Bezanova Cracks Second Gr2 Career Victory
A R150 000 National Two Year Old Sale graduate, Clifton-bred Bezanova has won six races with 10 places from 34 starts and took his career bank to R1 966 775.
Kildonan Daughter Wins Lasserfaire Listed
Kildonan’s daughter Beach Goddess won the R150 000 Listed Laisserfaire Stakes yesterday at Kenilworth for trainer Brett Crawford.
Noble Tune’s Weanling Tapit Half-Brother Sells for Over $1million
“That’s a very very hard pedigree to get into,” said Baccari, who said the partnership could race the colt or resell him. “I happened to see the colt on the farm ahead of time so I had the ability to see what I was going to get into. He’s just a very special horse. Very hard to find that kind of pedigree with that kind of sire power.”
KZN Sire Sisters By Galileo Place In Breeders Cup; Nominated For Cartier Award
Crusade’s dual Gr1 winning Galileo half-sister, Seventh Heaven, placed fourth in the Gr1 Breeders Cup Filly & Mare Turf, whilst Flying The Flag’s full sister by Galileo, Rhododendron has been nominated for a Cartier Award in the Champion 2YO Filly category. Under Ryan Moore, Seventh Heaven finished one and a quarter lengths in fourth place…
KZN-Breds Successful On Ready To Run Race Day
KZN-breds had significant success at Turffontein yesterday, with sons of Admire Main, Just As Well and Toreador all winning on the big day.
Noble Tune’s Sire Produces Breeders Cup Classic Winner Arrogate
“This was incredible today,” said Smith, who picked up his 25th Breeders’ Cup win. “You just don’t see things like this from a young 3-year-old. He literally was prancing after the race was over. … He’s so talented. He’s got amazing stamina. He doesn’t quit. He could have gone around again. He’s incredible.”
Breeders Cup: KZN Stallion Relatives To Race
Our KZN sires have strong connections with the Breeders Cup this year, amongst them stallions Crusade (Seventh Heaven), Noble Tune (Made You Look) and Flying The Flag (Photo Call).
Eightfold Path Half-Brother Places In Irish Listed Race
The Galileo juvenile half-brother to Scott Bros’ French Gr3 winner Eightfold Path, named Diodorus, ran a vastly improved race yesterday over the Leopardstown 1800m trip with blinkers on for the first time, to run on strongly and finish second behind Godolphin’s Dubai Sand.
Crusade Colt Knocked Down For R700 000 at CTS Durbanville Ready To Run
A beautifully-bred Crusade colt sold for R700 000 at the recent CTS Ready To Run Sale in Durbanville, consigned by Beaumont Stud and purchased by Mayfair Speculators.
More Gr1 Wins For Flying The Flag Family
After the news filtered through of Flying The Flag’s full sister Rhododendron’s Gr1 win in the Dubai Fillies Mile, Photo Call (also by Galileo out of Theann – a daughter of Flying The Flag’s second dam Cassandra Go) won the Gr1 First Lady in the United States from Tepin by almost three lengths