Seal Takes Home Aquanaut Listed It was Guineas Day at Turffontein on Saturday and once again our KZN-breds flew the flag with the likes of Seal winning the Aquanaut Listed and a number of Black-Type places. The Gr 3 Acacia Handicap saw Formation (Sarge – Polonaise by Centenary) run second to Amur Affair for breeder,…
KZN Breeders Juvenile Million For 2012 KZN Yearling Sale Graduates – Log 1 The first log for the KZN Breeders Juvenile Million race to be held on Vodacom Durban July day has been presented. The race, for a stake of R1-million, is a fantastic incentive to buy a yearling off the 2013 KZN Yearling Sale….
Backworth Stud: Raise The Bar Wins Thrilling Woodland Sprint The Paul Matchett-trained 5-year-old mare, Raise The Bar (Goldkeeper – Moving On Up), scored a thrilling victory in the Woodland Sprint on sand at the Vaal Thursday. She got up in the dying strides to win on the line from Summer Speedsters winner, Solarium (Var –…
Vodacom Durban July First Supplementary Entries – 14 May 2013 HORSE A/S WGT M/R TRAINER ABERCROMBIE Mike Bass 94 ALEXANDRA PALACE Mike de Kock 92 AMERICAN STORM Spike Lerena 97 ASTRO NEWS Charles Laird 102 BARACAH Sean Tarry 95 BEACH BEAUTY Dennis Drier 112 *BIG CITY ANGEL Gavin van Zyl 89 BRAVURA Joey Ramsden 10…
International Racing News For KZN Sires Plenty of international racing news relating to our local sires has emerged from the last week, involving recent new import Crusade(USA), Visionaire(USA), Just As Well(USA) and the deceased Second Empire(IRE). On 28 February Clearly Now, by Horse Greeley – himself out of Mr Greeley – won the Group 3…
Carpocrates’ Sibling Sold At Fasig-Tipton Select Sale Carpocrates had a three-quarter brother (Lot 96) sell at the Fasig-Tipton Select Yearling Sale yesterday for $650 000 to Whitehorse Stables. The chestnut colt is by Giant’s Causeway (by Storm Cat as is Carpocrates) out of champion racemare Spain, herself by Thunder Gulch. The yearling colt is a…
Yellow Star Stud Stallion Day 2012 Yellow Star Stud held their stallion day on Friday afternoon in magnificent weather conditions in Mooi River, well-attended by trainers and esteemed breeders and guests. Guests were warmly welcomed with drinks and a beautiful spread before the stallion parade with guests thoroughly enjoying themselves, staying on into the evening….
Yellow Star Stud’s Super Gr 3 Weekend Yellow Star Stud have had several winners recently and over the weekend saw Gr 3 success at both Kenilworth and Fairview racecourses. Flash Drive, a two year old colt out of La Sirenne by Captain Al, is the second Group 3 winner for his young sire Jay Peg,…
Backworth Stud: Newmarket Mist And Drizzle For Baroness Bergsma Of Longford Backworth enjoyed trainer Mike Miller’s support at the 2012 KZN Yearling Sales with his purchase of Colour Of Courage – a lovely Judpot yearling out of our Exclusive Patriot mare, Exclusive Honour. It was lovely to welcome Mike and his team to Backworth…
Press Release: Curved Ball(AUS) Bush Hill Stud and Spring Valley Stud, in conjunction with Klawervlei Stud, are excited to announce the arrival of Curved Ball to the KZN Stallion ranks. Curved Ball will stand at Bush Hill Stud for the 2012-13 season. One of the best bred and best performed horses of his generation, Curved…