Blue Sky Thoroughbreds of Mooi River enjoyed a brilliant day at Hollywoodbets Scottsville, not only getting a double bred by the partnership of Tinus Gericke and Bruce Le Roux, but also achieving a training feat of winning with a horse bred, raised and trained on the property. Ivan Van Wyk heads up the training aspect…
Piemonte Stud will be bringing a draft packed full of quality to the upcoming November Sale this year. This string includes two-year-olds from some wonderful female lines, as well as lots sired by the likes of Canford Cliffs, Captain Of All, New Predator and Willow Magic.The latter, a brilliant G1 winning son of the mighty…
One of KwaZulu-Natal’s biggest thoroughbred stud farms, Piemonte Stud, is set to conduct a dispersal sale early next month.Lee and Nancy have decided to relocate to Knysna and, as a result, will be conducting a sale with no reserves on each lot. Piemonte Stud will hold its auction at Summerveld on December 1st, and the…
Macrath CC will be offering a quality quartet at the upcoming November Two Year Old Sale, with all four of their lots sired by the versatile globetrotter Linngari. A G1 winner in both Germany and Italy, Linngari won or placed in seven G1 races during a career which saw the chestnut race in all of…
A strapping filly owned by Hollywood Syndicate and named by KZN Commentator Craig Peters for his family, Shanta’s Pride impressed to win at the third time of asking after placing twice previously. Trained by Peter Muscutt, the Bush Hill bred filly gave the Peter family immense pride to win from Rio Supremo over 1200m. The…
Peter Blyth, breeder of such stars as former Horse Of The Year Classic Flag and millionaire Prince Of Kahal among others, is delighted by the quality of thoroughbred that his Clifton Stud will be bringing to this year’s November Two Year Old Sale. Clifton Stud’s string for the sale includes two-year-olds sired by the likes…
Bush Hill Stud will be presenting an impressive line up of two-year-olds at this year’s November Two Year Old Sale.Remarkably, this string includes eight juveniles sired by proven G1 stallions, with this consignment’s offering including lots sired by the likes of Capetown Noir, Captain Of All, Mambo In Seattle, Master Of My Fate, Querari and…
A R40 000 purchase off the 2021 August 2YO Sale, Bush Hill bred Miss Daisy has given Billy Ruiters his first Graded Stakes winner with owner Mr Pooe after winning the Gr3 HSH Princess Charlene Starling Stakes on Saturday. The daughter of the late Crusade out of Heliantha by Count Du Bois is from the…
Bruce Le Roux and Tinus Gericke’s Blue Sky Thoroughbreds is a growing force in the South African breeding industry.This fact is underlined by the exciting young sires who are standing at Blue Sky Thoroughbreds this season. The Blue Sky based G1 Tsogo Sun Sprint winner Chimichuri Run recently had his first mares test in foal,…
Clifton Stud enjoyed a double on the Polytrack at the Hollywoodbets Greyville on Wednesday. Fashion Mistress, a daughter of Master Of My Fate out of the diminutive multiple winner Fashion Talk (AP Answer) was a a clever pedigree match, loosely based on Clifton-bred Whatalady (Jet Master – Vogue) from the same family. It is also…