Noble City, a Noble Tune half brother to Gr1 winner Battle Force (Act Of War) won impressively on debut at Hollywoodbets Kenilworth on Saturday. Bred by Rupert Plersch and born and raised by the McHardy family in Nottingham Road, the three year old won by three lengths for owner Twilight Moon Equine, who own Battle…
KZN Breeder and owner Geoff Perkins has enjoyed a lot of success with Hadlow Stud resident broodmare Moonlightbecomesu (Cataloochee – Drift Wood by Fort Wood) as Joshua Hotsnake (Noble Tune) broke his maiden smartly at Hollywoodbets Greyville on Sunday. [watch the race] Trained by Wendy Whitehead, who also trains his 5yo full sister Alfonse Baby…
Noble Tune, who recently relocated to Camargue Stud, has passed away unexpectedly. The sire of Gr3 Gold Cup winner Paths Of Victory was humanely euthanised on the operating table after vets did their best to assist the son of Unbridled’s Song. Noble Tune with a purple pedigree, a Gr2 and Gr3 winner in America as…
Gr1 Breeders Cup Juvenile Turf 2nd placed Noble Tune has returned to KZN where he is standing at Brett Van Laun’s Camargue Stud. The son of Unbridled’s Song and the sire of Gold Cup winner Paths Of Victory, is currently on an impressive statistic of 36% winners to runners according to the latest nhra.co.za stats….
Rathmor born and raised Fight Song, bred for breeder Mrs Lynette Ryan, won the Model Man Listed over 1600m at Hollywoodbets Greyville on Sunday. After a change of surface from consistent rain over a few days, the Gareth Van Zyl trained son of Noble Tune flew home under Warren Kennedy to take the race from…
Rathmor’s draft includes yearlings by outstanding stallions Frankel, Captain Al, Dynasty and Var, as well as lots by such exciting and popular young sires Coup De Grace and Global View, while the blue blooded Unbridled’s Song horse Noble Tune has six in the Rathmor draft.
Keith Russon and Ian Todd’s Backworth Stud had a super double at Greyville yesterday, with the smart Var filly Extravargant (a full sister to winner Cuvara) taking it for Mrs Mary Liley, who is enjoying a purple patch of late, and Noble Tune gelding Romanesca winning for trainer Paul Lafferty.
Noble Tune was very well supported in his first few seasons at stud with full books each year, and the stats show that he has only had 34 of his progeny on the tracks to date and 11 of them are winners, giving Noble Tune a lifetime winners to runners percentage of 32%.
Whilst their places will only be confirmed after National Yearling Sales inspections have taken place in January, Rathmor Stud have a very strong draft beginning their sales preparations for the 2019 Emperors Palace National Yearling Sale. They include the progeny of Dynasty, Frankel and Noble Tune and from the families of Mastercraftsman and Mastery.