French Stakes Place For Linngari
Love And Peace (FR) finished just a neck off in the Listed Prix Petite Etoile over 1900m at Deauville today.
Turf Talk: Update On Former KZN Sire Solskjaer
I Like It and sire Solskjaer share interesting stories. Vaal trainer Steve Moffatt’s three-year-old filly I Like It almost caused the upset of the year when she ran Ghaalla to a short-head in Saturday’s Gr3 Fillies Mile at Turffontein, starting at 66-1. I like It and her sire Solskjaer (IRE) share quite a remarkable story….
Bred In The Purple Rathmor Yearlings Headed To Nationals 2019
Whilst their places will only be confirmed after National Yearling Sales inspections have taken place in January, Rathmor Stud have a very strong draft beginning their sales preparations for the 2019 Emperors Palace National Yearling Sale. They include the progeny of Dynasty, Frankel and Noble Tune and from the families of Mastercraftsman and Mastery.
Noble Tune Firing!
Noble Tune has had seven wins this season, impressively with I’m Free on Sunday, Noble Joshua recently and Paths Of Victory winning on two occasions.
It’s All In The Lifetime Stats
Look at the liftetime statistics of some of KZN’s resident sires, which make for interesting reading.
Crusade Win And Place In Mauritius
With 13 winners in South Africa so far for the season, Greenstreet Bloodstock’s Crusade, The Byzantine, won his third start in Mauritius. Consistently placing in South Africa with four places from six starts, the Scott Bros-bred The Byzantine is a half-brother to 4-time winner Moon Of Ragoon. This is the damline of the brilliant Argentine gelding…
Noble Tune News: More Black Type And Sibling Sold At Keeneland
Noble Tune’s Curlin half-sister sold for $600 000 at the Keeneland November Breeding Stock Sale. The half-sister to Gr1 winner Honor Code, Gr1 Breeders Cup placed Noble Tune, the handsome Declarationofpeace and Stakes horse Lady Serena, dam Serena’s Cat has been an outstanding broodmare and saw her Curlin filly achieve the third-highest price for a…
23 Wins For Mambo In Seattle For The Season
*We are very sorry to hear of the passing of Chris Gerber of Moutonshoek, who brought in and owned Mambo In Seattle. Our thoughts go out to his family and friends during this difficult time, he is a devastating loss to the racing and breeding industry in South Africa. May he Rest In Peace. “This horse…
French Gr1 Place For Smart Golden Sword Sibling
Sydney Opera House, by young Galileo sire Australia out of the dam of Gr1 Melbourne Cup winner Rekindling and Golden Sword, finished second by a neck to winner Wonderment at Saint-Cloud over 2000m, in the Gr1 Criterium de Saint-Cloud today
More Black Type For Just As Well, RA Listed Winner Just Chaos
With the well-performed Just As Well’s biggest crop now 2yo’s, Spring Valley Stud’s Bruce Le Roux is hopeful that the market will start sitting up and taking a little more notice of his well-bred son of AP Indy. Just As Well has a lifetime winners to runners percentage of 50%, with only 61 progeny to race from seven crops.