Rob and Michele Pickering’s bred and part owned #kznbred Byword filly, Camphoratus, didn’t buckle from a fight and flew past the much touted Oh Susanna to win from another #kznbred filly by Brave Tin Soldier, Summerhill’s Running Brave who finished a close second. Both fillies cost a combined R80 000 at BSA sales, and both…
Camphoratus comes forward on the outside to win under Calvin Habib (Pic – Candiese Marnewick/Gold Circle) The father-and-son training team of Robbie and Shannon Hill produced the knockout blow that floored Pick 6 punters at Greyville on Boxing Day. The upper cut came courtesy of the chestnut filly Camphoratus, who charged home at any price…
Starting off in KZN and later purchased by Mauritzfontein, the Gr1 winning young sire Byword, whose half-brother Finche made a stunning winning debut at Deauville on Sunday, was represented by his first winner when first crop son Talk Wrench won over 1000m on Monday at Flamingo Park.
Initially beginning his stud career at Rob and Michele Pickering’s Middlefield Stud in Mooi River, Byword transferred to Mauritzfontein and sees his first crop of yearlings go on sale in 2016 – the first being presented for sale in January at the CTS Cape Premier Yearling Sale.