KZN Breeders Annual General Meeting – New Director
The current KZN Breeders Club Board is as follows: Koos de Klerk (Vice Chairman), Bruce Le Roux, Roy Moodley, Linda Norval, Anton Procter, Warwick Render, Keith Russon and Lee Scribante (Chairman).
The current KZN Breeders Club Board is as follows: Koos de Klerk (Vice Chairman), Bruce Le Roux, Roy Moodley, Linda Norval, Anton Procter, Warwick Render, Keith Russon and Lee Scribante (Chairman).
Trainer Grant Maroun provided 24 year old Jarryd Penny with the first Graded race win of his short career when the lightweight booted home the rejuvenated Barton Hall Stud-bred Viking Hero to win the R250 000 Gr3 Tommy Hotspur Handicap at Turffontein on Tuesday evening. The night belonged to the good red wine on four legs…
Peter Gibson will be giving an informative feedback presentation at the KZN Breeders AGM on Thursday 11 February, regarding the recent Asian Racing Conference that took place in India which also addressed the movement of our horses internationally out of South Africa.
The KZN Breeders Club AGM takes place on Thursday 11 February, 11am at the Nottingham Road Hotel. Please see attached the Agenda, previous Minutes and Annual Financial Statements.
It was a 1-2 past the winning post for Kahal as the Kjell-Foundation-bred Symbolik won the Fairview Mile for the stable of Dorrie Sham, whilst his Stakes winning paternal half-brother Distinguished finished a close second.
The Emperors Palace Summer Ready To Run sale takes place on Tuesday 23 February, 2016 at Summerhill Stud. The catalogue in pdf format has been made available online for viewing.
The Michael Holmes Bloodstock Shongweni Horses In Training sale takes place on Wednesday 24 February, 2016 at Durban Shongweni Club. The catalogue in pdf format has been made available online for viewing.
“Crowned Champion Freshman Sire for the South African racing season of 2014/2015, it was thanks to Team Valor’s Barry Irwin and his vision of what he wished to achieve from the breeding of his mares based in KZN that we have Visionaire standing in the province of KwaZulu Natal.” – International Racehorse Magazine.
Visionaire achieved a 1-2 in the 11th race on J&B Met day, when the Joey Ramsden-trained Mr Wise Guy galloped to a near two length victory from Vilakazi, a son of Visionaire and half-brother to Hong Kong winner, Mighty Emperor.
The winning combination of the Louis Goosen Racing Stable and Piere Strydom results in the 150th win for the combination, aboard a Visionaire half-brother to Gr1 winner Love Struck.