Sansui Summer Cup Grade 1 Final Field KZN-Breds feature prominently in the Grade 1 Sansui Summer Cup for R2 Million this year to be run on the 26 November 2011. Pierre Jourdan, runner-up to Igugu(AUS) in this year’s Vodacom Durban July, will shoulder the biggest weight of 60kgs after winning the Emperor’s Charity Mile Grade…
Gypsy Queen Foals A Fort Wood Filly Gypsy Queen, the dam of Grade 1 winner in South Africa and America – Gypsy’s Warning – foaled a beautiful bay filly (who bears a strong resemblance to her half-sister Gypsy’s Warning) on 24 September by Fort Wood at Rathmor Stud. This makes the filly a full-sister to…
Gold Circle “Demerger” Between Kwa-Zulu Natal and Western Cape Members of Gold Circle Horseracing and Betting have voted overwhelmingly in favour of all the Resolutions which give effect to the “demerger” between KwaZulu-Natal and the Western Cape and the restructuring of the respective regions. The well attended special general meeting of the company, which took…
New Foals From Yellow Star Stud Yellow Star Stud have had some lovely quality foals arrive with fantastic pedigrees, we have a look at a few of them here. The first foal, quite an exciting and substantial individual is by former KZN resident stallion Announce out of Angel Bay (by Damascus Gate out of Irina…
Five-Time South African Champion Stallion Jet Master Dies The powerful KZN-bred son of Rakeen has died after he was operated on over the weekend in an attempt to help him regain his co-ordination, a side effect of contracting West Nile Virus in August which prevented him from covering mares this season. Jet Master had the…
Brave Tin Soldier(USA) First Foals At Summerhill Stud Summerhill Stud have welcomed four new foals from their elegant stallion, Brave Tin Soldier(USA). Impeccably bred, by Storm Cat out of Bless by Mr Prospector/Danzig/Halo mare, his first crop of foals are certainly showing their sires’s good looks and are exciting prospects. Bought as a foal for…
Backworth-Bred Court Dress Blasts to Debut Win for Brian Wiid Court Dress(SAF), bred by Backworth Stud, made no mistakes on debut at Turffontein on Wednesday evening as the colt blasted to an almost 2 length win over fancied Torman(SAF) (Toreador (IRE) – Shamu) and third placed Admirals Cup(SAF) (Makaarem (USA) – Odalisque). Court Dress(SAF) is…
Naming “The Great White” Rathmor Stud are inviting the public to name their much talked about “Great White”, a foal with a top pedigree and extremely rare colouring. The snow white colt with chestnut ears is by KZN’s champion stallion Kahal out of Perakeen (Rakeen – Perfick(NZ) – by Straight Strike) has taken the breeding…
KZN-Bred Gypsy’s Warning Sells For $1.05 Million At Keeneland KZN-Bred Gypsy’s Warning – bred by Rathmor Stud – was sold at the Keeneland November sale today for $1.05 million. She was being offered as a racing/broodmare prospect and is expected to run on 25 November in the Grade 1 Matriarch Stakes, a race she has…
Strategic News(AUS) First Foal Arrives at Rathmor Stud Grade 1 Steinhoff Summer Cup winner Strategic News(AUS) had his first foal arrive on 12 September. Out of 8 time winning Rambo Dancer mare Coconut Grove, she had a smart bay colt. Coconut Grove is out of Cape Kiwi(NZ) by Kaapstad(NZ). She amassed R364,405 in stakes from…