Rathmor Stud Secure Fantastic Stallion Prospect: Noble Tune(USA) Rathmor Stud have purchased an exciting stallion prospect for the 2014 breeding season. Noble Tune(USA), impeccably-bred with a top-class race record to boot, will be the first son of Unbridled’s Song to stand in South Africa. He is expected to arrive in June ahead of the breeding…
National 2 Year Old Sale Kicks Off Tomorrow The National 2 year old sale kicks off tomorrow at the TBA Complex in Gosforth Park. Lots 1-125 go on sale from Friday 12 August at 18:00pm, Lots 126-250 on Saturday 13 August at 18:00, and Lots 251 – 486 on Sunday 14 August. The TBA website…
The Fasig-Tipton Saratoga Select Yearling Sale Results The Fasig-Tipton Saratoga select yearling sale ended on the evening of August 9 in New York. The sale has been described as very good, especially in light of the negative economic climate. The average price increased 15.9% from last year, and the gross revenue rose by 1.2%. Only…
KZN Mixed Sale Results In The sale at Yellow Star stud took place on Tuesday 5 July, 2011, consisting of mares, fillies, weanlings and horses-in-training. The top selling broodmare was Blushing Summer, by Jallad out of Cape Summer. She was consigned by Summerhill Stud on behalf of a partnership, and released by Novisara Stud for…
KZN Mixed Sale The Yellow Star Mixed sale of fillies, broodmares, weanlings and horses-in-training will be hosted at Yellow Star Stud on Tuesday 5 July, 2011. Some of the mares and fillies available include Lot 3, Catsastar from Scott Bros acting as Agent. She is from the family of Zirconeum and Stellite, and she is…
KZN Yearling Results In The KZN Yearling Sale results are in, and congratulations must go to the Scott Brothers of Highdown Stud, for having the first two Top Sires on the list. Miesque’s Approval topped the log, with Mogok and Muhtafal of Summerhill Stud following suit. Boland were the top vendors with 12 Lots, an…
KZN Yearling Sales The sale at Suncoast was warmly received, with an excellent crowd of buyers turning out. As was expected, the sale started slowly with a few horses passing through unsold or selling for very little, however things began hotting up, and by 3pm on the first day, Lot 61, a Captain Al filly…
KZN Yearling Sales At Suncoast Casino It was a beautiful morning at Suncoast Casino, and the first thing that gets to you as you arrive is the lovely warm smell of clean straw and the quiet nickers from the horses in the stables, with the grooms making the horses comfortable and quietly going about their…
Guest Column: The Year Of The Triple Crown 06 June, 2015 – Lisa Barrett This year sees yet another attempt by a horse to capture America’s elusive Triple Crown. If he wins the Belmont Stakes, American Pharoah will become the first horse since Affirmed [pictured below] in 1978 to win America’s fabled crown. What makes…
Suncoast KZN Yearling Sale Catalogue Launched Online The TBA’s Suncoast KZN Yearling Sale kicks off once more on 2 and 3 July amidst the hype of the Vodacom Durban July, a sale fast developing a reputation for producing a number of Graded Stakes winning horses each year since the sale relocated to the beautiful Durban…