| The Crusade Syndicate: AGM 22 August |
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…
Arrival Of Await The Dawn Summerhill’s new sire for the 2013 season has arrived – the much anticipated Await The Dawn, pictured with Peter Choice (breeder of recent Gr 2 Emerald Cup winner In A Rush) of Choice Carriers and stallion handlers’ Greig Muir and Themba Zuma. A son of world champion sire Giant’s Causeway…
Kahal Adds Another Gr 2 This Season Kahal continues his Group race successes this season, with daughter Festival Of Fire taking home the Gr 2 KRA Fillies Guineas at Greyville on Saturday. Festival Of Fire started as the 2-1 favourite, with jocky Bernard Fayd’herbe keeping her in midfield on the rail – she showed a…
Kahal Adds Another Gr 2 This Season Kahal continues his Group race successes this season, with daughter Festival Of Fire taking home the Gr 2 KRA Fillies Guineas at Greyville on Saturday. Festival Of Fire started as the 2-1 favourite, with jocky Bernard Fayd’herbe keeping her in midfield on the rail – she showed a…
Investec Summerhill Stallion Day 2013 The annual Investec Summerhill Stallion Day, traditionally held on the Sunday following the Vodacom Durban July, rounds off the busiest and most glamorous week in the South Africa racing calendar with the KZN Breeders Race Day, Suncoast KZN Yearling Sales and Vodacom Durban July. A beautiful and unusually warm winters…
The Apache Retired In a recent tweet on his DubaiRaceNight Twitter feed, Pat Cummings made the following announcement: “Trainer Mike de Kock confirms The Apache has been retired and will go to stud in South Africa.” The Apache, bred by Scott Bros at their Highdown Stud, is by resident stallion Mogok out of Apache Rose…