CTS Ready To Run Sale Gallops At Summerhill Balmoral Stud’s Lot 139. Image: Candiese Marnewick Summerhill Stud held a superb day once again last week, presenting the Gallops for the Cape Thoroughbred Sales Ready To Run Sale which takes place at Inanda Club on 18 October in Sandton. Summerhill Stud is an absolute picture this…
Another Gr2 Winner For Bush Hill’s Toreador Toreador pictured at the recent Bush Hill Stud Stallion Day. Image: Candiese Marnewick Toreador has been enjoying a purple patch this year with regular winners crossing the finish lines across all tracks in South Africa, and one of his leading current fillies is the…
KZN-bred Noble Heir Aussie Colt On CTS Ready To Run Sale With the running of the Cape Thoroughbred Sale Ready To Run Gallops on Wednesday at Summerhill, a horse that stood out was a flashy Australian colt – a first foal out of KZN-bred Gr1 winning Kahal mare, Noble Heir. The Unnamed…
Kahal Leading National Sires Log Former KZN resident Champion sire, the late Kahal is currently topping the National Sires Log by Stakes earned, almost R300 000 ahead of Dynasty after Uncle Tommy finished second in the Gr2 Supreme Cup for a stake of R1million. Uncle Tommy was Kahal’s most expensive yearling ever sold at R2,4million,…
First Foals For Redoute’s Promise Arriving Redoute’s Promise at Bush Hill Stud. Image: Candiese Marnewick Redoute’s Promise has had his first foals arriving at Bush Hill Stud. The first son of Australia’s Champion Sire to go to stud in South Africa, the powerful stallion is out of the Gr1 winning South African bred mare both…
Crusade’s Half Sister Places Second Time Out Crusade’s half-sister named Seventh Heaven has placed in her second start for Ballydoyle at Newmarket, over seven furlongs (1408m). The two year old filly by Galileo had her first start earlier this month and finished just out of the placings. Touted as a filly to watch and starting…
2015 Equus Awards: KZN-Breds Futura And Wild One Take Home Honours An outstanding evening took place last night at Emperors Palace Convention Centre which saw the 2015 Equus Awards being held. It was a proud evening for KZN as recent Gr1 eLan Gold Cup winner Wild One took home the Equus Champion Stayer Award for…
Noble Tune News: Honor Code Grabs Another Gr1 Noble Tune’s half-brother Honor Code caught early leader Liam’s Map in the final strides to win the $1.25 million Whitney Stakes (Gr1) on 8 August at Saratoga Race Course. The 4-year-old ridgling from the final crop of A.P. Indy registered his second straight major…
Death Of The Great Zabeel The son of legendary Sir Tristram, Zabeel, passed away peacefully overnight. The broodmare sire of Bush Hill Stud’s young stallion prospect Curved Ball, the Gr2 Dingaans winner by one of Australia’s sire sensations Fastnet Rock, bears a remarkable facial resemblance to that of his famous New Zealand-bred broodmare sire. His…
EMPERORS PALACE READY TO RUN GALLOPS @ SUMMERHILL 30TH SEPTEMBER – 09H30 You know when it’s “gallops” time at Summerhill: the first cherry blossoms in the vicinity of the stallion barn are already in profusion, and the early signs of spring are clothed in every hue of green imaginable. Much keener than we are in…