The Flying The Flag colt is rumoured to be able to go one better in the next leg of the Triple Crown with the distance possibly suiting him over the 1800m trip, finishing a fast three lengths off the winner coming from behind, over the mile in very soft going.

Former Bush Hill resident sire Flying The Flag, a full brother to English Classic multiple Gr1 winning fillies Rhododendron and Magical who represented the mighty Coolmore Stud, also carries the speed genes of his paternal grand dam Cassandra Go, and looks to have a smart and fast gelding in the form of the grey Strawberry Bear, who happens to carry the same grey colour as his speedy great grandmother.

Trained by Mike Miller and born and raised at Bush Hill for owner Miss Giddy, Strawberry Bear has won three of his six starts and the last at Hollywoodbets Scottsville by a dominating three lengths. He is out of a Captain Al mare in turn out of a Muhtafal mare, from the family of Champion sprinter Nhlavini, Mystery Guest and Arabian Mist.

Owned in partnership by Tony Jelenski and Sterling Miller, the grey gelding tried a mile in the Model Man Listed but it was possibly a stretch too far – he did come back from the race to win a 1400m and relished the 1200m on offer on Sunday, leading from start to finish under Serino Moodley who has ridden him in all of his starts and may be a nice sprinting prospect for the coming KZN season ahead.

The next to follow was part of a double for the stable of Duncan Howells as Mission Rocks, by Crusade out of Gr2 winner Tempted by Jallad, won for owner Mr Lawrence Pillay. Mission Rocks dug deep to win and enjoyed the 1400m on the Polytrack to win by almost a length under Sean Veale, one of his four winners on the day.

Bush Hill Stud, owned by Warwick and Karin Render, are currently on 30% winners to runners for the season and over R1,4-million in stakes earned for their horses connections.

Well done to all concerned.

Rollwiththepunches joins War Of Athena, Bartholdi, Battle Force, Bold Act and Stella Act on the list of Black Type horses for Summerhill Equestrian sire Act Of War, winning the Gr3 World Sports Betting Tommy Hotspur by a quarter of a length over 1000m in very soft going.

The Summerhill Stud bred is a half brother to Greasepaint, who amongst his record of 12 wins and multiple places finished second in the same race mentioned above, and to the evergreen Ginger Biscuit who managed 11 wins for trainer Pat Lunn.

Dam Lady Red, by Russian Revival, has seen her progeny achieve 43 wins and 103 places between them!

Rollwiththepunches doesn’t look to be stopping anytime soon if his siblings records are anything to go by; he is a six time winner and this was his fourth win on the trot for trainer Roy Magner and owners Messrs M S Cruickshank & S M Leahy.

A R160 000 National Yearling Sale graduate, he has earned R507,125 in stakes.

Act Of War is on 41% winners to runners currently, with an Average Earnings Per Runner of R44 246 and there will be more success to come in the future with his full books he has covered in the last two years at stud.

Another #kznbred to impress was that of Electric Gold, running a brilliant race to come from behind to place third in the Gr2 WSB Gauteng Guineas under Muzi Yeni. He may prefer further and should relish the extra distance on offer in the next leg of the Triple Crown, the Gr1 SA Classic over 1800m.

Congratulations to all concerned.

Warwick and Karin Render of Bush Hill Stud enjoyed a double at Turffontein, including the exciting son of Flying The Flag from the stable of Paul Peter who has now won three races in a row.

The 3yo is just getting better out of the maidens and the Paul Peter stable think highly of the colt out of Gold Lass by Goldkeeper – a notable broodmare sire. Owned by Mr Da Costa, Electric Gold looks to a horse to follow for the upcoming Gauteng season. He was ridden by Rachel Venniker who enjoyed a treble on the day.

Grey Querari gelding Kalahari Blue, a half-brother to multiple winner Varvacious won the first race of the day for owner Messrs J F and L M F Wernars and Mrs T J Wernars. Trained by Johan Janse Van Vuuren, Kalahari Blue won emphatically in his second start by almost three lengths, after debuting to the talented Karangetang in the Gr3 Protea Stakes.

Kalahari Blue is the son of Gr2 winner Go Indigo (Indigo Magic), who has produced multiple winners from all four of her runners.

Bush Hill Stud finished on close to 30% winners to runners last season and will be represented at the August 2YO Sale with 10 two year olds on offer, by sires Flying The Flag, New Predator and Willow Magic.

Bush Hill Stud can be found in the E block at the TBA Complex of the August 2YO Sale.