KZN’s Gr1 Middle Park Stakes winner, Crusade lead the first season sires list by aggregate at the Sibaya KZN Yearling Sale, whilst Toreador topped the second day of the both KZN’s top priced colt and filly with prices of R280 000 and R230 000.
Crusade is leading the freshman sires of the sale with over R1-million for 16 yearlings sold, whilst two KZN-bred Oratorio fillies lead on the first day for KZN.
“The KZN Breeders big stakes day was a massive success again with Summerhill breeding the winners of five of the nine races, including a top two finish in the feature.”
The KZN Breeders have offered an incentive the KZN-bred horse that may win the KZN Yearing Sale Million this year, of an additional R200 000. Previous KZN-bred winners include Virgo’s Babe and last year’s winner, Cutting Edge.
The Vodacom Durban July field has been announced, and sees KZN Breeders Million Mile entrant Rabada lining up for Africa’s most exclusive race for a stake of R4,25 million. The only other horse to attempt this double previously was Gr1 winner, Love Struck.
The final field for the exclusively KZN-bred field galloping for the stake of R1million has been announced, and includes recent Gr1 Daily News 2000 winner, Rabada. The KZN Breeders Million Mile is now in its fourth year, previously known as the KZN Breeders 1600 Listed.
Born and bred at our current National Champion Breeders Summerhill Stud, a beautifully-bred daughter of Kahal out of a Kingmambo mare stormed to victory in the Gr3 Track And Ball Oaks over 2400m at Scottsville today, and secured her future in the breeding paddocks.
In spite of inclement weather on the day, 31 four balls lined up and included a leading field of breeders, owners and trainers.
KZN-bred juvenile Argonaut filly, O Tamara, has won the Lady Slipper Stakes (Listed) at Fairview today over 1400m under Andrew Fortune. The filly is bred by Lee and Dino Scribante’s Piemonte Stud, out of Spectrum mare Syncopate, and owned by Lee Scribante and his brother in partnership, trained by Alan Greef.
Dual Gr1 winner Rabada has been entered into the KZN Breeders Million Mile, as well as Graded Stakes Winners’ Heaps Of Fun, previous winner No Worries, Bezanova and King’s Archer. Scottsville record holder Humidor has also been entered.