2014 Equus Awards: Grandson Of Badger’s Drift Up For Nomination Gr1 Champions Cup winner Futura, out of Badger’s Drift mare Scribblin’ Cat has been nominated for Equus Champion Three Year Old Colt/Gelding, as well as Champion Middle Distance Horse (1800-2200m). After a controversial entry into the 2014 Vodacom Durban July, Futura showed his true class…
Backworth Stud: 48% Winners To Runners SOUTH AFRICAN BREEDERS’ STATISTICS Season 2014/2015: 1 August – 25 January 2015 “With the 2015 racing season now well under way, the latest Sporting Post Breeders’ Statistics reflect Backworth Stud’s percentage of ‘Winners to Runners’ surpassing an impressive 48%.” Remember… we’re worth backing! Editor’s note: Amongst Backworth’s five winners…
KZN’s Futura Wins The Gr1 J&B Met Born at Yellow Star Stud and bred by Guy Murdoch, Futura stamped his authority on South African racing by storming home to an easy victory in the Gr1 J&B Met, just weeks after his facile win in the Gr1 Queens Plate for trainer Brett Crawford. Owned by John…
Invitation: Rathmor Stud Introducing Noble Tune(USA) View Noble Tune’s pedigree profile on Sporting Post .
International Racehorse Magazine: Backworth Stud Backworth Stud, is a boutique Thoroughbred Breeding establishment, owned by Keith Russon and Ian Todd. It is on one of the most beautiful farms in the KZN midlands – a property enjoying sweeping views towards the Southern Berg and South Coast, filled with a depth of history, and that sense…
Bush Hill Sires Toreador And Irish Flame Recent Success Both resident sires owned by the Tawny Syndicate – Toreador and Irish Flame – have had Bold Black Type Success in the last week. Toreador’s daughter Roc ‘n Rose won the Queen Palm Handicap Listed over 2400m at Scottsville on Sunday under jockey Muzi Yeni. This…
Four On The Trot For Scott Bros’ Black Pepper Scott Bros had a great weekend’s racing with six winners produced by their stallions over three days at four tracks – three winners on Sunday at Scottsville alone each by Miesque’s Approval (His Approval – bred by Stewart MacGregor), The Sheik (Boom Sheiktheroom bred by Far…
Invitation: Bush Hill Stud Stallion Day 2014
Brilliant Sunday Racing For Clifton Stud Clifton Stud had a great race day on Sunday with Print The Pounds taking home the first leg of the Zimbabwean Triple Tiara and Super Trouper winning his 10th race at Borrowdale, whilst Atso gelding Risky Rosco took home his second win at Scottsville. Print The Pounds, by A.P….
Spectrum Update: Slade Power Wins Gr1 July Cup At Newmarket Spectrum continues to make news overseas – where his Gr1 winning and now producing grandson, Dutch Art, is now having significant success with Slade Power – winning two Gr1’s on the trot. Slade Power is Europe’s champion sprinter after a dominant performance in the July…