Kenya Derby Win For Yellow Star’s Westonian Daily Nation reports that the Patsy Sercombe-trained Westonian (bred by Yellow Star Stud), no doubt the country’s top horse and very well ridden by the trainer’s daughter Lesley Sercombe, beat fast-finishing filly Shufti with visiting South African jockey Noel Quale, to clinch the 2013 Salama Fikira Kenya Derby…
Whispers around the sales yard speak highly of the impressive type of yearling Dubawi Gr1 winner, Willow Magic, is producing and it was evident in the prices in the sales ring when his first yearlings entered the sales ring.
Bush Hill Stud Stallion Day 2013 Bush Hill Stud held their annual stallion day under beautiful midlands weather, a full house of breeders, owners and trainers were present including the who’s who of the South African breeding fraternity – including John Koster and Grant Knowles of Klawervlei Stud and Tom Callaghan of Bloodstock South Africa….
Superior And Inferior Check Ligament Desmotomy10 December, 2012 – Prof Jeremy Hubert, Bosch Hoek Equine Hospital When Boots, a 5 week-old Quarterhorse colt was examined he displayed contracture of the fetlock joint to the degree where he appeared to knuckle over at the fetlock while the foot collapsed to the inside of his body when…
The Adam Marcus trained Mississippi Burning arrived in KZN last week, and has settled in beautifully. The Rathmor-bred Captain Al filly, born and raised in Nottingham Road sold for R380 000 at the National Yearling Sale to Mario Ferreira. She is out of a Husonnet mare Spitfire Lady, who was sourced in Australia for Rathmor…
Tremendous Treble For Backworth Stud! Backworth Stud has enjoyed a cracking start to the 2013-2014 season, enjoying a fine treble over the weekend. The first leg of the Backworth hatrick kicked off when Spectacularus broke her maiden in fine fashion on Friday. A daughter of former Eclipse Champion Miesque’s Approval out of mare Collection Prive,…