Silent Crusade is owned by the team that raced and had enormous success with the special Mark Dixon trained London Call – closely related to Silent Crusade through her dam – owners Messrs G N Cumming, C N Larsson, & R D Samuelson, and breeder Bruce Le Roux retained a share.
Splat The Cat’s dam Penthouse Mouse is a half-sister to Gr2 and Gr3 winner The Mouseketeer, by Cataloochee (Al Mufti) as her broodmare sire. Splat The Cat, a beautifully topped and flashy filly sold for R100 000 at the 2017 National Yearling Sale.
Gr1 Middle Park Stakes winner Crusade has been bringing home a slew of winners lately, and his stats are impressive – with 39% winners to runners overall and currently 75% for his 2yo’s – with 4 runners, 3 winners and 6 places!
Bruce Le Roux once again brings an outstanding draft of yearlings to the Nationals at the end of April, including progeny by Querari, Flower Alley, first season sire Flying The Flag, Futura, Mogok, Twice Over, Legislate, Crusade, What A Winter and Master Of My Fate amongst others.
Spring Valley-bred Crusade filly flew home yesterday at Greyville racecourse over 1000m by almost three lengths, giving her delighted owner his first winner. Trained by Michael Roberts and sold at the National Yearling Sale for R140 000, the filly also took home the BSA Maiden Juvenile Plate Bonus of R50 000. It was only her…
Paul Lafferty’s handsome chestnut Buckleberry, bred by Alan and Vera Sutherland of Somerset Stud, impressed to win at Greyville after being unlucky in his three prior starts – finishing in 2nd place in all three previous attempts.
KZN got off on the right foot in 2019 with six winners from nine races carded at Greyville on 1 January.
With 13 winners in South Africa so far for the season, Greenstreet Bloodstock’s Crusade, The Byzantine, won his third start in Mauritius. Consistently placing in South Africa with four places from six starts, the Scott Bros-bred The Byzantine is a half-brother to 4-time winner Moon Of Ragoon. This is the damline of the brilliant Argentine gelding…
Piemonte-bred son of Crusade, Alfeo, has won the award for the Eastern Cape’s Champion 2YO Colt.
Two shares in Crusade have become available. The stallion currently has 40% winners to runners and has produced 4 Stakes Winners this season. Please contact 083 789 1631 for further information.