Flying The Flag’s younger full sister, Magical, followed in her older Gr1 winning full sisters footsteps by winning the Gr2 Debutante in Ireland. Rhododendron won the race in 2016 and was crowned Irish Champion 2YO Filly after an exceptional Gr1 winning season. Aidan O’Brien won the Group 2 Debutante Stakes for the 12th time. Despite…
A gallery of KZN-breds at the National Yearling Sale. First season sires include Redoute’s Promise and Noble Tune.
“It remains a fact though, that too many horses are not making their production costs in the sales ring, and
while the future may hold brighter prospects, the reality is that stallion fees are a material cost of
every horseman’s budget, and we want to play a role in mitigating deficits in the meantime.”
Toreador’s outstanding sprinting son and dual Gr1 winner this season, Bull Valley bred by Ambiance Stud (and trained by Champion Sean Tarry), won the the Cape Breeders Award last night for Champion Sprinter.
Magical, a 2YO sister to Gr1 Fillies’ Mile winner and English 1,000 Guineas & English Oaks placegetter Rhododendron and Bush Hill Stud’s resident international Group winning sire Flying The Flag, got off the mark when scoring by a head in Ireland on Tuesday.
“Whereas in the past CTS offered six sales for yearlings and two year olds, we have now consolidated them into three sales. The new format provides buyers and vendors with every level of sales platform, from a select offering for later developing horses, to a value session with low costs to buyers and sellers for value buys.”
Coenie De Beer, the owner and trainer of Gr1 Tsogo Sun Sprint winner and Equus Award Champion Sprinter Talktothestars, brought the leading sprinter to Scottsville yesterday along with his full sister by Overlord, Lady Starlett, the latter giving a galloping lesson to win strongly going away.
Summerview will be offering two-year-olds by such well performed South African raced stars as Curved Ball and Irish Flame.
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.
Summerhill Sales will be strongly represented at the 2017 National Two Year Old Sale, by no fewer than 33 juveniles.