Noble Tune News: Half Sister Lady Serena Breaks Maiden By Seven Lengths Noble Tune’s three year old Bernardini half-sister, Lady Serena, broke her maiden at Belmont on Sunday in devastating fashion over 1700m, leading the race from the jump to open up off the corner easily on the dirt track, going on to win powerfully…
Fantastic Frankel 23 August, 2012 – Lisa Barrett Any lingering doubts that anyone might have had about Frankel lasting the distance in yesterday’s Juddmonte International (Gr.1) at York, were put to rest when the world’s highest rated racehorse (Timeform 147) blew a top class field away in his usual sublime and emphatic form to make…
Clifton Stud: Five Winners On One Day Between Stud And Stallion Clifton Stud and A.P. Answer achieved five winners on Sunday between them, at Scottsville and at Borrowdale – three for A.P. Answer as a stallion and three for Peter and Jenny Blyth’s Clifton Stud. Scottsville began with Chartwell bred by Miss CJ Rymill, winning…
The Legacy Of Sentinel 08 March, 2012 – Lisa Barrett The news that the Sentinel Stakes is to be run at Clairwood in the near future, has once again shone the spotlight on the horse dubbed the “Iron horse” by many for his incredible racing exploits. He recorded 29 wins, 12 of them Grade Ones…
Backworth Stud At The Upcoming National Yearling Sales A recent visit to the beautiful Backworth Stud in Eston revealed a quality draft of yearlings. Last year’s winners of the KZN Breeder’s Breeders Achievement Award, Keith Russon and Ian Todd look to have, yet again, a string of impressive yearlings that will no doubt be attractive…
Black Pepper Named Northern Cape’s Horse Of The Year Racing Association’s Northern Cape Awards saw the super-consistent Tienie Prinsloo trained Black Minnaloushe gelding Black Pepper was crowned Horse Of The Year for the 2014/15 season. The Scott Brothers bred 6yo is out of the Brazillian Ski Champ mare Corre Solta, and ran a cracking fourth…
2012 KZN Yearling Sale Graduates Shine In Turffontein Listed Races Two sales graduates of the 2012 Suncoast KZN Yearling Sales have done their breeders and KZN proud over the weekend – the first is Jimmi Choo, bred by Cathy and Jonathan Martin of Hadlow Stud winning the Storm Bird Listed, and the second is Virgo’s…
KZN National Two Year Old Sale Results Spring Valley’s Var colt out of Venetian Lady by Captain Al who sold for R450 000 The two day National Two Year Old Sale has concluded and saw Bruce and Delia Le Roux’s Spring Valley Stud top the KZN priced Lots over both days, followed by the Scott…
First Winner For Yellow Star’s Tropical Empire He has to be one of the most beautiful stallions standing in KZN – a big bold eye, plenty of presence and energy, and very easy on the eye when it comes to his conformation – reminiscent of the early George Stubb’s paintings of the English Thoroughbred with…
The X-Factor 03 March, 2012 – Lisa Barrett How do you breed or find that one horse that has that undeniable quality, that one thing that sets them apart, not only in racing terms, but in how they look and race. Millions are spent every year, looking for the “X” factor, that one thing that…