2015 Equus Awards: KZN-Breds Futura And Wild One Take Home Honours An outstanding evening took place last night at Emperors Palace Convention Centre which saw the 2015 Equus Awards being held. It was a proud evening for KZN as recent Gr1 eLan Gold Cup winner Wild One took home the Equus Champion Stayer Award for…
Noble Tune News: Honor Code Grabs Another Gr1 Noble Tune’s half-brother Honor Code caught early leader Liam’s Map in the final strides to win the $1.25 million Whitney Stakes (Gr1) on 8 August at Saratoga Race Course. The 4-year-old ridgling from the final crop of A.P. Indy registered his second straight major…
Death Of The Great Zabeel The son of legendary Sir Tristram, Zabeel, passed away peacefully overnight. The broodmare sire of Bush Hill Stud’s young stallion prospect Curved Ball, the Gr2 Dingaans winner by one of Australia’s sire sensations Fastnet Rock, bears a remarkable facial resemblance to that of his famous New Zealand-bred broodmare sire. His…
Win For Crusade’s Half-Brother Gr1 Middle Park Stakes winner Crusade pictured during a recent visit. Image: Candiese Marnewick Gr1 Middle Park Stakes winning Crusade, standing at Scott Bros, had his half-brother Sir Henry Raeburn(IRE) out of mare La Traviata win his fourth start over seven furlongs for trainer Paul Cole and owner Mr RA Green….
EMPERORS PALACE READY TO RUN GALLOPS @ SUMMERHILL 30TH SEPTEMBER – 09H30 You know when it’s “gallops” time at Summerhill: the first cherry blossoms in the vicinity of the stallion barn are already in profusion, and the early signs of spring are clothed in every hue of green imaginable. Much keener than we are in…
First Foal For Noble Tune At Rathmor Noble Tune’s first foal has been born at Rathmor Stud to Australian mare Silent Nights, a two time winner by Catbird out of a Palace Music mare. The colt, a first for his dam, is a strong stamp of his sire in his head and looks with three…
Noble Tune News: Group Winners In Two Weeks For Broodmare Sire Unbridled’s Song The grey 17hh Gr1 Sire Of Sires’and Broodmare Sire Unbridled’s Song, the sire of Rathmor Stud’s Noble Tune. From the 21 March until 4 April, Unbridled’s Song featured in Japan, Australia and America as the broodmare sire present in the winners enclosure…
Bush Hill Stud Stallion Day 2015 Curved Ball Bush Hill’s Stallion Day took place in beautiful Midlands weather under sunny skies and snow capped mountains, with 130 guests tucking into tempura prawns and sushi on arrival. Warwick Render welcomed the guests before introducing the stallions, with Curved Ball, Irish Flame, King’s Chapel, Toreador and Redoute’s…
Treble For Kahal Night Racing, Five Winners In Five Days London Call, a three-time winner from four starts, yet to be out of the money at Scottsville over 1200m. His female line will be well represented at the upcoming National Yearling Sale at Spring Valley Stud. Continuing to stamp himself as a top sire, Kahal…
Curved Ball: Fastnet Rock Australian Champion Sire Again Curved Ball at the recent 2015 Bush Hill Stud Stallion Day Fastnet Rock, sire of Klawervlei’s promising young sire Curved Ball who stands at Bush Hill Stud, became Champion Sire in Australia for the second time recently. The son of Danehill, who had previously headed the premiership…