Yellow Star Stud and Balmoral Stud: Ready To Run Gallops Invitation
Yellow Star Stud and Balmoral Stud: Ready To Run Gallops Invitation
First Vodacom Durban July Entries Announced
First Vodacom Durban July Entries Announced Double Clutch, exciting Vodacom Durban July entry from the Paul Lafferty stable. Image: Gold Circle The Justin Snaith pairing of KZN-born Futura and last year’s winner Legislate head a list of 67 nominations for this year’s R3,5 million Vodacom Durban July. First entries for Africa’s Greatest Horseracing Event to…
Sarah Whitelaw Visits KZN
Sarah Whitelaw Visits KZN Sarah Whitelaw with Rathmor’s first season sire, Noble Tune(USA). A top breeding and racing journalist both locally and internationally, Sarah Whitelaw visited a few of our breeding establishments in KZN, from Eston to Mooi River last week in unusually warm weather for the KZN Midlands winter. A lady passionate about pedigrees…
Ready To Run Gallops – Summerhill Stud 11 October
Ready To Run Gallops – Summerhill Stud 11 October The Ready To Run gallops for the Emperors Palace Ready To Run Sale will be taking place on Friday 11 October at Summerhill Stud, kicking off at 11 am. Bloodstock South Africa announced a world-class catalogue for the 2013 Emperors Palace Ready To Run Sale. The…
Thrust Keeps Toreador In Form
Thrust Keeps Toreador In Form Rikitikitana comes home lonely at Scottsville. Image: Gold Circle Toreador continues great form and with just three days into September, he has had two winners and three places with two talented colts – Rikitikitana and Thrust at Scottsville and the Vaal respectively. Rikitikitana had his first win for the Sean…
Guest Column: Show Me The Way To Victory
Guest Column: Show Me The Way To Victory 4 November, 2012 – Lisa Barrett KZN racing once again showed today why it’s the fertile ground for breeding champions, when Mark Dixon’s talented gelding Showmetheway beat off a top quality field to win the Listed R135 000 Golden Loom Handicap at Turffontein yesterday evening. Lining up…
Colostrum and Failure of Passive Transfer in Foals
Colostrum and Failure of Passive Transfer in Foals 18 April, 2012 – Dr Sarah Seitz Newborn foals are somewhat immunodeficient, meaning that they lack antibodies for many of the pathogens they will encounter soon after birth. Mother Nature has overcome this problem by providing your foal with colostrum – the “first” milk produced by the…
Unbeaten Toreador Filly Wins Swallow Stakes Listed
Unbeaten Toreador Filly Wins Swallow Stakes Listed The Ormond Ferraris-trained Gr3 Magnolia Handicap winner Lazer Star retained her unbeaten record with a facile win in Saturday’s R150 000 Listed Swallow Stakes run over the Turffontein 1160m straight. The daughter of Toreador was given an armchair ride by Weichong Marwing and kept things in the family…
Guest Column: Galileo, Sadler’s Wells: The Fairytale Continues
Guest Column: Galileo, Sadler’s Wells: The Fairytale Continues 15 October, 2012 – Lisa Barrett Wednesday’s session at the Tattersall’s October Yearling Sale confirmed once again why Galileo is the most sought after sire in the world today. Dominating the another second day of the sale, Galileo was responsible for five of the sales toppers, and…
KZN Flying The Flag In America
KZN Flying The Flag In America 14 April, 2012 – Lisa Barrett Friday was certainly not unlucky for KZN. The Sharks scored a long overdue victory in Auckland. Across the seas in New York, a KZN-bred horse, Mahubo won the $75 000 Three Coins Up Stakes at Aqueduct Park, New York. The 6YO Summerhill-bred gelding…