Gran Blanco Update Rathmor Stud’s white colt Gran Blanco is now just over a month old and we have recieved an update from the farm owner Mike McHardy about the colt’s progress. “Gran Blanco – as do all our foals – saw a farrier for the first time at 1 month old. The reason for…
Igugu(AUS) Captures Nineth Career Win In Ipi Tombe Challenge As expected, Summerhill’s raised and grazed champion filly Igugu(AUS) swept to a 5.25 length victory over Queen’s Bay in the Grade 2 Ipi Tombe Challenge over 1600m on Sunday afternoon at Turffontein, steered to victory by Anthony Delpech. This brilliant filly, in her nineth career win,…
New Foals From Bush Hill Stud Bush Hill Stud have a number of beautiful new additions to their farm from well-bred mares this season and we have a look at few of them. Done Roamin’, a daughter of Rambo Dancer(CAN) out of Gone Home by Badger Land(USA) has a lovely Fort Beluga colt at foot….
KZN-Breds Top Of The List In First Entries For J & B Met It’s an exciting time for the KZN-Breds in the first entries for the J & B Met to be run on the 28 January 2012. With Dancewiththedevil coming off a spectacular finish in the Sansui Summer Cup Grade 1, she has silenced…
New Foals From Far End Stables Jane Thomas of Far End Stables has welcomed some beautiful foals with lovely pedigrees this season. We have a look at a few of them. The first is a beautiful A.P. Answer filly out of the mare Swala. The mare is by Alami out of Sovereign Wonder by Sovereign…
Start Your Foal Out Right To Help Avoid Bone And Tendon Problems Later In Life 28 November, 2011 – Dr Rensia Möller Part II Creep Feeding Nursing Foals In the earliest stages of life a foal’s nutritional requirements are pretty much met with mare’s milk and pasture, plus whatever the foal starts nibbling on, such…
Strategic News(AUS) Foals at Rathmor Stud Flotilla (Spaceship – Jungle Strand by Jungle Cove) produced a lovely big strong bay colt by Strategic News(AUS) on Friday morning. Flotilla is herself a 3 time winner with 9 places behind her name. Her dam Jungle Strand was also a winner, and has produced 7 winners to date…
KZN-Bred Dancewiththedevil Wins Grade 1 Sansui Summer Cup Dancewiththedevil justified the title bestowed upon her as KZN Breeders Horse Of The Year the night before she went out to win the R2-million Grade 1 Sansui Summer Cup in scintilating fashion on Saturday. Going off at 15/1, she shouldered a hefty 58kgs to win the race…
New Foals From Rathmor Stud With foaling season well upon us right now, we take a look at a few of Rathmor’s foals that have been born recently. Strategic News(AUS) had his first foal arrive on 12 September. Out of Coconut Grove, she had a smart bay colt. Coconut Grove is by Rambo Dancer out…
Gypsy’s Warning Attempting A Repeat Win In The Grade 1 Matriarch Today Rathmor-bred Gypsy’s Warning comes into the race off a sixth-place finish (beaten 3 1/4 lengths) in the First Lady Stakes (Grade 1) and is part of a three-horse Matriarch contingent for trainer Graham Motion. The Matriarch, the ninth on a 10-race program, is…