KZN-breds Win Six Of Nine Races At Greyville
KZN-breds won six of nine races yesterday at Greyville – and in particular the wins by Putchini and Curved Ball filly, Je Suis Silver, stood out from the rest.
SA Merit Ratings On The Rise
Over the last few racing seasons, a general decline in the Merit Ratings was observed, especially in relation to the large group of horses rated 70 and less.
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Hadlow Stud: Val-La-Ree Makes It Two From Two
Trainer Doug Campbell has recounted previously how her connections never placed a bet on Val-La-Ree in her first run, after her gallop at Scottsville saw the filly flitting all over the track and her antics didnt infuse much confidence for her first race – however she blew them away by winning on debut by four lengths!
First Winner For Noble Tune
Very pleasantly surprised, Mike went on to say “It is a little unexpected as Awesomely Tuned is out of a stout mare, which shows that Noble Tune is adding plenty of speed.”
Notice Of KZN Breeders Club AGM: 6 March 2018
The KZN Breeders Club AGM will take place on Tuesday 6 March, 11am at the Nottingham Road Hotel.
Brilliant London Call Takes Marula Sprint For Second Time
London Call is Merit Rated at a very respectable MR 111, and its a shame that luck has not been on his side to secure a much deserved Graded Stakes win – he has defeated amongst many Gr1 winners Seventh Plain, Talktothestars, Sergeant Hardy and Kochka amongst others.
Flying The Flag News: Gr1 Winner Photo Call Produces First Foal
Photo Call, a twice-Gr1 winning three parts sister to Flying The Flag has produced her first foal by War Front, a filly.
Her dam Theann is a half-sister to Flying The Flag’s triple Gr1 winning dam, Halfway To Heaven, sharing the speedy third dam of Cassandra Go who raced under Michael Roberts. Both Photo Call and Flying The Flag share super sire Galileo.
Miesque’s Approval Half-Brother Named Eclipse Turf Horse
Miesque’s Approval’s half-brother World Approval followed in his footsteps to win Eclipse Champion Male Turf Horse of the year.
Son Of Await The Dawn Wins Kenyan Guineas
White Dragon, ridden by Leslie Sercombe, clocked 1:38 1/10 to emerge victorious in the 2018 Britam Kenya Guineas Challenge at Ngong Race Course in Nairobi yesterday. White Dragon is by Await The Dawn, bred in partnership by Mr Steve Sturlese and P De Marigny.
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Rathmor Buy Big At CTS Breeding Stock Sale 2018
In a further effort to further boost the blue-blooded broodmare band for young stallion Noble Tune, Rathmor Stud for the second time headed the buyers list at the CTS Breeding Stock Sale by purchasing Lot 269 Queen Of Spain (IRE) for the sales topping R2,6-million, with a Frankel foal at foot and in foal to first season sire, William Longsword.