Rathmor Stud have had their second foal crop from the impressive Noble Tune, whose sire and damline frequent the Thoroughbred news the world over on a regular basis. Noble Tune’s first crop are yearlings and will be presented at the National Yearling Sales in May.
Noble Tune placed in the Gr1 Breeders Cup Juvenile on Turf, as well as the Gr2 American Turf Stakes winner and a Gr3 winner. His half brother Honor Code is a dual Gr1 winner, whilst his sire has produced the likes of Arrogate and Liam’s Map, amongst many others – a superb sire of sires, champion sire and broodmare sire.
A few lovely specimens from Rathmor’s foal crop of 2016 below:
(photos taken 18 January and the foals are losing their fluffy foal coats across the province).
Piemonte resident Capetown Noir came very close to securing a Gr2 when Bohica was literally pipped by a whisker on the post in the Senor Santa on the weekend, under jockey S’Manga Khumalo. What has to be one of the most handsome horses racing today, the flashy Bohica is trained by the father-son Azzie team,…
Act Of War’s statistics for his 3yo crop are very impressive. His daughter, War Of Athena, was certainly not disgraced in her performance on Saturday after a tough Triple Tiara and Gr1 winning campaign, finishing a fast 3rd just 0.10 off the eventual winner Zarina in the Gr1 Jonsson Workwear Garden Province Stakes. Act Of…
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A beautifully-bred Crusade colt sold for R700 000 at the recent CTS Ready To Run Sale in Durbanville, consigned by Beaumont Stud and purchased by Mayfair Speculators.
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