Eight year old ultra consistent Kahal mare Rouge Allure, has won her first feature of her career, taking the Jacaranda Listed at Turffontein over 1800m in very soft going. The tough Summerhill-bred mare, out of Mekyaas by Pivotal, is now a 13-time winner trained by Stephen Moffat and owned by Mr Albert Rapp in partnership…
In a coup for breeding in KZN, five-time Gr1 winner Got The Greenlight has been purchased and will be standing at Brett Van Laun’s Camargue Stud in Caversham. Brett Van Laun commented, “Got The Greenlight will change the KZN Breeders landscape. He is the real deal!” The son of champion sire Gimmethegreenlight will be the…
Bloodstock South Africa recently published the catalogue for the 2022 National Yearling Sale, and this catalogue is now available to be viewed online at www.bsa.co.za South Africa’s premier yearling auction, the National Sale continues to unveil outstanding thoroughbreds year in and year out. Among the many recent star graduates of the National Yearling Sale are such…
The late Gr1 winner Crusade has had 26 winners this season, and another double at Hollywoodbets Greyville. Producing consistent earners, Crusade (Mr Greeley) started out his career at Scott Bros before relocating to Clifton Stud. Running Freely won well under Warren Kennedy over 1200m, bred by Brett Van Laun of Camargue Stud, and races the…
Bush Hill Stud resident sire Willow Magic enjoyed a double at Turffontein on Thursday. The Graded Stakes producing sire by the sensational Dubawi, kicked off Race 1 with Bally Magic, a Bush Hill-bred 3yo colt out of an imported Irish mare by Entrepreneur. The bay colt is owned by Larry Nestadt and trained by Candice…
After yet another facile victory at Hollywoodbets Greyville, the St Helier-Stud bred son of Flying The Flag, Victory Twist, heads up the first published log of the KZN Breeders Series to be run on the ever-popular KZN Breeders Race Day at the end of June. Beautifully-bred by the Late Syd Rosseau out of a Cape…
4Racing and Gold Circle reach interim agreement to air KwaZulu-Natal content on Racing 240 4Racing and Gold Circle would like to advise that they have reached an interim agreement that KwaZulu-Natal racing will be available on Racing 240 with immediate effect. The parties are committed to continuing their engagements to conclude an equitable and sustainable…
A handsome grey colt by Danon Platina, bred by Rathmor Stud and consigned by Millstream Farm sold for R550 000 at the Cape Yearling Sale on Sunday. Out of Approach Me by Right Approach, the colt was knocked down to Greg Bortz and will be trained by Justin Snaith. The Snaith family trained third dam…
Bush Hill’s beautifully bred sire Flying The Flag is in top form, and saw a recent courageous win at Hollywoodbets Scottsville with Hey Bill, a tall handsome gelding bred by Bruce Le Roux and trained by Michael Roberts. It is the second win for the gelding under a superb ride from star female apprentice Rachel…
Mike McHardy’s Rathmor Stud is in sizzling form, one of the leading KZN-based farms currently on the national log sporting a winners to runners percentage of 39.1%, with Average Earnings Per Runner of R37,977 and season earnings of just over R1,7-million. Producing winners weekly around the country and in particular for owner Mr Mario Ferreira,…