Gr1 Allan Robertson winner Chocolicious, a Backworth Stud-bred daughter of Kahal has seen her first yearling by Frankel sold to Shadwell Stud for $610 000, off the Inglis Australia Easter Yearling Sale. She is the first yearling by Frankel to be sold in the Southern Hemisphere. The chestnut filly will be exported and sent…
Scott Bros-bred Refrain, a daughter of Miesque’s Approval leads the Juvenile log of the KZN Breeders Series.
Harmston Herald (Muhtafal) and Strategic’s Pride (Strategic News) share the top of the log for 3YO’s and up with 31 points.
What has to be the most value for money sire in South Africa, Toreador notched up yet another Gr3 winner to add to his accolades, with Bull Valley galloping home to an almost two length victory in the Man ‘O War Sprint at Turffontein yesterday.
Bezrin has returned to KZN and will be standing the 2016 breeding season at Yellow Star Stud, his original home after importation by Craig Ramsay to Golden Acres (now Yellow Star Stud).
Bush Hill Stud’s magnificent son of Fastnet Rock, the only son of the great Australian sire in South Africa, is off the mark with his first winner at the Vaal bred by Cathy and Jonathan Martin’s Hadlow Stud. Fast And Rocking, a two year old filly out of an Australian Archway mare, Terrestrial Rose, won second time out for trainer Mr D Little in a juvenile plate over 1200m.
After passing through the TBA National 2YO Sale as unsold in 2013, the Scott Bros’ Talktothestars has been knocking on the door for a big win and it came in the Gr2 Senor Santa Handicap at Turffontein on Saturday, his eighth career win to date. He has a Mogok half-brother coming up at the National Yearling Sale, a full brother to two winners.
The Scott Bros have 12 Two Year Olds ready to go into training. They are by Kahal, Mogok, Miesque’s Approval, Overlord, The Sheik, Atso, King’s Chapel and Curved Ball. They include siblings to recent winners TIME MARCHES ON and BEACH COTTAGE.
The KZN Grooms Training Course took place this week over three days and finished yesterday, taking place at Summerhill’s School of Equine Management Excellence. A big thank you to Sam Sharkey for all her effort, Leigh Adams, Elize and Kabelo Pitori for all their teaching assistance, as well as the Thoroughbred Breeders Association of South Africa, Elsenburg Agricultural College and Singayenza for making it possible.
Spring Valley’s resident sire Just As Well earned a double yesterday at the Vaal, with two year old colt Chilli Con Carne winning his second start after placing second previously, and Just Africa adding to the day to get his second career win.