2012 Equus Award Nominations The annual Equus Awards take place 8 August at Emperor’s Palace and it is not surprising to see the likes of KZN-bred Dancewiththedevil and Summerhill raised-and-grazed Igugu(AUS) who may be competing for the Horse-Of-The-Year title, with their incredible performances over the last racing season. In the Older Filly/Mare category (four +),…
From The Horses Mouth We penned a piece yesterday on those “magnificent men and their flying machines“, and we were talking about our judges panel for next week’s Emperors Palace Ready To Run Gallops (at Summerhill on Friday 19th October 11 am). Summerhill’s inauguration of the Ready To Run was initiated by the belief that…
Frankel Adds Sussex Stakes To 12 Wins Champion racehorse Frankel has left rivals trailing in his wake at the Sussex Stakes at Goodwood to notch his 12th win in a row. Five weeks after setting Royal Ascot alight with a scintillating victory in the Queen Anne Stakes, the unbeaten four-year-old once again proved too hot…
Summerhill Once Again Do KZN Proud Summerhill Stud have achieved the incredible again, being crowned Champion Breeders of South Africa for the eighth consecutive year in a row – since 2005. According to the NHRA, who have the stats up to 30 July (but there is no doubt who the winner is) Summerhill have amassed…
Barton Hall Stud: Congratulations Ken and Lynne Twort would like to applaud trainer Duncan Howells training feat of getting the Barton Hall-bred Kahal gelding Bwana Macube, who appears to be an extremely difficult horse to train, to win three times and place once from his last four races. Bwana Macube is out of Shee by…
Tetelestai Wins Umngeni Handicap Listed On Ladbrokes Gold Cup Day Bush Hill Stud had a successful Super Saturday at Greyville, with Tetelestai winning the final race of the day under jockey Anthony Delpech – the Umngeni Handicap Listed by a length from Mike Bass’ Captain’s Secret, whilst carrying the top weight of 59kgs. Captain’s Secret…
Backworth Stud: Black And White…Hold On Tight! Hold on tight… that’s right! Our white mare, Tsunami, had a beautiful pure black King’s Chapel filly this weekend. DYNAMITE! Tsunami by Shaamit(IRE) was a winner at three over 1200m and is the dam of Tower Of Strength by Requiem (AUS): a winner at four over 1000m with…
Those Magnificent Men And Their Flying Machines There are a number of things that make the Emperors Palace Ready To Run Sale unique, locally and abroad. Firstly, its associated race, the R2.5 million Ready To Run Cup boasts the richest prize money of any race of its kind in the world. When it was initiated…
Black Caviar Resting While Future Decided Michael Manly reports that Peter Moody has indicated that the option of Black Caviar having a long spell and returning next year to race is in the mix for the unbeaten winner of 22 races. Previously the options which had been mentioned had been either retirement or a short…
Festival Of Fire Wins Gr 3 At Turffontein Three year old filly Festival Of Fire, by Kahal out of Fuel The Fire by Russian Revival, won the Gr 3 Joburg Spring Fillies & Mares Challenge by almost 1.5 lengths, setting a new course record in the process. Trained by Mike de Kock and ridden to…