A.P. Answer – The ‘Soundings’ Success Peter Blyth of Clifton Stud is excited to report of the successes of sire Green Tune – who shares a dam-line with Clifton’s resident young sire, A.P. Answer. Green Tune died prematurely at stud in 2011, but his influence as a sire, sire-of-sires and broodmare sire are being felt…
First Entries In For KZN Breeders Million Mile The first entries are 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. It will be…
Backworth Stud: Lunch With 3A Racing Syndicate And Friends The weather this week in KwaZulu-Natal was just beautiful and Backworth is looking quite magnificent at this time of year – not to mention our National Yearling Sales draft which are looking really good too! We welcomed 3A Racing Syndicate’s James Everett and Wesley Bowman, with…
Spectrum’s Winchester On Target For 2012 Melbourne Cup Spectrum’s maternal grandson, Winchester, is back in the limelight again. The four-time American-bred Gr 1 winning stallion has been bought by Rosemont Stud in Australia, destined for Australia’s biggest race, the Gr 1 Melbourne Cup. www.race.au reports that John Sadler’s imported Spring Cup hopeful, Winchester, is gearing…
International News For KZN This Week News in from Coolmore is that Crusade’s talented half-brother by Henrythenavigator – G2 Railway Stakes runner-up Cristoforo Colombo – will be competing in the Gr 1 2000 Guineas. Following a post-racing gallop at the Curragh on Sunday evening, trainer Aidan O’Brien confirmed that three of his star Henrythenavigators were…
Dancewiththedevil To Make Debut At Royal Ascot
King Of Kings’ Phenomenal Racing Weekend King Of Kings had an extraordinary racing weekend with strong performances from his progeny at both Turffontein and Scottsville. The son of Sadler’s Wells who led the National Two Year Old Sires list by Stakes Earned for the beginning of this year looks to be taking that title back…
Progeny Of KZN Sires Take Home East Cape Racing Awards, Including Horse-Of-The-Year The East Cape Racing Awards took place over the weekend, with three progeny of KZN’s resident sires taking home Awards, including Horse Of The Year. Mike Moon of tabonline.co.za reports that Lord Badger, Port Elizabeth’s standout horse for the 2011/12 season, has been…
Passing Of Woodborough(USA) Rathmor Stud have reported the sad passing of their resident sire, Woodborough(USA), over the weekend. Mike McHardy said it was a very sad loss for Rathmor, describing Woodborough as being “very special.” Woodborough was the first stallion to stand at Rathmor Stud. An eye-catching chestnut stallion – very typical of a sprinter…
Record-breaking 2012 KZN Yearling Sale Graduate A Winner Tiger Territory, a dark-bay colt that smashed the sales records at the 2012 KZN Yearling Sale has won broken his maiden in his just his third start, his second time at the Vaal racecourse by over two lengths over 1000m. The first horse to ever pass through…