“With five lengths to make up at the 350m marker, the racy chestnut grew wings under Corne Orffer to put 2,20 lengths between herself and the 10-1 Nafaayes, with the runner-up’s stablemate Ghaalla (a R5-million graduate off the National Yearling Sale) staying on for third.”
#kznbreds at the Emperors Palace Ready To Run Sale, 4 November. #kznbreds will be easily identified with Hip Stickers and stable door posters. View the lots available as well as those who have Black Type siblings in brackets.
*We are very sorry to hear of the passing of Chris Gerber of Moutonshoek, who brought in and owned Mambo In Seattle. Our thoughts go out to his family and friends during this difficult time, he is a devastating loss to the racing and breeding industry in South Africa. May he Rest In Peace. “This horse…
Summerhill Stud, acting as Summerhill Sales as Agent, will be offering 64 two-year-olds at Sunday’s Emperors Palace Ready To Run Sale. Set to be held at the TBA complex in Germiston, the one day auction gets underway this weekend at 14:00 pm sharp, with the sale due to be conducted by auctioneers Graeme Hawkins and Andrew Miller….
Log 29/10 Log 22/10 Age Sex Horse MR 1 1 3 F RAILTRIP 100 2 2 3 F THE SASH 85 3 3 3 G CHIJMES 87 4 4 3 F VI VA PI PA 79 5 5 3 G CHECKPOINT CHARLIE 83 5 5 3 G PATROL OFFICER 83 7 7 3 F SEE…
Sydney Opera House, by young Galileo sire Australia out of the dam of Gr1 Melbourne Cup winner Rekindling and Golden Sword, finished second by a neck to winner Wonderment at Saint-Cloud over 2000m, in the Gr1 Criterium de Saint-Cloud today
With the well-performed Just As Well’s biggest crop now 2yo’s, Spring Valley Stud’s Bruce Le Roux is hopeful that the market will start sitting up and taking a little more notice of his well-bred son of AP Indy. Just As Well has a lifetime winners to runners percentage of 50%, with only 61 progeny to race from seven crops.
A survey of racing success as a factor of how much money you spend was recently undertaken in Australia. While its outcomes were “Aussie” specific, it’s probably fair to say, they’re likely to have universal application wherever horse racing is conducted as a serious commercial pursuit. The answer, rest assured, is that the more money…
The Spring Valley Stud is home to the blue blooded A P Indy son Just As Well, who is from a family which continues to fire on all cylinders and Just As Well’s impressive pedigree page got a further boost following the running of the Listed Prix du Ranelagh at Chantilly Racecourse on Sunday.