Sarah Whitelaw Visits KZN Sarah Whitelaw with Rathmor’s first season sire, Noble Tune(USA). A top breeding and racing journalist both locally and internationally, Sarah Whitelaw visited a few of our breeding establishments in KZN, from Eston to Mooi River last week in unusually warm weather for the KZN Midlands winter. A lady passionate about pedigrees…
Unbeaten Toreador Filly Wins Swallow Stakes Listed The Ormond Ferraris-trained Gr3 Magnolia Handicap winner Lazer Star retained her unbeaten record with a facile win in Saturday’s R150 000 Listed Swallow Stakes run over the Turffontein 1160m straight. The daughter of Toreador was given an armchair ride by Weichong Marwing and kept things in the family…
Nine KZN Breds In Four Gr1’s At Scottsville Nine KZN-breds will be competing in the four big Gr1’s on Saturday in Scottsville, amongst them our young sires’ Visionaire and Just As Well are well represented. Summerhill’s son of Grand Slam has got off to a cracking start at stud, with a number of juveniles not…
Two Winners In Two Days For Kildonan Kildonan’s progeny have won two races over the last two days with Beach Goddess and Scots Snog. His Gr2 winning daughter who was awarded the Cape Racing Award for Juvenile Filly last year – Rosier, is scheduled to run this afternoon in the Gr2 Sceptre Stakes at Kenilworth….
Press Release: Linngari Joins Summerhill For The 2015 Season For most racing aficionados, the weekends are “TV time” for the marquee events of the sport. Yet ever since Mike de Kock ventured upon his pioneering conquests of the riches of Dubai, Thursday evenings have become a summer “ritual” for South African fans. The early pace…
Noble Tune Update: Mare Pure Symmetry Sold For $230 000 At Keeneland Pure Symmetry on the left, her 2014 colt by Kitten’s Joy on the right A half-sister to the third dam of Rathmor’s resident sire Noble Tune, flashy chestnut mare Pure Symmetry, sold for $230 000 at the recent Keeneland January Sale. The dam…
Press Release: Capetown Noir At Summerhill For 2015 Season You have to hand it to Lady Laidlaw: she’s not one to traverse the road most travelled. Which probably explains, as much as anything, the frequency with which her yellow and black silks occupy the big race winner’s box. There’s no “pot luck” with Her Ladyship,…
Spectrum Grand-Daughter Up Sells For $2.2 Million At Keeneland The Irish-bred broodmare Up, a grand-daughter of Yellow Star Stud’s resident sire Spectrum, gave a big lift to Keeneland’s January horses of all ages sale 13 January, selling for a sale-leading $2.2 million at the auction’s second session on a day that saw average price rise…
St John Gray Takes Gr1 Castle Tankard The St John Gray bred, owned and trained KZN-bred Yer-Maan, with Quinton Riddle up, won the Gr1 $50 000 Castle Tankard run over 2000m at Borrowdale Park on Saturday, writes Sheldene Chant. The 53rd edition of Africa’s oldest sponsored horserace produced a thriller with the Gauteng based owner-trainer…
Weekend Racing News For Miesque’s Approval And Spectrum Recent Gr2 Victory Moon Stakes winner, Scott-bred Judicial, placed third in the Gr3 London News Stakes just two lengths off Australian import Killua Castle. The son of Miesque’s Approval in his previous start placed third behind Louis The King in the Gr1 Summer Cup after his brilliant…