Chris Saunders, former chairman of Gold Circle and the first chairman of the Tongaat Hulett Group, died on Saturday night after a lengthy illness. Saunders was one of the first directors of Gold Circle and was elected chairman after the company’s first chairman, Roy Eckstein retired. Saunders retired as chairman in 2005 after steering Gold Circle…
The KZN Breeders Awards 2020 will be taking place at the famed Nottingham Road Hotel on 4 December. The theme is “A Touch Of Tweed” and will be an intimate gathering to celebrate the #KZNbred. Amongst the nominees are two Gr1 winners – Rathmor-bred Mississippi Burning and St John Gray’s Ronnie’s Candy, as well as…
Extraordinary Trainer, Owner and Breeder St John Gray has breathed new life into sire Bezrin, a well travelled stallion between KZN and the Cape for some years until finally settling into Cathy and Jonathan Martin’s Hadlow Stud. The bright bay son of Danzig has had a slew of winners recently, with his winners to runners…
Clifton Stud, whose past alumni include the likes of July winning champion Classic Flag and Charity Mile winner Bezanova, will be offering a quality draft at the 2020 Emperors Palace National 2YO Sale. The farm will be offering two-year-olds sired by all of Act Of War, Admiral Kitten, Capetown Noir, Duke Of Marmalade, Flying The…
Mooi River farm, Bush Hill Stud, will be offering a large, quality draft at the 2020 Emperors Palace National 2YO Sale. This draft includes two-year-olds sired by the likes of Captain Of All, Crusade, Flying The Flag, Pathfork, The United States, Toreador and Willow Magic. Bush Hill’s blue blooded sire Flying The Flag is responsible…
Blue Sky Thoroughbreds, a partnership between Bruce Le Roux and Tinus Gericke, have bred their first winner after they started accumulating mares together in 2016 and their efforts are being rewarded. They are based at the farm of Bruce Le Roux in Mooi River, Spring Valley Stud, that has yielded multiple Gr1 winners and many…
Lee Scribante of Piemonte Stud who have Last Winter, has confirmed that his first mares covered have been confirmed in foal. The impressive son of Western Winter stands at Bush Hill Stud on behalf of Piemonte, for the convenience of farms in Mooi River, Nottingham Road and Rosetta for ease of access for mares. Last…
Bush Hill Stud’s smart young resident sire New Predator (AUS) has his first foals arriving this season, and there is an aura of excitement as the grandson of the world champion Galileo is passing on his substance and quality to his foals. This has also inspired Laurence Wernars to send his Gr1 winning chestnut mare,…
Renamed Hawker Typhoon after being sold as Matador Lady for R125 000 as a weanling at the Scott Bros Dispersal Sale, the dark bay daughter of the deceased Toreador won at Hollywoodbets Scottsville in an amazing fashion after a hindered start. Ridden superbly by Lyle Hewitson, she won her second start to show the same…
Paths Of Victory gave Rathmor Stud their first Gold Cup win in the World Sports Betting sponsored marathon 3200m race. The son of Noble Tune won for Gareth Van Zyl, who has trained progeny of Noble Tune to success and it was his first win in the country’s premier stayers race. The last win KZN…