Val De Ra Does It For Dennis Drier 22 January, 2012 – Lisa Barrett Champion KZN trained mare Val De Ra flew the flag high for KZN this weekend with a scintillating victory in the Group One Cape Flying Championship over 1000m at Kenilworth. Up against some of the best sprinters in the country, in…
Gemini Gold Fourth Fantastic Victory; Champion Sire Kahal Broodmare News Gemini Gold is giving his breeder/owner Helder De Costa plenty of excitement as the Overlord gelding has now taken his fourth win in a row – the first being at Clairwood and the last three at Greyville over the new Polytrack – a surface the…
KZN Mare Sale Results Lot 70 Lanterns Of Gold, a half-sister to Dancer’s Daughter, topped the sale at R330 000 to Welcome Home Farming. The TBA’s KZN Mare, Weanling, Horses In Training and Yearling Sale took place at Aldora Stud on 6 July and incorporated the dispersal of Mr Des Scott’s broodmares, two of whom…
Raising And Care Of Orphan Foals 24 October, 2011 – Dr Sarah Seitz The birth of a long-awaited foal is an exciting occasion. But what if something goes wrong – the mare gets sick, or doesn’t produce any milk, or perhaps she dies. This article will discuss some of the options/considerations for caring and feeding…
Debut Win A First For 2012 KZN Yearling Sale Graduate 2012 Suncoast KZN Yearling Sale graduate, Ace Antonius, won his debut at Kenilworth yesterday in the first race by an incredible two lengths. Now a two year old colt, Ace Antonius sold for just R40 000 at the Suncoast KZN Yearling Sale seven…
Musir All The Way 17 January, 2012 – Lisa Barrett Champion trainer Mike de Kock got his 2012 Dubai Carnival campaign off to a winning start last week, when Musir took the Gr.3 Maktoum Challenge over 1660 m at Meydan. Running on his favourite surface, tapeta, he showed his class with an easy win ahead…
Study Suggests Lucerne Might Buffer Gastric Acid Production and Prevent Ulcers and/Reduce Ulcer Severity 03 January, 2012 – Dr Rensia Möller If your horse has ulcers, giving him omeprazole is not the only thing you can do to help reduce the severity of the problem. Research from Texas A&M University US showed that feeding lucerne…
Judicial Gives Gr2 Win For Miesque’s Approval Judicial gave his sire Miesque’s Approval a fantastic Gr2 win yesterday at Turffontein in the Victory Moon Stakes over 1800m. The bay Scott Bros-bred gelding has taken home three wins back to back, at the Vaal and Turffontein over 1800 – 2000m and in the process has highlighted…
Added Bonus For 2016 KZN Yearling Sale Million For Winning KZN-Bred The KZN-bred graduate of the Suncoast KZN Yearling Sale 2015, who wins the 2016 KZN Yearling Sale Million on Vodacom Durban July day will win an extra R200 000 over and above the current stake, making it the richest race for two year olds…
Quick & Clean Guide To Equine Abortion 19 September, 2011 – Dr Sarah Seitz There are many reasons for equine abortion. The more common causes that I will discuss include placentitis, viral abortion, and non-infectious causes of abortion such as twin foetuses and umbilical torsion. Some Key Points: – Placentitis(inflammation of the placenta) is a…