Congratulations to Piemonte Stud for being the winning breeders with Cappelino, the 4YO Hat Puntano -Flashing Star gelding who won a cracker in Race 2 under Calvin Habib for trainer Wendy Whitehead who part owns him with Mr R J Miller, Ms P J Knott, Mr I D Howard, Mr Sanjeev Ramsewak & Dr Shailyn Ramgoolam.
Thanks to Anneke Akal Kitching for the photos.
Crusade’s Dam Covered By Galileo Scott Bros’ very exciting speed sire prospect, Crusade [pictured below left], the black son of Mr Greeley and winner of the exclusive British Gr1 Middle Park Stakes, has seen his first foals on the ground this season at studs across KZN. Recent news in is that his dam, La Traviata…
Vodacom Durban July Final Field And Draws Justin Snaith was breathing a lot easier after top weight KZN-bred Futura drew 6 in the draw for next Saturday’s R3,5 Gr 1 Vodacom Durban July. The 18-horse field with two reserve runners was announced and the draw made at a function at Greyville yesterday. Snaith was left…
Pre-training a Racehorse – Jane Thomas Jane Thomas of Far End Stables has worked in the SA Racing Industry since 1990. She held an open trainer’s license with the National Horse Racing Authority from 1990 – 2000. Jane’s success in the racing world and her ability to understand the fundamentals of South African racing led…
International News From KZN Some exciting international news has come out – Chocolicious will possibly be sent to Frankel after her racing career in the UK, and Spectrum has yet another Group 2 winner with Sangster in New Zealand as a Broodmare Sire. Backworth-bred Grade 1 winner Chocolicious, recently purchased by Australian Thoroughbred Bloodstock, is…
President Cyril Ramaphosa announced on 15 June 2021 that Adjusted Alert Level 3 will be in place from16 June 2021. And as per previous communications, Bloodstock South Africa is committed to align to any updates from the South African Government with regard to the respective restrictions. As such the upcoming KZN Yearling Sale has had…
Next up of our KZN studs with lots on the BSA KZN Yearling Sale is Jill Fox from The Fort Stud, with two fillies on the sale. They are in lot number order and can be viewed at Suncoast Casino. Remember the sale is on Thursday 4th July, starting at 10 am. Lot 13 –…