A Celebration Of The Great A.P. Indy With A.P. Indy recently in the news regarding his last crop of yearlings to be sold at the Keeneland September Sale happening now and Just As Well having his first crop of foals being born this season, we thought it might be apt to have a look at…
Hadlow Stud Welcomes First Foal For KZN Cathy Martin of Hadlow Stud has announced that their foaling season began in the early hours of Saturday morning, quite possibly the first Thoroughbred foal to be born in KZN. A filly by Jam Alley(AUS) out of the mare Notaloud by Announce arrived as an early surprise. It…
Press Release: Plum For Plumtree We all know John Plumtree, who’s just about as good a rugby coach as there is anywhere. You only have to look at the record of the Sharks since he came to the helm, to know that this is a man who understands that good people don’t need managing, they…
Newton Power Strong Debut Win Newton Power stormed to a 12-length victory at Borrowdale Park yesterday, Zimbabwe. The three year old gelding bred by Warwick and Karin Render of Bush Hill Stud is by Newton(IRE) out of a Slew The Red mare, Red Spirit. The bay gelding is trained by Gokhan Terzi, ridden to victory…
Enchanted Kingdom Wins Gr 3 Yellowwood Handicap Enchanted Kingdom, bred by Bellwood Stud in Nottingham Road, won the Gr 3 Yellowwood Handicap from Without Malice yesterday at the Turffontein Inside at odds of 35/1, ridden to victory by Chase Maujean. Backworth-bred Varlet ran fourth, just three lengths off the winner. Enchanted Kingdom is owned by…
Final A.P. Indy Crop Offered At Keeneland September Sale After piling up accolades on the racetrack and in the breeding shed, A.P. Indy will take a bow for his stallion career with his 18th and final crop in the Keeneland September yearling sale writes Joe Nevills of Thoroughbredtimes.com. The A.P Indy influence has gripped KZN,…
Backworth Stud: One Day Old! “You want me to do what?”… only one day old and already a character! This is Moving On Up’s delightful filly foal by Atso(USA) which she delivered on the weekend. Moving On Up, by Jallad(USA), is also the dam of Raise The Bar (Goldkeeper (USA)) who has an impressive racing…
Keeneland September Yearling Sale With KZN Connection The upcoming Keeneland Yearling Sale will take place from 10 to 21 September, which will see 11 separate sessions going under the hammer and an incredible figure of 3604 yearlings being presented for sale. It is quite heartening to see a number of South African broodmares in the…
Consider Your Verdict Racing’s constitutional court handed down its verdict on the Emperor’s Palace Ready To Run Gallops on Friday afternoon, and while they were split in their choices of the outstanding performers on the day, they were universally at one on the depth and the quality of what they saw. The novel thing about…
Heartbreak For South African Eventing Champion It is a sad day for the South African equestrian community as they have lost one of their finest equine ambassadors, writes sportingpost.co.za. Heartbreak Hill, a true example of athleticism, generosity of spirit and tenacity will be remembered as one of the greatest event horses ever produced by this…