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The catalogue can be downloaded here.

Whilst foaling season is currently in full swing, the breeding sheds in the Southern Hemisphere will open tomorrow on the first day of Spring, and will see the KZN Midlands roads filled with horseboxes transporting mares to and fro for covering.

KZN have two new stallions for the upcoming season; the first is Mustajeeb at Bush Hill Stud, and the second is a well bred son of Jet Master at Roy Moodley’s stud farm, named Jayyed.

Unfortunately due to export protocols, the very exciting son of multiple British Gr1 winner Nayef – Mustajeeb – will have to miss the first month of the season through quarantine complications, however he is set to take up duties at Warwick and Karin Render’s Bush Hill Stud from the beginning of October.

The chestnut Ascot record-setting stallion has had his first foals arrive in the UK, and after news broke that Shadwell-owned Mustajeeb was to be exported to South Africa, a leading Cape nursery immediately made bookings to send mares up to KZN.

Mustajeeb is the fastest horse to come out of the world champion family of Allegretta, the sire-producing outstanding family of Galileo and Sea The Stars.

His sire Nayef is a half-brother to greats Nashwan and Unfuwain, and carries a lifetime career winners/runners strike rate of 61%. A racehorse of the highest calibre, Nayef won five Gr1’s including the Dubai Champion Stakes, Juddmonte International Stakes at York, Prince Of Wales Stakes at Ascot and the Sheema Classic in Dubai, accumulating stakes of £2,359,840.

Mustajeeb showed exceptional speed during a consistent racing career which saw him win from age two to four, including breaking a track record in the fastest ever time in the Gr3 Jersey Stakes at Royal Ascot – Bill Oppenheim of TDN is quoted as saying when Mustajeeb retired to stud, “Sometimes it must be the toughest Gr3 [Jersey Stakes] in the world – which he duly won as 9-2 favourite. They have a genuine ‘sleeper’ in Mustajeeb!”

He ran the race faster than his own great-grandfather Indian Ridge, as well as the likes of Diktat and Gr1 Nunthorpe winner, Mozart.

Trained by Dermot Weld, who described the chestnut colt as: “Very powerful, very good looking and correct, a joy to train. A tough, geniune racehorse of the highest class,” Mustajeeb won his maiden by two and half a lengths under jockey Pat Smullen, who rode Mustajeeb in all of his efforts. His next start saw him entered for the “stallion making” Gr2 Futurity, racing green to finish second behind War Command in good going at the Curragh over 1400m.

The run brought him on and the colt found his feet; his next race in the Gr3 Amethyst Stakes in Leopardstown saw him win by two and half lengths clear, leading clear from the 150m mark and staying on strongly over the 1600m.

Mustajeeb had shown plenty of talent and his next outing was in the Gr1 Irish 2000 Guineas, where he tracked the leaders Kingman and Shifting Power to challenge and finish third in the high quality race over 1600m. He was far from disgraced with the likes of Great White Eagle, Johann Strauss and Fountain Of Youth in his wake.

Just under a month later, Dermot sent him to run in the Gr3 Jersey Stakes which would be an unforgettable experience. In good going on the turf at Ascot, he tracked the leaders and took to the front from the final furlong, sprinting the fastest time ever to be run in the quality Gr3 in breeze-splitting time of 1m 24.54s.

The runner-up Muwaary was fourth on his last start in the Poule d’Essai Des Poulains (French 2000 Guineas), whilst the third horse Giovanni Boldini had been a consistent performer and finished fourth in the Gr2 UAE Derby at Meydan.
Dermot commented after spectacular performance in June that Mustajeeb “is a very genuine colt, tough and honest, and a very progressive horse. He won his Group race against older horses at Leopardstown over a mile and he came home very well – he was the only three-year-old in the field.

This colt has a future. He is very adaptable and will go on any ground but he appreciates fast ground. We thought that he would win today and he did it well.”
September saw the grandson of Elusive Quality step onto the track in the Gr1 Boomerang Mile, in good to firm going. Mustajeeb finished second just a mere half a length off the winner Bow Creek after being held up at the start.

Mustajeeb defeated the multiple Gr1 winning Lord Gordon Byron again in the Gr2 Greenlands Stakes in good to yielding going, travelling up to mid division and onto fifth place two furlongs out, catching up to second with a furlong to go and powering to on to win.

One of the horses he trounced on that particular day included the mighty Sole Power – another triple Gr1 winner of the Nunthorpe Stakes, the Al Quoz Sprint at Meydan and the King’s Stands Stakes.

Mustajeeb‘s extraordinary dam line has seen every colt produced under the first four dams go on to become a Gr1 producing stallion – amongst them his close relation and dual-Gr1 winning chestnut, Tamayuz, at Derrinstown Stud (by Nayef under theMustajeeb‘s third dam), who has gone on to produce 23 Stakes performers from his first four crops and a sire of sires.

Other stallions to feature in the pedigree include Anabaa Blue and King’s Best, as well as Black Sam Bellamy – the half-brother to Sea The Stars and Galileo. This is simply a pedigree one cannot just buy into.

Mustajeeb‘s broodmare sire is Elusive Quality, a 16.2 hand son of the great Gone West that lies 10^th on the broodmare sire list of leading Northern Hemisphere stallions. Elusive Quality produces 61% winners to runners and standing at Darley.

Elusive Quality has a reputation for producing fast horses including the likes of Raven’s Pass, Smarty Jones and Sepoy – with fifty Group winners and 125 Black Type winners and counting. Elusive Quality won two Gr3’s, including the Poker Handicap in a world record time of 1:31.63.

Mustajeeb will stand for a fee of R20 000 this season, contact Warwick Render for information on 082 872 7799.

A son of Jet Master out of Mr Prospector mare Atyab, has joined Al Miqdaam at Roy Moodley’s stud farm in Mooi River.

Jayyed, owned in racing by Al Adiyaat South Africa (Pty) Ltd and trained by Mike De Kock, won twice and placed four times – including second on debut to the talented ML Jet, as well as second on two occasions to the brilliant Harry’s Son in the Gr1 Premier’s Champion Stakes (1600m) and Gr3 Graham Beck (1400m).

Jayyed’s last run saw him place behind the speedy Ice Machine in the Marula Sprint only a neck off in third.

Jayyed is a half-brother to Australian born Atyeb (Rock Of Gibraltar), who won the Gr3 Caradoc Gold Cup and Aquanaut Listed. The dam also paid a visit to Western Winter, which produced 5-time winner Tayba, who also placed in the Gr2 Camelia Stakes.

Jayyed’s dam Atyab is in turn out of a Blushing Groom mare, and sees plenty of stallion power produced under her third dam which includes French-bred Japanese based Twig, 12-time winner (and 48 places including many Gr1’s!) French sire Tip Moss, and of course Gr1 placed French-bred sire in Australia, Twig Moss.

Lenny Taylor at Roy Moodley’s Stud Farm can be contacted on 084 433 2216 for further information.

The first foals from Bush Hill Stud’s well related son of Galileo, Flying The Flag, are currently arriving along with Summerhill Gr1 winning sires Willow Magic (Dubawi) and Act Of War (Dynasty).

Keep an eye on the website for more to come from those young sires.

Toreador’s twice Gr1 winning son Bull Valley secured the honours at last night’s Gold Circle KZN Racing Awards, the Ambiance Stud-bred Bull Valley winning Champion Horse Of The Season. The awards honour the performances of KZN based and trained horses during South Africa’s Champion Season, the exception being Horse of the Season was open to all comers.

Bull Valley won both the Gr1 Tsogo Sun Sprint and the Gr1 Mercury Sprint in an easy fashion. His sire Toreador is one of the most value for money sires in the country, producing Stakes horses each year and this year sees his service fee set at R20 000. The same owner / trainer combination of Bull Valley is having success with another exciting son of Toreador in Scott Bros-bred Matador Man.

Other KZN links on the evening was Lady In Black awarded Best Performance by a Two Year Old Filly. The Dynasty filly’s dam is now resident at Rathmor Stud,  Mystery Dame is due to foal to Noble Tune this season.

Continuing with the outstanding success on the evening for Dennis Drier, Sand And Sean, a grandson of outstanding broodmare sire Spectrum, secured Best Performance by a Two Year Old Male and added Champion Sprinter to his list.

Congratulations to the special award winners on the evening:

Horse Of The Season:

Bull Valley

Groom of the Season:

Mandilakhe Mtwesi

KZN Champion owner by stakes:

Mayfair Speculators

KZNOTA Owner of the Year (KZN-based by stakes earned):

Roy Moodley

KZN Champion Jockey (Most wins in KZN):

Anthony Delpech

KZN Champion Apprentice (Most wins in KZN):

Eric Ngwane

KZN Champion Breeder of the Year (Most stakes won in KZN):

Klawervlei

KZN Champion Trainer (Number of wins trained in KZN):

Duncan Howells

Anita Akal Special Award:

Doug and Di Campbell

KZN Racing Personality Of The Year:

Deez Dayanand

NHRA Long Service Award:

Julie Wilson

Ride of the Season:

Bernard Fayd’Herbe – Marinaresco (Vodacom Durban July)

Bush Hill Stud’s Redoute’s Promise is the first son of Australian super sire Redoute’s Choice to retire to stud in South Africa, out of South African-bred champion mare and dual Gr1 winner in two countries, Perfect Promise by Caesour.

[View Bush Hill Stud’s KZN Yearling Sales draft with links to catalogue pages below]

Yesterday, his winning half-brother More Energy (by Fastnet Rock), further boosted the pedigree when he placed second in the Gr3 Qld Tatt’s RC Tattersall’s Cup over 2200m by a neck under South African Jeff Lloyd, from only five starts. The colt has now five and placed six, earning A$156,325.

Their Hard Spun half-brother, Hard Promise, is also Gr3 [2nd] placed after a close second, a position he maintained throughout the race, in the Gr3 Ladbrokes Zeditave Stakes at Caulfield over 1200m – on Ladbrokes Blue Diamond Stakes day earlier this year. In total, Perfect Promise has produced three winners at stud and five as a second dam.

South African international Gr1 winning super star mare Perfect Promise, by broodmare extraordinaire Caesour, won eight races over distances of 1000m – 1600m.

After winning the Gr1 Cape Fillies Guineas, Gr3 Diana Stakes and the Listed Prix Du Cap, she carried forward her good form to land the Australian Gr1 CJ Orr Stakes and the Gr2 Emancipation Stakes.

Her full sister Irridescence also had her share of South African Gr1 wins in the Woolavington 2000 and SA Fillies Classic, and would go on to beat sire Australia’s dam, the great Ouija Board in the Gr1 QE II Cup in Hong Kong, after securing a Gr2 in Dubai.

Sire Redoute’s Choice has been a phenomenon at stud with three Champion Sire titles, 32 individual Gr1 winners and a sire of sires at stud – he has been crowned the best son of Danehill at stud today.

His sons at stud are excelling with the likes of Snitzel, Not A Single Doubt and Stratum and Beneteau.

Bush Hill Stud, who birthed and raised Gr1 winner and KZN Yearling Sales graduate Seal for Dr Ian Heyns, have the following horses in their draft at Sibaya. Toreador produced his second Gr1 winner with Bull Valley in the Tsogo Sun Sprint this year, whilst Irish Flame has produced two winners from a handful of runners to date.

All of Bush Hill Stud’s draft except Lot 224 qualify as KZN-breds, which means they qualify to enter the KZN Breeders Race Day with stakes of R2,8million to be won on the day. Horses are identifiable by stable door posters and hip stickers in the sales ring. 

Bloodstock South Africa have introduced a further incentive of R40 000 to all 2017 BSA yearling sale graduates, who win their Maiden Juvenile Plate in 2018.

Tick the box for your yearling to qualify for the 2018 KZN Yearling Sale Million. 

“This KZN Yearling Sale draft from Hadlow contains some outstanding types. We have a beautiful draft of horses covering all racing types and distances. A number of them are well suited to the KZN Yearling Sale Million race attached to this sale. Our past graduates off this sale in particular include Storm Bird Listed winner, Jimmi Choo.

“Notably, Lot 55 [Solicitor General] who is out of a Stakes winner of 7 Races and a full brother to 3-time winner,  Catherineofaragon. Lot 194 by Toreador is a strong racy colt out of an imported Grand daughter of Storm Cat. Lot 197 by Var whose half brother is a multiple winner over sprint distances in Hong Kong. Lot 229 out of the famous Lily Family which continues to produce stakes and group winners, immediate relatives being Thunderflash and Boarding Call who is also by Announce.”

All of Hadlow Stud’s draft qualify as KZN-breds, which means they qualify to enter the KZN Breeders Race Day with stakes of R2,8million to be won on the day. Horses are identifiable by stable door posters and hip stickers in the sales ring. 

Bloodstock South Africa have introduced a further incentive of R40 000 to all 2017 BSA yearling sale graduates, who win their Maiden Juvenile Plate in 2018. Tick for your yearling to qualify for the 2018 KZN Yearling Sale Million. 

Our KZN Yearling Sale draft with catalogue pages:

After Brad McHardy won the KZN Breeders Golf Day in 2015, his older brother Devon took the Ben Jonsson Floating Trophy and a voucher of R5000 towards the purchase of a KZN-bred yearling at the upcoming Sibaya KZN Yearling Sale. Devon is the son of Mike and Tanya McHardy of Rathmor Stud.

The field included trainers Mike De Kock, owners, stipes, vets, breeders and representatives across the Board of the Thoroughbred industry.

The overall winners went to four-ball Yogan Chetty, Caddy Kalian, Morgan Naidoo and Rowan Pillay with a score of 96. A bright but very windy day at Royal Durban saw the golf day with a full field of 144 players become rather challenging, but an enjoyable day was had by all concerned.

Warren Lenferna and Paul Lafferty hosted the prizegiving which saw 11 vouchers for a total of R55 000 given away towards the purchase of KZN-bred yearlings at the upcoming Sibaya KZN Yearling Sale, as well as a service to Noble Tune for the value of R25 000 won by Arther Potts of Hillcrest.

Goodersons Leisure kindly sponsored a midweek getaway to Drakensburg Gardens Golf and Spa resort, whilst the KZN Breeders Club put forward R25 000 worth of prizes on the evening to the first 17 four-balls that took part.

A big thank you to the sponsors involved which included Equine Administration, Bloodstock South Africa, Abloy Locks, Executrade Promotions, Spring Valley Stud, Bush Hill Stud, Crusade Syndicate, Gold Circle and Goodersons Leisure.

Well done to all concerned and thank you for a wonderful day!