A list of the #kznbreds registered with the KZN Breeders Premium Scheme can be found below. 142 Yearlings from the province of KZN will be represented at Sibaya the week before the running of the Vodacom Durban July, with the auction days scheduled for 5 and 6 July.
The Fort’s draft includes yearlings by successful sires Querari and Toreador, and promising young stallions Crusade, Master Of My Fate, Noble Tune and champion first crop sire What A Winter.
Sunny Bill Du-Tooy will look to emulate his sire Irish Flame on Saturday, by taking the Gr1 Daily News 2000. A dead-ringer for sire in looks, he has won his last three starts on the trot by a combined almost 10 lengths over 1800m – 2000m. Irish Flame stands at Warwick and Karin Renders Bush Hill Stud.
Mooi River farm, and long-time KZN Yearling Sale stalwarts, Yellow Star Sale will be represented by six quality yearlings at the 2018 KZN Yearling Sale, set to take place on the 5th and 6th of July this year.
Crusade is continuing his good form and has produced three winners in four days at Greyville, the Vaal and Turffontein – in particular, Piemonte Stud is having a lot of success with recent Stakes Winner Alfeo, and breeding two of the winners over the past four days – including a half-sister to Gr3 placed Celestina.
Horse Of Fortune is a half-brother to Singapore multiple winner and #kznbred Mighty Emperor (by Kahal), and to recent impressive Gr2 winner and Vodacom Durban July entrant, Do It Again.
KZN is having a great season with two Gr1 winners amongst our Stakes Winners this season, and three of our #kznbreds walked away with Awards – including two out of three Triple Tiara winner, Takingthepeace.
Recently relocated trainer Kom Naidoo, who has moved his string from Summerveld to Ashburton, leads the current KZN Jockey and Trainers Log for this week. Lyle Hewitson continues to dominate the Jockeys log with 40 points.
Boom filly Takingthepeace, who won two legs of the 2017 Triple Tiara after a most exciting public build-up following her spectacular wins for new, young owners Michael Shea and Murray Makepeace, will have the names of the prominent brothers Craig and Ross Kieswetter added to her list of owners. The Kieswetter family, who own Highlands/ Ridgemont,…
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