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King Of Kings’ Phenomenal Racing Weekend King Of Kings had an extraordinary racing weekend with strong performances from his progeny at both Turffontein and Scottsville. The son of Sadler’s Wells who led the National Two Year Old Sires list by Stakes Earned for the beginning of this year looks to be taking that title back…

Progeny Of KZN Sires Take Home East Cape Racing Awards, Including Horse-Of-The-Year The East Cape Racing Awards took place over the weekend, with three progeny of KZN’s resident sires taking home Awards, including Horse Of The Year. Mike Moon of tabonline.co.za reports that Lord Badger, Port Elizabeth’s standout horse for the 2011/12 season, has been…

British Grade 1 Winning Colt Destined For Middlefield Stud A farmer from the midlands and a businessman from Johannesburg have purchased one of the most exciting stallion prospects to come to this country, the entire will be arriving from Juddmonte Farms. A tough racehorse with a Timeform Rating of 126, Rob Pickering and Ashley McNabb…

Son Of Badger’s Drift Crowned Kenya’s Champion Three Year Old Colt HIH Wayne Kobusch Von Konigsberg of Wood-Moore Manor Stud has advised that Just Bluffing, a son of Badger’s Drift, has been crowned Kenya’s Champion Three Year Old colt for the 2012-2013 racing season. Just Bluffing produced a blistering win in April this year, to…

International Winners For Bush Hill Sire King’s Chapel(AUS) “While we were enjoying the [Bush Hill] Stallion Day and admiring King’s Chapel, he was busy having more winners,” reports Warwick Render of Bush Hill Stud. “A big thank you to all who managed to make it to the Stallion Day on Friday, it was a great…

Summerhill Sires Brochure 2012/2013 The annual Summerhill Sires 2012/2013 brochure is out with a beautiful photo of Brave Tin Soldier doing the honours on the front cover. Once again the quality is outstanding and the brochure makes for very interesting reading, containing the eight-time Champion breeders’ strong breeding and racing history – remembering the likes…

Spectrum – Irish Gr 3 Win As Broodmare Sire Spectrum has proved himself over again as a Broodmare Sire of some respect, with maternal grand-daughter Up by sire of the moment Galileo, winning at the Curragh on Sunday. The three year old filly out of Halland Park Lass took the Gr 3 Lanwades Stud Fillies’…

Bush Hill Stud Stallion Day Bush Hill Stud held their annual Stallion Day on Friday afternoon on the warmest day Mooi River has seen in some weeks since the recent heavy snowfalls. The day saw an excellent turnout of prominent trainers and breeders from across the board, warmly welcomed by Warwick and Karin Render. Guests…