares with great enthusiasm until last season, his influence as a smashing broodmare sire will…
A multiple Gr1 winning son of Dynasty and his dam an Equus Broodmare Of The Year, Act Of War produced his second winner at Hollywoodbets Scottsville yesterday. Standing at Summerhill Stud, the Summerhill-bred Stella Act – a R30 000 KZN Yearling Sales graduate of 2019 consigned as Agent by Rathmor Stud, won second time out…
Willow Magic’s first winner came yesterday at Turffontein for owners Messrs M A Currie, C N Francis, B G Gardner, Jarryd Lahoud, Allan F Peters, Larry Pogir, Craig Zoghby, Mrs BMA Lahoud & Sean Tarry Racing (Pty) Ltd, trained by Sean Tarry. Dubawi Princess was born, raised and consigned to the the 2019 Emperors Palace…
Bush Hill Stud enjoyed a great double at Hollywoodbets Scottsville on Wednesday, and in particular Race 4 with their retired imported stallion King’s Chapel, taking the 1st and 3rd positions. It was also a double in the process for Bush Hill Stud breeder Allan Peters and trainer Gareth Van Zyl, as well as Warren Kennedy…
Summerhill Stud’s Act Of War, whose first crop are two-year-olds this season, was one of the very best sons of former SA Horse Of The Year and champion producing sire Dynasty. He produced his first winner from his first runner at Fairview on Friday when his Piemonte Stud-bred son Daichi made a winning debut over…
Clifton owned mare Valdovino has had plenty to boast about over the past week. Peter and Jenny Blyth of Clifton Stud have advised that the daughter of Al Mufti has produced two winners, at Kenilworth and in Hong Kong respectively in a week. Voice Of Reason won for Gavin Van Zyl and Clive Murphy in…
BINT EL MALAK from the Paul Lafferty stable has been the epitome of this in the competition thus far. The filly sits 15 points clear of her nearest rival, with 2 wins and 2 second place finishes from her four runs. Paul Lafferty’s Summerveld yard are going all out to hang on to their lead…
New Approach, the sire of Bush Hill Stud’s New Predator, came to the fore again last night in Dubai, producing Gr2 winner Magic Lily. New Predator stood his first season at stud in 2019, the first son of New Approach at stud in South Africa. He covered 82 mares in his first season, amongst them…
St John Gray of Graystone Stud, based in KZN, has made a miraculous achievement of 1000 wins this afternoon at the Vaal with his now 11-time winner and #kznbred Dawn Assault. Appropriately, Gavin Lerena, who has ridden several of St John’s top horses to Gr1 success including the likes of 5-time Gr1 winner Dancewiththedevil, was…