Summerhill Announce Exciting New Sire Acquistion: Await The Dawn AWAIT THE DAWN Giant’s Causeway – Valentine Band There are moments in the horse game you never forget. One of those was the running of Ireland’s Kilternan Stakes (Gr.3) two years ago. My curiosity was pricked by the sight of a relatively unknown youngster demolishing a…
Crusade(USA) Enthusiastically Received At Stallion Day Crusade’s official introduction to the guests who numbered over 100 at Scott Bros’ Highdown Stud, on Friday afternoon, to meet one of KZN’s new Gr 1 winning stallions was an overwhelming success. Attended by breeders and trainers alike under unusually warm weather for winter in Nottingham Road, Crusade was…
2013 RA Highveld Feature Season Awards The Racing Association Highveld Feature Season Awards ceremony took place on Saturday evening at Turffontein Racecourse and saw three KZN-breds – Virgo’s Babe, Meadow Magic and Seal, take home awards on the evening. A fairy-tale story – Virgo’s Babe took the award for Champion Two Year Old Filly. The…
Crusade(USA) Arrives At Scott Bros Big, black and beautiful – Crusade has arrived at Scott Bros’ Highdown Stud, ready to stand his first season in South Africa at a stud farm steeped in history – where once stood the great multiple national Champion sires Foveros and Jungle Cove – amongst their many stallions to contribute…
Another Gr 3 Winner Down Under For St Petersburg(AUS) Solzhenitsyn(NZ) has won the Gr 3 Labour Day/Lord Mayor Cup over 1600m in Australia earlier today for the second year running. The son of St Petersburg(AUS) who stands at Summerhill Stud, is out of Tri Victory(NZ) by Victory Dance(IRE). A 12-time winner, Solzhenitsyn has also won…
Crusade(USA) Stallion Day Invitation The Scott Bros will be presenting their exciting new sire, Gr 1 Middle Park Stakes winner Crusade on 24 May at 11:30, at Highdown Stud in Nottingham Road. Crusade has been standing at Vaughn Marshall’s yard in Cape Town after landing in South Africa at the end of January, travelling from…
Bush Hill Stud: More Excitement Around Curved Ball(AUS) This week has seen more exciting news for the connections and supporters of Curved Ball, the first and only son of international sire sensation Fastnet Rock, at stud in South Africa. Fastnet Rock has enjoyed some outstanding results at the 2013 Inglis Australian Easter Yearling Sale posting…
Kahal’s Day At The Vaal KZN’s champion sire Kahal(GB) had a fantastic day at the Vaal on the sand track yesterday, with two of his progeny – The Mouseketeer and Rebel Queen – winning the Riverside Handicap Listed and the Nkosazana Stakes Listed. In what was a great day overall with six of the eight…
Black-Type Weekend For KZN-Breds: A.P. Arrow Off To Cracking Start Fairview on Friday saw the running of the East Cape Fillies Nursery Listed which included the second runner for young sire A.P. Arrow – Free Flight – finish in third place behind Winter Fantasy and Bursary. American Gr 1 winner A.P. Arrow is a three-quarter…
Bush Hill Stud Press Release: Boost For KZN Breeding The breeding ranks in KZN have received a major boost with a recent decision taken by the Tawny Syndicate and partners, to renew their support of breeding in Kwa-Zulu Natal. This move involves the relocation of the already proven and successful sire Toreador, and the introduction…