Fantastic Frankel 23 August, 2012 – Lisa Barrett Any lingering doubts that anyone might have had about Frankel lasting the distance in yesterday’s Juddmonte International (Gr.1) at York, were put to rest when the world’s highest rated racehorse (Timeform 147) blew a top class field away in his usual sublime and emphatic form to make…
Backworth Stud At The Upcoming National Yearling Sales A recent visit to the beautiful Backworth Stud in Eston revealed a quality draft of yearlings. Last year’s winners of the KZN Breeder’s Breeders Achievement Award, Keith Russon and Ian Todd look to have, yet again, a string of impressive yearlings that will no doubt be attractive…
A New Emperor Is Crowned 20 August, 2012 – Lisa Barrett In his regular column for the Thoroughbred Daily News (August 15th), pedigree guru Bill Oppenheim reveals a stunning, but not totally unsurprising fact. There is a new Emperor on the scene. For the first time in nearly a decade, the “emperor” of American stallions,…
KZN-Bred Monsieur Mogok Places Second In Hong Kong Monsieur Mogok, a four year old bay gelding by Mogok out of Miss Madam by Dolpour and owned by Robert Chung, bred by Scott Bros finished runner up in a Class 3 handicap at Sha Tin over 1800m – finishing very strongly from stone last under a…
KZN National Two Year Old Sale Results Spring Valley’s Var colt out of Venetian Lady by Captain Al who sold for R450 000 The two day National Two Year Old Sale has concluded and saw Bruce and Delia Le Roux’s Spring Valley Stud top the KZN priced Lots over both days, followed by the Scott…
The X-Factor 03 March, 2012 – Lisa Barrett How do you breed or find that one horse that has that undeniable quality, that one thing that sets them apart, not only in racing terms, but in how they look and race. Millions are spent every year, looking for the “X” factor, that one thing that…
First Winner For Yellow Star’s Tropical Empire He has to be one of the most beautiful stallions standing in KZN – a big bold eye, plenty of presence and energy, and very easy on the eye when it comes to his conformation – reminiscent of the early George Stubb’s paintings of the English Thoroughbred with…
2012 KZN Yearling Sale Graduates Shine In Turffontein Listed Races Two sales graduates of the 2012 Suncoast KZN Yearling Sales have done their breeders and KZN proud over the weekend – the first is Jimmi Choo, bred by Cathy and Jonathan Martin of Hadlow Stud winning the Storm Bird Listed, and the second is Virgo’s…
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…
Strike One For Ravishing 13 August, 2012 – Lisa Barrett Clairwood racecourse saw the first South African winner for the Summerhill Stud-based sire Ravishing yesterday, when the 3Y0 gelding Kishimoto won the first race of the day over 1200m. Trained by KZN training legend, Dennis Drier, the son of Ravishing paid tribute to his great…