The 2022-2023 racing season was a memorable one for Clifton Stud. The KZN farm ended that South African season responsible for 29 winners of 44 races last season, with Clifton’s flagbearers of 2022-2023 headed by G3 Godolphin Barb Stakes winner Cliff Hanger and the brilliant Mrs Geriatrix. The latter, Equus Champion 2YO Filly of 2022-2023,…
Blue Sky Thoroughbreds (Pty) Ltd will be offering two-year-olds sired by some of South Africa’s most exciting stallions around. This draft includes two-year-olds sired by the likes of Danon Platina, Lancaster Bomber, Rabada, Rafeef, Querari and What A Winter to name but a few. Japanese champion Danon Platina is represented here by a colt (Lot…
While his veteran champion trainer Dad is looking after their Randjesfontein HQ, up-and-coming trainer Adam Azzie made the perfect start to the family operation’s Cape summer campaign with Kiss Me Captain’s impressive victory in the R200 000 Listed Southeaster Sprint at Hollywoodbets Durbanville on Saturday. While the notorious Southeaster wind, or ‘Cape Doctor’ as it’s…
Foaling season each year brings a mixed bag of emotions for breeders, whilst the hours of selecting pedigrees come to fruition from August each year with the hopes of a safe foaling and a good sort delivered, as with any animal husbandry there can also be setbacks. The highs equal the lows and every breeding…
Last season’s Equus Champion Mrs Geriatrix made her eagerly awaited return to the racetrack a successful one when she won Saturday’s Bloodstock SA Sales Cup (Fillies) (1450m) convincingly. Under a confident Richard Fourie, the Sean Tarry trained three-year-old put her head down where it mattered most to claim the R180 000 first place prize by…
Rathmor Stud enjoyed a double at Hollywoodbets Greyville on Wednesday. Both horses are owned by Mario Ferreria, trained by Louis Goosen and ridden by Chase Maujean, and both celebrated their fifth career win respectively. Rodriguez (Twice Over – Jane S Piddy) has now won twice in a row over 1950m and a mile respectively. His…
Twice Grade 1-winner Rabada was very well received by a packed Summerveld clubhouse in an unusual stallion day on Saturday for which he was transported down form his home at Wartburg’s Bloomhill Stud down to the KZN’s only major training centre. The former Mike Azzie-trained Brave Tin Soldier stallion won the Gr 1 Premier’s Champion…
Peter Blyth who stands Eden Roc on behalf of the KZN Breeders Club at Clifton Stud, was delighted to announce that the Gr1 winning son of Var has his first mares confirmed in foal. The half brother to star Sandringham Summit, recently bestowed with the Equus Champion 2YO Award, is an exciting acquisition for KZN…
Former Gr 1 Premier’s Champion Stakes and Gr 1 Daily News 2000 winner Rabada was left out of the annual Sires Catalogue and therefore he will be transported down to Summerveld on 16 September for a “Stallion Day”. Sandra Tretheway of Bloomhill Stud in Wartburg said, “We’re going to bring him down to the people…