Well done to Clifton Stud on being the winning breeders with Mount Pilatus, the 3YO Pomodoro-Covered In Snow gelding who held on for a well-deserved win under Muzi Yeni for trainer Paul Matchellt. Congratulations as well to owners Bryan & Taryn Spong too.
You can watch the race replay via –https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cvmOUmbT9Y8
Thank you to JC Photos as always for all the great pictures.
Emperors Palace Ready-To-Run Gallops At Summerhill Stud The Emperors Palace Ready-To-Run Sale Gallops took place on a magnificent blue skies at Summerhill Stud. In typical Summerhill fashion, it was a superbly organised day together with Bloodstock South Africa, with the who’s who of racing present from breeders to trainers and owners, including many VIP’s such…
Suncoast KZN Yearling Sale Results Day One Day one of the 2012 Suncoast KZN Yearling Sale started off with a bang, with many breeders reporting that they had the most interest shown in their horses in many years. 107 lots were sold on the first day compared to 102 last year, six of those vendor…
The long awaited R500 000 WSB Grand Series Leg 1 finally got its moment in a rare dash of sunlight at Turffontein on Saturday and produced a classic grandstand finish. Having his first ride since a return from injury, super sub Marco van Rensburg took over from Diego De Gouveia and rode an inspired race to…
Bloodstock South Africa recently published the catalogue for the 2022 National Yearling Sale, and this catalogue is now available to be viewed online at www.bsa.co.za South Africa’s premier yearling auction, the National Sale continues to unveil outstanding thoroughbreds year in and year out. Among the many recent star graduates of the National Yearling Sale are such…
A Gimmethegreenlight colt shed his Maiden Juvenile tag on race debut for Clifton Stud, owner Mr D Shawe and trainer Lucky Houdalakis, winning over 1200m easily by over three lengths at the Vaal. The handsome and well bred individual out of Copiapo (Captain Al) sold for R600 000 at the 2022 Nationals and also took…
Congratulations to St John Gray of Graystone Stud for being the winning breeder, trainer and owner of Eiger Sanction, the 4YO Potala Palace – In My Secret Life colt who won the 5th race at Turffontein thanks to a cracking ride by Muzi Yeni. You can watch the race replay via –https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=frv2uu6JBlg Thank you to…