KZN Mare Sale Results Lot 70 Lanterns Of Gold, a half-sister to Dancer’s Daughter, topped the sale at R330 000 to Welcome Home Farming. The TBA’s KZN Mare, Weanling, Horses In Training and Yearling Sale took place at Aldora Stud on 6 July and incorporated the dispersal of Mr Des Scott’s broodmares, two of whom…
Debut Win A First For 2012 KZN Yearling Sale Graduate 2012 Suncoast KZN Yearling Sale graduate, Ace Antonius, won his debut at Kenilworth yesterday in the first race by an incredible two lengths. Now a two year old colt, Ace Antonius sold for just R40 000 at the Suncoast KZN Yearling Sale seven…
Added Bonus For 2016 KZN Yearling Sale Million For Winning KZN-Bred The KZN-bred graduate of the Suncoast KZN Yearling Sale 2015, who wins the 2016 KZN Yearling Sale Million on Vodacom Durban July day will win an extra R200 000 over and above the current stake, making it the richest race for two year olds…
Bloodstock South Africa’s National Yearling Inspections In KZN KZN Breeders caught up with John Kramer and Kerry Jack from Bloodstock South Africa while they were undertaking their national yearling inspection process on Wednesday last week. John and Kerry were in KZN from Monday to Thursday to inspect yearlings for the [Emperor’s Palace] National Yearling Sales…
2012 Emperors Palace Ready-To-Run Sale Wrap Up The 2012 Emperors Palace Ready to Run Sale proved a tremendous success. The aggregate jumped from R30 835 million in 2011 to R38 840 million. The average price also rose considerably from R177 213 to R229 822, which was extremely pleasing considering the current fragile economic situation. Vendor…
2012 Emperors Palace Ready-To-Run Sale Day One The first day of the 2012 Emperors Palace Ready to Run Sale ended on a high, with both aggregate and average up on last year. Day one saw the aggregate rise from R12.17 million to R13.08 million, while the average increased from R166 712 to a healthy R210…
Fit For A Princess It’s never happened before. Probably not in South Africa, certainly not in racing. Our Guests of Honour for this year’s renewal of the Emperors Palace Ready To Run Cup (and its attendant sale) are His Majesty King Letsie III of Lesotho and Princess Charlene of Monaco. For all those budding historians…
Noble Tune’s Weanling Half-Sister Sells For $3-Million Noble Tune, currently standing his first season at Rathmor, saw his immediate pedigree making news headlines again – this time in the sales ring at Keeneland. His weanling half-sister by Tapit sold for $US3-million at the Keeneland November Breeding Stock Sale [video of her sale above]. The filly…
Let The Games Begin In the year of Igugu, we still drove all the way to the Vaal for the Emperors Palace Ready To Run draw. Mike de Kock had three in the field; Checcetti, Checkeche and Igugu, and they drew 13, 14 and 15; some line-up, some draw! In those days, we participated in…
Let The Games Begin The gallops are over, the judges have handed down their verdicts, and the horses are at the TBA Sales complex in Germiston, awaiting your inspection. The Emperor’s Palace Ready To Run Sale is now entering its final phases, and because it happens to be aligned with the biggest race of its…