Breeding Season Begins Today Breeding Season officially opens today – September 1st – with the farms all busy foaling down mares, while our first season stallions will be getting their first opportunities to cover mares starting from today. Call To Combat recently joined Hadlow Stud and Tropical Empire(AUS) at Yellow Star Stud for their first…
Pre-training a Racehorse – Jane Thomas Jane Thomas of Far End Stables has worked in the SA Racing Industry since 1990. She held an open trainer’s license with the National Horse Racing Authority from 1990 – 2000. Jane’s success in the racing world and her ability to understand the fundamentals of South African racing led…
Green Desert Pensioned Green Desert has been pensioned and will see out his retirement at Nunnery Stud in England where he has stood since 1990. He failed to get any of his mares into foal during the 2011 season, hence the decision to retire him from the breeding shed. Green Desert is the broodmare sire…
Naming A Racehorse Racehorses tend to be named by their breeders in this country as a form of identification. After going through the process of gathering an assortment of possible names, generally more than one name is then submitted to the National Horse Racing Authority, for approval and registration. After the horse’s parentage has been…
Equus 2011 Awards The KZN Breeders faired well at the Equus Awards, with the following horses and breeders doing KZN proud. Congratulations go to Summerhill Stud for winning Champion Breeders for the 7th year in a row, equalling the Birch Brothers in this phenomenal achievement. They are responsible for bringing the fabulous Igugu(AUS) to this…
South African Runners in Singapore 5 – 7 August 2011 *South African connections highlighted SINGAPORE FRIDAY 5 AUGUST 2011 Race 2 – Initiation – 1200m 12 runners Horse 4 Drawn 10 Spanish Trail(SAF) Jockey V Duric Trainer: M Walker Rate: – Owner: Newbury Stables Sire: Singing River Dam: Real Speed Horse 10 Drawn 8 Fifth…
Jet Master Has West Nile Virus The Sporting Post has reported that Champion Sire Jet Master will definitely not be covering mares this season. He contracted West Nile Virus around what is thought to be the end of May this year and it has affected his balance and he is lame. His disappointed owner Henry…
Jet Master Not Covering Mares This Season In an announcement that has shocked the breeding community, it has been advised that Jet Master will not be covering mares this season. The reason has not been announced yet. The Champion Sire and Sire-of-Sires has done South Africa proud as a racehorse, and a stallion, even more…
Canon Gold Cup Day Results Race 5 THEKWINI STAKES (Grade 1) 1600m R500 000 1 – Amanee(AUS) By Pivotal – Moon Is Up by Woodman Bred by Sheikh Mohammed Bin Khalifa Al Maktoum Trainer: Mike de Kock Jockey: Kevin Shea Owner: Sheikh Mohammed Bin Khalifa Al Maktoum 2 – Felix The Cat 3 – Uptothemoon…
Canon Gold Cup Racemeeting Date Changes Gold Circle has advised that due to continued rainfall today, and in addition to the 115mm already recorded, the Super Saturday Canon Gold Cup Racemeeting scheduled for Greyville Racecourse tomorrow, 30 July 2011 has been postponed and will take place on Sunday, 31 July 2011. However, should conditions not…