Well done to Seymour Harley of Tertia Properties for being the winning breeder with Lucretius, the 6YO Eightfold Path – Betty’s Bay gelding who won a cracker under Craig Zackey for trainer Carl Hewitson. Congratulations to his owners: The Poet’s Corner Syndicate (Nom:Michael Moroney) Messrs S Sheik, K G Govender, M Pillay & P D Teja.
Thank you to Anneke Akal Kitching for the photos.
You can purchase your own piece of the “Iron Horse” when his brilliantly fast French-trained son, Eightfold Path, makes his Sales debut at Bloodstock South Africa’s National Yearling Sale on 27 – 29 April.
Strategic’s Pride, a son of Strategic News out of a Giant’s Causeway mare, owned and bred by Mr Jurie Snyman and trained by Sean Tarry, heads up the KZN Breeders Series Log for 3YO’s and up by 35 points.
“Every element of the raceday has the aspect of time attached to it,” explained Gold Circle’s Event Marketing Manager Ken Tweddell, “from the time used to select the right stallion for the perfect mare, to the preparation of the perfect yearling for the sales. “From the time of the two-year-old’s first race, to competing as a seasoned contender in the “ultimate” race – the Vodacom Durban July, it is years of time focused on a race that lasts just over two minutes,” he added.
Byword(GB) First Foal Born At Middlefield Byword’s first foal was born this weekend. Talented racemare Hurricane Queen gave birth to this beautiful chestnut filly at Middlefield Stud last weekend. Middlefield’s Rob Pickering was delighted by the foal, describing the filly as “A first foal with a nice quality about her and is a good size.”…
KZN Breeders Juvenile Million For 2012 KZN Yearling Sale Graduates – Log 1 The first log for the KZN Breeders Juvenile Million race to be held on Vodacom Durban July day has been presented. The race, for a stake of R1-million, is a fantastic incentive to buy a yearling off the 2013 KZN Yearling Sale….
Rathmor Stud’s Noble Tune has both his maternal and paternal half-brothers, Honor Code and Liam’s Map respectively and both standing their first seasons at Lanes End – both nominated for the prestigious Eclipse Awards category of Older Dirt Male.