A Gimmethegreenlight colt shed his Maiden Juvenile tag on race debut for Clifton Stud, owner Mr D Shawe and trainer Lucky Houdalakis, winning over 1200m easily by over three lengths at the Vaal. The handsome and well bred individual out of Copiapo (Captain Al) sold for R600 000 at the 2022 Nationals and also took…
Bloodstock South Africa recently published the catalogue for the 2022 National Yearling Sale, and this catalogue is now available to be viewed online at www.bsa.co.za South Africa’s premier yearling auction, the National Sale continues to unveil outstanding thoroughbreds year in and year out. Among the many recent star graduates of the National Yearling Sale are such…
KZN farms excelled at the recent November 2YO Sale – with horses for smart six figures selling from Summerview, Clifton, Bush Hill Stud. The top priced #kznbred was a handsome colt bred and consigned by Gary and Colleen de Klerk of Summerview Stud. The half-brother to Aryaam by Vercingetorix was seen out frequently for viewing…
Karon Totman is a relatively young breeder in the KZN Breeders ranks and she tells us a little more about her breeding operation, which she bases with Karin and Warwick Render at Bush Hill Stud. “High Eagle Stud started at the beginning of the 2018 foaling / breeding season, with a few of the foundation…
Prominent KwaZulu-Natal nursery, Clifton Stud, will be strongly represented at the upcoming November Two Year Old Sale. Clifton will be offering a large draft at this year’s auction, headed by two-year-olds sired by all of Crusade, Flower Alley, Flying The Flag, Mambo In Seattle and Master Of My Fate. The farm’s resident sire Mambo In…
Hadlow Stud will be offering a pair of two-year-olds, both sired by the G1 winning two-year-old Crusade, at this year’s November Two Year Old Sale. Prior to his untimely death, G1 Middle Park Stakes winner Crusade left behind a host of above average performers including the stakes winners Alfeo, Butchie Boy and Covered In Snow,…
Piemonte Stud will be strongly represented at the upcoming November Two Year Old Sale. The KwaZulu-Natal farm will be offering a consignment headed by the offspring of such notable sires as Act Of War, Captain Of All, Global View, Ideal World, Master Of My Fate, The United States and Twice Over at the November auction….
Leading KwaZulu-Natal thoroughbred nursery, Spring Valley Stud, will be offering a pair of well related two-year-olds at the upcoming November Two Year Old. Both lots in this draft were sired by Spring Valley’s well performed young stallion Rabada, whose five wins, from just ten starts, included scores in both the G1 Premiers Champion Stakes and…
The Summerview Stud will be offering some well related lots at this year’s November Two Year Old Sale. The KwaZulu-Natal farm will be consigning two-year-olds sired by all of Coup De Grace, Crusade, Flying The Flag, Master Of My Fate, Rabada and the sensational Vercingetorix at November’s auction. Writteninthesand (Lot 73) is a filly bound…
The seven-time winner Christopher Robin topped the charts at the Bloodstock South Africa Randjesfontein September Sale held in Barn 19 at the training centre on Tuesday. A 5yo #kznbred entire son of Damage Is Done, Christopher Robin is a dual stakes winner and a horse with Summer Cup potential. He won his first start this…