KZN-bred Gran Blanco – The One And Only A KZN-bred colt who has drawn world-wide attention since his birth, and the only one-of-a-kind Thoroughbred in the country, Gran Blanco (meaning Great White) is being offered at the Emperor’s Palace National Yearling Sale beginning on 26 April. He will no doubt be a star attraction for…
A.P. Answer Breeders Cup Success with Gr 1 Winning Zagora Zagora(FR) took the lead leaving the second turn and held off a tenacious Marketing Mix for a game victory in the Breeders’ Cup Filly & Mare Turf (Gr. I) at Santa Anita Park 2 November. Zagora is by Green Tune(FR), a half-brother to the dam…
First South-African Winner For Sire Admire Main(JPN) Summerhill Stud’s Admire Main(JPN) has sired his first South African winner with bay filly Admiral’s Eye at Scottsville today by two lengths, over 1200m – for breeders Summerhill Stud and Honourable Judge Alan Magid. It was the second run for the grand-daughter of Sunday Silence – she placed…
International Winners For Bezrin Bezrin is covering his first season back in KZN at Rathmor Stud with Manny Testa and Craig Ramsay reporting back on the son of Danzig’s winners in Mauritius and Zimbabwe. Manny of Midlands Thoroughbreds is excited to report that: “Double Date by Bezrin is racing for Midlands Thoroughbreds in Zimbabwe. After…
KZN Weekend Racing Successes Scott Bros’ E-Jet took home the Colorado King Stakes at Turffontein, Wild One by Mogok places second by half a length in the Derby Trial Listed and Tuscan Lass by Spectrum takes home the Oaks Trial Listed; Kinematic Countess takes home the Gr 3 Sycamore and three KZN-breds place in the…
KZN Breeders Series Final Fields The final fields for the KZN Breeders Series of seven races for a stake of R200 000 each, exclusively for horses registered with the KZN Breeders Premium Scheme taking place on Sunday 30 June at Greyville racecourse. The highlight of the day will of course by the Million Mile! Race-3…
International News For KZN This Week Mr Greeley, the sire of Crusade, has featured prominently internationally once again with a Gr 3 win in France, and two seconds in America as a grandsire in a Gr 1 Santa Anita Derby and Gr 3 Bay Shore Stakes. Spectrum’s grandson Sangster places in a Gr 1 once…
Quality Final Field For KZN Breeders Million Mile The long awaited final field is in for the KZN Breeders Million Mile, the second running of this exclusive race at Greyville on 30 June amongst the seven other races – the KZN Breeders Series over 1200m, 1400m and 1900m for stakes of R200 000 each. All…
Solzhenitsyn(NZ) Places In Gr 2 For KZN’s St Petersburg(AUS) Coming off a Gr 1 victory in mid-October, Solzhenitsyn(NZ) has again placed third in a Gr 2 race in Australia. The colt out of a Victory Dance mare, placed in the Crystal Mile at Mooney Valley over 1600m just a length off the winner Silent Achiever…
Backworth Stud: The Colour Of Courage Backworth-bred Colour Of Courage (Judpot – Exclusive Honour) scored a tenacious first win, first time out in the first at Greyville Friday evening for the experienced training duo of Mike and Rae Miller under jockey Sean Veale. Varsfontein owner Susan Rowett Kalmanson (Chairperson of the TBA), and Carl and…