Spring Valley Stud’s Bruce Le Roux and long time Director of the KZN Breeders Club, has been elected as Chairman. Former Chairman Lee Scribante (of Piemonte Stud) has been appointed as Vice Chairman, whilst breeder and racehorse owner Ted Hughes has been inducted as a Director.
Bloodstock South Africa held their Shongweni Mixed Sale on Wednesday and it was very pleasing to see the very wet conditions didnt deter a full house of buyers from attending. The sale opened with the broodmares and saw Lot 2, the beautifully-bred and performed Felix The Cat sold to Welcome Home Farming for R200 000….
In just his third start after placing twice in each previously, Tapit colt Morse Code, a half-brother to Noble Tune and Honor Code shed his maiden tag at Gulfstream Park by a neck in the same familiar green and yellow colours that his AP Indy half-brother carried to multiple Gr1 success.
The top seller of the day was an outstanding Await The Dawn colt out of Dignify by Rambo Dancer, beautifully named Genesis, he sold as Lot 65 to Nchakha Moloi who has an eye for selecting top horses – one of whom is his own Gr2 winning filly, Heaps Of Fun.
KZN’s Patchit Up Baby has regained form since her move to Gauteng, producing two wins and a place since December for trainer Ormond Ferraris. The mare, crowned KZN Breeders Outstanding 3YO Filly in 2015, is bred by Anton Procter and raced in the partnership of her breeder and Larry Nestadt and took home the Allez France Stakes at Turffontein over the weekend.
Lucky Houdalakis filly Banking April is currently heading up the top of the KZN Breeders Series log for three year olds and up, with 23 points. Clifton Stud’s Fashion Talk, a half sister to Fort Vogue and Whatalady, follows suit along with Roy’s Taxi.
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…
Trainer Colin Scott, the nephew of the late “Uncle George” Scott and the brother of Tellytrack CEO Rob Scott, died on Sunday night after a protracted battle against cancer. The 52-year-old had held a trainer’s license since 1999 and was one of the most popular racing industry men in the country due to his ever…
Our province of KZN produces less than 1100 of 5000 foals nationally – based on those stats, our KZN horses won five races yesterday at Turffontein including a Gr3 and filling second and third too. Matador Man (Scott Bros) and Chilli Con Carne (Just As Well) placed in the Gr3 Tony Ruffel Stakes, whilst Rathmor’s Romany Prince finished third in the Wolf Power 1600 Listed. Six of the eight races carded at Greyville just the night before were won by KZN Breeders – and it was a double for Bush Hill Stud sire King’s Chapel who had Cup King and Mr McSteamy to both win in a gutsy fashion, whilst Roski produced a five length maiden winner at Kenilworth yesterday.
A horse with an unusal facial marking of a blaze that started halfway down his nose, his 16hh size was misleading – a compact stallion with mighty hindquarters which he passed onto his progeny, you could easily mistake him for being on the small side until he stood next to you – he was striking and imposing individual who threw good looking and correct foals with plenty of bone and substance, and eye catching toplines.