Great Weekend For Rathmor Stud Rathmor Stud had great success with the half-siblings of their first season sire Noble Tune, as well as local news from the Gatecrasher Listed run at Greyville on Saturday. After Noble Tune’s Bernardini half-sister Lady Serena opened the Belmont carnival with her second win to date, their half-brother by A.P….
KZN Breeders Awards Nominations 2011 The KZN Breeders Association will be hosting their annual Awards evening at Bellwood Cottages on 25 November. Congratulations to the following nominees: Name Age Sire Dam Breeder Outstanding Two Year Old Filly Extra Zero 2yo Way West Haifaa Summerhill Stud Indigo Princess 2yo King Of Kings Cornflower Blue Mr &…
Emperors Palace National Yearling Sale Entries – Registered ‘KZN-Breds’ The following yearlings in black font are registered as ‘KZN-breds’ – with the KZN Breeders Premium Scheme. The incentives for prospective owners of purchasing a KZN-bred include: – Entry to the KZN Breeders Race Day, restricted exclusively for ‘KZN-breds’ – A single juvenile race for a…
KZN Sires Well Represented On Val De Vie Yearling Sale The Val De Vie Yearling Sale takes place at the beautiful Val De Vie Estate in Franschoek, an hour outside of Cape Town, on Sunday 22 February. It is pleasing to see a number of KZN Sires represented at the sale, amongst them will be…
There’s Life In Those Old Bones Yet 23 April, 2012 – Lisa Barrett Today’s racing at Clairwood threw up a real surprise in the 7th race on the card. The highly fancied Australian colt, Delago Deluxe who was expected to “ace the race”, was beaten into third place, by veteran campaigner, Maliyakhe. Delago Deluxe, who…
KZN Breeders Series 2YO Log 2 Lead By Debut Winner Scandal The second published KZN Breeders Series Log for two year olds has seen the lead overtaken by impressive Backworth-bred debut winner, Scandal. The cleverly named daughter of Muhtafal, out of Lewinsky’s Lover by Jallad, sold for R375 000 at the 2014 National Yearling Sale…
KZN Breeders AGM: Board Of Directors The KZN Breeders Club held its Annual General Meeting yesterday at the Nottingham Road Hotel, which was very well supported with a full house. The Board of Directors of the KZN Breeders Club remains largely unchanged, besides the resignation of Wayne Kobusch from Wood Moore Manor Stud. The current…
The Devil Gets Modus Dancing Again 21 April, 2012 – Lisa Barrett The amazing victories of the phenomenally talented Dancewiththedevil has catapulted her sire, the almost forgotten stallion, Modus Vivendi to prominence again. As a racehorse, he was relatively undistinguished, winning only two minor races in France, where he was trained by the legendary Andre…
Invitation: KZN Breeders Awards 2015 The KZN Breeders Awards takes place on 7 November at Bellwood Stud from 17:30. Please join us to celebrate the KZN Thoroughbred, tickets are R350 per person and tables, seating 10 people each, are available on a first come first serve basis. Please advise any special dietary preferences, and make…
Press Release: Emperors Palace Ready To Run Sale Gallops Each horse is eligible for the world’s richest Ready To Run Sales race, the Emperors Palace Ready To Run Cup, with a 2013 stake of R3million, making it the second biggest race in the country. Limited to the sales candidates, these are irresistible odds. Summerhill will…