KZN Breeders Club AGM Notice
The KZN Breeders Club AGM will take place on Tuesday 29 January, 11am at the Nottingham Road Hotel.
Summerhill Win Sea Cottage Listed
The Ato gelding Chijmes confirmed again that he is no slouch when leading all the way to win the R150 000 Listed Sea Cottage Stakes at Turffontein on Sunday to give claiming apprentice Denis Schwarz his first feature success. Summerhill also produced Gr3 2nd placed Running Brave in the Gr3 Three Troikas.
#kznbred Dawn Assault Wins Gr3 London News Stakes
#kznbred Dawn Assault has snatched the Gr3 London News Stakes from favoured Al Danza and Pietro Mascagni (a R2,3-million yearling). Second to Tilbury Fort in the Gr1 Summer Cup, Dawn Assault is yet another feather in the cap for owner / breeder / trainer St John Gray.
KZN Cracking Start For 2019!
KZN got off on the right foot in 2019 with six winners from nine races carded at Greyville on 1 January.
#kznbred Filly Gives Byword First Graded Stakes Win
Camphoratus comes forward on the outside to win under Calvin Habib (Pic – Candiese Marnewick/Gold Circle) The father-and-son training team of Robbie and Shannon Hill produced the knockout blow that floored Pick 6 punters at Greyville on Boxing Day. The upper cut came courtesy of the chestnut filly Camphoratus, who charged home at any price…
Matador Man Gives Hewitson 3rd Christmas Handicap Win
Matador Man flew home under Lyle Hewitson on a very hot and humid Wednesday at Greyville to give the South African Champion Jockey and Apprentice Jockey his third win in the Christmas Handicap, now a Listed race.
Just As Well Sibling Wins British Listed Race
The Tapit half-brother to Spring Valley sire Just As Well won a Listed race in England yesterday. The chestnut colt named Wissahickon beat home Big Country (High Chapparal) by over two lengths clear.
Rathmor Update: Impressive Stats From Farm And Stallions
Noble Tune was very well supported in his first few seasons at stud with full books each year, and the stats show that he has only had 34 of his progeny on the tracks to date and 11 of them are winners, giving Noble Tune a lifetime winners to runners percentage of 32%.
The Apache Flying At Stud
“Similarly, horses with a GBV of 1 have the highest genetic probability of producing elite racehorses and passing on favourable genetic variants to their offspring, when compared with other horses assigned a lower score.”
#kznbred Double At Greyville For Oratorio
KZN produced a double at Greyville on Friday night for Avontuur sire Oratorio. Bush Hill’s handsome Grande Maestro got a well deserved win after placing six times from eight of his starts. Bred by Bush Hill Stud and trained by Darryl Moore, Grande Maestro is out of Felix The Cat (Black Minnaloushe) and owned by Late…