Mike McHardy of Rathmor Stud reports that Declarationofpeace, a War Front half-brother to Gold Cup producing Noble Tune, has landed in South Africa and is currently in quarantine. Declarationofpeace will join Rathmor soon in Nottingham Road where he has received enthusiastic support from the local breeders, with a full book of 80 mares waiting for…
Peter and Jenny Blyth from Rosetta welcomed a special foal during the snow last week. The Clifton-bred filly is made even more special by the fact that she is by sire What A Winter out of a three-time Listed winner by Crusade, a Clifton-bred mare named Covered In Snow! Peter tells the story, “It started…
One of the oldest breeders in KZN and South Africa, we are saddened to hear of the passing of Willy Messenger of Bellwood. Based in Nottingham Road and breeding horses since 1970 with his wife Jeanine and from a small stable of mares, Bellwood Stud won the 2002 KZN Breeding Achievement of the Year and…
Warwick and Karin Render brought a quality draft of well bred and prepared two year olds, and were rewarded when filly Lot 278 The Blackbird, was knocked down to Hollywood Syndicate for R450 000. The filly by William Longsword is out of Cassie O’Malley by Jet Master; the latter bred by the Late Greg Royden…
Spring Valley topped Day 1 representing the KZN-breds at the August 2YO Sale. Bruce Le Roux and Tinus Gericke of Blue Sky Thoroughbreds who have brought an impressive draft to the sales, sold a half-brother to multiple winner and Gr2 placed Rapid Fire early in the sale to the Hollywood Syndicate for R300 000. Vanessa…
Summerhill Equestrian will be bringing three well bred lots, offered as agent, to the upcoming August Two Year Old Sale later this month. The three two-year-olds on offer were sired by two of South Africa’s most exciting young sires in the form of Act Of War (whose progeny include Triple Tiara winning champion War Of…
Leading KwaZulu-Natal thoroughbred nursery, the Spring Valley Stud, will be represented by a smart draft at the upcoming August Two Year Old Sale. Spring Valley Stud will be offering five two-year-olds at the August Sale, and will be acting as agent for three lots on behalf of the Wynnholme Stud.Spring Valley’s five lots on offer…
Rathmor Stud, acting as agent, will be offering five lots by Linngari at the upcoming August Two Year Old Sale. Breeders of such stellar performers as US G1 winner Gypsy’s Warning and G1 World Sports Betting Cape Fillies Guineas victress Missisippi Burning, Rathmor will be offering two-year-olds hailing from some top-class female lines. The Linngari…
Prominent KZN stud farm, the Piemonte Stud, will be bringing top notch consignment to this year’s August Two Year Old Sale.Among the stallions represented in this draft are the likes of Act Of War, Futura, Ideal World, Querari, Rafeef, and The United States, with the two-year-olds on offer hailing from some top-class families. Mio Presto…
The August 2YO Sale takes place on 20 & 21 August at the TBA Complex, with 73 Thoroughbreds on offer from KZN’s farms from a variety of stallions. Gr1 producing Act Of War is represented with three horses on sale, and the deceased Crusade has his last crop on offer which includes Lot 23 –…