KZN’s TBA Breeders Education Seminar The Breeders Education Seminar organised by the TBA took place at Gowrie Village on 29 July, where Prof Martin Schulman, Dr Kate May and Dr Emma Alsop presented a fascinating course on Veneral Diseases and endometritis in the mare, Contagious Equine Metritis and Foal Care. The Equine Health Fund represented…
Gone West hits the century mark: his legacy here in South Africa 31 January, 2012 – Lisa Barrett Another equine milestone was achieved recently, when the late sire Gone West achieved his 100th stakes winner in the desert kingdom of Dubai where Treble Jig won the Listed Jebel Ali Stakes. Gone West was one of…
TBA Chairman Susan Rowett Visits KZN The Chairman of the TBA, Susan Rowett, and CEO Tom Callaghan, visited KZN last week where a productive ‘meet & greet’ was held with discussions over the future of racing, breeding and sales in South Africa. Various marketing ideas and initiatives were discussed as well as various new conditions…
Malhub: A Bright Star In The Sky, 17 July, 2012 – Lisa Barrett This weekend’s racing results in America demonstrated the pure class of the pedigree of KZN-based stallion, Malhub, when his half brother Dhaamer won the Group 3 Sunset Handicap at Hollywood Park in style. Sent off as the 2-5 favourite in the Sunset…
Putney Flyer Gains More Black Type For Miesque’s Approval Putney Flyer, a big handsome dark bay son of Miesque’s Approval standing at Scott Bros, won the Kenilworth Cup Listed over 3200m at Kenilworth on Saturday. Out of Fort Wood mare Tiptoethruthewoods, Putney Flyer was bred by Mr JF Van Streepen, trained by Darryl Hodgson and…
KZN Breeders Award Winners 2014 Click on each image for the enlarged version
Epistaxis 3 July, 2012 – Dr John Hodsdon Perhaps the most widely recognized of all disorders affecting racehorses is “bleeding/epistaxis” or Exercise Induced Pulmonary Hemorrhage (EIPH). We now know that most racehorses bleed at some time during their careers. In fact some horses might bleed every time they undertake strenuous exercise. It also occurs in…
Media Release: “V” Is For Victory It was Winston Churchill that immortalised the two-fingered sign of triumph, yet those who’ve raised their catalogues at the past two editions of the Emperor’s Palace Summer Ready To Run Sale, would have good cause to do the same. Not only for the victories they have under their belts,…
The Genetics of Coat Colours 24 January, 2012 – Dr Sarah Seitz You don’t have to know the genetics behind coat colours to appreciate their beauty! To date, 10 different genes that affect coat colour have been isolated, each of which can come in many different forms. The specific coat colour of each horse depends…
Futura Wins Gr1 Champions Cup Second Year Running Futura concluded a hattrick for the KZN-breds taking home three Gr1’s on Gold Cup day, winning the Gr1 Champions Cup for the second year running. Bred by Guy Murdoch and born at Yellow Star Stud, Futura’s value as a stallion being by Dynasty and now taking home…