Frankel Named Cartier Horse-Of-The-Year Frankel (Galileo – Kind by Danehill/Rainbow Quest) was named Cartier Horse Of The Year at the awards ceremony in London. The three-year-old colt, owned and bred by Khalid Abdullah and trained by Sir Henry Cecil, Frankel also took the honours in the Cartier Three-Year-Old Colt category. Frankel swept all before him…
Badger’s Drift First Foal At Wood-Moore Manor Stud Badger’s Drift had his first foal arrive at Wood-Moore Manor Stud early this morning. A lovely bay filly out of Corn Syrup, HIH Wayne Kobusch von Konigsberg describes the filly as “a strapping strong filly – confident and friendly”. Corn Syrup (Qui Danzig – Hot Corn by…
Rathmor Stud’s “Great White” Named Rathmor Stud’s “Great White” colt has been named Gran Blanco (translated as Great White in Spanish), after it was put out to the public via Rathmor’s Facebook group to provide name suggestions for the unusually-coloured foal – snow white with chestnut ears. The colt, born on 14 September by Kahal…
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…