Gemini Gold Fourth Fantastic Victory; Champion Sire Kahal Broodmare News Gemini Gold is giving his breeder/owner Helder De Costa plenty of excitement as the Overlord gelding has now taken his fourth win in a row – the first being at Clairwood and the last three at Greyville over the new Polytrack – a surface the…
KZN Mare Sale Results Lot 70 Lanterns Of Gold, a half-sister to Dancer’s Daughter, topped the sale at R330 000 to Welcome Home Farming. The TBA’s KZN Mare, Weanling, Horses In Training and Yearling Sale took place at Aldora Stud on 6 July and incorporated the dispersal of Mr Des Scott’s broodmares, two of whom…
Judicial Gives Gr2 Win For Miesque’s Approval Judicial gave his sire Miesque’s Approval a fantastic Gr2 win yesterday at Turffontein in the Victory Moon Stakes over 1800m. The bay Scott Bros-bred gelding has taken home three wins back to back, at the Vaal and Turffontein over 1800 – 2000m and in the process has highlighted…
Added Bonus For 2016 KZN Yearling Sale Million For Winning KZN-Bred The KZN-bred graduate of the Suncoast KZN Yearling Sale 2015, who wins the 2016 KZN Yearling Sale Million on Vodacom Durban July day will win an extra R200 000 over and above the current stake, making it the richest race for two year olds…
King’s Chapel Bold Black Type Success As Sire And Broodmare Sire Bush Hill’s resident sire King’s Chapel had two classy performances recently – one as a sire in a Listed race in New Zealand, the other as a broodmare sire in an Australian Gr3. The first saw his great son King Montrose place behind Silver…
New Chairman For KZN Breeders Club As of the 1 July, Lee Scribante of Piemonte Stud will be taking over the Chairmanship of the KZN Breeders Club, whilst previous Chairman Koos De Klerk steps down into the position of Vice-Chairman. Koos De Klerk (of Yellow Star Stud) has been the Chairman for the past three…
KZN Breeders Golf Day A Big Success The KZN Breeders Golf Day took place in magnificent warm Durban winter weather with the who’s who of horse racing and breeding participating and a lot of fun was had by all. Twenty-five 4-balls were booked, making it one of the biggest golf day’s Royal Durban reported back….
First Winner For Strategic News(AUS) Gr1 Summer Cup winner and one of Rathmor’s resident sires, Strategic News(AUS) had his first winner at Greyville on the polytrack yesterday for breeder/owner Jurie Snyman, a victory made all the more sweeter for the share-holder of Strategic News. Beautifully-bred Strategic’s Pride won easily by over four lengths over 1600m…
Noble Tune’s Weanling Half-Sister Sells For $3-Million Noble Tune, currently standing his first season at Rathmor, saw his immediate pedigree making news headlines again – this time in the sales ring at Keeneland. His weanling half-sister by Tapit sold for $US3-million at the Keeneland November Breeding Stock Sale [video of her sale above]. The filly…
Vodacom Durban July Final Field And Draws Justin Snaith was breathing a lot easier after top weight KZN-bred Futura drew 6 in the draw for next Saturday’s R3,5 Gr 1 Vodacom Durban July. The 18-horse field with two reserve runners was announced and the draw made at a function at Greyville yesterday. Snaith was left…