Stallion Feature: Mogok(USA) KZN Breeders Award Winner 2011 for Stallion Of The Year Mogok (named after a city in Burma) has proved himself to be a consistent stallion, and with his regal pedigree its not surprising. By Storm Cat out of Coup de Folie by Halo, he is the last foal out of champion race…
Four Winners For Fort Beluga In February Voted KZN’s Freshman Sire at our KZN Breeders Awards in 2014, Fort Beluga has produced four winners for February to date – including three winners over a period of three days. The son of Fort Wood out of Langoustine by Northern Guest, stood at Spring Valley Stud where…
Stunning Secretariat “There is a whopper” Mr Gentry announced, looking at the chestnut colt, with three white feet, lying in front of his dam, Somethingroyal – her last foal by the great Bold Ruler. It was 12:10am, 30 March 1970, a date where one of the most talented Thoroughbreds the world had ever seen had…
Crusade’s Galileo Half-Sister To Debut In Ireland Scott Bros’ resident sire, Gr1 Middle Park Stakes winner Crusade, will have his half-sister by Galileo make her start in Ireland today for trainer Aiden O’ Brien. Crusade’s first crop are yearlings and they will be on sale in 2016. The Galileo filly named Seventh Heaven, is a…
Guest Column: It’s Black Magic! 17 February, 2013 – Lisa Barrett It was all too easy for the super mare from Down Under yesterday, as Black Caviar made it 23 straight wins, when she took the Lightning Stakes (Gr.1) at Flemington on Saturday in commanding fashion, becoming the first mare since 1955 to win it…
Michael Holmes Horses In Training Sale Results The Michael Holmes Horses In Training Sale took place on Wednesday at the Durban Shongweni Club. The overcast weather with a bit of rain didnt deter the sale from being a full house of buyers, with plenty of trainers and buyers coming not only from KZN, but Gauteng…
Scott Bros Farm Sale Results The Scott Bros held their Farm Sale at Durban Shongweni Club on Tuesday assisted by Michael Holmes Bloostock, in beautiful 30 degree autumn weather and a full house of over 100 buyers supporting, travelling from as far as Gauteng and Kimberley. The Scott Bros had 50 Lots on offer, unbroken…
KZN Breeders Race Series Log – 13 March 2013 The top 50 Three year old KZN-bred colts and fillies in line to run on 30 June 2013 in six races (seven with two year olds) for R200 000 each – over distances of 1200m, 1600m and 1900m. Over 600 entries for six races for three…
Its Raining Queens 29 April, 2012 – Lisa Barrett Champion’s day at Turffontein certainly threw racegoers and punters a few curve balls on Saturday…. One of the biggest upsets was in Race 2, the SA Fillies Nursery (Gr.2), where the unraced King’s Temptress going off at odds of 150-1, beat a stellar field of fillies,…
Roski Stud: It’s Just As Well That Ticks All The Boxes Roski Stud have welcomed their first foals for 2012 with three on the ground so far. The first crop of Just As Well’s progeny are arriving and Greg Royden-Turner, co-owner (with Anton Proctor) of this well-bred young son of A.P. Indy, has a great…