Bruce Le Roux’s Spring Valley Stud will be offering seven yearlings for sale at this year’s Emperors Palace National Yearling Sale. The Mooi River farm will be offering yearlings by such top stallions as Gimmethegreenlight and Querari, as well as by such exciting young sires as Flying The Flag and William Longsword. Former SA Oaks…
These are unique times that the world finds itself in dealing with a pandemic such as Covid-19 and Bloodstock South Africa is mindful of the challenges facing us all on a global level and in particular, those that face the thoroughbred breeding community in South Africa. Following President Cyril Ramaphosa’s address to the Nation on…
Clifton Stud’s daughter of Gr3 winner Glenrossal, aptly by Flower Alley, was a fast finishing second for major Clifton supporter and owner Peter White, in the Gr1 Wilgerbosdrift Gr1 SA Fillies Classic. The race was won by Mauritzfontein’s Summer Pudding, who has now nabbed two legs of the Triple Tiara and will need to see…
Tinus Gericke and Bruce Le Roux of Spring Valley have had their first winner in their joint colours of Blue Sky Thoroughbreds at Hollywoodbets Greyville yesterday. Having purchased and raced several choicely bred fillies with their future aim at stud, they won yesterday with the Michael Roberts trained Amber Forever, a daughter of Bold Silvano…
Rathmor-bred Varina (Var-Hidden Beauty) set the track alight on Tuesday at the Vaal for owner Mario Ferreira and trainer Ashley Fortune. The 2yo filly placed second on debut and followed up to run a phenomenal race to win by five lengths. From the family of Imperious Sue, Victory Moon and Royal Airforce, she sold to…
Summerhill Stud’s Act Of War, whose first crop are two-year-olds this season, was one of the very best sons of former SA Horse Of The Year and champion producing sire Dynasty. He produced his first winner from his first runner at Fairview on Friday when his Piemonte Stud-bred son Daichi made a winning debut over…
Bloodstock South Africa graduate Missisippi Burning showed her class, when romping home to a facile and hugely impressive win in the G1 World Sports Betting Cape Fillies Guineas at Kenilworth on Saturday. Bred by Rathmor Stud, the three-year-old daughter of Captain Al was given a superb ride by Craig Zackey, who bought his mount with…
Summerhill was the biggest vendor of the BSA Emperors Palace Ready To Run Sale, and averaged R93 875 for 40 Lots sold. Bringing two siblings to Gr1 winners to the sale, its no surprise that the Willow Magic sister to Gr1 winner Hero’s Honour and Gr1 2nd placed Railtrip topped the #kznbreds on sale –…
SA Champion trainer Sean Tarry made it a glorious hat-trick of victories in the R1 million Emperors Palace BSA Ready To Run Cup when the diminutive Visionaire grey Spiritofthegroove came from the clouds to deny the Gary Alexander coupling in the final 100m. The first three horses past the post were all #kznbred. From a…
Summerhill Sales will be offering an exceptional draft at this year’s Emperors Palace Ready To Run Sale. The draft includes two-year-olds by such proven and popular stallions as Duke Of Marmalade, Trippi and Visionaire, as well as a large number of youngsters from the first crops of Summerhill Stud’s exciting G1 winning sires Act Of…