The Taming Of The Slew… Seattle Slew has left a substantial legacy behind. A prestigous owner of the title of Triple Crown winner, (last won by Affirmed in 1978 – which proves just how difficult it is for a horse to achieve this feat) can be found in the pedigrees of A.P Answer, A.P Arrow,…
Greyville Turf Double For Sire A.P. Answer A.P. Answer, pictured last week during a visit from presenter Martin Locke. Image: Candiese Marnewick Peter and Jenny Blyth of Clifton Stud were very pleased over the weekend with the fantastic double on Friday night at Greyville for their young sire A.P. Answer. What An Answer, bred by…
Sea Of Class: Urban Sea And The Ladies 11 April, 2014 – Lisa Barrett We’ve all heard the saying “behind every good man is a successful woman”, and it applies just as much to horses and it does to men. If you look at some of the world’s greatest sires, both past and present, half…
Scott Bros Stallions Good Chance In Gr1 Gold Cup Wild One pictured in the parade ring prior to running second in the KZN Breeders Million Mile a month ago. The Scott Bros stallions, Mogok and Miesque’s Approval have the only KZN horses represented in the eLan Gr1 Gold Cup to be run on Saturday at…
How “The Great White” Came To Be Natalia Banasiak (B.Sc Zoology) has kindly provided us with an insight into how Rathmor Stud’s white Thoroughbred colt with the brown ears came to be. Traits are passed down from the parents down to the offspring: half a foal’s genetic make up comes from the dam and the…
A Double Celebration 2 June, 2012 – Lisa Barrett It was a historic day for many reasons, it’s the Diamond Jubilee year for one of the two longest serving monarchs in history, and it was the 2012 running of the Epsom Derby will be remembered for another reason. Odds-on favourite Camelot wrote his place in…
Broodmares – Productivity vs Age – Dr Allen Bechard We discuss the breeding lifespan of mares with Dr Allen Bechard of Almiray Vet Practice who gives some enlightening insights into the effects of age on a broodmare with regards to productivity, fertility and conception. Mares are individuals and can differ greatly from one horse to…
Seeking The Derby 1 June, 2012 – Lisa Barrett Saturday sees the 232nd running of the iconic Epsom Derby. The Group One race over a mile and four furlongs (2,423 metres), is rich with stories of horses that went onto become equine legends. Names such as Hyperion (1933), Mahmoud (1936) who was also the damsire…
Guest Column: A Huge Legacy: The Passing Of National Assembly 24 January, 2014 – Lisa Barrett The news that the Highlands Stud based retired stallion National Assembly had been humanely euthanized at the ripe old age of 30 on Wednesday due to the infirmities of old age, was greeted with sadness. Pensioned in 2008 from…
Halo – A Horse With The Reputation For Being Anything But Angelic… Born in 1969 in Kentucky and bred by John R. Gaines, founder of the Breeders Cup, he was purchased by Charles W. Engelhard Jr., the owner of the great Nijinsky II. Halo was by Hail To Reason out of the mare Cosmah (who…