The Last Winter and Rabada foals at Bloomhill Wartburg are enjoying the space to stretch their legs as the weekend approaches. Picture credit: Candiese Lenferna #BloomhillWartburg#Rabada#LastWinter#Foalsbeingfoals#ItsFriday#foalfriday
Congratulations to Ted Hughes on his Willow Magic – Don’t Mention It colt born at Blue Sky Thoroughbreds. #KZNBred#KZNFoal#FutureEquineChampion#WillowMagic#BlueSkyThoroughbreds
Desiree de Andrade of Mogul Equine South Africa proudly shows off her latest foal: an Eden Roc -Rosa Prima (Rose Gypsy by Marchfield) filly. #FoalFriday#EdenRoc#RosaPrima#mogulequineza
Hadlow Stud are proud to show off their Chimichuri Run – Book Of Verses filly. #HadlowStud#KZNBred#FoalFriday#futureequinechampions Blue Sky Thoroughbreds
Winnie Fourie from Grace Stables unveils the latest 2024 foals. First is a Declarationofpeace colt out of African Angel, owned by new KZN Breeder Michael Moroney. Second is another Declarationofpeace colt out of River Rhone, one of Winnie’s own personal mares. #KZNBred#KZNFoals2024#FutureEquineChampions
Summerview Stud have had lots of new arrivals recently, First up is a colt by Pathfork – Bon Bon. Followed by a Jet Dark colt out of Joyful Noise. All thanks to Bruce Le Roux and the Blue Sky Thoroughbreds team. #KZNFoals2024#KZNBred#KZNQuality#FutureEquineChampions
Camargue Stud unveiled their latest foals from Got The Greenlight, the five time Grade One winning stallion son of multiple Champion Sire Gimmethegreenlight. You can view Got The Greenlights pedigree and further information on the KZN Breeders page – https://kznbreeders.co.za/stallion/got-the-greenlight/ Picture of Got The Greenlight: credit, Candiese Lenferna. #KZNStallions#KZNQuality#GotTheGreenlght#FutureEquineChampions
Summerview Stud have had a busy few weeks with foals popping out everywhere. Here are some more of their 2024 foals born this week. IFirst -Legislate ex Sand Princess colt born on 26th September. Second -Rafeef ex Steelheart filly born 27th September. Third – Digital Age ex Sahara colt. #KZNfoals#KZNBred#FutureEquinechampions#SummerviewStud
Summerview Stud have been busy welcoming foals recently. Here we have a Chimichuri Run x Master Keys filly in the snow at Blue Sky Thoroughbreds photographed by Candiese Lenferna. #KZNFoals2024#FutureEquineChampions#BlueSkyThoroughbreds#ChimichuriRun
Summerview Stud are pleased to show off their latest foals. First up is a Danon Platina filly out of Sweet The Sound, who is at Volmoed Stud, where she will be covered by Master Of My Fate. The resultant progeny will be closely related to the 7 time winning filly Joy And Peace. Second featured…
Jane Thomas, Far End Farm welcomed two foals recently. Firstly a Malmoos filly out of a Gimmethegreenlight mare, and a Digital Age filly out of a Vercingetorix mare. #Foals2024#KZNBred#FutureEquineChampions
Thank you to Desiree De Andrade for sending us the picture of her Eden Roc filly out of Rosa Prima, born at Clifton Stud. As Desiree said in her own words “Surprise! Rosa Prima had a filly by Eden Roc and what a beauty she is. Thank you Christinne Quinn for being midwife at midnight!!”.
Pictured is a day old Eden Roc foal out of Seek Permission, a daughter of the brilliant but sadly deceased multiple Grade One winner Dancewiththedevil, #EdenRoc#KZNBred#FutureEquinechampion#FoalTime#SeekPermissio#Dancewiththedevil
Tracey & Philip King of Jabulani Estates welcomed a Rabada filly by Prettier In Pink into the world yesterday. Here is some footage of their new filly just after she was born. Courtesy: Tracey King #KZNFoals#KZNBred#FutureEquinechampions#JabulaniEstates
Camargue Stud welcomed an Eden Roc colt out of Suntrax earlier today. According to owner Brett van Laun, the colt “has great bone and is a good size”. #KZNBred#Foaltime#EdenRoc#CamargueStud#KZNQuality#FutureEquinechampion
With foaling season underway, its vitally important to ensure the health of the new foals arriving.. One crucial aspect of foal maintenance is their gut health. There is an interesting article via the link in the Sporting Post article in Racing Post on a recent study of the contents of the guts of foals, tracking…
The first foals of Chimichuri Run are mirror images of their Gr1 winning sire! @Blue Sky Thoroughbreds are proud to show off their collection of his first foals. “Aside from their blazes, they all have one thing in common – Trippi! Broodmare and current nanny to the weanling foals, Sunrise In Africa (by Trippi), baby-sitting…
Wood-Moore Manor have welcomed the first foal by Prussian Power out of Captivating Party, the dam of recent winner Le Premiere (Visionaire), at Winnie Fourie’s Grace Stables situated in Nottingham Road. Prussian Power is bred by Wood-Moore Manor Stud, a son of Gr1 winner Badger’s Drift out of Prussian Princess by Golden Thatch and stands…
Foaling season each year brings a mixed bag of emotions for breeders, whilst the hours of selecting pedigrees come to fruition from August each year with the hopes of a safe foaling and a good sort delivered, as with any animal husbandry there can also be setbacks. The highs equal the lows and every breeding…
Blue Sky Thoroughbreds have welcomed three foals as of last week, two by Chimichuri Run and one by the recently deceased New Predator. A newborn New Predator out of Guide You Home by Gimmethegreenlight pictured to the left. This mare, Guide You Home, has a fantastic Varsfontein pedigree, out of Gr2 winner Princess Of Light…
Blue Sky Thoroughbreds Trippi sire Chimichuri Run has got off the mark with his first foal on the ground, an impressive filly pictured at less than week old, of grey BSA Ready To Run Sales Cup winner, Spiritofthegroove. Both Chimichuri Run and Spiritofthegroove (Visionaire) were trained by Sean Tarry, with the grey mare winning twice…
In a foaling record for the farm in one day, five mares welcomed five fillies at `Macrath Stud for Rathmor Stud on Thursday. Mystery Dame (Jet Master), the dam of Gr1 winner Lady In Black and Gr2 winner and KZN Mile winner Nexus, produced a filly by Declarationofpeace. Others to foal included Fiftyshadesdarker (Gimmethegreenlight), a…
A visit to Bruce Le Roux and Tinus Gericke’s Blue Sky Thoroughbreds to view some of their foals for the current season. Blue Sky Thoroughbreds sold their first R1-million plus colt at Nationals this year. The farm also stands the likes of stallions Chimichuri Run who has got down to business in his first season…
Bush Hill Stud, who stand the handsome Last Winter have welcomed a super colt out of Frosty Friday. The dam, bred by the Late Greg Royden Turner of Roski Stud, imported her own dam who was a half-sister to the late and great KZN sire Kahal. It is also the family of #kznbred export Showmetheway,…
Peter and Jenny Blyth from Rosetta welcomed a special foal during the snow last week. The Clifton-bred filly is made even more special by the fact that she is by sire What A Winter out of a three-time Listed winner by Crusade, a Clifton-bred mare named Covered In Snow! Peter tells the story, “It started…
Bush Hill Stud’s smart young resident sire New Predator (AUS) has his first foals arriving this season, and there is an aura of excitement as the grandson of the world champion Galileo is passing on his substance and quality to his foals. This has also inspired Laurence Wernars to send his Gr1 winning chestnut mare,…
Lee Scribante’s Piemonte Stud have welcomed an eyecatching colt out of Flashing Star, by first season sire Hat Puntano. Born on 18 August, the colt is out of a mare by Muhtafal – his yearling half-sister sold at the National Yearling Sale for R100 000 to Corne Spies. Flashing Star won 3 times and placed…
Hashtagyolo (Dynasty – My Guiding Star) has foaled a super first foal, a colt by Gimmethegreenlight at Spring Valley Stud. Bred by Blue Sky Thoroughbreds – a breeding partnership between Bruce Le Roux and Tinus Gericke – Hashtagyolo was one of their initial purchases for a goal to purchase the best yearling fillies they could…
Gary and Colleen De Klerk of Summerview Stud have welcomed their first foal from Mogok mare Sahara, a flashy filly by Master Of My Fate. Summerview purchased the mare off the Scott Bros Dispersal Sale for R170 000 in foal to Crusade – Gary says the Crusade is a smashing individual who will be headed…
Murray Makepeace, one of the co-owners of star #kznbred mare Takingthepeace, has confirmed on social media that the Summerhill-bred daughter of Visionaire is in foal at Ridgemont Highlands to European Time Form Rated 133, Canford Cliffs.
Foaling season is in full swing around KZN, with foals arriving by the likes of Flying The Flag, Lance, Rabada, Redoute’s Promise and from the various farms by William Longsword, Pomodoro, Rafeef, Gimmethegreenlight. New Predator is covering his first season this year.
Gary and Colleen De Klerk have welcomed their first foal of the season, beautifully bred by Vercingetorix out of Ahlaam by former Mike De Kock super star, Asiatic Boy. The Black Type Ahlaam (ARG) (translated in Arabic meaning Dream) is a 5-time winner, and previously produced a filly by Dynasty. She placed 12 times including a Listed race. This…
Breeders in KZN wasted no time in reinvesting their recently received KZN Breeders Premiums at two mare sales in the Cape that took place last week. pproximately 70 horses from both the Cape Mare Sale and Moutonshoek Dispersal sales were acquired, many in foal to leading sires, purchased by approximately 12 breeding establishments and individuals…
Yellow Star have welcomed a beautiful foal by Noble Tune (Unbridled’s Song) out of Magical Trip by Trippi, and a beautiful Kildonan for owner and breeder Ted Hughes.
With the opening of breeding season on Saturday, KZN farms are welcoming new mares to the broodmare band this season, including a full sister to African Night Sky and PE Champion Beataboutthebush.
Amongst KZN’s broodmare band for 2018 is #kznbred five-time Gr1 winner Dancewiththedevil at Cathy and Jonathan Martin’s Hadlow Stud, for owner-trainer and breeder St John Gray.
First foals arriving in KZN for the 2018 season!
Bush Hill Stud have introduced the first foals of Flying The Flag. The superbly-bred handsome chestnut son of Galileo has impressed, with his offspring throwing his presence, substance and quality.
Trainer Doug Campbell has recounted previously how her connections never placed a bet on Val-La-Ree in her first run, after her gallop at Scottsville saw the filly flitting all over the track and her antics didnt infuse much confidence for her first race – however she blew them away by winning on debut by four lengths!
In a further effort to further boost the blue-blooded broodmare band for young stallion Noble Tune, Rathmor Stud for the second time headed the buyers list at the CTS Breeding Stock Sale by purchasing Lot 269 Queen Of Spain (IRE) for the sales topping R2,6-million, with a Frankel foal at foot and in foal to first season sire, William Longsword.
Almosthaditall, who made South African breeding news headlines when she sold for a sales topping R2,4-million to Rathmor Stud, is at home in Nottingham Road in foal to Noble Tune, with an outstanding Dynasty colt at foot.
Scenes from Hadlow Stud at the end of breeding season 2017, including foals by Bezrin, Noble Tune, Redoute’s Promise and Crusade.
This is the first crop of Flying The Flag, a full brother to double Gr1 winner Rhododendron and Gr2 winner Magical.
Queen Laurie by Great Britain, out of Maggie Kay, swooped to victory last night for Mr G Maroun as trainer and owner in the Gardenia Listed over 1000m. Bred by Worldwise Breeding Syndicate (Nom: Mr K Hunter), the dam Maggie Kay stands at Yellow Star Stud who consigned a full brother to Queen Laurie at the 2017 KZN Yearling Sale.
Hadlow Stud have welcomed a special foal late last week, an eyecatching filly by Flying The Flag. What makes her special is her inbreeding to world super-sire Galileo.
Foals from Scott Bros this season by The Apache, Flying The Flag, Crusade and Mogok.
Darley’s outstanding stallion, Dubawi, second only to Galileo as Europe’s premier sire, has enjoyed yet another magnificent season in 2017, says Sarah Whitelaw for Sporting Post. Dubawi is the sire of Summerhill’s handsome chestnut stallion, the only Gr1 winning horse at stud in the Southern Hemisphere – the Sean Tarry-trained Willow Magic. Willow Magic’s first…
One of the brightest stars in the Ballydoyle firmament at the start of the year, Flying The Flag’s full sister Rhododendron claimed a hard-fought victory over stablemate Hydrangea, her second Gr1 victory to date for the Irish Champion Juvenile filly.
The bay son of Linngari and a previous Gr2 winner and Gr1 placed, Garlingari walked away with the Gr3 La Coupe de Maisons-Laffitte on the weekend over 2000m in France. Linngari, a son of Indian Ridge, has produced a lifetime winners to runners percentage of an impressive 60% with progeny the world over.
The Scott Bros’ liver chestnut Gr1 producing mare and KZN Breeders Broodmare Of The Year for 2016, Tellittothestars has produced a Mogok filly at Highdown Stud the night before last.
The first foal by Gr1 winning son of Dubawi, Willow Magic, has arrived at Summerhill Stud. Certainly stamped by his impressive chestnut sire, Willow Magic is the only Gr1 winning son of Dubawi at stud in the Southern Hemisphere.
A reminder of the seminar for all KZN TBA members, to be presented by Dr Martin Schulman (Veterinary reproduction specialist), and associates on the 2nd of August at Rawdons hotel.
The big sale at Summerhill on Sunday 14th May looks like “opportunity” with a capital “O”. While it’s obviously the golden chance to grab a clutch of broodmare gems, history only has to repeat itself for the Summerhill offering of 80 weanlings to throw up some elite racehorses, and all it calls for is for buyers to plunge their hands into a “pipe” which has yielded more premierships than any other in modern history. The bonus is that the old adage “the early bird catches the worm” applies here, too. A timeous application for the three payment credit terms will put you in the box seat to get what you like, when you want it.
Summerhill Sale of Mares and Weanlings – 14th May 2017 The catalogue is now available online – click HERE to download your copy or visit http://www.summerhill.co.za/sale-of-broodmares-weanlings/. Please e-mail [email protected] or [email protected] with your postal address to request your hard copy.
Once again KZN broodmares were in demand at the Backworth Stud Dispersal Sale with most of them sold beyond the borders of KZN, which included stock from Summerhill and Janet Baker Properties. Noble Tune sold the top priced yearling.
Ever since they announced their intention to reduce their numbers, there has been much speculation as to when and what form the Summerhill sale of breeding stock would take. It’s now official: the sale will be held on Sunday, 14th May in the School Of Excellence at the farm.
Boasting superb pedigrees, they are by sires Flower Alley, Soft Falling Rain, Var, Oratorio, Potala Palace, What A Winter and Byword and boast leading pedigrees from around the world – including damlines of Redoute’s Choice and Bela-Bela.
Scott Bros present a few of their foals from the 2016 season, including siblings to Matador Man and Markofdistinction – by sires Crusade, Eightfold Path, Mogok, Noble Tune and Linngari. Please note these photos were taken 31 January
A few foals from Clifton Stud in Rosetta, photographed 18 January. Peter and Jenny Blyth have a superb crop of foals on the ground by the countries leading sires and exciting young freshman sires such as Flower Alley, Soft Falling Rain, Jackson, Master Of My Fate, Noble Tune, Toreador, Oratorio, What A Winter and Crusade…
Our current National Champion Breeders Summerhill Stud have foaled down the first crop of foals by triple Gr1 winner Capetown Noir, and the first South African crop from international multiple Group winner Linngari.
Rathmor Stud have had their second foal crop from the impressive Noble Tune, whose sire and damline frequent the Thoroughbred news the world over on a regular basis. Noble Tune’s first crop are yearlings and will be presented at the National Yearling Sales in May. Noble Tune placed in the Gr1 Breeders Cup Juvenile on…
Noble Tune’s dual Gr1 winning half-brother Honor Code, from the last crop of the great AP Indy, has had his first foal born at Cobra Farm which Lane’s End announced early this morning. Honor Code’s service fee for 2016 and 2017 has been set at $40 000. Noble Tune’s first yearlings go under the hammer this year.
Summerview Stud is nestled in a quiet lane in the middle of Summerveld, the home to KZN’s bustling horse racing training centre that houses almost 2000 horses when the Champion Season, from March to August, is in full swing. A tranquil beautiful property owned by Gary and Colleen De Klerk which is also a stone’s…
Scandal provided her dam Lewinsky’s Lover with the rare feat of producing two speedsters that have set blistering fast records on two tracks in South Africa – the aptly named half siblings include the imposing son of Miesque’s Approval, Humidor who shattered Kildonan’s Gr1 record at Scottsville.
A few foals pictured from around the stud farms in KZN this season, including sires Noble Tune, first foals from Capetown Noir and Linngari, Var, Warm White Night, Curved Ball, Crusade and Mogok.
Summerhill Stud and breeders around KZN are welcoming the first foal crop by triple Gr1 winner, Capetown Noir.
A full sister retained by Scott Bros to their new stallion acquisition and home-bred The Apache, Bold Pocahontas has foaled a Crusade filly last night at Highdown Stud.
Mick Goss and the team at Summerhill Stud have achieved an outstanding accolade of National Leading Breeder for the 10th time – nine of those consecutively, after the final curtain came down on the eLan Gold Cup race day, yesterday at Greyville.
Roski Stud, currently with a runners to winners percentage of 44% and breeders of Dubai winner Journeyman, Cassie O’Malley and Frosty Friday, have a number of broodmares available.
One of Rathmor Stud’s resident broodmares is African Love, is a half-sister to the dam of Bounding named Believe ‘n Succeed. Bounding sold at Magic Millions for $1,9million to Stonestreet Farm as a broodmare acquisition.
Backworth-bred Gr1 winning daughter of Kahal, Chocolicious, features once again in Australia as her second filly, a weanling by Australian sire sensation Fastnet Rock will go under the hammer at Magic Millions, on Monday in Book 1 of their weanling sale as Lot 230.
2016 KZN PREMIER MARE & WEANLING SALE
Sunday, 15 May 2016 – 13h00 at Summerhill Stud, Mooi River
We invited Gold Circle’s Racing Analyst and TV presenter Warren Lenferna to visit Scott Bros’ Highdown Stud on Friday to view the stallions, and a few of the 2015 foals including a spectacular half-brother to Wild One and a yearling full-brother to Gr1 winner Orbison.
Wilgebosdrift-owned Esmaltina, the dam of E-Jet, has foaled a Kildonan colt at Yellow Star Stud in Mooi River.
The Fort Stud present a few of their foals for the season by Silvano, Black Minnaloushe, Mogok, Noble Tune, Toreador and King Of Kings.
Foals from Yellow Star Stud, including progeny by Duke Of Marmalade and The Assayer. These are the first foals from both stallions.
Rathmor Stud: A gallery of Noble Tune’s First Foals
Summer Angel added yet more Black Type to her pedigree when her smart colt by Jay Peg, Exit Here, came home to get his fourth win in a row in the KZN Guineas Trial (Listed), winning over the 1600m by over two lengths for owners Alesh Naidoo and Marcus Jooste.
Summerhill’s young bay speed machine Ato, a son of Royal Academy out of a mare that has produced 100% winners to runners – Another Legend(USA) by Lyphard’s Wish – has had his first foals arrive this season at Summerhill.
The Scott Bros have introduced a magnificent Crusade colt out of their home-bred mare Endangered Species, the dam of 2015 Gr1 Gold Cup winner Wild One.
Bruce and Delia Le Roux of Spring Valley Stud have sent through some photos of their beautiful Just As Well colts, very typical of what the young top Juvenile sire produces with foals that exude strength, bone and class.
St John Gray’s outstanding 5-time KZN-bred Gr1 winner, Dancewiththedevil, has foaled a beautiful Silvano filly – a first foal for the daughter of Modus Vivendi standing at Maine Chance Farms.
Rathmor News: Noble Tune Foals And Updates; Broodmare Summer Angel Exciting Prospects Exit Here gets his third win for owners Alesh Naidoo and Markus Jooste, a son of Summer Angel. Image: Gold Circle Exit Here, a son of Rathmor’s resident broodmare Summer Angel, got up to win his third race in a row for the…
Chocolicious with her 48 hour old Fastnet Rock filly Backworth-bred daughter of Kahal and Gr1 Allan Robertson winner Chocolicious has foaled a Fastnet Rock filly in Australia. Chocolicious earned a Merit Rating of 105 in her career, winning six races in South Africa from 1000m to 1200m including the prestigious Gr1 Allan Robertson Championship, and…
Backworth Stud: “Frankly Phenomenal Filly Foal” We shared the extremely exciting news last week that the Backworth-bred Grade 1 winning-mare, Chocolicious, had foaled a leggy, chestnut filly down under by ten times Group 1 champion, Frankel. Here is a great pic of Chocolicious with her foal courtesy of her owner, Virginia Harvey. Information source courtesy…
Backworth Foals Arriving For 2014 Season This time of year is always so rewarding for a Stud Farm as the season’s foals begin to arrive. This handsome youngster is a colt foal by Golden Sword (High Chaparral) out of our British mare Car Park Queen (Zamindar). Golden Sword, who stands at Summerhill Stud here in…
Outstanding Irish Flame Foals And Sibling Irish Flame’s 20 year old dam, Clock The Rock (Flaming Rock – Cora Dora by Condorcet), has foaled a magnificent Toreador this season at Bush Hill Stud. The dam of dual Gr1 winner and Equus Award winner has produced six winners, including the full-sister to Irish Flame, Irish Myth…
Crusade First Foals Impressive The Scott Bros’ exciting young stallion Crusade has made a bright start to his stud career. The former brilliant two year old was both popular and fertile in his first season last year, and his first foals now arriving, are causing a stir amongst all breeders lucky enough to have them….
Full-Brother to Dancewiththedevil Welcomed At Hadlow Stud St John Gray’s broodmare, Emperor’s Dance by Caesour, foaled a lovely big colt last night ‘with big shoes to fill’ – a full brother to five-time Gr1 winning KZN-bred Dancewiththedevil. St John Gray produced a sterling achievement by breeding, owning and training the talented mare who returned from…
Outstanding First Foal For Irish Flame Dual Gr1 winning son of Dynasty and the first of his sons to go to stud – Irish Flame has had his first foal born for the 2014 season, an outstanding filly out of Rambo Dancer mare, Bistro Belle at Bush Hill Stud. A two-time winner, Bistro Belle (out…
Byword(GB) First Foal Born At Middlefield Byword’s first foal was born this weekend. Talented racemare Hurricane Queen gave birth to this beautiful chestnut filly at Middlefield Stud last weekend. Middlefield’s Rob Pickering was delighted by the foal, describing the filly as “A first foal with a nice quality about her and is a good size.”…
Crusade(USA) First Foals
Another Outstanding ‘Jewel’ For Strategic News(AUS) Giant’s Causeway mare Giant’s Jewel(AUS) residing at Rathmor Stud has foaled an outstanding colt by Strategic News(AUS) this season, bred by Jurie Snyman. A beautifully-bred mare who had three wins and placed eight times – including a second in the Gr 2 Sceptre Stakes, Giant’s Jewel is out of…
Full-Sister For White Colt Gran Blanco A mating that initially produced South Africa’s first white medicine hat Thoroughbred at Rathmor Stud, named Gran Blanco, broodmare Perakeen foaled a lovely bay Kahal filly recently for Mike and Tanya McHardy. A colt who drew world-wide attention – being only one of five or so in the world,…
Backworth Stud: Quality Foals Arriving Kahal (GB) – War Echo (SAF) “Cetshwayo led a powerful army of young Zulu fighters called “uSuthu” named for their bloodcurdling war cry, “uSuthu” which, when incited during battle, implored the ancestors to beseach upon them the strength and bravery of fallen Zulu warriors.” …and as the winter chill wanes…
First Foals From Golden Sword Summerhill Stud are welcoming the first big and impressive foals from Golden Sword, so much so it is said that his foals are topping the weights on the scale at the home of the Equus Award Champion Breeders of South Africa. Golden Sword is by one of the world’s most…
Foal News From St Helier Stud St Helier Stud’s second foal of the season pictured with her dam Maximum Break and stud manager Annie Woodham. The foal is a lovely bay filly by Ideal World. Maximum Break is a four-time winner by Western Winter and a half-sister to the super star duo of Pocket Power…
Backworth Stud: And So The Breeding Season Begins! Backworth Stud got off to a good start to the season yesterday with 2 mares being covered in KwaZulu-Natal and 3 in the Cape, and more bookings for today. It’s an exciting year for Backworth ahead, and with a confident belief that the Thoroughbred and Racing industry…
Backworth Stud: First Exciting Foals Arriving For The Season Horse Chestnut (SAF) – Flutter Bye (SAF) In a somewhat ironic scheduling of nature, Flutter Bye, a half sister to Grade 2 Ipi Tombe Challenge victress First Again, presented Backworth with our ‘second’ foal of the season. A strapping colt by arguably the best racehorse to…
First Foal For St Helier Stud St Helier Stud have begun their foaling season, and seen here is mare Fair Finn (National Emblem – Nobely Known by Royal Prerogative), a half-sister to J&B Met winner Angus and Gr 2 winner Dignify (dam of recent Kahal Stakes winner Distinguished) with her high quality colt by Brave…
Foals From Hadlow Stud For 2012 A recent visit to Cathy and Jonathan Martin’s Hadlow Stud revealed yet another exciting KZN-bred foal crop for both Cathy Martin and St John Gray, whose Graystone Stud operation is integrated into Hadlow Stud. St John Gray’s stallions include Announce, his son Call To Combat (who has had his…
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…
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…
More Foals From Rathmor Stud Rathmor introduces more foals each from Jumeirah Beach – an outstanding colt by Mogok(USA), and a beautiful filly by King’s Chapel(AUS) out of Fields Of France, from the end of the 2012 foaling season. Fields Of France, by Val de Bois, has produced a beautiful King’s Chapel(AUS) filly this year….
Rathmor’s Gypsy Queen Produces Kahal Colt KZN Breeders Broodmare Of The Year for 2011, Gypsy Queen, produced an outstanding Kahal(GB) colt on 11 October for Rathmor Stud. Mike McHardy describes the colt as: “a large plain bay, that is very athletic-looking.” A half-brother to three-time Gr 1 winner in the USA and South Africa, Gypsy’s…
Backworth Stud: It’s Always A Relief When The Last Foal Of The Season Is Born It is always a relief when the last foal of the season is born, where Miss Unimac delivered a beautiful A.P. Answer colt. Even more exciting for the foals, was our first full sunny day in what seems…
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…
Backworth Stud: Exciting Fillies By Horse Chestnut And Miesque’s Approval Horse Chestnut (SAF) – Exclusive Honour (SAF) by Exclusive Patriot (USA) We all know the legacy of Horse Chestnut, arguably the best racehorse to run in South Africa in the past 40 years, and South Africa’s only ever Triple Crown winner! In a short, but…
Backworth Stud: One Day Old! “You want me to do what?”… only one day old and already a character! This is Moving On Up’s delightful filly foal by Atso(USA) which she delivered on the weekend. Moving On Up, by Jallad(USA), is also the dam of Raise The Bar (Goldkeeper (USA)) who has an impressive racing…
New Additions From Rathmor Stud With foaling season well underway, we have a look at a few more of the new arrivals for the season at Rathmor Stud by sires Var, Atso, King’s Chapel, Strategic News and Mogok. Time And Tide, by Baroon out of Lone Sailor by Hard Up, foaled a beautiful bay Var(USA)…
Backworth Stud: Black And White…Hold On Tight! Hold on tight… that’s right! Our white mare, Tsunami, had a beautiful pure black King’s Chapel filly this weekend. DYNAMITE! Tsunami by Shaamit(IRE) was a winner at three over 1200m and is the dam of Tower Of Strength by Requiem (AUS): a winner at four over 1000m with…
Just As Well(USA) First Foals Farms across KZN continue to produce foals by Just As Well, with some impressive first foals arriving this season. Just As Well is owned by Greg Royden-Turner of Roski Stud and Anton Proctor, and he stands at Bruce le Roux’s Spring Valley Stud in Mooi River. I Said Hey, by…
Backworth Stud: Silver And Gold Backworth Stud’s Refined Gold, by Rich Man’s Gold(USA) out of Lorgnette by Sportsworld(USA), who is from the family of Loupe, Horse Chestnut, Sport’s Chestnut and London’s Delight, had a beautiful colt last week by Silvano (GER). Refined Gold is herself a winner and has a three year old Tiger Ridge…
Backworth Stud: A Spirited Touch Of Nobility An Australian mare of Backworth Stud,‘Touch of Nobility’ by Elusive Quality (USA) out of Watermark by Rainbow Quest (GB), presented us on the weekend with a very spirited Kahal colt. Touch Of Nobility’s second dam, Wajd (USA), had 4 wins in France including the Grand Prix d’Evry (Gr…
Bush Hill Stud’s First King’s Chapel(AUS) Foals On Show Bush Hill Stud have welcomed the first foals of King’s Chapel(AUS) this season and it seems there are exciting times ahead for this young sire, judging by the quality of his outstanding foals. The best performed imported son of King Of Kings(IRE) continues to make waves…
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…
Backworth Stud Welcome First Foal For The Season Ian Todd and Keith Russon of Backworth Stud report that they had their first foal born for the season. “At midday on the first warm day following the bitterly cold spell in KwaZulu-Natal, we welcomed the birth of our first foal of the season – a colt…
Graceland Farm Welcome First Visionaire Foal Alec Hogg of Graceland Farm has announced that the first foal by Summerhill’s exciting first season sire in South Africa, Visionaire, was born at Graceland last night in the cold, snowy conditions the Midlands has experienced over the last few days. “Dancing Gift delivered what we think is Visionaire’s…
Hadlow Stud Welcomes First Foal For KZN Cathy Martin of Hadlow Stud has announced that their foaling season began in the early hours of Saturday morning, quite possibly the first Thoroughbred foal to be born in KZN. A filly by Jam Alley(AUS) out of the mare Notaloud by Announce arrived as an early surprise. It…
Gran Blanco of Rathmor Stud Weaned Rathmor’s white colt Gran Blanco has been weaned from his dam Perakeen, at just over 6 months of age. Mike McHardy tells us more: “Gran Blanco was weaned on the 19/03/2012 he has taken it very well and settled immediately, he seems to have become very independent and is…
Fillies From Barton Hall Stud Ken and Lynne Twort of Barton Hall Stud have had some truly spectacular foals last season, and here we have a look at a few of them. They happen to be all fillies which at the time of the photos being taken were soon to be weaned. The first filly…
A.P. Answer’s Foals From Clifton Stud Clifton Stud have some absolutely stunning foals, soon to be weanlings from first season sire A.P. Answer. Kali Mist by Rakeen – Fashing by Dancin Champ(USA) – had a beautiful bay filly out of A.P. Answer. This filly is well-grown and has a lot of presence, with plenty of…
Gran Blanco of Rathmor Stud – Photographic Update Photos taken of Gran Blanco on 3 March 2012. Go to Foals 2011 to keep up with the news of this special foal, or visit www.rathmorstud.co.za
Fort Beluga’s First Crop Of Foals At Spring Valley Spring Valley Stud have welcomed their first crop of foals from their regrettably deceased stallion, Fort Beluga. Sadly, the stallion broke his neck earlier this year and had to be put down, but he has left behind an exceptional crop of foals. He was well-supported and…
Foals From Middlefield Stud For the latest Foal Feature, we visited Rob and Michele Pickering at their Middlefield Stud to have a look at a few of their new foals from the 2011 season, with Rob particularly excited and enthusiastic about the progeny of Carpocrates(USA), one of the best bred stallions to be imported to…
Gran Blanco Update From Rathmor Stud Rathmor Stud’s Gran Blanco is now just under 5 months old, and we have received an update from Mike McHardy, the owner of Rathmor Stud, about the beautiful rare white colt by Kahal. “Gran Blanco is growing really fast and is turning out to be a well above average…
Foals From Hadlow Stud In this foal feature, we focus on Hadlow Stud which is owned by Cathy and Jonathan Martin and integrates St John Gray’s Graystone Stud into their establishment, standing the likes of Emperor’s Dance – the dam of Grade 1 Sansui Summer Cup winner and 2011 KZN Breeders Award winning Horse-Of-The-Year Dancewiththedevil…
Rocky Street(AUS) First Foals 2011 at Middlefield Stud Rocky Street(AUS) – Special Deal Offered! ROCK OF GIBRALTAR – LEZAYRE by KELTRICE BAY His sire Rock Of Gibraltar was a World Champion having won 7 consecutive Group 1 Races Out of 10 time winning and Graded placed dam from Australian speed female line Rocky Street’s former…
Foals From Clifton Stud Clifton Stud have had more eye-catching foals by their lovely new stallion A.P. Answer. A.P Answer has all the credentials to be a successful sire, and has been recieving a quality book of mares. His foals have been impressive, all being lovely individuals. We have a look at a few the…
Gran Blanco Update Rathmor Stud’s white colt Gran Blanco is now just over a month old and we have recieved an update from the farm owner Mike McHardy about the colt’s progress. “Gran Blanco – as do all our foals – saw a farrier for the first time at 1 month old. The reason for…
New Foals From Bush Hill Stud Bush Hill Stud have a number of beautiful new additions to their farm from well-bred mares this season and we have a look at few of them. Done Roamin’, a daughter of Rambo Dancer(CAN) out of Gone Home by Badger Land(USA) has a lovely Fort Beluga colt at foot….
New Foals From Far End Stables Jane Thomas of Far End Stables has welcomed some beautiful foals with lovely pedigrees this season. We have a look at a few of them. The first is a beautiful A.P. Answer filly out of the mare Swala. The mare is by Alami out of Sovereign Wonder by Sovereign…
Strategic News(AUS) Foals at Rathmor Stud Flotilla (Spaceship – Jungle Strand by Jungle Cove) produced a lovely big strong bay colt by Strategic News(AUS) on Friday morning. Flotilla is herself a 3 time winner with 9 places behind her name. Her dam Jungle Strand was also a winner, and has produced 7 winners to date…
New Foals From Rathmor Stud With foaling season well upon us right now, we take a look at a few of Rathmor’s foals that have been born recently. Strategic News(AUS) had his first foal arrive on 12 September. Out of Coconut Grove, she had a smart bay colt. Coconut Grove is by Rambo Dancer out…
Badger’s Drift First Foal At Wood-Moore Manor Stud Badger’s Drift had his first foal arrive at Wood-Moore Manor Stud early this morning. A lovely bay filly out of Corn Syrup, HIH Wayne Kobusch von Konigsberg describes the filly as “a strapping strong filly – confident and friendly”. Corn Syrup (Qui Danzig – Hot Corn by…
Rathmor Stud’s “Great White” Named Rathmor Stud’s “Great White” colt has been named Gran Blanco (translated as Great White in Spanish), after it was put out to the public via Rathmor’s Facebook group to provide name suggestions for the unusually-coloured foal – snow white with chestnut ears. The colt, born on 14 September by Kahal…
Gypsy Queen Foals A Fort Wood Filly Gypsy Queen, the dam of Grade 1 winner in South Africa and America – Gypsy’s Warning – foaled a beautiful bay filly (who bears a strong resemblance to her half-sister Gypsy’s Warning) on 24 September by Fort Wood at Rathmor Stud. This makes the filly a full-sister to…
New Foals From Yellow Star Stud Yellow Star Stud have had some lovely quality foals arrive with fantastic pedigrees, we have a look at a few of them here. The first foal, quite an exciting and substantial individual is by former KZN resident stallion Announce out of Angel Bay (by Damascus Gate out of Irina…
Brave Tin Soldier(USA) First Foals At Summerhill Stud Summerhill Stud have welcomed four new foals from their elegant stallion, Brave Tin Soldier(USA). Impeccably bred, by Storm Cat out of Bless by Mr Prospector/Danzig/Halo mare, his first crop of foals are certainly showing their sires’s good looks and are exciting prospects. Bought as a foal for…
Naming “The Great White” Rathmor Stud are inviting the public to name their much talked about “Great White”, a foal with a top pedigree and extremely rare colouring. The snow white colt with chestnut ears is by KZN’s champion stallion Kahal out of Perakeen (Rakeen – Perfick(NZ) – by Straight Strike) has taken the breeding…
Strategic News(AUS) First Foal Arrives at Rathmor Stud Grade 1 Steinhoff Summer Cup winner Strategic News(AUS) had his first foal arrive on 12 September. Out of 8 time winning Rambo Dancer mare Coconut Grove, she had a smart bay colt. Coconut Grove is out of Cape Kiwi(NZ) by Kaapstad(NZ). She amassed R364,405 in stakes from…
A.P. Answer First Foal at Yellow Star Stud Yellow Star Stud have welcomed a lovely filly by A.P. Answer out of Chasing Rainbows, a beautifully bred unraced mare by Spectrum – who recently moved to Yellow Star Stud to begin his first season in Kwa-Zulu Natal. She is out of a Rakeen/Elliodor mare. Congratulations to…
The Great White Rathmor Stud had an unsual surprise arrive from their mare Perakeen in the early hours of the morning. The snow white colt with chestnut ears is by KZN’s champion stallion Kahal out of Perakeen (Rakeen – Perfick(NZ) – by Straight Strike). Mike McHardy of Rathmor says as far as they know, this…
A.P. Answer First Foals from Clifton Stud A.P. Answer has his first 3 fillies on the ground at Clifton Stud, and they are looking to be strong and athletic individuals. The first foal born on 5 August is out of True Lily (by Joshua Dancer – Tritonia by National Assembly) and this mare comes from…