KZN Breeders Series Log Update – 3YO’s And Up
Fortitude leads the KZN Breeders Series Log for horses 3YO’s and up, as of 7 March.
Fortitude leads the KZN Breeders Series Log for horses 3YO’s and up, as of 7 March.
After Miesque’s Approval’s large strapping handsome son, Backworth-bred Humidor, set a course record at Scottsville over 1200m beating Kildonan’s set previously in a Gr1 race, his four year old daughter Dreya’s Gold bred by Bush Hill Stud set a class record at Scottsville over 1000m yesterday for trainer Garth Puller.
The Vodacom Durban July theme has been announced by Gold Circle.
KZN’s first Season sires with their first yearlings for sale In 2016. All Group Winners, two of the Gr1 – Irish Flame and Crusade. Look out for their first progeny to go to auction this year.
Its been a good weekend for Bush Hill Stud stallions, with Toreador and King’s Chapel featuring once again on Guineas Day at Turffontein.
Another daughter of last season’s national leading freshman sire Visionaire, added to his Graded Stakes winning accolades as a sire with the aptly named Summerhill-bred Heaps Of Fun, winning the Gr2 Wilgebosdrift Gauteng Fillies Guineas yesterday for her owner Mr Nchakha Moloi
Bush Hill Stud’s son of King Of Kings, King’s Chapel, has had three winners in a little over a week – including Rhumba Magic who did it in a devastating fashion to win by over seven lengths. Of the three winners, two were bred by Scott Bros.
The Michael Holmes Bloodstock Shongweni Horses In Training Sale took place in the sweltering Durban heat at the beautiful grounds of Durban Shongweni Club, and saw a strong turnout of buyers from across the country.
Graeme Hawkins once again did the honours as auctioneer on behalf of Michael Holmes Bloodstock, with buyers from across the country descending on the leading stud farm in South Africa to find another of the likes of No Worries, Tomorrow’s Miss and Flyfirstclass, graduates of this sale in the past recent years.
Summerhill Stud’s exciting stallion Traffic Guard came out of the blocks flying when he broke the ice with his first raced runner at Greyville on Sunday. The Kom Naidoo-trained Sovereign Magic built on her three placed efforts with a courageous performance to win the Maiden Juvenile Plate run over 1000m on the polytrack.