Backworth’s National Sales Yearlings Impress Judges John Kramer and Stanley Bennett visited Backworth Stud yesterday to score their nominated Yearlings for the Emperors Palace National Yearling Sale to be held from 27 – 29 April 2012 in Johannesburg. Backworth Stud are delighted with the scores, which show they have a well balanced and consistent crop…
KZN-Breds On Offer At Cape Premier Yearling Sale – Book 1 Cape Thoroughbred Sales will be hosting their Cape Premier Yearling Sale at the Cape Town International Convention Center (CTICC) on 26 – 27 January 2012. 350 Quality horses have been offered on sale, all inspected by John Kramer and Tom Thornbury from the Keeneland…
CTS Cape Premier Sales Results For KZN Sires The CTS Cape Premier Yearling Sale saw KZN achieve success with Middlefield Stud’s Fort Wood yearling out of Linsumi sell for R1million. A half-brother to Wishful Eye (now a broodmare at Piemonte Stud in KZN with a stunning Kahal colt at foot), a Var mare also bred…
2011 Emperor’s Palace Ready-To-Run Sales Results The Emperor’s Palace Ready-To-Run Sale took place yesterday at the TBA Complex in Gosforth Park, and congratulations must go to South African champion breeders’ Summerhill Stud for having the top 5 sellers at the sale – with the top two over a million each. The top-selling colt was consigned…
2011 Ready-To-Run Sale Preview The 2011 Ready-To-Run gallops take place today at Turffontein Racecourse from midday, with the majority of the horses being shown at Summerhill Stud on Friday, from 11:30. A panel of judges provide an informative insight afterwards advising which horses were the best shown. The panel includes some of the best judges…
Two Yearlings Sell For Over A Million Dollars At Keeneland The Blood Horse reports that Benjamin Leon purchased an Unbridled’s Song filly from the Dromoland Farm consignment for $1.3 million, making her the first of two seven-figure purchases made on the 15 September session of the Keeneland September yearling sale. The filly, produced from the…
Summerhill’s Summer Ready To Run Sale: Save The Date
Bernadini Filly Sells For $1.2 million At Keeneland The Blood-Horse reports that Benjamin Leon Jr.’s went to $1.2 million to acquire a Bernardini filly produced from the Smart Strike mare Silk n’ Sapphire to top the early portion of the Keeneland September sale’s second session on 13 September. Silk n’ Sapphire is the dam of…
A.P. Indy Colt Tops First Session At Keeneland September Sale The Blood-Horse reports a group of Californians went to $1.4 million to buy an A.P. Indy colt in the opening session of the Keeneland September yearling sale in Lexington. Consigned by Hill ‘n’ Dale Sales Agency, the colt was purchased by a group. The colt…
National 2 Year Old Sale Day Results KZN’s top seller on the third day of the National Two Year Old sale was a filly by Mogok out of Winter Ade, sold by Scott Brothers for R260 000. Her name is First Winter, and she was sold to CJ Brooks. She is also the most expensive…