Nutrition of Mares Influences Milk Characteristics and Development of Foals 14 February, 2012 – Dr Rensia Möller The nutrition of the mare affects growth and development of the foal both in the uterus and via milk production. In foals, these effects carry over for a year or more. In one study, 15 one-day-old foals fed…
It’s Gold Cup Time Again, 27 July, 2012 – Lisa Barrett Super Saturday hits Greyville this weekend with a feast of racing for punters and fans alike. With five Grade One and one Grade Two races on card, it should be a thrilling day’s racing. The highlight of day though is one of South Africa’s…
King Of The Charts 05 February, 2012 – Lisa Barrett A look at this week’s statistics from Sporting Post reveals a proud achievement for KZN breeding and racing. King Of Kings, who stands at Peter & Jenny Bylth’s Clifton Stud, is the leading sire of 2YO’s by Stakes. What’s more impressive is that he is…
Gone West hits the century mark: his legacy here in South Africa 31 January, 2012 – Lisa Barrett Another equine milestone was achieved recently, when the late sire Gone West achieved his 100th stakes winner in the desert kingdom of Dubai where Treble Jig won the Listed Jebel Ali Stakes. Gone West was one of…
Malhub: A Bright Star In The Sky, 17 July, 2012 – Lisa Barrett This weekend’s racing results in America demonstrated the pure class of the pedigree of KZN-based stallion, Malhub, when his half brother Dhaamer won the Group 3 Sunset Handicap at Hollywood Park in style. Sent off as the 2-5 favourite in the Sunset…
The Genetics of Coat Colours 24 January, 2012 – Dr Sarah Seitz You don’t have to know the genetics behind coat colours to appreciate their beauty! To date, 10 different genes that affect coat colour have been isolated, each of which can come in many different forms. The specific coat colour of each horse depends…
Epistaxis 3 July, 2012 – Dr John Hodsdon Perhaps the most widely recognized of all disorders affecting racehorses is “bleeding/epistaxis” or Exercise Induced Pulmonary Hemorrhage (EIPH). We now know that most racehorses bleed at some time during their careers. In fact some horses might bleed every time they undertake strenuous exercise. It also occurs in…
Val De Ra Does It For Dennis Drier 22 January, 2012 – Lisa Barrett Champion KZN trained mare Val De Ra flew the flag high for KZN this weekend with a scintillating victory in the Group One Cape Flying Championship over 1000m at Kenilworth. Up against some of the best sprinters in the country, in…
So Close, 25 June, 2012 – Lisa Barrett Saturday’s much-hyped running of the Diamond Jubilee Stakes (Gr.1) at Royal Ascot certainly produced a thrilling conclusion, but it was nearly a case of so near yet so far for Australian wonder mare Black Caviar. Billed as one of the highlights in the famous week of racing,…
Musir All The Way 17 January, 2012 – Lisa Barrett Champion trainer Mike de Kock got his 2012 Dubai Carnival campaign off to a winning start last week, when Musir took the Gr.3 Maktoum Challenge over 1660 m at Meydan. Running on his favourite surface, tapeta, he showed his class with an easy win ahead…