Henning Pretorius, who acquired Summerhill Stud earlier this year and now known as Summerhill Equestrian, has plunged into the Thoroughbred industry and made waves with his sales topping R7-Million purchase on Day 1 of the Emperors Palace National Yearling Sale. Henning is a leading breeder in the world of Warmblood Sport Horses with Capital Stud….
The magic continued for Summerhill Stud on the 3rd and last day of the National Yearling Sale, with Champion trainer snapping up the Willow Magic’s, including a superb colt from the Eastern Cape’s Birch Bros. Willow Magic sold 9 yearlings overall for an average of R255 000 each, whilst Act Of War sold for R160…
Rathmor Stud’s Frankel, the only colt by the famous English son of Galileo on the National Yearling Sale, was knocked down to Bass Racing for R1,2-million. The colt named Juan Carlos and consigned as Lot 182 is out of a five star pedigree, the dam being a R2,6-million purchase at the CTS Mare Sale….
A Capetown Noir colt trained by Justin Snaith has won very impressively this afternoon at Durbanville, with Kamadeva, a juvenile half-brother to Gr1 winner Love Struck, leading from almost the start to win going away by over 3,5 lengths 0ver 1250m.
The Mooi River based farm will be offering two high quality colts by triple Equus Champion and rising star sire What A Winter.
“Remarkably, each and every yearling in the Summerhill draft was sired by a G1 winner.”
Flying The Flag’s younger full sister, already a Gr1 winner, added the Gr3 Alleged Stakes this afternoon at Naas to her impressive winners honour roll. She left the colts behind her, with Gr1 Irish St Leger winner Flag Of Honour finishing second, and Gr1 Irish Derby winner Latrobe in third, making easy work of the soft turf to win by over four and a half lengths.
Rob and Michele Pickering’s bred and part owned #kznbred Byword filly, Camphoratus, didn’t buckle from a fight and flew past the much touted Oh Susanna to win from another #kznbred filly by Brave Tin Soldier, Summerhill’s Running Brave who finished a close second. Both fillies cost a combined R80 000 at BSA sales, and both…
Rathmor’s draft includes yearlings by outstanding stallions Frankel, Captain Al, Dynasty and Var, as well as lots by such exciting and popular young sires Coup De Grace and Global View, while the blue blooded Unbridled’s Song horse Noble Tune has six in the Rathmor draft.
