Congratulations to the riders competing in the KZN Breeders Dressage Challenge!
At a show held at Buffelsbosch Equestrian Centre on 6 July, Adam Smith won the Novice Class on Spurwing’s Rundu.
On 4 August 2019, at a show held at Durban Shongweni Club – the KZN Dressage warm up, the winners were:
Prelim : Jess McDowall on Secondo Fors
Novice: Deborah Butt on Memphis
Elementary: Anna Bischoff on Story Teller
A strapping filly owned by Hollywood Syndicate and named by KZN Commentator Craig Peters for his family, Shanta’s Pride impressed to win at the third time of asking after placing twice previously. Trained by Peter Muscutt, the Bush Hill bred filly gave the Peter family immense pride to win from Rio Supremo over 1200m. The…
Dispersal Sale: Late Roy Eckstein and Mr & Mrs RC Muir Michael Holmes Bloodstock will be holding a total dispersal sale of the racing and breeding stock of the late Roy Eckstein, and Mr and Mrs RC Muir, who own magnificent sire Ravishing, standing at Summerhill Stud. 11 of the 13 yearlings offered are by…
The Kenilworth meeting today saw the first race being won by a three year old son of Mogok out of a full-sister to Jet Master, whilst King Of Kings had success as the broodmare sire of the Southeaster Listed winner Captain Alfredo, with Scott Bros’ son of Overlord – Talktothestars, finishing less than a length off in third position over the 1100m.
KZN Breeders once again supported the Cape Thoroughbred Sale Mare and Mixed Sale. Blue Sky Thoroughbreds – a breeding partnership between Tinus Gericke and Bruce Le Roux – bought Mogok mare, Lot 20 Cup Of Rubies for R125 000 from Ridgemont Highlands. The mare originally bred by Scott Bros is in foal to freshman sire…
Bloodstock South Africa held their Shongweni Mixed Sale on Wednesday and it was very pleasing to see the very wet conditions didnt deter a full house of buyers from attending. The sale opened with the broodmares and saw Lot 2, the beautifully-bred and performed Felix The Cat sold to Welcome Home Farming for R200 000….
“Pocket” by Gary Lemke I recall going to the 2010 Vodacom Durban July, hoping that Pocket Power would win, this after witnessing his dead-heat with Dancer’s Daughter in 2008. I will never forget watching him come around the corner into the straight at Greyville after he was caught wide, the race had not gone well…