Bush Hill Double In Singapore Warwick Render of Bush Hill Stud reports that a very productive and exciting weekend for the Bush Hill sires – with them achieving what may well be a first for a South African stud farm, a “weekend double” in Singapore. On Friday King’s Chapel’s son Boundless Glory won the TC…
Unbeaten Strongman Takes Home Sophomore Listed Strongman, an as of yet unbeaten son of Stronghold who stood at Summerhill Stud prior to his untimely passing, took home the Sophomore Sprint Listed over 1200m at Kenilworth in slightly soft going by almost four lengths from De Kock (Dynasty), Exelero (Western Winter) and Kimberly Al (Captain Al)….
The King Of KZN: Kahal(GB) When you enter the territory of the most successful son of Machiavellian to stand in South Africa, you cannot help but be awed and almost made to feel quite inadequate by Kahal’s enormous presence. A large dark bay with a beautiful copper sheen on his coat, Kahal stands as tall…
Summerhill Stud: ‘Change The World’ “Visionaire’s first crop of juveniles have come alive” In his annual address to shareholders last week, Discovery’s Adrian Gore told his assembly that the company “aspires to be a force for social good, and that it has a desire to make a meaningful impact on society. We’re here to change…
Gr 3 August Stakes Win For Sire Muhtafal Winner of the Gr 3 August Stakes at the Vaal over the weekend – Here Comes Billy, a gelding who looks the splitting image of his great sire Muhtafal, has put himself forward as a horse with a serious chance of taking home the Gr 2 Emerald…
Scott Bros Introduce Young Sire Prospect Eightfold Path On behalf of Mr Hui Guo, principal of Brigt Industrial Trading Company (China), Robin Scott and Peter Gibson introduced the exciting young sire prospect Eightfold Path to an enthusiastic party of breeders on Wednesday at the beautiful Highdown Stud in Nottingham Road. This is the first entry…
Scott Bros Welcome New Son Of Giant’s Causeway For 2013
French Gr 1 Win for Star Broodmare Sire Spectrum Spectrum adds yet another Gr 1 win to his long list of accolades as a broodmare sire of note – his grey grand-daughter Moonlight Cloud stormed to a record-producing fast finish in the 1300m Gr 1 Prix Maurice de Gheest, her third victory in this race…
Opening Of Breeding Season 2013 Heavily pregnant broodmares are beginning to fill the foaling barns in deep beds of warm straw around the Thoroughbred stud farms in the Midlands, with two of KZN’s leading breeding establishments already reporting new foal arrivals for the 2013 season. Today marks the beginning of the racing and breeding season…
Bush Hill Stud Stallion Day 2013 Bush Hill Stud held their annual stallion day under beautiful midlands weather, a full house of breeders, owners and trainers were present including the who’s who of the South African breeding fraternity – including John Koster and Grant Knowles of Klawervlei Stud and Tom Callaghan of Bloodstock South Africa….