Gold Circle Board Announcement Following the Gold Circle Annual General Meeting held last week, and confirmed yesterday at a Directors meeting, Gold Circle, the Racecourse and Betting Operator in KwaZulu-Natal, is pleased to announce its new Board of Directors. Robert Mauvis and Moses Tembe were re-elected Chairman and Vice-chairman of the company respectively. The appointed…
Consider Your Verdict Racing’s constitutional court handed down its verdict on the Emperor’s Palace Ready To Run Gallops on Friday afternoon, and while they were split in their choices of the outstanding performers on the day, they were universally at one on the depth and the quality of what they saw. The novel thing about…
Somerset Stud At The Suncoast KZN Yearling Sales Alan and Vera Sutherland have an outstanding draft of yearlings at this years’ Suncoast KZN Yearling Sale, all five by King Of Kings, all five chestnut – including an athletic looking full-sister, Lot 46 named Girl From Somewhere, to 6-time winner King’s Entourage. King Of Kings stood…
Bloodstock South Africa – Press Release Dear Racing Enthusiast The 2012 Emperors Palace National Yearling Sale is nearly upon us once again – this sale has always been the major source of Gr1 winners in South Africa, with 61% of Gr1 winners in recent years coming from this sale. We are very proud of our…
Double Date Wins Zimbabwean Listed For Midlands Thoroughbreds Double Date flew home by two lengths to secure the Champion Fillies Stakes Listed at Borrowdale Park for Fillies and Mares over 1600m for breeders and owners Manny and Mandy Testa of Midlands Thoroughbreds. The daughter of Bezrin, standing at Rathmor Stud, is out of Date With…
Gran Blanco Entered For 2013 National Yearling Sale A visit to Rathmor Stud to see their famous white colt, Gran Blanco, reveals a very well-grown and mature yearling colt. He is a standout from the crowd, immediately catching your eye in the beautiful landscape of Rathmor Stud’s rolling green paddocks and his fellow paddock mates….
Knock On Wood Lucky In The KZN Breeders Million Mile It was an emotional win for breeder George Rowles of Ivanhoe Stud as Knock On Wood took charge and flew to victory, winning the inaugural KZN Breeders Million Mile for owners, father and son Ormond and David Ferraris. Knock On Wood’s previous start…
Frankel Injury The Bloodhorse.com has reported that undefeated European racing superstar Frankel will undergo a second scan next week to determine if a foreleg injury he received during a routine gallop April 11 may be more serious, according to a report from Racing Post. Lord Grimthorpe, racing manager for owner Khalid Abdullah, told the Racing…
School of Management Excellence: WINTER WORKSHOP 2012 The Winter School Revisited It’s that time of the year – Big Horses, Big Owners , Big Trainers, and Big Weekends, and the KwaZulu-Natal Racing Season is in full swing. A landmark event on the calendar is the Winter Workshop at Summerhill Stud, which follows the Vodacom Durban…
Summerhill Stud: The Old Timers “Senor Santa, Hear The Drums, Amphitheatre and Vangelis” Racehorses are explosive, hot-blooded creatures. That’s the way we’ve moulded them: imposing, powerful, fast; very fast, some of them, and because of it, prone to brittleness; noble; intelligent, yet when they’re startled, alarmingly implacable. Horsemen will tell you, they’re like elephants when…