Nine KZN Breds In Four Gr1’s At Scottsville Nine KZN-breds will be competing in the four big Gr1’s on Saturday in Scottsville, amongst them our young sires’ Visionaire and Just As Well are well represented. Summerhill’s son of Grand Slam has got off to a cracking start at stud, with a number of juveniles not…
Two Winners In Two Days For Kildonan Kildonan’s progeny have won two races over the last two days with Beach Goddess and Scots Snog. His Gr2 winning daughter who was awarded the Cape Racing Award for Juvenile Filly last year – Rosier, is scheduled to run this afternoon in the Gr2 Sceptre Stakes at Kenilworth….
Yellow Star Stud Annual Farm Sale Results Top selling mare, Dynasty Dancer, in foal to Kildonan. Yellow Star Stud held their Annual Farm Sale on the first day of Spring which was reflected by the blue skies and a beautiful day in the Midlands with buyers coming from far and wide to inspect the horses….
Press Release: Linngari Joins Summerhill For The 2015 Season For most racing aficionados, the weekends are “TV time” for the marquee events of the sport. Yet ever since Mike de Kock ventured upon his pioneering conquests of the riches of Dubai, Thursday evenings have become a summer “ritual” for South African fans. The early pace…
Noble Tune Update: Mare Pure Symmetry Sold For $230 000 At Keeneland Pure Symmetry on the left, her 2014 colt by Kitten’s Joy on the right A half-sister to the third dam of Rathmor’s resident sire Noble Tune, flashy chestnut mare Pure Symmetry, sold for $230 000 at the recent Keeneland January Sale. The dam…
A.P. Answer On Form – Six Winners In Two Weeks A.P. Answer at Clifton Stud Clifton Stud’s young sire A.P. Answer has found good recent form, with six winners in two weeks across five tracks nationwide, with a double at Flamingo Park. Speedball won at Kenilworth for owners Team Valor and Mrs Vaneshree and Mr…
Press Release: Capetown Noir At Summerhill For 2015 Season You have to hand it to Lady Laidlaw: she’s not one to traverse the road most travelled. Which probably explains, as much as anything, the frequency with which her yellow and black silks occupy the big race winner’s box. There’s no “pot luck” with Her Ladyship,…
Spectrum Grand-Daughter Up Sells For $2.2 Million At Keeneland The Irish-bred broodmare Up, a grand-daughter of Yellow Star Stud’s resident sire Spectrum, gave a big lift to Keeneland’s January horses of all ages sale 13 January, selling for a sale-leading $2.2 million at the auction’s second session on a day that saw average price rise…
Wild One Passes Away After Post Surgical Complications Wild One on the far left, winning the Gr1 eLan Gold Cup on 1 August 2015. Sad news has filtered through that recent Gr1 Gold Cup winner Wild One has passed away after complications following surgery. His owner Sean Phillips announced on Facebook: “It is with Great…
St John Gray Takes Gr1 Castle Tankard The St John Gray bred, owned and trained KZN-bred Yer-Maan, with Quinton Riddle up, won the Gr1 $50 000 Castle Tankard run over 2000m at Borrowdale Park on Saturday, writes Sheldene Chant. The 53rd edition of Africa’s oldest sponsored horserace produced a thriller with the Gauteng based owner-trainer…