Another Gr 3 Winner For Miesque’s Approval Miesque’s Approval has sired yet another Grade 3 winner, with Scott Bros-bred Approval Rating taking home the first let of the Zimbabwean Triple Crown, the Grade 3 Zimbabwe Guineas, on Sunday at Borrowdale. The Scott Bros were recently back in the news again after their Gr 2 win…
International News From KZN Some exciting international news has come out – Chocolicious will possibly be sent to Frankel after her racing career in the UK, and Spectrum has yet another Group 2 winner with Sangster in New Zealand as a Broodmare Sire. Backworth-bred Grade 1 winner Chocolicious, recently purchased by Australian Thoroughbred Bloodstock, is…
New Sire Crusade(USA) Out Of Quarantine KZN’s new speedy Group 1 winning stallion acquisition, Crusade(USA), has been released from the quarantine facility and has been received by Vaughn Marshall, where he will stay until he can be released (due to African Horse Sickness restrictions) and arrive at the Scott Bros for the coming season. Vaughn…
Ravishing Arrives At Midlands Thoroughbreds Manny and Mandy Testa of Midlands Thoroughbreds have announced exciting news, reporting the safe arrival of Ravishing at their Midlands Thoroughbreds farm in Mooi River, close to their business interest Midlands Saddle And Trout. Ravishing is owned by Mr & Mrs Robert Muir who successfully raced the eye-catching stallion. Only…
Local And International Gr 3 Success For King Of Kings KZN once again had significant success at Turffontein on Saturday, with a number of horses winning and placing in several Black Type races and news from Gulfstream Park in the USA – predominantly from King Of Kings and Spectrum. King’s Temptress, by King Of Kings,…
Kenyan Guineas Win For Sire Bezrin(USA) Westonian, bred by Yellow Star Stud, won the Kenyan Guineas last weekend at Ngong by 4.5 lengths from the second horse Wonnitestand, Shufti and Somerset. The bay son of Bezrin, who stands at Rathmor Stud, closely resembles his sire and was the hot favourite for the race, running just…
KZN’s Crusade(USA) Arrives In South Africa The KZN Breeders exciting new stallion addition, Group 1 winner Crusade, has arrived safely in Cape Town. The Middle Park Stakes winner will stay in quarantine for 30 days, before being moved to Vaughn Marshall’s yard where he will spend a few months before making the trip to the…
King’s Chapel(AUS) Update From Bush Hill Stud Warwick Render of Bush Hill Stud is proud to announce plenty of success as he gives a wrap-up of King’s Chapel’s breeding and racing season. “We would like to take this opportunity to thank you for your support of King’s Chapel in his second season at stud in…
A.P. Answer Related Zagora Wins Eclipse Female Turf Award Zagora, who carries a strong pedigree connection to resident Clifton Stud sire A.P. Answer, walked away with an Eclipse Award for Female Turf Horse. Zagora is by Green Tune(FR), a half-brother to the dam of A.P. Answer, Pas de Reponse. Bloodhorse.com reports that those who attempted…
Lion Tamer To Yellow Star Stud The recent sale of Avalon Stud has seen the Klawervlei-owned son of Western Winter, Lion Tamer, being relocated to Koos and Lorraine De Klerk’s Yellow Star Stud in Mooi River. Standing at 16hh, Lion Tamer is a good-looking, young and very athletic stallion – and the first to be…