KZN-Bred Fourth Estate Wins Gr3 Christmas Handicap The Seymour Harley-bred Fourth Estate is something of a Greyville specialist and he registered his first stakes victory at his 44th start at the advanced age of seven when staying on smartly to spreadeagle his field in the R200 000 Gr3 Christmas Handicap at Greyville on Friday evening….
Press Release: Rocket Science Just four short years ago, South Africa’s champion breeders, Summerhill Stud, launched the School of Equine Management Excellence, the only institution of its kind in the southern hemisphere. Thus far, the school has graduated three classes of students, and prides itself on the fact that every one of them has been…
KZN Links To Dubai Weekend Racing Once again South Africa played a prominent part in the Dubai World Cup night on Saturday, with Variety Club winning the Gr 2 Godolphin Mile. The champion son of Var has links to KZN too – although bred by Beaumont Stud, his dam is a registered KZN-bred named La…
Visit To KZN By NHRA And TBA The NHRA and TBA visited the KZN Breeders on the 9 December at the beautiful venue of Gowrie Gold Club, to provide training and feedback respectively. Colin Hall of the NHRA was warmly received, providing an informative presentation of the new online registration system for the breeders to…
Jackodore Grabs Nkosazana Listed By Four Lengths Toreador’s talented five year old daughter Jackodore snatched the Nkosazana Listed by an impressive four lengths from Summerhill-bred Negev, with Silent Force and Dalalaat placing respectively. The Sean Tarry-trained Jackodore made this her ninth win to date – with 12 places behind her. Owned by Chris Van Niekerk,…
The Apache Retired In a recent tweet on his DubaiRaceNight Twitter feed, Pat Cummings made the following announcement: “Trainer Mike de Kock confirms The Apache has been retired and will go to stud in South Africa.” The Apache, bred by Scott Bros at their Highdown Stud, is by resident stallion Mogok out of Apache Rose…
Mike De Kock Announces Dubai String Mike De Kock has announced his Dubai Racing World Cup Carnival string which includes two KZN-bred horses, Alareef and Journeyman, with his consistent stayer, Star Empire – a son of Second Empire who stood in KZN, contesting the longer distances. Always a massive force to be reckoned with each…
It Was No Worries For The Burnards In The KZN Breeders Million Mile It was another outstanding Winter’s day at Clairwood which saw the third running of the KZN Breeders Million Mile, the second time it has been held at Clairwood racecourse. It has been very pleasing to see the attendance of the KZN Breeders…
KZN Breeders Series Pre-Entries Open Enchanted Silk, by Kahal and bred by Gold Star Stud, wins the Spring Valley KZN Breeders 1900 for a stake of R200 000 in 2014, owned by Chris Van Niekerk and trained by Sean Tarry. Image: Gold Circle The pre-entry nominations for the KZN Breeders Series of eight races for…
Press Release: Summerhill Stallion Day 2014 It’s been more than fifteen years since a pressman famously dubbed the Summerhill Stallion Day “Racing’s Best Day Out”, and this year, judging by the response from far and wide, it will be no different. The lure of magnificent thoroughbreds, the prospect of sitting down to a meal by…