Congratulations to Henning Pretorius of Summerhill Equestrian for being the winning breeder with Teriyaki, the 4YO Willow Magic – Noodle gelding who won the last race on the card under Matthew Thackeray for trainer Tony Rivalland at Hollywoodbets Scottsville this afternoon. Well done as well to his owner Mrs Mary Liley.
Thank you to Anneke Akal Kitching for the pictures.
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For Sale: Personify and Ato filly foal
Thank you to Desiree De Andrade for sending us the picture of her Eden Roc filly out of Rosa Prima, born at Clifton Stud. As Desiree said in her own words “Surprise! Rosa Prima had a filly by Eden Roc and what a beauty she is. Thank you Christinne Quinn for being midwife at midnight!!”.
“While I have to admit to some personal sentimentality, it’s every stud man’s ambition to stand a horse of his own breeding. The end of 2018 will mark forty years of our existence at Summerhill; in that time, we’ve bred a number of top class performers as you know, yet I have to say that in Rabada, we’ve at last reached the point of standing a horse that embodies just about everything we as breeders have been trying to produce for the past three hundred years. Apart from being an outstanding racehorse, he is the embodiment of physical perfection, and moves as well as any horse I’ve had the privilege to behold.” – Mick Goss, Summerhill Stud
As a result of an opportunity arising, we recently made the difficult decision to close down the boarding aspect of Bush Hill Stud. Both New Predator and Willow Magic have relocated to Blue Sky Thoroughbreds and we will continue to assist with their admin and marketing. Last Winter will move across to Clifton Stud imminently. …
World Champion sire Galileo achieved the remarkable in the Arc this year, siring the first three past the post of the great historical French race. Galileo is the sire of The Assayer (Yellow Star Stud) and Flying The Flag (Bush Hill Stud) standing in KZN.