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Backworth Stud: Quality Foals Arriving Kahal (GB) – War Echo (SAF) “Cetshwayo led a powerful army of young Zulu fighters called “uSuthu” named for their bloodcurdling war cry, “uSuthu” which, when incited during battle, implored the ancestors to beseach upon them the strength and bravery of fallen Zulu warriors.” …and as the winter chill wanes…

Eighfold Path First Mares Confirmed In Foal Scott Bros most recent addition to their sire ranks, Eightfold Path(USA) by Giants Causeway out of the brilliant racemare Divine Proportions, has got his first mares confirmed in foal, reports Highdown Stud. Eightfold Path showed early brilliance for leading French trainer Pascal Bary – winning on debut and…

Byword(GB) First Mares Confirmed In Foal Rob Pickering of Middlefield Stud has reported that champion racehorse Byword(GB) has his first mares confirmed in foal. Byword was an outstanding racehorse, who defeated no fewer than 22 Grade 1 winners during his career including the likes of Cirrus des Aigles, currently the top rated horse in Europe,…

Emerald Cup Day Racing News KZN had another good weekend in the Vaal, with breeder Peter Choices’s Windrush gelding In A Rush taking home the Gr 2 Emerald Cup in style. Cante Libre, a Kahal mare bred by Gary Player, walked away with the Banyana Listed Handicap whilst St John Gray’s filly Formation was victorious…

Yellow Star Stud and Balmoral Stud: Ready To Run Gallops Invitation

Tribute To Hector Lawrence – KZN’s Oldest Breeder Turning 100 Hector Lawrence is a life member of Gold Circle, and during the 1960’s was an owner, trainer and breeder. Hector owned Devon Stud in Mooi River later selling it on to be renamed Regent Stud. He then built on the adjourning farm selling to Kevin…

Passing Of Wally Brits It was with great sadness and shock that we heard of Wally Brits’ untimely passing. Wally was an enormous character with a larger than life take on things. Wally had a loud and jovial personality and a passion for his friends and racing, both horses and pigeons that was to be…

Backworth Stud: And So The Breeding Season Begins! Backworth Stud got off to a good start to the season yesterday with 2 mares being covered in KwaZulu-Natal and 3 in the Cape, and more bookings for today. It’s an exciting year for Backworth ahead, and with a confident belief that the Thoroughbred and Racing industry…

Gr 3 August Stakes Win For Sire Muhtafal Winner of the Gr 3 August Stakes at the Vaal over the weekend – Here Comes Billy, a gelding who looks the splitting image of his great sire Muhtafal, has put himself forward as a horse with a serious chance of taking home the Gr 2 Emerald…