Australian Gr3 Win For Broodmare Sire Spectrum Zanbagh’s vice-like grip on the Australian Oaks – and a bid to emulate her mother’s heroics – strengthened as the outstanding filly landed Guy Walter an unprecedented fifth Keith Nolan Classic at Kembla Grange on Sunday. A daughter of Bernardini, she is out of Wild Iris by Spectrum….
First Winner For Sire Al Miqdaam Roy Moodley’s young stallion standing at his breeding operation in the KZN Midlands, a son of Danehill named Al Miqdaam, had his first winner on Friday at Clairwood in the first race under jockey Brandon Lerena. The three year old chestnut gelding named Al Ciberano, bred by Robert Smith,…
First Stakes Winner For Yellow Star’s Kildonan Kildonan already has his stud career off to a blistering start, and added to it on Friday when his daughter Rosier snatched the R150 000 Listed East Cape Fillies Nursery over the 1200m straight at Fairview. The Wilgebosdrift-bred and owned filly is out of Australian mare Malmaison by…
Loss Of Two KZN Sires In the last week KZN has sadly lost two stallions – Kabool standing at Mike Pappas’ Highover Stud and Icelander at Koos and Lorraine De Klerk’s Yellow Star Stud. A 19 year old stallion, Kabool hailed from one of the greatest families in the modern day stud book. His dam,…
First South African Winner For Daring Bid(USA) The only son of Unbridled standing at stud in South Africa, Daring Bid(USA) got his first winner at the Vaal on Saturday with All The Bids, bred by Favour Stud, winning by almost four lengths over 1000m from Law Enforcer and Thunder Run. Trained by Corne Spies and…
Five Winners In Two Days For Miesque’s Approval Miesque’s Approval continues to make himself heard – having achieved an incredible five winners in two days at Clairwood, Turffontein and Borrowdale Park in Zimbabwe. The handsome son of Miesque’s Son standing at Scott Bros is currently sitting ninth on the National Sires Log (according to stats…
Exciting News Surrounding Sire Eightfold Path Peter Gibson has reported on some exciting news regarding Eightfold Path and in particular his Champion dam, Divine Proportions: “I think we can look back with some satisfaction that the stallion, having covered over 65 mares, has shown excellent fertility and enthusiasm for his job at stud. “My thanks…
Exciting Future For Visionaire Visionaire’s statistics: 11 runners – six winners with 11 wins between them – one of those already a Listed winner – and not a single runner yet unplaced. If that doesn’t make anyone in the horseracing industry sit up and take notice – nothing will – his first yearlings to hit…
A.P. Answer National Leading Two Year Old Sire By Stakes Sportingpost.co.za reports in their stats – as at 5 January – that A.P. Answer is the current leading Two Year Old sire by Stakes earned – the total being R114,750 – approximate R24 000 ahead. Stallions that follow suit are Trippi, Seventh Rock, Way West…
Just As Well Sibling Places In El Prado Stakes The half-brother to Just As Well named Utley – cleverly named after an American baseball player being by stallion Smart Strike – has placed in the El Prado Stakes on 28 December at Gulfstream Park over 1600m on turf from Mr Online (Silent Name) and Salto…