Jingleberry was a 2024 National Yearling Sales graduate, going for R1.9 million to Form Bloodstock.

#KZNBred#KZNQuality#KZNWinner#TurffonteinRacing

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“Thabane and Hadebe groomed Miss Predator and Project Runway at Blue Sky Thoroughbreds prior to their racing careers:

Miss Predator won her BSA Bonus of R100 000 on 10/05/2024.

Project Runway won her BSA Bonus of R100 000 on 17/05/2024.

Congratulations to Thabane and Hadebe on grooming #BSAwinners!”.

Information in quotes and taken verbatim from Bloodstock South Africa Facebook page.

#KZNChampions#KZNGrooms#BlueSkyThoroughbreds#BSABonuses

Well done to Blue Sky Thoroughbreds on being the winning breeders in Race 1 at Fairview with Project Runway, the Lancaster Bomber – Viti Levu filly who won a cracker under Craig Zackey for trainer Gavin Smith Racing Stables. Congratulations to the owners, YDJ Trading (Pty) Ltd (Nom:Yavonqa de Jonge).

You can watch the race replay here –https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iqzF8TiYdlE

Thanks to Pauline Herman Photography for the pictures.

#KZNBred#KZNWinner#ProjectRunway#FairviewRacing

With New Predators progeny firing away and scoring at the highest level in Graded races, we hope he joins that illustrious club soon!

Picture credit: Candiese Lenferna

Thanks to Sean Tarry Racing for allowing us to repost the picture and exciting news.

#NewPredator#SeanTarryRacing#FutureChampion#BlueSkyThoroughbreds

Keri posted her tribute after the wonderful success that Blue Sky Thoroughbreds enjoyed at the recently concluded Bloodstock South Africa National Yearling Sale, where they had two #KZNBred “equine millionaires” with Lots 330 and 364 going for R1.3 and R1.9 million respectively.

Here in her own words is her amazing tribute to a man who typifies the best qualities of a horseman in every way!

“Forty years ago, in 1984, my dad Bruce le Roux went to his first National Yearling Sale in Johannesburg (I was born about 9 months later – and the next year I was there in my pram too!). This year he sold two yearlings at the sales for over a million rand each. He’s stuck to the game and to his passion all this time, through thick and thin, ups and downs, clients who didn’t pay, restrictions and setbacks, and I’m so proud of him. We all are! Well done! Dad, you are the epitome a true horseman; of hard work and compassion. All those years spent growing up running around the sales and the race courses as kids has been worth it to see you soar. You taught me how to help a mare give birth. How to approach horses gently. And how to deal with people too (“be kind, but take no shit!”) You deserve every success! Love you lots xxx Christopher Le Roux Jono G le Roux Andrew Bainborough Nadine St. John-Rose Delia le Roux Bianca Boucher”.

#BruceLeRoux#TributeToDad#KeriBainborough#ConsumateHorseman#BlueSkyThroughbreds#FaceOfKZNRacingandBreeding

* Keri with her Dad at one of the early National sale thanks to her for picture.

@The Thoroughbred Breeders Association Of South Africa @Sporting Post

Thanks to their dedication and passion, our #KZNBred future equine champions have gotten off to the best possible start, Here are pictures of all of our #KZNStud farms grooms in action with their yearling charges.

#Dedication#Devotion#KZNStuds#BlueSkyThoroughbreds#BushHilStud#CamargeStud#CliftonStud#MacrathAsAgents#SummerviewStud

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We hope they will be champions for you one day soon!

Pictured is our two Blue Sky Thoroughbreds Equine Millionaires: Lot 330, the One World – Silent Crusade colt who sold for R1.3 million to Team Valor International (Agent Sally Bruss), along with the Gimmethegreenlight – Strawberry Line filly who sold for R1.9 million to Form Bloodstock.

Photos – thanks to JC Photos for the pictures of them.

#KZNBred#KZNQuality#ThankyouBuyers

#BloodstockSouthAfrica#NationalYearlingSale

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It was an historic sale for many reasons, not only did 2 #KZNBreds from @Blue Sky Thoroughbreds sell for over a million – Lot 330, the One World- Sllent Crusade colt for R1.3 million, and Lot 364 – Gimmethegreelight – Strawberry Line filly for R1.9 million, but the aggregrate of R200 190 000, with an average of R 581 948 (compared to 2023 – R4442 672) and a median of R400 000 (compared2023- R300 000), shows that buyers are back with a vengeance to buy our bloodstock.

It is extremely encouraging for breeders both in KZN and South Africa, and with the relaxation of the EU protocols, the future is looking brighter by the day!

You can read a sales summary on Sporting Post, with full sales price list via –https://www.sportingpost.co.za/national-fireworks/

#BloodstockSANationalYearlingSale2024. #KZNBredMillionaires#Optimism#Futurelooksbright#EndlessPossibilities

@Bloodstock South Africa

Thanks to the hard-working JC Photos for these pictures of him!

@Blue Sky Thoroughbreds new “equine millionaire” Lot 330, One World – Silent Crusade colt who was sold to Team Valor International (Agent Sally Bruss) lets everyone know special he is.

Thanks to JC Photos for the pictures.

#BlueSkyThoroughbreds#TheSkyIsTheLimit#IAmWorthIt#EquineMillionaire#OneWorld#SilentCrusade

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