Backworth Stud present a few of their 2016 foals, photographed 11 March.
Boasting superb pedigrees, they are by sires Flower Alley, Soft Falling Rain, Var, Oratorio, Potala Palace, What A Winter and Byword and boast leading pedigrees from around the world – including damlines of Redoute’s Choice and Bela-Bela.
Backworth Stud have produced multiple Graded and Stakes winners including Gr1 Allan Robertson winner Chocolicious, First Again, Colour Of Courage, First Again, Raise The Bar, Variometer, Blingle Bell and Aquavit, Varlet amongst others.
View their foals below:
Oratorio – Streetwise by Street Cry. Half-brother by Var sold for R3 million at CTS March Select Yearling Sale. Damline of Redoute’s Choice.
Var – Ballad For Annie by Rakeen. Damline of Ice Cube, Jagged Ice and Grand Emporium.
Soft Falling Rain – Varlet by Var. Dam 5-time winner, Gr3 placed. Female line of Private Collection, Lady Marion and Largo Lad.
Potala Palace – Gilt Edge by Goldkeeper. Dam a 2-time winner, damline of Kochka, Leopard Strike, Little Strike, Dash For Gretna.
What A Winter – Hargaves Bell by Royal Academy. Dam a half-sister to Feel My Love, damline of Bela-Bela, Rabiya, Mystiko.
Byword – Flutter Bye by Labeeb. Dam of Marron. Dam a half-sister to Gr2 winner First Again, female line of Gold Merchant, Belle Dame.
Oratorio – Borrego Lady by Borego. Dam a winner, family of USA Stakes Winners Mystic Lady, Ethyl Mae, Best Alibi and Fourstars Allstar.
Flower Alley – Refined Gold by Rich Man’s Gold. Damline of Horse Chestnut, Sport’s Chestnut. Dam sold Silvano yearling for R1million.
Spring Valley Stud, whose past alumni include the likes of July winner Dunford as well as the G1 winning siblings Buy And Sell and Count The Money, will be offering three lots at this year’s Emperors Palace National 2YO Sale. The KZN farm’s string is made up of two-year-olds sired by Crusade, Futura, and Judpot….
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Summerhill was the biggest vendor of the BSA Emperors Palace Ready To Run Sale, and averaged R93 875 for 40 Lots sold. Bringing two siblings to Gr1 winners to the sale, its no surprise that the Willow Magic sister to Gr1 winner Hero’s Honour and Gr1 2nd placed Railtrip topped the #kznbreds on sale –…
