Just As Well Relative Gets Gr 3 Win At Ascot A close relative of Gr 1 winning sire Just As Well, Secret Number by Raven’s Pass won the Gr 3 Cumberland Lodge Stakes at Ascot on 5 October over 2400m, storming to victory by two and half lengths from Royal Empire (Zeofilio) and Gatewood (Galileo)….
Arrival Of Await The Dawn Summerhill’s new sire for the 2013 season has arrived – the much anticipated Await The Dawn, pictured with Peter Choice (breeder of recent Gr 2 Emerald Cup winner In A Rush) of Choice Carriers and stallion handlers’ Greig Muir and Themba Zuma. A son of world champion sire Giant’s Causeway…
Balmoral Stud: Stallion Services Available Balmoral Stud have the following stallion services for sale: 1 x ATO 2 x CRUSADE 2 x TOREADOR 2 x BEZRIN Please contact Nicola for more information on 082 926 9524.
KZN-bred Gr1 Winner Chocolicious Foals Frankel Filly Backworth Stud and KZN-bred daughter of Kahal, Gr1 Allan Robertson Championship winner Chocolicious, has foaled a leggy chestnut filly in New South Wales, Australia. A mare who attracted plenty of attention at the Goff’s November Sale due to her Southern Hemisphere covering date by Frankel, a 14-time winner…
Spectrum’s Fabulous French Gr 1 Double The Gr 1 Prix de le Foret, run on the classic French race day which incorporates the Arc de Triomphe, turned out to be a spectacular one for Yellow Star’s resident sire Spectrum – who not only had the honour of being the broodmare sire of winner Moonlight Cloud…
Eighfold Path First Mares Confirmed In Foal Scott Bros most recent addition to their sire ranks, Eightfold Path(USA) by Giants Causeway out of the brilliant racemare Divine Proportions, has got his first mares confirmed in foal, reports Highdown Stud. Eightfold Path showed early brilliance for leading French trainer Pascal Bary – winning on debut and…
Byword(GB) First Mares Confirmed In Foal Rob Pickering of Middlefield Stud has reported that champion racehorse Byword(GB) has his first mares confirmed in foal. Byword was an outstanding racehorse, who defeated no fewer than 22 Grade 1 winners during his career including the likes of Cirrus des Aigles, currently the top rated horse in Europe,…
Crusade(USA) First Mares Tested In Foal Gr 1 Middle Park Stakes winner Crusade has got his first season at stud off to a smashing start, getting his first group of mares including a Gr 2 winner confirmed in foal. Amongst the mares tested in foal is Gr 2 Debutante Stakes winner and maiden mare Tempted…
Irish Flame’s Full-Sisters Achieve Double At Durbanville Bush Hill Stud’s champion Gr 1 winning Irish Flame, who stands his first season at stud this year has a number of relatives hitting the heights at the racetrack. On Wednesday the two full sisters to the former Horse Of The Year won good races at Durbanville –…
Guest Column: A Bleak Winter: The Passing Of Western Winter 16 September, 2013 – Lisa Barrett Editors note: A picture speaks a thousand words. Just 10 minutes old, Backworth Stud had this magnificent Western Winter colt born 14 September, the same day his illustrious sire passed away – to their Australian mare Dancing Royale. Thank…