KZN Stallion Siblings Excel At Del Mar
Miesque’s Approval, Flying The Flag, Crusade and Noble Tune were all represented with siblings at the weekend’s Breeders Cup and impressed with their efforts, with two of them winners.
KZN-Bred Gr1 Winner Headed To France For Team Valor
Brave Tin Soldier’s smart daughter and Gr1 winner Brave Mary, second in the Emperors Ready to Run Cup, is headed to quarantine at Kenilworth in advance of a long trip through Mauritius to France in late February. KZN-bred Anna Pavlova made the trip to France at the end of October for Team Valor.
Golden Sword Full-brother 10/1 For Melbourne Cup
The Melbourne Cup, to be run at Flemington racecourse tomorrow morning (Tuesday), has to date eluded record-breaking trainer Aidan O’Brien. However, KZN Breeders will be hoping his son Joseph wins it this year with Rekindling, who is a full-brother to the Summerhill-based stallion Golden Sword.
1-2-3 For KZN-Breds In CTS Emperors Palace Ready To Run Cup
Summerhill-bred Big Bear galloped to a scintillating win in Saturday’s R2,5 million CTS Emperors Palace Ready To Run Cup at Turffontein, in a 1-2-3 past the winners post for KZN-breds.
Noble Tune Half-Brother Wins Juvenile Sprint At Del Mar
In a thrilling finish Declarationofpeace, a War Front half-brother to Rathmor sire Noble Tune, under a rousing ride by jockey Ryan Moore forged to the front in the final strides to shade Sound And Silence and win the $200,000 Qatar Juvenile Turf Sprint Stakes, the final stage-setter before nine consecutive Breeders’ Cup championship contests at Del Mar.
Galileo Sisters To KZN Sires In Breeders Cup
Aiden O’Brien’s twice Gr1 winning fillies – Rhododendron and Seventh Heaven – will each be lining up at the Breeders Cup taking place today and tomorrow at Del Mar, part of the biggest team he has ever sent to the Breeders Cup.
Eightfold Path Gets Fourth Winner
Eight Cities, a three year old son of Eightfold Path bred by Scott Bros gave his sire his fourth winner for the season this afternoon at the Vaal Classic track over 1500m.
Two Winners Two Days For Crusade
After Crusade’s flying grey filly’s annhilation of the field at Kenilworth on Tuesday, the son of Mr Greeley followed up with Crusado at Greyville on the turf over 1200m for breeders Bush Hill Stud.
St Helier Grey Flies In At Kenilworth
St Helier Stud’s beautiful grey filly Velvet Dawn, who sold for R300 000 at the BSA National Yearling Sale in 2016, won for trainer Paddy Kruyer at Kenilworth yesterday in a phenomenal fashion over 1200m and owner Mrs Rathbone.
Successful Summerhill Ready To Run Sale
The sale, conducted by Jan Naude and Caroline Simpson’s Livestock Auctions, achieved an aggregate of R4 145 000, with an average of R69 083 and a top price of R380 000 paid by Bobby Rajhuhanan for a beautiful Visionaire colt. – Turf Talk