A daughter of Crusade bred and owned by the Missing U Syndicate of National Park fame (represented by Rob Knuppe), the diminutive black filly flew home to register her 2nd career win from two race starts – 3 if you include her Barrier Trial. Gavin Van Zyl’s face post race said it all – she…
Warwick and Karin Render of Bush Hill Stud pulled off a 1-2 in the first juvenile meeting of the season, which included the first runner for Summerhill sire Willow Magic. The Mogok colt they bred, Harlington Express, won convincingly whilst their well bred filly by Willow Magic, Magicallee finished 2nd by a whisker – making…
Summerhill was the biggest vendor of the BSA Emperors Palace Ready To Run Sale, and averaged R93 875 for 40 Lots sold. Bringing two siblings to Gr1 winners to the sale, its no surprise that the Willow Magic sister to Gr1 winner Hero’s Honour and Gr1 2nd placed Railtrip topped the #kznbreds on sale –…
Aidan O’Brien described Magical as “the ultimate racehorse” after a typically resolute success in the Gr1 Champion Stakes gave the trainer his first success in the race on Saturday. “Every day, she wakes up with a total clean sheet,” O’Brien said. “She accepts everything on the chin and says what do you want me to…
Record-priced lots were like London buses at the Tattersalls October Yearling Sale Oct. 14. Angus Gold struck a winning bid of 1.05 million guineas ($1,392,683) for a well-related daughter of Dark Angel (Lot 767) who will now carry the famous colours of Hamdan Al Maktoum. An opening offer of 100,000 guineas gave little indication of the record-setting territory…
Capetown Noir is off to a flying start at stud and he had a double on Sunday at Hollywoodbets Scottsville.
Magical (168 points) , a full sister to Bush Hill Stud’s Flying The Flag, has regained top spot in the Cartier Horse Of The Year and Cartier Older Horse categories after securing her second Gr1 of the campaign in the QIPCO Irish Champion Stakes at Leopardstown on September 14, day one of Irish Champions Weekend.
Magical (4f Galileo – Halfway To Heaven, by Pivotal) a full sister to multiple Gr1 winner Rhododendron and Bush Hill Stud’s sire Flying The Flag, lead home an incredible 1-2-3 for Ballydoyle in Saturday’s Irish Champion Stakes at Leopardstown.
“Making himself at home, Hat Puntano beginning to look like the sensational multiple Group One winner he was at the races.”
-Mick Goss, Summerhill Stud.
Foaling season is in full swing around KZN, with foals arriving by the likes of Flying The Flag, Lance, Rabada, Redoute’s Promise and from the various farms by William Longsword, Pomodoro, Rafeef, Gimmethegreenlight. New Predator is covering his first season this year.