Broodmare Feature: Crystal Clear Although she never raced, Crystal Clear has made a cracking start to her career as a broodmare at Rob and Michele Pickering’s Middlefield Stud, producing outstanding progeny including four runners and three winners. Clear Creek, Crystal Clear’s dam was acquired under unusual circumstances. “Clear Creek was owned, raced and bred by…
Broodmare Feature: Emperor’s Dance KZN Breeders Award Winner – Broodmare Of The Year 2012 Who would have thought that a mare, destined for a dispersal sale, would end up the dam of a champion? “Emperor’s Dance as a filly in training was with a top trainer in KZN but the trainer told the owner he…
Broodmare Feature: Gypsy Queen KZN Breeders Award Winner – Broodmare Of The Year 2011 With Gypsy’s Warning challenging her title for the Matriarch Stakes Grade 1 on 25 November and recently being in the media for selling at the Keeneland November Sale for a price of $1.05 million, we have a look at her dam…
Broodmare Feature: Pelican Brief Pelican Brief stands at Spring Valley Stud, and is expecting a Mullins Bay foal this season. She is an unassuming pretty bay mare, with two white stockings behind. She also happens to be the dam of the Mike Bass trained Dunford, the 2005 Vodacom Durban July winner. Foaled in 1992, Pelican…