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Green Desert Pensioned
Green Desert Pensioned Green Desert has been pensioned and will see out his retirement at Nunnery Stud in England where he has stood since 1990. He failed to get any of his mares into foal during the 2011 season, hence the decision to retire him from the breeding shed. Green Desert is the broodmare sire…
First Entries In For KZN Breeders Million Mile
First Entries In For KZN Breeders Million Mile The first entries are in for the KZN Breeders Million Mile, the second running of this exclusive race at Greyville on 30 June amongst the seven other races – the KZN Breeders Series over 1200m, 1400m and 1900m for stakes of R200 000 each. It will be…
Carpocrates’ Sibling Sold At Fasig-Tipton Select Sale
Carpocrates’ Sibling Sold At Fasig-Tipton Select Sale Carpocrates had a three-quarter brother (Lot 96) sell at the Fasig-Tipton Select Yearling Sale yesterday for $650 000 to Whitehorse Stables. The chestnut colt is by Giant’s Causeway (by Storm Cat as is Carpocrates) out of champion racemare Spain, herself by Thunder Gulch. The yearling colt is a…
Graceland Farm Welcome First Visionaire Foal
Graceland Farm Welcome First Visionaire Foal Alec Hogg of Graceland Farm has announced that the first foal by Summerhill’s exciting first season sire in South Africa, Visionaire, was born at Graceland last night in the cold, snowy conditions the Midlands has experienced over the last few days. “Dancing Gift delivered what we think is Visionaire’s…
Yellow Star’s Panza Leads First KZN Breeders Series Log For 3YO’s And Up
Patrick Ellis of Yellow Star says of Panza: “He really is a one of a kind horse – he refuses to work and show us anything at home but come race day he tries his heart out! It is very difficult to keep him fit, but when he is fit he is always a tough horse to beat.”
Orb Takes Home Kentucky Derby
Orb Takes Home Kentucky Derby Orb, far back in the pack for much of the race, made a late charge to win the 139th running of the mud-spattered Kentucky Derby on Saturday. Orb is by Malibu Moon out of Unbridled mare Liberty Lady. Malibu Moon draws parallels to our very own A.P. Arrow at Summerhill…