RACE RECORD Deceased April 2015 9 starts : 8 cheques 1st Dance Design Stakes, 1m2f., good to firm at The Curragh, beating KNOCK ABBEY CASTLE by 1 length 2nd Irish Sun Classic, 1m1f., soft ground at Navan, beaten 3/4 length by POWER ELITE, after severe interference 3rd Premier Handicap, (Listed) 1m, heavy ground at The…
Visit to Greenhill Farm A visit to Greenhill Farm in Lidgetton, owned by Stuart and Lola Crawford and assisted by their daughters Taryn and Haley, reveals a beautiful farm where the horses needs always come first. Not only do Stuart and Lola breed and raise Gr 1 winning horses, they also grow South Africa’s national…
Stallion Feature: Jam Alley(AUS) Arriving at Hadlow Stud to meet Jam Alley, it was the first day where the rain had come at last in Mooi River, and fortunately it held out long enough for our meeting and some photos with the big chestnut stallion. He had been standing inside his stable getting groomed and…
Noble Tune News: Unbridled’s Song Dominates Gr3 General George The two greys fought it out to the finish in the Gr3 General George Handicap on 16 February, both colts with a common denominator – Unbridled’s Song. Misconnect, a three year old son of Unbridled’s Song grabbed the Gr3 at Laurel Park over 1400m, winning by…
KZN Breeders Awards Nominees For 2015 The KZN Breeders Awards take place on 7 November at the beautiful Bellwood Stud. The criteria for the KZN Breeders Awards is based on horses born in KZN (it also includes horses registered with the KZN Breeders Premium Scheme who are born in and out of KZN) who have…
The Northern Dancer Phenomenon The 15.2h bay son of Nearctic out of Natalma, with a stripe that fell off to the right of his muzzle born on the 27 May 1961, was sent back to Windfields Farm from the yearling sales after not reaching his $25 000.00 reserve price; being considered too small to produce…
Michael Holmes Horses In Training Sale Results The Michael Holmes Horses In Training Sale took place on Wednesday at the Durban Shongweni Club. The overcast weather with a bit of rain didnt deter the sale from being a full house of buyers, with plenty of trainers and buyers coming not only from KZN, but Gauteng…
Its Raining Queens 29 April, 2012 – Lisa Barrett Champion’s day at Turffontein certainly threw racegoers and punters a few curve balls on Saturday…. One of the biggest upsets was in Race 2, the SA Fillies Nursery (Gr.2), where the unraced King’s Temptress going off at odds of 150-1, beat a stellar field of fillies,…
Broodmare Feature: Vogue Vogue is an attractive chestnut mare standing at Peter and Jenny Blyth’s Clifton Stud, and they would never have owned her were it not for a package deal arrangement. By Model Man out of Thousand Nights by Foveros, she descends from a phenomenal dam-line and she is passing this on to her…
Mogok Dominates KZN Breeders Million Mile Field Scott Bros’ resident sire Mogok dominates the KZN Breeders Million Mile field to be run on Sunday at Greyville on the turf, with five of his progeny represented out of the 12 entries. Wild One heads up the entries and looks to be a serious contender, the Mike…