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…
Guest Column: Shades Of Greatness 22 August, 2013 – Lisa Barrett Varsfontein Studs Judpot has been grabbing headlines around the country recently, thanks in part to his phenomenal achievement of producing two Grade One winners (Forest Indigo and Along Came Polly), a Grade 2 winner (Colour Of Courage) as well as a Listed Stakes winner…
International KZN Sire News KZN’s sires are back in the news on the International front – with Visionaire’s son Outlook in a Listed race, Moonlight Cloud gets her fourth Gr 1 for broodmare sire Spectrum with King Of Kings also proving his broodmare sire abilities in the USA, A.P. Warrior – closely bred along the…
Final Results – Emperors Palace National Two Year Old Sale The 2013 Emperors Palace National 2 Year Old Sale ended on Friday evening. KZN’s top-priced colt for the second day went to Lot 276, a beautiful big A.P. Answer colt out of the mare La Favourite by Foveros, bred and consigned by Scott Bros. The…
Guest Column: So Close He Came 19 August, 2013 – Lisa Barrett It was a day of heartbreaking seconds for champion South African trainer Mike de Kock on two continents. First, Soft Falling Rain was beaten by the 3-1 shot Gregorian in the Group 2 Hungerford Stakes in the UK, and then KZN’s golden boy…
Guest Column: The Apache Lands 16 August, 2013 – Lisa Barrett KZN racing sees one of its brightest sons, The Apache take on some of the best in the Group One Arlington Million in Chicago, USA. Already a multiple Group One and Group winner in South Africa, The Apache further entrenched his class with a…
First Day Results – Emperors Palace National Two Year Old Sale The first day of the National Two Year Old Sale kicked off yesterday and saw two of KZN’s top colts sell for R100 000 and R90 000 respectively. A recent graduate of the National Two Year Old sale includes The Apache, who will be…
Scott Bros Welcome New Son Of Giant’s Causeway For 2013
Equus Awards 2013 – Summerhill Stud Take Home Champion Breeders The epitome of excellence – the Equus Awards took place last night at Emperors Palace and saw Summerhill Stud officially receive the Award for South African Champion Breeders – for an incredible ninth time in a row. Mick Goss and his team were present to…
Equus Awards 2013 – Summerhill Stud Take Home Champion Breeders The epitome of excellence – the Equus Awards took place last night at Emperors Palace and saw Summerhill Stud officially receive the Award for South African Champion Breeders – for an incredible ninth time in a row. Mick Goss and his team were present to…