King’s Chapel: Thurlow Places Second In Queen Adelaide Stakes Listed Bush Hill’s resident sire King’s Chapel had his grand-daughter finish second in the Queen Adelaide Stakes Listed in Australia over 1050m, her first start out since her run in the Gr1 Blue Diamond Stakes at the end of February. The two year old Sebring filly…
Noble Tune News: Half Sister Lady Serena Breaks Maiden By Seven Lengths Noble Tune’s three year old Bernardini half-sister, Lady Serena, broke her maiden at Belmont on Sunday in devastating fashion over 1700m, leading the race from the jump to open up off the corner easily on the dirt track, going on to win powerfully…
Clifton Stud: Five Winners On One Day Between Stud And Stallion Clifton Stud and A.P. Answer achieved five winners on Sunday between them, at Scottsville and at Borrowdale – three for A.P. Answer as a stallion and three for Peter and Jenny Blyth’s Clifton Stud. Scottsville began with Chartwell bred by Miss CJ Rymill, winning…
Black Pepper Named Northern Cape’s Horse Of The Year Racing Association’s Northern Cape Awards saw the super-consistent Tienie Prinsloo trained Black Minnaloushe gelding Black Pepper was crowned Horse Of The Year for the 2014/15 season. The Scott Brothers bred 6yo is out of the Brazillian Ski Champ mare Corre Solta, and ran a cracking fourth…
KZN-Bred Monsieur Mogok Places Second In Hong Kong Monsieur Mogok, a four year old bay gelding by Mogok out of Miss Madam by Dolpour and owned by Robert Chung, bred by Scott Bros finished runner up in a Class 3 handicap at Sha Tin over 1800m – finishing very strongly from stone last under a…
KZN National Two Year Old Sale Results Spring Valley’s Var colt out of Venetian Lady by Captain Al who sold for R450 000 The two day National Two Year Old Sale has concluded and saw Bruce and Delia Le Roux’s Spring Valley Stud top the KZN priced Lots over both days, followed by the Scott…
First Winner For Just As Well(USA) Just As Well pictured galloping through the lush green acres of Spring Valley Stud in January 2015. Image: Candiese Marnewick International Group winning sire Just As Well has had his two year olds arrive in a serious fashion. After getting Black Type from David Niewenhuizen’s Just As I Said…
Majmu And The KZN Redoute’s Choice Link Majmu stamped her authority on Saturday as a force to be reckoned with, after winning the Gr1 Avontuur Estate Fillies Guineas over 1600m easily by two and a half lengths at Kenilworth. Voted Equus Champion Two Year Filly last season, the grey took home her fifth win from…
Backworth Stud: Passing Of Dillyn Brijlal Dhinesh ‘Dillyn’ Brijlal 1st March 1976 – 11th August 2015 “It is with disbelief that we share the death of Dillyn, our trusted manager, after succumbing to a short illness. He will be remembered for his pride in all things Backworth, his love for the animals, his care and…
Redoute’s Choice Fee Announced Bush Hill Stud stand the first son of Australian sire sensation Redoute’s Choice in South Africa, a very big and handsome four year old Redoute’s Promise who covered his first season in 2014. His paternal half-sister, the grey Majmu, is making waves across South Africa after her stunning win in the…