Foals From Midlands Thoroughbreds For 2012 Rodney and Lyn Clarkin have been managing Mandy and Manny Testa’s Midlands Thoroughbreds (ex Burwell Stud) operation in Mooi River since May last year and they have an outstanding crop of foals this year – including stand outs by the likes of Var, Muhtafal, Brave Tin Soldier, Visionaire and…
Fastnet Rock Colt Tops Karaka Sale Fastnet Rock, sire of the exciting young sire Curved Ball, is enjoying a tremendous season once again. Fresh off winning his first sires premiership, the son of Danehill is again in the headlines with a string of feature race winners, including the G1 winners Nechita and Sea Siren. A…
Press Release: There’s A Horse For Everyone There’s something about a racehorse auction that you find nowhere else. Not at Sotheby’s nor Christie’s, nor anywhere. By the nature of the beast, a racehorse evokes a greater passion, considerably more ego, and there’s nothing a rich man wants more than something another rich man wants. You…
I’ll Have Another To Stud In Japan In what has become a controversial subject on social networking sites among American racing fans, Dual classic winner I’ll Have Another will enter stud at Big Red Farm in Japan, according to owner J. Paul Reddam. “I am sad that he is not going to stand in America,”…
Grand Slam Dies At 17 Grand Slam, sire of Summerhill Stud’s Visionaire, died March 31 at Ashford Stud in Kentucky, as a result of heart failure. He is represented by four 3-year-old stakes winners in 2012. Commenting on his sudden death, Ashford manager Dermot Ryan said, “Grand Slam was a pleasure to have here, and…
Exciting New Developments For KZN Breeders Race Day 2013 Thoroughbred breeders in KwaZulu-Natal have initiated some unique marketing strategies over the years but under the umbrella of the KZN Breeders’ Club they have embarked on their most ambitious project yet with the announcement of the KZN Breeders Day to be held at Greyville on Sunday,…
Camelot Has Colic Surgery Stuart Riley of Racingpost.com reports that three-time Classic winner Camelot has come through exploratory colic surgery and “is doing great”, Coolmore Stud has revealed on Friday morning. The surgery, announced on Thursday evening, took place at Fethard Veterinary Hospital. A tweet from Coolmore read: “Camelot’s colic surgery went well and he…
KZN Breeders Million Mile Supplementary Entries And Weights The supplementary entries and weights are in for the upcoming KZN Breeders Million Mile, but also see Las Ramblas being scratched from the field. See the supplementary entries in bold below. The Million Mile is incorporated into the KZN Breeders’ Race Day which will take place 1…
Just Bluffing Wins 2012 Kenya Derby Just Bluffing, a son of Badger’s Drift, pulverised his opposition in winning the prestigious Grade 1 Derby in Kenya over 2400m today. The highlight and most prominent event at the Ngong racecourse is the annual Kenya Derby which was first held in 1914. Having never raced further than 1800m,…
Foals From Clifton Stud For 2012 A visit to Clifton Stud in early December revealed outstanding foals by Peter Blyth’s exciting young sire, A.P. Answer. Big, athletic foals that are very muscular, they are all stamped by their sire and a fleeting glimpse of his first crop of yearlings in Clifton’s paddock revealed very good-looking…