Royal Wulff, a Clifton-bred son of Crusade out of Kahal mare, Conne Mara Black, won his fourth race in a row this afternoon at Turffontein. Trained by Alec Laird and owned in partnership by Messrs A G Laird, C J Brink, D J de Wet, C Gordon, M J Marx and Dylan Smith, the 3yo…
The KZN Breeders Club enjoyed their annual Golf Day on Thursday at the Royal Durban Golf Club, and saw Mark De La Hey from Hadlow Stud’s four-ball take home the overall winning trophy. The winning four-ball went to Deon, Bryce, Ian and Matt from Rathmor Stud, with a score of 89. The winners of the…
Trainer Paul Matchett has withdrawn Triple Tiara and Gr1 Woolavington 2000 champion War Of Athena from next month’s Gr1 Vodacom Durban July. Instead she will take on her own sex in the Gr1 Jonnson Workwear Garden Province Stakes on the same afternoon where she has drawn gate one. She is likely to be up against…
President Cyril Ramaphosa announced on 15 June 2021 that Adjusted Alert Level 3 will be in place from16 June 2021. And as per previous communications, Bloodstock South Africa is committed to align to any updates from the South African Government with regard to the respective restrictions. As such the upcoming KZN Yearling Sale has had…
KZN enjoyed several winners over the past week, including two for Bush Hill sire Willow Magic and three for Hadlow Stud. Willow Magic, boasting 41% winners to runners for his 3yo crop with an AEPR of over R60 000, saw juvenile Miss Magician win at the 3rd time of asking and having earned a cheque…
A very proud day for KZN as two of the four Gr1 races were won by #kznbreds – Under Your Spell and Battle Force respectively, both bred by Mick Goss’ Summerhill Stud. Mick Goss continues to breed on small scale, with his mares based at Spring Valley Stud. Under Your Spell, a half-sister to Gr3…
Sandre Trethewey’s pretty chestnut mare Wysiwyg will be represented by two runners on Sunday’s Gr1 Golden Horse Sprint Day. The chestnut mare is resident on Sandra’s budding horse stud and flower farm in New Hanover, outside of Pietermaritzburg and she has a smashing son of Act Of War who has recently been weaned. Wysiwyg hasn’t…
Willow Magic – the speediest Gr1 winning son of the mighty Dubawi and already the sire of a Gr2 winner and a Gr1 placed filly from his first crop, has relocated to Warwick and Karin Render’s Bush Hill Stud in Mooi River. The handsome powerfully-built chestnut stallion standing at 16.1hh, boasts impressive statistics – with…
A son of Jet Master and a half-brother to Gr1 winner Liege, Lance produced his first winner Voltron at Turffontein on Sunday for trainer Sean Tarry, and owner Chris van Niekerk. The 2yo filly Voltron won impressively by four lengths over the 1200m trip under Lyle Hewitson. Bred by Summerhill Stud, Lance has had limited…
Gold Circle has issued its next Vodacom Durban July log following the second declaration stage earlier today which saw 30 of the initial 54 entries stand their ground. Newcomers to the log include supplementary entry [#kznbred] Nexus as well as She’s Keeper, winner of the World Sports Betting 1900, Matterhorn, runner-up in both the WSB…