Nine KZN Breds In Four Gr1’s At Scottsville Nine KZN-breds will be competing in the four big Gr1’s on Saturday in Scottsville, amongst them our young sires’ Visionaire and Just As Well are well represented. Summerhill’s son of Grand Slam has got off to a cracking start at stud, with a number of juveniles not…
Yellow Star Stud Annual Farm Sale Results Top selling mare, Dynasty Dancer, in foal to Kildonan. Yellow Star Stud held their Annual Farm Sale on the first day of Spring which was reflected by the blue skies and a beautiful day in the Midlands with buyers coming from far and wide to inspect the horses….
KZN Mixed Sale Results 2013 The KZN Mixed Sale took place at Aldora Stud on Wednesday and saw St Helier Stud’s Syd Rosseau purchase the top-priced mare sold by Summerhill Sales for R130 000. Lot 55, named Fair Finn by National Emblem out of Nobely Known, is a half-sister to J&B Met winner Angus. She…
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…
Press Release: Linngari Joins Summerhill For The 2015 Season For most racing aficionados, the weekends are “TV time” for the marquee events of the sport. Yet ever since Mike de Kock ventured upon his pioneering conquests of the riches of Dubai, Thursday evenings have become a summer “ritual” for South African fans. The early pace…
A.P. Answer On Form – Six Winners In Two Weeks A.P. Answer at Clifton Stud Clifton Stud’s young sire A.P. Answer has found good recent form, with six winners in two weeks across five tracks nationwide, with a double at Flamingo Park. Speedball won at Kenilworth for owners Team Valor and Mrs Vaneshree and Mr…
Emperor’s Palace National Yearling Sale – Sporting Post Supplement Sporting Post have launched their Sale Supplement online, and it will be available in print form from tomorrow. There is huge excitement surrounding the upcoming Emperors Palace National Yearling Sale and a number of breeders have already arrived or are in the process of packing and…
Guest Column: Stuff Of Dreams 08 October, 2012 – Lisa Barrett The 2012 running of the Prix de la Arc de Triomphe will be remembered not only for the high profile withdrawals, but the scintillating win by the 33-1 longshot filly Solemia, not fancied and not expected to do much against the super star boys….
The Potent Partnership: A.P. Indy On Mr Prospector 13 April, 2012 – Lisa Barrett One of the most successful equine partnerships in recent times has been that of A.P.Indy on daughters of Mr. Prospector. Many of those partnerships have then gone on to sire a phenomenal number of Group winners themselves. You need only think…
Noble Tune Update: Mare Pure Symmetry Sold For $230 000 At Keeneland Pure Symmetry on the left, her 2014 colt by Kitten’s Joy on the right A half-sister to the third dam of Rathmor’s resident sire Noble Tune, flashy chestnut mare Pure Symmetry, sold for $230 000 at the recent Keeneland January Sale. The dam…