Opening Of Breeding Season 2013 Heavily pregnant broodmares are beginning to fill the foaling barns in deep beds of warm straw around the Thoroughbred stud farms in the Midlands, with two of KZN’s leading breeding establishments already reporting new foal arrivals for the 2013 season. Today marks the beginning of the racing and breeding season…
South African Jockey Academy To Train Hong Kong Apprentices Two apprentice jockeys from Hong Kong, Jonathon Tai and Dylan Mo, have arrived for a two year training stint at the South African Jockey Academy based at Summerveld. It is the first time that the Academy will be training apprentices from Hong Kong. Jonathan Tai is…
2012 KZN Yearling Sale Graduates Shine In Turffontein Listed Races Two sales graduates of the 2012 Suncoast KZN Yearling Sales have done their breeders and KZN proud over the weekend – the first is Jimmi Choo, bred by Cathy and Jonathan Martin of Hadlow Stud winning the Storm Bird Listed, and the second is Virgo’s…
Another Outstanding ‘Jewel’ For Strategic News(AUS) Giant’s Causeway mare Giant’s Jewel(AUS) residing at Rathmor Stud has foaled an outstanding colt by Strategic News(AUS) this season, bred by Jurie Snyman. A beautifully-bred mare who had three wins and placed eight times – including a second in the Gr 2 Sceptre Stakes, Giant’s Jewel is out of…
Bezrin(USA) On Fire Bezrin is firing on all cylinders at the moment, with recent Listed winners Celtic Fire and Double Date taking victory in Port Elizabeth and Zimbabwe respectively, and Tetelestai winning the Pinnacle Stakes at Clairwood yesterday. Yvette Bremner’s gallant 6 year old Bezrin gelding, Celtic Fire, made it thirteen wins from his 40…
Full-Sister For White Colt Gran Blanco A mating that initially produced South Africa’s first white medicine hat Thoroughbred at Rathmor Stud, named Gran Blanco, broodmare Perakeen foaled a lovely bay Kahal filly recently for Mike and Tanya McHardy. A colt who drew world-wide attention – being only one of five or so in the world,…
Press Release: See What You Have Missed: Damage Is Done The first handful of runners from Damage Is Done has produced two multiple winning fillies: Shattered Image (4 wins, R290 975 and 10 places, including second in the Emerald Fillies Hcp (L) and third in the Nkosazana Stakes (L)), and Tatters (3 wins, R167 625…
Exciting Young KZN Sires – First Runners First Places Two of KZN’s most exciting young sires, A.P. Answer and Fort Beluga, have had places from their very first runners to hit the track, both in the same race at the Vaal on 28 November – Snow Call and Arrive At Five. Both horses were sent…
The Apache Places In First British Start, York Stakes Gr 2 The Apache ran in the York Stakes, a Group 2 at York over 2000m on Saturday and placed fourth on the turf in good to firm going. A prep run before being aimed at the Arlington Million, The Apache stayed in the money to…
Backworth Stud: Caviar Continues To Impress For Colin Scott Backworth-bred Caviar (Var – Lewinsky’s Lover) won her second at Scottsville yesterday under jockey MJ Odendaal for Summerveld-based trainer Colin Scott. Caviar is from the family of Soho Secret; ARCSA Champion Broodmare in 1995, Kings Gambit; Equus Champion Stayer in 2008, London News; ARCSA Champion Three-Year-Old…