Rathmor’s Gran Blanco Featured In International Horseracing Magazine Rathmor’s Gran Blanco has been featured in the quarterly edition of the newly launched International Horseracing Magazine. Having drawn international attention, South Africa’s first recorded medicine hat Thoroughbred, the white yearling colt has put KZN Breeders and Rathmor Stud on the map in a big way internationally….
Gold Circle Racing Awards Gold Circle held their annual KZN Racing Awards ceremony on Friday evening, an event that was very well attended at the Elangeni Hotel in Durban. Summerhill Stud once again did KZN proud, taking home the award for Breeder Of The Year. Summerhill have had another strong year, with the racing successes…
Potential Broodmares For Sale Alesh Naidoo has the following multiple winning mares in training for sale as potential broodmares. Please contact him directly with an offer at either aleshnaidoo@hotmail.com or 031-3069069. Rapid Flow Modern Day(USA) – Surfers Eye by Elliodor(FR) 2005 Bay Mare Race Record: 6 wins, R538 900, at 4 to 5 over 2000…
Atso Has First Winner At Scottsville Freshman sire Atso, standing at Robin Scott’s Highdown Stud in Nottingham Road, had his first winner yesterday from his first two runners to appear on the track, a bay filly named That So Atso bred by Scott Bros. This is an impressive kick-off for the chestnut son of Kingmambo….
Foals From Midlands Thoroughbreds For 2012 Rodney and Lyn Clarkin have been managing Mandy and Manny Testa’s Midlands Thoroughbreds (ex Burwell Stud) operation in Mooi River since May last year and they have an outstanding crop of foals this year – including stand outs by the likes of Var, Muhtafal, Brave Tin Soldier, Visionaire and…
Fastnet Rock Colt Tops Karaka Sale Fastnet Rock, sire of the exciting young sire Curved Ball, is enjoying a tremendous season once again. Fresh off winning his first sires premiership, the son of Danehill is again in the headlines with a string of feature race winners, including the G1 winners Nechita and Sea Siren. A…
Press Release: There’s A Horse For Everyone There’s something about a racehorse auction that you find nowhere else. Not at Sotheby’s nor Christie’s, nor anywhere. By the nature of the beast, a racehorse evokes a greater passion, considerably more ego, and there’s nothing a rich man wants more than something another rich man wants. You…
I’ll Have Another To Stud In Japan In what has become a controversial subject on social networking sites among American racing fans, Dual classic winner I’ll Have Another will enter stud at Big Red Farm in Japan, according to owner J. Paul Reddam. “I am sad that he is not going to stand in America,”…
Grand Slam Dies At 17 Grand Slam, sire of Summerhill Stud’s Visionaire, died March 31 at Ashford Stud in Kentucky, as a result of heart failure. He is represented by four 3-year-old stakes winners in 2012. Commenting on his sudden death, Ashford manager Dermot Ryan said, “Grand Slam was a pleasure to have here, and…
Camelot Has Colic Surgery Stuart Riley of Racingpost.com reports that three-time Classic winner Camelot has come through exploratory colic surgery and “is doing great”, Coolmore Stud has revealed on Friday morning. The surgery, announced on Thursday evening, took place at Fethard Veterinary Hospital. A tweet from Coolmore read: “Camelot’s colic surgery went well and he…