Kildonan Gets First Winner A sensationally fast racehorse who is now passing it onto his progeny, Kildonan’s two year old son Tribute To Kylie won his fourth start at Clairwood in impressive fashion by three-quarters of a length in very soft going over 1000m. From just five runners to date, Kildonan has already had a…
First Foal For St Helier Stud St Helier Stud have begun their foaling season, and seen here is mare Fair Finn (National Emblem – Nobely Known by Royal Prerogative), a half-sister to J&B Met winner Angus and Gr 2 winner Dignify (dam of recent Kahal Stakes winner Distinguished) with her high quality colt by Brave…
Green Moon Wins Melbourne Cup – The A.P. Answer Connection A.P. Answer’s dam-line continues International success with Green Moon who swept home to take the epic 3200m Emirates Melbourne Cup Gr 1. Green Moon is by Montjeu out of Green Tune mare Green Nune. Green Tune is out of Soundings, the second dam of A.P….
Bush Hill Stud News: What A Week “It is not often a South African stud’s sires can boast an international double as per the below article from gavelhouse.com, written by Sarah Whitelaw.” writes Warwick Render of Bush Hill Stud. “It was a great weekend in Singapore for the Bush Hill sires, Kahal and King’s Chapel….
KZN Mixed Sale Results 2013 The KZN Mixed Sale took place at Aldora Stud on Wednesday and saw St Helier Stud’s Syd Rosseau purchase the top-priced mare sold by Summerhill Sales for R130 000. Lot 55, named Fair Finn by National Emblem out of Nobely Known, is a half-sister to J&B Met winner Angus. She…
KZN Breeders Juvenile Million On 6th July For 2012 KZN Yearling Sale Graduates – Qualifying Horses More exciting news out of KZN, is the KZN Breeders Juvenile Million race to be held on 6 July, Vodacom Durban July day for a stake of R1-million, yet another reason to buy a horse from KZN! This race…
Backworth Stud: Newmarket Mist And Drizzle For Baroness Bergsma Of Longford Backworth enjoyed trainer Mike Miller’s support at the 2012 KZN Yearling Sales with his purchase of Colour Of Courage – a lovely Judpot yearling out of our Exclusive Patriot mare, Exclusive Honour. It was lovely to welcome Mike and his team to Backworth…
Kahal’s Cracking Weekend Kahal once again showed his domination over racing across South Africa with Festival Of Fire taking home her second consecutive Grade 3 win in the HSH Princess Charlene Of Monaco Starling Stakes at Turffontein on the weekend, beating Blue Ridge Mountain(ARG) by half a length over 1400m. Festival Of Fire was carrying…
King’s Chapel Son Places In Singapore Gr 3 Boundless Glory by Bush Hill Stud’s King’s Chapel, who is producing exceptional looking foals, ran third behind Holy Empire (Holy Roman Emperor) and Supernova (Carnegie City) in the Gr 3 Saas Fee Stakes in Singapore. Previously named King’s Speech, Boundless Glory is out of the Stravinsky mare…
First Day Results Of The KZN Yearling Sale 2013 The first day of the 2013 KZN Yearling Sale ended on a hugely positive note. Owing to a number of factors, the sale’s first session ended with the aggregate up R4 000 000 from last year. The top-priced KZN-bred colt on the first day came from…