Press Release: Damage Is Done Damage is Done: If you missed Jet Master; here is your chance to make amends! Bred on the same lines as JET MASTER; by RAKEEN out of a grand-daughter of DAMASCUS; Damage is Done is a multiple winning, strong, well built son of Rakeen out of a winning black type…
Kahal Adds Another Gr 2 This Season Kahal continues his Group race successes this season, with daughter Festival Of Fire taking home the Gr 2 KRA Fillies Guineas at Greyville on Saturday. Festival Of Fire started as the 2-1 favourite, with jocky Bernard Fayd’herbe keeping her in midfield on the rail – she showed a…
Wood-Moore Manor Stud Press Release: Badger’s Drift Badger’s Drift up with the Top Sires in KZN with % of Graded / Group / Listed / Stakes WINNER’S :- 1st) WAY WEST 13% 2nd) BADGER’S DRIFT 12% 3rd) KAHAL 7% & MOGOK 7% The Official Stallion Rankings / Statistics – S.A. Racing Season 2011-2012 (01 August…
Orb Takes Home Kentucky Derby Orb, far back in the pack for much of the race, made a late charge to win the 139th running of the mud-spattered Kentucky Derby on Saturday. Orb is by Malibu Moon out of Unbridled mare Liberty Lady. Malibu Moon draws parallels to our very own A.P. Arrow at Summerhill…
International News From KZN Some exciting international news has come out – Chocolicious will possibly be sent to Frankel after her racing career in the UK, and Spectrum has yet another Group 2 winner with Sangster in New Zealand as a Broodmare Sire. Backworth-bred Grade 1 winner Chocolicious, recently purchased by Australian Thoroughbred Bloodstock, is…
Emperor’s Palace National Yearling Sale Catalogue Launched Online The Thoroughbred Breeders Association have launched their catalogue online for the upcoming Emperor’s Palace National Yearling Sale, taking place 26 and 28 April 2013. The following KZN-breds below will be presented at the Emperor’s Palace National Yearling Sale, and qualify for the Million Mile as well as…
Somerset Stud – Thank You Vera and Alan Sutherland of Somerset Stud would like to convey to all the buyers and underbidders their grateful thanks for the solid support shown for the progeny of King Of Kings(IRE) at the recent Suncoast KZN Yearling Sale. “Our thanks to the King Of Kings Partnership and KZN Breeders…
Final KZN Results From The National Yearling Sale The two day sale, which started on Friday morning, ended with both aggregate and average well up on last year’s sale. The 2013 sale’s aggregate was up from R84 730 000 to R122 468 000 this year. The average also improved from R234 061 to R297 976…
Media Release: Admire The Man EMPERORS PALACE SUMMER READY TO RUN SALE School Of Excellence, Summerhill Stud, Mooi River 20 February 2013 It’s remarkable how often we turn to history for our lessons when little else makes sense. In the early fifties, the mighty American breeding industry was doing just fine with the Calumet stallion,…
Ravishing Arrives At Midlands Thoroughbreds Manny and Mandy Testa of Midlands Thoroughbreds have announced exciting news, reporting the safe arrival of Ravishing at their Midlands Thoroughbreds farm in Mooi River, close to their business interest Midlands Saddle And Trout. Ravishing is owned by Mr & Mrs Robert Muir who successfully raced the eye-catching stallion. Only…