King Of Torts Takes Home Gr 3 Christmas Handicap Mogok added another Group winner to his list when the Spring Valley-bred King Of Torts romped home on Boxing Day to take the Gr 3 Christmas Handicap at Clairwood, with three KZN-breds following (including another Spring Valley-bred in fourth with Silver Age) and crossing the line…
Crusade(USA) First Foals
International News From Summerhill Sires St Petersburg’s son Solzhenitsyn’s Group One sweep of the “Toorak”, the son of Summerhill resident St Petersburg, had made himself a member of an elite club. According to the European Bloodstock News, his second successive victory in this historic event, confirmed his rating as one of the best milers in…
Double For Admire Main At Turffontein Admire Main achieved a double at Turffontein on the weekend with Main Sunday getting her second win for trainer Roy Magner over 1800m, and impressive debut winner The Elmo Effect winning his first by two and half lengths over 1450m for trainer Gary Alexander. Main Sunday is part owned…
Just As Well Relative Gets Gr 3 Win At Ascot A close relative of Gr 1 winning sire Just As Well, Secret Number by Raven’s Pass won the Gr 3 Cumberland Lodge Stakes at Ascot on 5 October over 2400m, storming to victory by two and half lengths from Royal Empire (Zeofilio) and Gatewood (Galileo)….
‘Save The Date’: KZN Breeders Awards
Arrival Of Await The Dawn Summerhill’s new sire for the 2013 season has arrived – the much anticipated Await The Dawn, pictured with Peter Choice (breeder of recent Gr 2 Emerald Cup winner In A Rush) of Choice Carriers and stallion handlers’ Greig Muir and Themba Zuma. A son of world champion sire Giant’s Causeway…
Balmoral Stud: Stallion Services Available Balmoral Stud have the following stallion services for sale: 1 x ATO 2 x CRUSADE 2 x TOREADOR 2 x BEZRIN Please contact Nicola for more information on 082 926 9524.
KZN-bred Gr1 Winner Chocolicious Foals Frankel Filly Backworth Stud and KZN-bred daughter of Kahal, Gr1 Allan Robertson Championship winner Chocolicious, has foaled a leggy chestnut filly in New South Wales, Australia. A mare who attracted plenty of attention at the Goff’s November Sale due to her Southern Hemisphere covering date by Frankel, a 14-time winner…
Spectrum’s Fabulous French Gr 1 Double The Gr 1 Prix de le Foret, run on the classic French race day which incorporates the Arc de Triomphe, turned out to be a spectacular one for Yellow Star’s resident sire Spectrum – who not only had the honour of being the broodmare sire of winner Moonlight Cloud…