World Approval has been knocking on the door at the top level and broke through July 3 for his first Grade 1 win in the $300,000 United Nations Stakes at Monmouth Park. World Approval is a half-brother to Gr1 Breeders Cup winner Miesque’s Approval standing at Scott Bros.
The late Greg Royden-Turner has left behind a legacy at Roski Stud that is seeing his precision buying of Black Type mares and planning of their matings well in advance each year to the best stallion in the country, paying off on the National Breeders Log with an impressive current runners to winners percentage of 44%.
The KZN Mare, Weanling, HIT, Yearlings and Fillies For Stud Sale took place on 4 July at the Royal Agricultural Show grounds and saw 50 horses catalogued.
KZN Breeder Anton Procter produced a Gr2 place double when both Misty Birnam (by Toreador) and Dawn Calling (by Trippi) each placed on Vodacom Durban July day in their respective high profile Gr2 races, which were Gr1’s in previous years.
KZN’s Gr1 Middle Park Stakes winner, Crusade lead the first season sires list by aggregate at the Sibaya KZN Yearling Sale, whilst Toreador topped the second day of the both KZN’s top priced colt and filly with prices of R280 000 and R230 000.
Crusade is leading the freshman sires of the sale with over R1-million for 16 yearlings sold, whilst two KZN-bred Oratorio fillies lead on the first day for KZN.
“The KZN Breeders big stakes day was a massive success again with Summerhill breeding the winners of five of the nine races, including a top two finish in the feature.”
The KZN Breeders have offered an incentive the KZN-bred horse that may win the KZN Yearing Sale Million this year, of an additional R200 000. Previous KZN-bred winners include Virgo’s Babe and last year’s winner, Cutting Edge.
The Vodacom Durban July field has been announced, and sees KZN Breeders Million Mile entrant Rabada lining up for Africa’s most exclusive race for a stake of R4,25 million. The only other horse to attempt this double previously was Gr1 winner, Love Struck.
The final field for the exclusively KZN-bred field galloping for the stake of R1million has been announced, and includes recent Gr1 Daily News 2000 winner, Rabada. The KZN Breeders Million Mile is now in its fourth year, previously known as the KZN Breeders 1600 Listed.