Roski Stud: It’s Just As Well That Ticks All The Boxes Roski Stud have welcomed their first foals for 2012 with three on the ground so far. The first crop of Just As Well’s progeny are arriving and Greg Royden-Turner, co-owner (with Anton Proctor) of this well-bred young son of A.P. Indy, has a great…
Summerhill Welcome First Bankable Foals Eight-consecutive season Champion breeders’ Summerhill Stud have seen the arrival of 26 colts and 44 fillies (as of Monday 10th September) so far this season and we have a look at some of the outstanding foals that have arrived from Bankable(IRE) and Brave Tin Soldier(USA). Bankable was the first son…
Model K Foals Full-Sister To Mannequin Recent sale topping broodmare, Model K by Model Man, foaled a big healthy filly by Kahal, Kerry Jack reports. The filly, bred and owned by Lawrence Wernars foaled down at The Meadows and is a full-sister to Mannequin. Now a six-year old, Mannequin is a winner of the Banyana…
Backworth Stud: How ‘Var’st Can You Go? Backworth Stud welcomed the news this week of the arrival of our sixth foal of the season, a lovely colt born at Avontuur Stud in the Western Cape. By the sire of Variety Club, 2012 Equus Horse of The Year, out of In Camera by Caesour, we’re wondering…
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…
Foals From Rathmor Stud Rathmor Stud have had their first foals arriving for the season, including progeny of Miesque’s Approval, first season sire King’s Chapel, Ravishing and resident stallion Strategic News. Water Berry has produced a big, flashy dark bay colt by Miesque’s Approval this season. An impeccably bred mare by Fort Wood out of…
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: “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…
“And Then There Were Three” – Backworth Stud’s First Foals Backworth Stud have welcomed three foals for the season, the first being a handsome colt by Miesque’s Approval(USA) out of Rise Again. The winter chills have finally abated, the first signs of Spring are prominent everywhere and we’re well and truly into the foaling season….
Hadlow Stud Welcome First Foal by Call To Combat Hadlow Stud have welcomed the first foal of Call To Combat, a colt which Cathy Martin describes as “a big strapping boy looks more like his dad than his mom! He is out of the All Fired Up mare Silent Heat. He was born at 11:45…