“Racing and breeding are filled with opportunities and sadly we all miss many that are available to us. The emphatic third win in row for the very promising Aldo yesterday highlights one of these.” – Warwick Render, Bush Hill Stud
The son of Mogok has a phenomenal race record and earned R17-million in stakes, in a career that saw him race on three continents and win at the highest levels, including the Gr2 Rashidiyah (Dubai), first across the line in the Gr1 Arlington Million (USA) and a winner of the Gr1 Daily News 2000 and Gr1 Champions Cup in South Africa and placed in many more.
Piemonte-bred son of Crusade, Alfeo, has won the award for the Eastern Cape’s Champion 2YO Colt.
Yellow Star have welcomed a beautiful foal by Noble Tune (Unbridled’s Song) out of Magical Trip by Trippi, and a beautiful Kildonan for owner and breeder Ted Hughes.
Its the 1 September and breeders will begin frantic few months ahead covering their mares today for the 2019 foaling season.
“With breeders nationally feeling the effects of a subdued economic climate and taking major knocks at sales country wide with sales averaging below what it costs to produce a Thoroughbred to sales age, a Breeders Premium Scheme is greatly appreciated to assist in the running costs of a Thoroughbred breeding operation.”
With the opening of breeding season on Saturday, KZN farms are welcoming new mares to the broodmare band this season, including a full sister to African Night Sky and PE Champion Beataboutthebush.
“He won first time out and has paid his way, so when Anton showed me a yearling – Hungry Eyes by Toreador out of Step it Up – I did not hesitate as he oozes class. He is now a two year old and is already more imposing than Misty Dawn or Cumulus, and will join Nathan Kotzen’s yard at Summerveld next month,” said Haswell.
“While I have to admit to some personal sentimentality, it’s every stud man’s ambition to stand a horse of his own breeding. The end of 2018 will mark forty years of our existence at Summerhill; in that time, we’ve bred a number of top class performers as you know, yet I have to say that in Rabada, we’ve at last reached the point of standing a horse that embodies just about everything we as breeders have been trying to produce for the past three hundred years. Apart from being an outstanding racehorse, he is the embodiment of physical perfection, and moves as well as any horse I’ve had the privilege to behold.” – Mick Goss, Summerhill Stud
KZN farm Summerhill Stud were awarded the KZN Racing Awards accolade of Leading Breeder in the province for the season on Friday night at the Greyville Convention Centre. Summerhill finished ahead of Mauritzfontein & Wilgerbosdrift, R400 000 in stakes head, earning a total of R4,786,975 for the season and 29.3% winners to runners – 48…