Piemonte Stud will be strongly represented at the upcoming November Two Year Old Sale.

The KwaZulu-Natal farm will be offering a consignment headed by the offspring of such notable sires as Act Of War, Captain Of All, Global View, Ideal World, Master Of My Fate,  The United States and Twice Over at the November auction.

Four time G1 winner and proven G1 sire Twice Over is represented here by a filly (Lot 3) out of G3 Fillies Mile runner up Fire Wheel, with this filly’s granddam a full-sister to champion Yard-Arm. 

Dynasty’s Guineas winning son Act Of War is one of South Africa’s most exciting young sires, and he is represented in this draft by Mio Presto (Lot 65) -a colt out of a three time winning daughter of multiple champion sire and broodmare sire Jet Master.

Gimme Now, a winning Gimmethegreenlight half-sister to G3 Gold Bowl winner Don’t Look Back, has a colt (Lot 8) by Master Of My Fate on offer, while Master Of My Fate, whose progeny include three individual G1 winners, is also the sire of Who Are You (Lot 58) -a filly bred on similar lines to exported G1 Champions Cup winner Master Plan.

Former Leading First Season Sire Global View is doubly represented in the Piemonte draft -Giovana, a mare from the family of champions Horse Chestnut and Monyela, has a Global View filly (Lot 9) here, while Sanctuary, a four time winning daughter of National Emblem, has a colt (Lot 75) by Global View on the November Sale.

Global View is a son of legendary sire Galileo -as is Flying The Flag, who has three lots on sale. They include a colt (Lot 72) from the same family as top-class sire Alzao, and a colt (Lot 107) from the same female line as champion Senor Santa and smart Hong Kong galloper Chefano.

Galileo’s G1 winning son The United States has made an explosive start to his stud career, and Sheela’s promising sire is represented in Piemonte’s string by a filly (Lot 45) from the same family as champions Colonial Girl and Edict Of Nantes, with her dam a winning half-sister to high-class two-year-old Brilliant Cut.

Other attractive lots in this draft include the Ideal World filly (Lot 18) out of a half-sister to champion Icy Air, the Captain Of All colt (Lot 68) whose dam is a daughter of US champion Big Brown, and the Gold Standard colt (Lot 79) out of Listed East Cape Nursery heroine Scripture.

Piemonte Stud’s draft for the 2021 November Two Year Old Sale can be viewed online at www.bsa.co.za

The KZN Breeders Club have announced the nominees for the KZN Breeders Awards, taking place on Friday 3 December at the Nottingham Road Hotel.

It was a very successful season for KZN with three Gr1 winners including War Of Athena and Battle Force (both by Act Of War) and Under Your Spell – all three bred by Mick Goss of Summerhill Stud and who has 17 nominations in various below.

Capetown Noir, now standing at Piemonte Stud, enjoyed an exceptional year with the likes of Under Your Spell, Bohica who almost secured a Gr1 victory, and the 7-time winning feature stayer Jaeger Moon.

It is no surprise to see Equus Award winning 3yo filly War Of Athena dominating many of the categories, whilst Capetown Noir’s brilliant Gr1 winning daughter is the sole nominee in the Champion 2yo filly category.

It is encouraging to see young Summerhill Equestrian resident sire Lance (Jet Master) with a nominee – especially as both of his runners in last years debut season were winners. To achieve Black Type from such a small crop number of only two horses is admirable.

An interesting category is that of Champion Stayer, as mare Maritime Mist has two nominees – that of the fantastic PE stayer Jaeger Moon and Before Noon, the ill-fated Await The Dawn.

Another sole nominee is that of Winter Smoke for Champion 3YO Filly, a fantastic achievement for her breeder Mr Richard Fitzgerald who is often seen about on racecourses in KZN.

Willow Magic is also represented with two nominations – the multiple Gr2 winner MK’s Pride and Gr1 placed filly Magical Flight. MK’s Pride has got his 2021 season off to a tremendous start and has his name already inscribed for next years award nominations.

Rathmor Stud who stand the new son of War Front, Declarationofpeace, have two nominees with Gr2 winner Nexus and Copper Mountain – the latter unlucky not to secure Gr1 status in the HF Oppenheimer Horse Chestnut Stakes.

Futura, himself a previous KZN Breeders Horse Of The Year being born at Yellow Star Stud for breeder Guy Murdoch, has the handsome AJ’s Captain nominated for Champion 2YO Colt.

We look forward to another exciting event on our calendar and announcing the results!