KZN Breeders Sponsorship Towards KZN Dressage For Top-Performing Ex-Racehorses Two contrasting equestrian disciplines have joined forces to highlight the Thoroughbred horse and their successful competitive careers after racing. The KZN Breeders Association, a club comprising of Stud farms who breed racehorses in the province of Kwa-Zulu Natal – including our Champion National Thoroughbred Breeders’ Summerhill…
Jimmy Lithgow Passes Away Age 67 Well-known racing commentator Jimmy Lithgow died on Friday morning of a heart attack. He would have turned 68 on 16 November. Lithgow was a most charming man, one with integrity and kindness. His formidable command of the English language, in writing or on the air, helped him paint vivid…
Backworth Stud: “Frankly Phenomenal Filly Foal” We shared the extremely exciting news last week that the Backworth-bred Grade 1 winning-mare, Chocolicious, had foaled a leggy, chestnut filly down under by ten times Group 1 champion, Frankel. Here is a great pic of Chocolicious with her foal courtesy of her owner, Virginia Harvey. Information source courtesy…
Cape Breeders Club: Thoroughbred and Equestrian Seminar An informative and fascinating two day Thoroughbred and Equestrian Seminar is being hosted by the Cape Breeders Club on 27 and 28 January 2014 in Somerset West. Described by top Cape Breeder Pippa Mickleburgh as an invaluable and essential information and refresher course for anybody involved at any…
A.P. Answer Gets His First Winner It seems that exciting times lie ahead for A.P. Answer, after his very first and only runner to hit the track in South Africa has now won over 1000m at Turffontein yesterday. The filly named Snow Call, who didnt reach her reserve and was bought back at the 2013…
KZN Breeders Race Series Log For 2YO’s – 21 May 2014 The two year old Log for the KZN Breeders Series is headed up breeder Mrs Margaret Filmer’s Way West filly, Green Crest with 23 points, 10 points ahead of Raise The Red (bred by Mr Chris Saunders) and Tapaway (bred by Mr Anton Proctor)…
Treve To Chase Third Arc Win; Australia Retired Treve will next year try to become the first horse to win the Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe for a third time after the decision to retire her was reversed. The four-year-old filly was retired immediately after winning a second Arc last Sunday, but owner Sheikh Joaan…
Backworth Foals Arriving For 2014 Season This time of year is always so rewarding for a Stud Farm as the season’s foals begin to arrive. This handsome youngster is a colt foal by Golden Sword (High Chaparral) out of our British mare Car Park Queen (Zamindar). Golden Sword, who stands at Summerhill Stud here in…
Spectrum’s Six-Time Gr 1 Winning Granddaughter Retired In December 2001 at the Tattersalls sale in Newmarket, England, the American breeder and owner George Strawbridge paid nearly $750,000 for Ventura (by Spectrum standing at Yellow Star Stud), a stakes-placed filly who had been bred and campaigned by the legendary trainer Vincent O’Brien. She came from one…
Gr1 Places For A.P. Answer And Kildonan At Scottsville Young KZN sires A.P. Answer and Kildonan are getting off the mark. Yet another successful graduate off the 2013 Suncoast KZN Yearling Sale, Clifton-bred Beckedorf by A.P. Answer placed in the Gr1 Tsogo Sun Medallion at Scottsville yesterday. A R70 000 graduate owned by Eric Buhr…