Royal Delta Sells For $8.5 Million, Goldikova to Galileo Royal Delta by Empire Maker out of Delta Princess by A.P. Indy, was purchased by Besilu Stables for $8.5 million to conclude a highly charged November 8 session of the Keeneland November breeding stock sale. The price was the third-highest in Keeneland November history, exceeded only…
A.P. Answer First Foal at Yellow Star Stud Yellow Star Stud have welcomed a lovely filly by A.P. Answer out of Chasing Rainbows, a beautifully bred unraced mare by Spectrum – who recently moved to Yellow Star Stud to begin his first season in Kwa-Zulu Natal. She is out of a Rakeen/Elliodor mare. Congratulations to…
Uncle Mo To Ashford Stud After running 10th in the Breeders’ Cup Classic Grade 1 on Saturday a decision was made to send the Indian Charlie colt to Ashford Stud in Kentucky for next year. He was retired after blood tests revealed that the gamma-glutamyltransferase (GGT) enzyme was elevated. During the spring, the enzyme problem…
The Great White Rathmor Stud had an unsual surprise arrive from their mare Perakeen in the early hours of the morning. The snow white colt with chestnut ears is by KZN’s champion stallion Kahal out of Perakeen (Rakeen – Perfick(NZ) – by Straight Strike). Mike McHardy of Rathmor says as far as they know, this…
Far End Farm – Pre-trainers of Red Barrel Congratulations to Jane Thomas of Far End Farm on their pre-training graduate Red Barrel who won the R2 million Emperor’s Palace Ready To Run Cup yesterday – and this being the colt’s second start after winning his maiden 1.25 lengths on the 4 October. Mike de Kock…
A.P. Answer First Foals from Clifton Stud A.P. Answer has his first 3 fillies on the ground at Clifton Stud, and they are looking to be strong and athletic individuals. The first foal born on 5 August is out of True Lily (by Joshua Dancer – Tritonia by National Assembly) and this mare comes from…
KZN-Breds Top Weights For Sansui Summer Cup Grade 1 KZN-Breds The Apache and Dancewiththedevil have been allocated top weights of 60kg each for the Grade 1 R2-million Sansui Summer Cup to be run on 26 November 2011. Pierre Jourdan, runner-up to Igugu(AUS) in this year’s Vodacom Durban July, will carry 59.5kg while Grade 2 Emerald…
Breeders Cup 2011 Final Results The Breeder’s Cup ended with some fantastic results and history being made. Jockey Mike Smith surpassed Jerry Bailey for the most Breeders’ Cup wins. Joseph and Aidan O’Brien are the only father-son pair in the 28 year history who have won a Breeders’ Cup race – with Aiden being the…
Breeders Cup First Day Results The Breeder’s Cup kicked off on Friday 4 November with some exciting results. Friday Results Sentient Jet Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Sprint – $500K – 6 Furlongs – Nov. 4 – 4:10 p.m. Winner: Secret Circle Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf (Gr.II)- $1M – 1 mile (T) – Nov. 4 –…
Breeders Cup Final Fields The Breeder’s Cup kicks off on Friday 4 November with two days of the world’s finest Thoroughbreds competing for honours at Churchill Downs in Kentucky. The Breeders’ Cup World Championships – as described by their website – has become recognized as the ultimate test of a Thoroughbred’s talent and ability. Not…