The pride of breeder, owner and trainer St John Gray and Hadlow Stud, Dancewiththedevil, has sadly passed away unexpectedly in Mooi River. She was in foal to Willow Magic. A five-time Gr1 winning mare by Modus Vivendi, she was born at Golden Acres (now known as Yellow Star and she was the produce of a…
Bruce Le Roux’s Spring Valley Stud will be offering seven yearlings for sale at this year’s Emperors Palace National Yearling Sale. The Mooi River farm will be offering yearlings by such top stallions as Gimmethegreenlight and Querari, as well as by such exciting young sires as Flying The Flag and William Longsword. Former SA Oaks…
The Adam Marcus trained Mississippi Burning arrived in KZN last week, and has settled in beautifully. The Rathmor-bred Captain Al filly, born and raised in Nottingham Road sold for R380 000 at the National Yearling Sale to Mario Ferreira. She is out of a Husonnet mare Spitfire Lady, who was sourced in Australia for Rathmor…
Randjesfontein trainer Paul Matchett was stunned to see the price bookmakers were offering for his Brave Tin Soldier filly Running Brave at Turffontein Standside on Saturday. She later converted odds of 15/1 in the Pinnacle Stakes event over 1400m, beating the 15/20 favourite Celtic Sea by 1,50 lengths. Matchett now wants to run the gallant…
MEDIA RELEASESUBJECT: SA horseracing forms special task teamDATE: Tuesday 24 March 2020RELEASED ON BEHALF OF: Gold Circle, Kenilworth Racing, Phumelela Gaming, the Racing Association and the National Horseracing Authority Leaders of the South African horseracing industry met this morning in the wake of President Cyril Ramaphosa’s nationwide lockdown announcement last night and have formed a…
Hadlow Stud’s Cathy Martin has been voted in as Vice-Chairlady of the KZN Breeders Club. Cathy, who has a strong legal background behind her, farms with her husband Jonathan in Mooi River and stands the breeding operation of St John Gray within her own. St John is enjoying enormous success recently with the likes Christopher…
These are unique times that the world finds itself in dealing with a pandemic such as Covid-19 and Bloodstock South Africa is mindful of the challenges facing us all on a global level and in particular, those that face the thoroughbred breeding community in South Africa. Following President Cyril Ramaphosa’s address to the Nation on…
RELEASED ON BEHALF OF: Phumelela Gaming and Leisure, Kenilworth Racing, Gold Circle, the Racing Association, the National Horseracing Authority and the Thoroughbred Horseracing Trust In light of the guidelines and restrictions regarding public gatherings as announced by President Cyril Ramaphosa on Sunday 15 March to limit the spread of the coronavirus, Phumelela Gaming and Leisure,…
St John Gray pulled his home-bred joker out of the pack in Saturday’s R150 000 Listed Derby Trial at Turffontein. “I thought at one stage that Christopher Robin’s sire Damage Is Done was doing just that to my broodmare band,” laughed the victorious breeder-owner-trainer afterwards. Punters in the Winnie The Poo! Christopher Robin storms clear…
The Robbie and Shannon Hill-trained Camphoratus could well defend her crown in the weight for age Grade 1 HSH Princess Charlene Empress Club Stakes over 1600m at Turffontein on April 18 but it will depend on the draw she lands. The Byword mare went on last year to finish a fine 2,60 length sixth in…