Well done to Johnathan and Cathy Martin for being the winning breeders with Flag Bearer, the 6YO Flying The Flag – Revoltee gelding won a great race under Girish Samo-Burthia for trainer and owner Fanie Bronkhorst.
Thank you to JC Photos for all the photos.
Five time Gr1 winner and Equus Champion 2YO and 3YO of his generation, Got The Greenlight has had his first mares confirmed in foal. Standing at Camargue Stud in Caversham, the son of Champion sire Gimmethegreenlight and the first at stud in South Africa has a full book for his first season, including visiting mares…
Spectrum: A Diamond In The Midlands Spectrum (IRE) has proved himself a significant broodmare sire over the last few years and it is exciting times for Yellow Star Stud, where the big bay son of Rainbow Quest stands in the KZN Midlands. A courageous grey grand-daughter of Spectrum named Moonlight Cloud came very close to…
Peter and Jenny Blyth’s Clifton Stud and their sire AP Answer took home several awards for Leading Breeder, Leading Breeder on A.E.I with 8 or more runners and Champion Sire for their resident son of AP Indy, AP Answer – as well as Spey Bridge Champion Three Year Old Filly, Duffi’s Call at the recent Zimbabwe Racing and Breeding Awards.
Double For Overlord On Polytrack The magnificent Australian-bred bay son of Danehill, Overlord, is producing the goods on Greyville’s artificial surface and achieved a double for the Scott Bros on 24 October. Aptly, the first horse to win in the trials on Greyville’s newly installed artificial surface was Scott Bros-bred Apache Rose by Overlord, a…
Backworth National Yearlings 2012 Lot 90 TOO MUCH FUN (Admire Main (JPN) / Merriment (SAF)) Chestnut Filly (6th produce) DOB 07/09/2010 By ADMIRE MAIN (JPN) (2003 – Stud 2009), 4 wins, inc. Aoba Sho, Gr2, Mainichi Hai, Gr3, 2nd Japan Derby, Gr1. His sire, SUNDAY SILENCE, was champion sire in Japan 15 times. His dam,…
Jimmy Lithgow Passes Away Age 67 Well-known racing commentator Jimmy Lithgow died on Friday morning of a heart attack. He would have turned 68 on 16 November. Lithgow was a most charming man, one with integrity and kindness. His formidable command of the English language, in writing or on the air, helped him paint vivid…