International News For Young Sires Byword(GB) and Golden Sword(GB) Zatsfine, a half-sister to South Africa’s exciting young sire Byword, won a good race in France on Thursday. The daughter of Oasis Dream won a smart race over 1400m at Dieppe, enhancing her future stud value in the process. She won the Prix Nicholas and has…
Spectrum: A Diamond In The Midlands Spectrum (IRE) has proved himself a significant broodmare sire over the last few years and it is exciting times for Yellow Star Stud, where the big bay son of Rainbow Quest stands in the KZN Midlands. A courageous grey grand-daughter of Spectrum named Moonlight Cloud came very close to…
Backworth Stud: Island Fiesta Fires At Clairwood Wendy Whitehead-trained Island Fiesta (Miesque’s Approval – Bermuda Junction by Is It True) won a great race over 1200m at Clairwood Sunday under a determined ride from champion jockey Anton Marcus. The four time winner, Crissy Sanchez (Toreador – Antonia’s Lass), followed 2 lengths behind in second with…
7 Of Top 10 Leading National Log By AEPR Are KZN Breeders Sportingpost.co.za’s stats as per 24 November reveal that out of the top 10 Leading Breeders by Average Earnings Per Runner (AEPR), seven of them are proudly registered as KZN Breeders, and the KZN Breeders Premium Scheme – for which breeders are rewarded with…
International News For Young Sires Byword(GB) and Golden Sword(GB) Zatsfine, a half-sister to South Africa’s exciting young sire Byword, won a good race in France on Thursday. The daughter of Oasis Dream won a smart race over 1400m at Dieppe, enhancing her future stud value in the process. She won the Prix Nicholas and has…
Kahal Adds Another Gr 2 This Season Kahal continues his Group race successes this season, with daughter Festival Of Fire taking home the Gr 2 KRA Fillies Guineas at Greyville on Saturday. Festival Of Fire started as the 2-1 favourite, with jocky Bernard Fayd’herbe keeping her in midfield on the rail – she showed a…
Seal Takes Home Aquanaut Listed It was Guineas Day at Turffontein on Saturday and once again our KZN-breds flew the flag with the likes of Seal winning the Aquanaut Listed and a number of Black-Type places. The Gr 3 Acacia Handicap saw Formation (Sarge – Polonaise by Centenary) run second to Amur Affair for breeder,…
Backworth Stud: Raise The Bar Wins Thrilling Woodland Sprint The Paul Matchett-trained 5-year-old mare, Raise The Bar (Goldkeeper – Moving On Up), scored a thrilling victory in the Woodland Sprint on sand at the Vaal Thursday. She got up in the dying strides to win on the line from Summer Speedsters winner, Solarium (Var –…
Fort Larned Breeders Cup Success For Local Sire Just As Well(USA) E Dubai, who falls under the second dam of Just As Well has sired another impressive Gr 1 winner with Fort Larned in the recent Breeders Cup Classic for a stake of $5 million. Fort Larned led from gate to wire and held off…
KZN-bred Ice Machine Scintillating Gr 2 Green Point Win KZN-bred Silvano gelding Ice Machine’s grabbed a last gasp win in Saturday’s R300 000 Gr 2 Green Point Stakes run at WFA, over the Kenilworth winter mile. Kevin Shea swooped from nowhere with a cool balanced ride, to sour what looked like a dream return to…