Backworth-bred Raise The Bar Adds To Impressive Race Record The Backworth-bred 5-year-old mare, Raise The Bar (SAF) (Goldkeeper (USA) – Moving On Up (SAF)), won the Computaform Express Conditions Plate (F&M) over 1450m on the Vaal sand Monday before Christmas under jockey Randall Simons. Our congratulations go to owner Mr John Koumides as well as…
KZN Breeders Award Nominations 2012 The KZN Breeders Association will be hosting our annual Awards evening at Bellwood Cottages on 17 November, congratulations to all the breeders with horses nominated for this years awards. Summerhill Stud, being the champion breeders that they are, have the biggest nominee representation at the upcoming awards, with 11 nominations…
KZN-breds Show Class On Vodacom Durban July Day Scott Bros resident stallion Miesque’s Approval had a fantastic day at Greyville, with three of his progeny having success on Vodacom Durban July race day today. The KZN Breeders’ Stallion Prospect Of The Year in 2011 had a win in the first race with Rocky Bay, a…
Havre de Grace Retired The Blood-horse.com reports that owner Rick Porter posted on his Fox Hill Farm website April 23 that 2011 Horse of the Year Havre de Grace has been retired after an injury was detected in her right front fetlock following a workout at Churchill Downs April 22. He also allegedly said that…
KZN-Bred Silver Age Wins Gr 3 Christmas Handicap Silver Age, sold as a yearling for just R40 000, won the Gr 3 Christmas Handicap on Boxing Day at Clairwood from Bulsara. Silver Age remains one of the biggest bargain buys to come out of the old Michael Holmes Yearling Sale that used to be held…
Backworth Stud: Exciting Fillies By Horse Chestnut And Miesque’s Approval Horse Chestnut (SAF) – Exclusive Honour (SAF) by Exclusive Patriot (USA) We all know the legacy of Horse Chestnut, arguably the best racehorse to run in South Africa in the past 40 years, and South Africa’s only ever Triple Crown winner! In a short, but…
Africa’s Biggest Race Day Arrives The big day has finally arrived with the running of the Vodacom Durban July taking place this afternoon. Gavin Van Zyl discusses Eton Square and comments from Gary Alexander regarding Pierre Jourdan, as well as the hope that lies with Lady De Winter bred by The Avalon Stud, a horse…
Gold Circle Announces Increase In Stakes For Minor Races Gold Circle has announced that the stakes for minor races will be increased by 8% in KwaZulu-Natal as from Tuesday, 24 April 2012. Speaking at a luncheon to launch Champions Season at Greyville on Thursday, Gold Circle’s Chairman, Robert Mauvis, said that he was very pleased…
Equine Breeding Genetics Presentation: Dr Emmeline Hill *Please note the change of date from 8 January, now to the 9 January [12-2pm] due to a racemeeting Tom Callaghan of the TBA has managed to organise the leading scientist in Equine breeding genetics to be in KZN, at the Nottingham Road Hotel on the 9th January,…
Aldora’s Soul Master Wins Listed Java Handicap Aldora Stud’s Soul Master, by the late great KZN-bred sire Jet Master, ran away with the Java Handicap Listed over 2450m last night at Turffontein by two lengths, carrying the top weight of the field with 60kgs under jockey Pierre Strydom. St John Gray’s home-bred Yer Maan (by…