Kinmount Stud KZN Yearling Sale Draft 2013 Lot 42 Pride And Joy (Lion Tamer – Quinarius by Requiem) Comment: Lot 42 is by one of Western Winters most talented sons, Lion Tamer, who was 2nd in the J&B Met, and winner of the Grade 1 Astropac 1900. The dam is out of Rebel Qui, herself…
Stallion Feature: King Of Kings(IRE) King Of Kings(IRE) has been in the news for much of this year for all the right reasons, starting off most of this year as the Leading National Sire of Two Year Olds by Stakes Earned. Surrounded by stallions whose service fees last year range from R60 000 – R150…
Miesque’s Approval Impressive Performance One of five stallions standing at Scott Bros Highdown Stud in Nottingham Road, Miesque’s Approval(USA), is justifying why he was voted KZN Breeders Award-winning Stallion Prospect Of The Year. The big imposing bay son of Miesque’s Son has had six winners in the last two weeks around the country, with four…
Spectrum One Of Great Britain’s Leading Broodmare Sires By Stakes Earned Spectrum, currently standing at Yellow Star Stud, is the second leading Broodmare-sire behind the great Sadler’s Wells when it comes to total prize money earned for the current UK/Irish racing season, reports racingpost.com. It is also interesting to note that his winners-runners percentage is…
KZN-breds Show Class On Vodacom Durban July Day Scott Bros resident stallion Miesque’s Approval had a fantastic day at Greyville, with three of his progeny having success on Vodacom Durban July race day today. The KZN Breeders’ Stallion Prospect Of The Year in 2011 had a win in the first race with Rocky Bay, a…
Havre de Grace Retired The Blood-horse.com reports that owner Rick Porter posted on his Fox Hill Farm website April 23 that 2011 Horse of the Year Havre de Grace has been retired after an injury was detected in her right front fetlock following a workout at Churchill Downs April 22. He also allegedly said that…
Backworth-bred Raise The Bar Adds To Impressive Race Record The Backworth-bred 5-year-old mare, Raise The Bar (SAF) (Goldkeeper (USA) – Moving On Up (SAF)), won the Computaform Express Conditions Plate (F&M) over 1450m on the Vaal sand Monday before Christmas under jockey Randall Simons. Our congratulations go to owner Mr John Koumides as well as…
KZN Breeders Award Nominations 2012 The KZN Breeders Association will be hosting our annual Awards evening at Bellwood Cottages on 17 November, congratulations to all the breeders with horses nominated for this years awards. Summerhill Stud, being the champion breeders that they are, have the biggest nominee representation at the upcoming awards, with 11 nominations…
KZN-Bred Silver Age Wins Gr 3 Christmas Handicap Silver Age, sold as a yearling for just R40 000, won the Gr 3 Christmas Handicap on Boxing Day at Clairwood from Bulsara. Silver Age remains one of the biggest bargain buys to come out of the old Michael Holmes Yearling Sale that used to be held…
Backworth Stud: Exciting Fillies By Horse Chestnut And Miesque’s Approval Horse Chestnut (SAF) – Exclusive Honour (SAF) by Exclusive Patriot (USA) We all know the legacy of Horse Chestnut, arguably the best racehorse to run in South Africa in the past 40 years, and South Africa’s only ever Triple Crown winner! In a short, but…