Tropical Empire(AUS) and Spectrum(IRE) First Foals Yellow Star Stud have had their first foals arrive, including from first season sire Tropical Empire(AUS) and Spectrum(IRE) who stood his first season in KZN last year. The first foal is an impressive filly who looks very much like her sire Tropical Empire, and Yellow Star Stud have described…
Let The Games Begin In the year of Igugu, we still drove all the way to the Vaal for the Emperors Palace Ready To Run draw. Mike de Kock had three in the field; Checcetti, Checkeche and Igugu, and they drew 13, 14 and 15; some line-up, some draw! In those days, we participated in…
Listed Winners For KZN At The Vaal KZN had a successful day at the Vaal with two Listed winners. Unfortunately the much anticipated race at the Vaal today saw Africa’s richest race on sand, the Gr 2 Emerald Cup, being cancelled right up to the moment when the horses were waiting to enter the starting…
Nasrullah – The Beginning Of A Dynasty Click on the above image of Nasrullah to view the video clip Video-footage in colour of the great sire Nasrullah taken in 1950 shows his arrival on a train after travelling from Ireland and his boarding a yellow lorry, destined for the famed Claiborne Farm in Kentucky where…
St Helier-bred Madigan Voted Zimbabwe’s Joint Horse-Of-The-Year Madigan, bred by Mr & Mrs Syd and Shirley Rosseau at St Helier Stud, took home joint Horse Of The Year Award together with Earl Of Surrey. The awards took place in Zimbabwe at the Mashonaland Turf Club. Madigan won the Zimbabwean Triple Crown this year, winning all…
Backworth Stud: “Legs 11 For Forbidden Woods” Forbidden Woods produced Backworth’s fifth foal of the season last week; her first – a beautiful, leggy filly by National Emblem. Forbidden Woods, by Fort Wood, is a daughter of Glittering (by Badger Land) who had 3 wins and 11 places in her race career over distances of…
Backworth Stud: First Day In A Headcollar This rather ‘somber looking’, unusual-colored colt foal by Var, out of maiden mare Clematis, was not enjoying his first day in head collar! He has no reason to be somber though! Clematis by Silvano out of Upwardly Mobile by Hard Up(ARG), had 3 wins at 3 to 5…
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Backworth Stud: “A Spring In His Step” After just a few days on the ground, this Backworth-bred Western Winter colt already has a ‘spring’ in his step! He is a grandson of Wild Aster, being out of the mare Blue Lace Agate (by Rakeen) who had a career record of 5 wins and 9 places…
Let The Games Begin The gallops are over, the judges have handed down their verdicts, and the horses are at the TBA Sales complex in Germiston, awaiting your inspection. The Emperor’s Palace Ready To Run Sale is now entering its final phases, and because it happens to be aligned with the biggest race of its…