Congratulations to Clifton Stud on being the winning breeder with Hillary Step, the 3YO: Canford Cliffs – Mrs Everest filly who won Race 7 in superb fashion under jockey Trent Mayhew for trainer Dianne Stenger. Well done to owners Desiree de Andrade and Scott Gaskell as well.
Thank you to JC Photos for the great pictures.
Guest Column: A Bleak Winter: The Passing Of Western Winter 16 September, 2013 – Lisa Barrett Editors note: A picture speaks a thousand words. Just 10 minutes old, Backworth Stud had this magnificent Western Winter colt born 14 September, the same day his illustrious sire passed away – to their Australian mare Dancing Royale. Thank…
Broodmares and Yearlings (in abstentia) on Wednesday 28 August starting at 13h00 at the Four Cousins Restaurant in Robertson
and Horses in Training and Unraced Two Year Olds on Wednesday 4 September at Randjiesfontein (time to be confirmed).
KZN Breeders Series Pre-Entries Open Enchanted Silk, by Kahal and bred by Gold Star Stud, wins the Spring Valley KZN Breeders 1900 for a stake of R200 000 in 2014, owned by Chris Van Niekerk and trained by Sean Tarry. Image: Gold Circle The pre-entry nominations for the KZN Breeders Series of eight races for…
Aidan O’Brien believes Magical has improved into her five-year-old season after the mare won her fifth Group 1 race by over four lengths at the Curragh on Sunday. Magical was untroubled when leading throughout at her seasonal reappearance in the Pretty Polly Stakes (2012m) for fillies and mares. The daughter of Galileo strode clear from…
Sean Tarry and Calvin Habib got the Vaal feature quartet – relocated from Turffontein – under way on Saturday when Capetown Noir’s daughter Under Your Spell lived up to her name with a fluent win in the R100 000 Listed Ruffian Stakes. The daughter of Capetown Noir was a facile winner on debut at Turffontein…
Cathy and Jonathan Martin’s Hadlow Stud will be standing the beautifully-bred Summa Cum Laude for the 2021 season. The handsome colt by Vercingetorix (Silvano) out of the star broodmare First Arrival – the dam of two Equus Award winners – suffered a nasal injury which has prevented him from achieving a racing career, however based…