Peter and Jenny Blyth enjoyed a spectacular weekend, with two Graded Stakes wins in two provinces and both horses remaining unbeaten. They also added small black type with a smart Captain Of All filly from the stable of Mark Dixon. The Magical Lady Syndicate, including 4Racing’s CEO Fundi Sithebe and Racing Association’s Natalie Turner, were…
KZN Breeders Series 2023 Seq. Horse Age Sex MR Trainer Breeder Pre Noms Points 1 HATTA 5 M 67 Michael Roberts Hartley S A (Pty) Ltd Yes 40 2 BEECHAMWOOD BOY 4 G 90 Wendy Whitehead Mr Bruce Le Roux Yes 32 3 PARMENION 3 G 76 Garth Puller Tertia Properties (Pty) Ltd (Nom: Mr…
KZN Breeders enjoyed a very successful sale at Nationals, which achieved outstanding results in a tumultous current economy. Bloodstock South Africa hailed the sale a “resounding triumph.” “An outstanding catalogue and some spirited bidding saw the 2023 National Yearling Sale come to a triumphant conclusion late on Saturday afternoon. The two day auction saw gains…
Cathy and Jonathan Martin’s Hadlow Stud enjoyed a double in a week, with Im The Buzz (Flying The Flag) and Lady Lacewing (Danon Platina) both winning in a week. They have also had three places in addition to their wins from their last seven runners. We reported on the prior win of Im The Buzz,…
Flying The Flag filly Im The Buzz, bred by Cathy and Jonathan Martin of Hadlow Stud, took the feature of the day at Hollywoodbets Scottsville for owner and trainer Tienie Prinsloo. The Ingobamakhosi Carbineers Plate has been a race etched in the history of the Pietermaritzburg racecourse since the late 1800’s. The chestnut filly accelerated…
The smartly bred son of Noble Tune followed through on his good form to impress at Hollywoodbets Scottsville on the weekend. The win was part of a double for owner and KZN Breeder, Rose Waterman-Wentzel of Twilight Moon Equine on the day, and also enjoyed a second place. All three horses for Waterman Wentzel of…
Clifton Stud’s Peter Blyth is bringing an exciting string to this year’s National Yearling Sale, with Clifton set to offer yearlings sired by the likes of Act Of War, Danon Platina, Duke Of Marmalade, Fire Away, One World, Pomodoro, Rafeef, and Visionaire. Peter had the following comments to make about his draft: Lot 135 State…
A variety of proven stallions and high-class families dominate Camargue Stud’s draft for the 2023 National Yearling Sale. Camargue will be offering yearlings sired by such successful stallions as Master Of My Fate, Querari and What A Winter, as well as by the ill-fated Lancaster Bomber, who has made such an impressive start with his…
Blue Sky Thoroughbreds will be offering a well-balanced and exciting consignment at this year’s National Yearling Sale. From proven stallions such as Act Of War, Futura, Master Of My Fate, Querari and champion sire Gimmethegreenlight to exciting younger sires such as Danon Platina and New Predator, Blue Sky Thoroughbreds’ National Sale draft has something for…
Brett Van Laun’s Camargue Stud, which encompasses a pretraining facility as well, enjoyed a second win from Crusade colt Luthuli this afternoon at the Vaal. Trained by Fabian Habib, Luthuli, out of Desroches by Dynasty is owned by Messrs B D van Laun, G J Nassif, J Nassif and Tri-Deal Sixteen CC (Nom: Mr Z…