Unbeaten Rabada Gets First Gr1 Win For Brave Tin Soldier Brave Tin Soldier looking an absolute picture at the recent Summerhill Stud Stallion Day. Summerhill are riding the crest of a wave at the moment, beginning with Visionaire taking the honours yesterday as South Africa’s new Champion Freshman Sire, followed up by another of Summerhill’s…
Kahal National Leading Sire On Sand; 5th Overall Kahal continues the lead as National Leading Sire on Sand by Stakes earned according to sportingpost.co.za, whilst still remaining in fifth position overall Nationally, according to the NHRA’s current stats. With Uncle Tommy heading up the sand stats, Kahal achieved a winners to runners percentage of 23%,…
“V” Is For Victory: Visionaire Crowned Champion Freshman Sire Visionaire pictured at the recent Summerhill Stallion Day. Team Valor International and Summerhill Stud’s big magnificent son of Grand Slam has been crowned Champion Freshman Sire for the 2014/2015 racing season. Querari, Warm White Night and another of KZN’s young sires, Spring Valley and Roski Stud’s…
Good Start For The Apache In The Cape Rosedene Stud’s well performed young stallion The Apache has made a pleasing start to his fledgling stud career. The Mogok son covered around about 40 mares in his first season at stud, with pleasing fertility. The Apache, bred by the Scott Bros, was a top class racehorse…
Scott Bros Stallions Good Chance In Gr1 Gold Cup Wild One pictured in the parade ring prior to running second in the KZN Breeders Million Mile a month ago. The Scott Bros stallions, Mogok and Miesque’s Approval have the only KZN horses represented in the eLan Gr1 Gold Cup to be run on Saturday at…
Greyville Turf Double For Sire A.P. Answer A.P. Answer, pictured last week during a visit from presenter Martin Locke. Image: Candiese Marnewick Peter and Jenny Blyth of Clifton Stud were very pleased over the weekend with the fantastic double on Friday night at Greyville for their young sire A.P. Answer. What An Answer, bred by…
Noble Tune Stallion Day With 160 guests gathered under magnificent blue skies at Rathmor Stud, Andrew Bon introduced the most exciting stallion prospect to come to South Africa, in Lynton Ryan’s opinion – since the arrival of Fort Wood. The magnficent son of Unbridled’s Song and the only one of his sire on the African…
1-2-3-4 For Polytrack Leading Sire Miesque’s Approval – One Race! Miesque’s Approval is in the news once more with an exciting win at Greyville on the Polytrack, 15 March, over 1600m won by Rocky Bay – followed by three other sons of Miesque’s Approval in a remarkable 1-2-3-4. A rarity in racing, the MR72 Handicap…
Gr2 Umkhomazi Winner For King Of Kings Two year old King Of Kings colt, King’s Knight, sauntered home deservedly to take the Gr2 Umkhomazi Stakes by over three lengths from Oriental Tiger and Vous Et Var, after being perfectly positioned midfield under Anthony Delpech. Yet to be out of the money from an incredible nine…
Introducing Al Miqdaam It is only the middle of March and Mooi River is already a very cool place to be on a very wet and rain-filled day on a trip to meet Al Miqdaam – a strongly built son of Danehill who has had only two runners on the track – and both winners…