Jet Master Has West Nile Virus The Sporting Post has reported that Champion Sire Jet Master will definitely not be covering mares this season. He contracted West Nile Virus around what is thought to be the end of May this year and it has affected his balance and he is lame. His disappointed owner Henry…
Jet Master Not Covering Mares This Season In an announcement that has shocked the breeding community, it has been advised that Jet Master will not be covering mares this season. The reason has not been announced yet. The Champion Sire and Sire-of-Sires has done South Africa proud as a racehorse, and a stallion, even more…
Canon Gold Cup Day Results Race 5 THEKWINI STAKES (Grade 1) 1600m R500 000 1 – Amanee(AUS) By Pivotal – Moon Is Up by Woodman Bred by Sheikh Mohammed Bin Khalifa Al Maktoum Trainer: Mike de Kock Jockey: Kevin Shea Owner: Sheikh Mohammed Bin Khalifa Al Maktoum 2 – Felix The Cat 3 – Uptothemoon…
Canon Gold Cup Racemeeting Date Changes Gold Circle has advised that due to continued rainfall today, and in addition to the 115mm already recorded, the Super Saturday Canon Gold Cup Racemeeting scheduled for Greyville Racecourse tomorrow, 30 July 2011 has been postponed and will take place on Sunday, 31 July 2011. However, should conditions not…
Possible Canon Gold Cup Postponement Due to the heavy rain fall in Durban this week, Gold Circle are considering postponing the Canon Gold Cup “Super Saturday” to Sunday 31 July 2011. Gill Simpkins of Gold Circle has advised they will only know and be able to make a decision at 1pm on Friday afternoon, after…
Canon Gold Cup Race Day Final Fields Thekweni Stakes Grade 1 1600m R500 000 Sc# Horse Mass MR Draw B A T Jockey Trainer 1 HIDDEN BEAUTY 58.0 102 ( 83) 10 A R Simons Paul Matchett 2 FELIX THE CAT 58.0 100 ( 81) 12 B A F Coetzee Duncan Howells 3 EXTRA ZERO…
Summerhill Sires Broadcast Summerhill Stud showed their TV production of their resident stallions at the Investec Stallion Day, and it will be available on the following dates and times below for the public to view. Be sure not to miss it! Summerhill Sires Broadcast Thursday, 14 July @ 20h30 on Super Sport 2 Looped through…
Summerhill Stud Does KZN Proud in the July A hearty congratulations to Summerhill Stud for a notable July achievement of having the first two horses, Igugu and Pierre Jourdan across the Vodacom Durban July finishing line, an outstanding achievement for this notable farm based in the Kwa-Zulu Natal midlands. Igugu(AUS), by Galileo out of Zarinia,…
Vodacom July Day Results Race 12 – Bold Silvano (2010) FM 90 Handicap (F&M) 1 – Raise The Bar By Goldkeeper – Moving On Up by Jallad Bred by Backworth Stud Trainer: Paul Matchett Jockey: Randall Simons Owners: Mr J Koumides 2 – Stellar Season 3 – Queen Tamara 4 – West End Race 11…
Animal Kingdom Down But Not Out After vets examined the second set of X-rays, the injury to Kentucky Derby winner Animal Kingdom was more serious than initially diagnosed. Team Valor International president Barry Irwin said he will not race again this season. The left hind leg injury, which quite possibly happened at start of the…