Entries have opened for the KZN Breeders Series of eight races at a stake of R200 000 each, held on KZN Breeders Race Day taking place on Saturday 29 June 2019, and last year saw 700 horses entered for the day.
Whilst their places will only be confirmed after National Yearling Sales inspections have taken place in January, Rathmor Stud have a very strong draft beginning their sales preparations for the 2019 Emperors Palace National Yearling Sale. They include the progeny of Dynasty, Frankel and Noble Tune and from the families of Mastercraftsman and Mastery.
The Emperors Palace Ready To Run Sale exceeded all expectations with KZN’s Summerhill Stud and Far End Racing Stables leading the first two places on the top Vendors list.
Sean Tarry’s maiden Viva Pipa shattered the Gary Alexander Racing Team’s dreams of winning another Emperors Palace Ready To Run Cup when she flashed home late to catch the free-striding Chijmes in the shadow of the post. It was a 1-2-3 for Summerhill who either bred or raised the first three past the post. A…
#kznbreds at the Emperors Palace Ready To Run Sale, 4 November. #kznbreds will be easily identified with Hip Stickers and stable door posters. View the lots available as well as those who have Black Type siblings in brackets.
Summerhill Stud, acting as Summerhill Sales as Agent, will be offering 64 two-year-olds at Sunday’s Emperors Palace Ready To Run Sale. Set to be held at the TBA complex in Germiston, the one day auction gets underway this weekend at 14:00 pm sharp, with the sale due to be conducted by auctioneers Graeme Hawkins and Andrew Miller….
Log 29/10 Log 22/10 Age Sex Horse MR 1 1 3 F RAILTRIP 100 2 2 3 F THE SASH 85 3 3 3 G CHIJMES 87 4 4 3 F VI VA PI PA 79 5 5 3 G CHECKPOINT CHARLIE 83 5 5 3 G PATROL OFFICER 83 7 7 3 F SEE…
A survey of racing success as a factor of how much money you spend was recently undertaken in Australia. While its outcomes were “Aussie” specific, it’s probably fair to say, they’re likely to have universal application wherever horse racing is conducted as a serious commercial pursuit. The answer, rest assured, is that the more money…
Gallops Live: Emperors Palace Ready To Run Sale 4 November
Those that’ve made the annual pilgrimage will know that the Ready To Run gallops at Summerhill had evolved into a national institution over the first three decades of their existence. The dictates of a lower market have called for a more modest approach, now in the form of what one might term “private” gallops, where…