The KZN Breeders Club wish to pass on our condolences to the family of Lord Ivor Kensington who passed away on 12 September, a long time breeder (St Brides Stud) and owner in KZN. Our sympathies to his wife Lady Judy Kensington and their family.
Those who’ve known Summerhill for the past 40 years, will know how painful it is to be parting with our horses. They have been the mainstay of our lives and the farm was built on their backs. But the time has come, and the timing couldn’t have been less opportune. That said, one man’s adversity…
Please take note of the new BSA National Yearling Sale inspection dates for KZN from Jane Thomas: 11th January 8.30 Spring Valley 10.30 lngrid Klug under Spring Valley 11.00 Hadlow 12.00 Summerhill 2.30 Bush Hill 4pm Somerset12th January 9am Rathmor 11.30 Scott Bros 2.30Fort stud 3.30 Almiray under Rathmor 4.00 Clifton Stud 13th January 9.00 Kjell Foundation…
Dual Gr1 winning son of Western Winter, Warm White Night has joined Yellow Star Stud for the upcoming 2017 breeding season. The handsome stallion who won the Gr1 Gold Medallion as a juvenile and the Gr1 Cape Flying Championship at age 4, relocated from Klawervlei Stud and Koos De Klerk reports that the stallion is settling in well.
KZN has recently had a number of winners at Kenilworth from both Bush Hill and Rathmor Stud, whilst Visionaire’s last three runners have all been winners. They are all headed up by Bush Hill Stud’s impressive Trippi colt who galloped to smashing eight length victory yesterday, descending from the immediate family of Gr1 winners Zirconeum and Stellite.
The Wilgerbosdrift SA Triple Tiara crown looks up for the taking after Paul Matchett’s smashing R30 000 sales graduate and #kznbred War Of Athena cruised to a facile victory in Saturday’s R700 000 Wilgerbosdrift Gr1 SA Fillies Classic. With a three-pronged attack at their disposal and nothing near War Of Athena’s ability in the eight-horse…
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….