Backworth Stud: “Frankly Phenomenal Filly Foal” We shared the extremely exciting news last week that the Backworth-bred Grade 1 winning-mare, Chocolicious, had foaled a leggy, chestnut filly down under by ten times Group 1 champion, Frankel. Here is a great pic of Chocolicious with her foal courtesy of her owner, Virginia Harvey. Information source courtesy…
KZN Breeders Race Series Log For 2YO’s – 21 May 2014 The two year old Log for the KZN Breeders Series is headed up breeder Mrs Margaret Filmer’s Way West filly, Green Crest with 23 points, 10 points ahead of Raise The Red (bred by Mr Chris Saunders) and Tapaway (bred by Mr Anton Proctor)…
Spectrum’s Six-Time Gr 1 Winning Granddaughter Retired In December 2001 at the Tattersalls sale in Newmarket, England, the American breeder and owner George Strawbridge paid nearly $750,000 for Ventura (by Spectrum standing at Yellow Star Stud), a stakes-placed filly who had been bred and campaigned by the legendary trainer Vincent O’Brien. She came from one…
The ‘Devil’ Is Returning Home Dancewiththedevil is preparing to leave Britain and she will be due to land in Johannesburg quite soon, where she will return to KZN to begin her career at stud for breeder, owner and trainer St John Gray. A KZN-bred, Dancewiththedevil will be sent to Cathy and Jonathan Martin’s Hadlow Stud…
Treve To Chase Third Arc Win; Australia Retired Treve will next year try to become the first horse to win the Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe for a third time after the decision to retire her was reversed. The four-year-old filly was retired immediately after winning a second Arc last Sunday, but owner Sheikh Joaan…
Backworth Foals Arriving For 2014 Season This time of year is always so rewarding for a Stud Farm as the season’s foals begin to arrive. This handsome youngster is a colt foal by Golden Sword (High Chaparral) out of our British mare Car Park Queen (Zamindar). Golden Sword, who stands at Summerhill Stud here in…
Gr1 Places For A.P. Answer And Kildonan At Scottsville Young KZN sires A.P. Answer and Kildonan are getting off the mark. Yet another successful graduate off the 2013 Suncoast KZN Yearling Sale, Clifton-bred Beckedorf by A.P. Answer placed in the Gr1 Tsogo Sun Medallion at Scottsville yesterday. A R70 000 graduate owned by Eric Buhr…
Approval Rating Wins Gold Cup Sprint Listed The Scott Bros’ son of Miesque’s Approval, Approval Rating, took home Borrowdale’s Gold Cup Sprint Listed, for a stake of R150 000 over 1200m. Another KZN-bred, Newtown Power bred by Bush Hill Stud, finished in fourth place. Trained by Gokhan Terzi and owned by Mr Armstrong, Approval Rating…
Another Gr 3 Victory For Summerhill-bred Classic Illusion Summerhill-bred Classic Illusion waltzed home with another Gr 3 victory under her belt – the Flamboyant Stakes at Greyville on Friday night. The chestnut daughter of KZN’s Champion sire Kahal has now had five wins – her previous win being the Gr 3 Yellowwood Handicap in October…
Ready To Run Gallops: Summerhill Stud