Summerhill Equestrian Dominate Nationals with R7-Million Purchase

Candiese Lenferna — Sat, 01 Aug 2020 05:43:22 +0000

Henning Pretorius, who acquired Summerhill Stud earlier this year and now known as Summerhill Equestrian, has plunged into the Thoroughbred industry and made waves with his sales topping R7-Million purchase on Day 1 of the Emperors Palace National Yearling Sale.

Henning is a leading breeder in the world of Warmblood Sport Horses with Capital Stud.

Henning Pretorius signs for his R7-Million purchase. Image: Candiese Lenferna

The much talked about colt of the sale, a full brother to multiple Gr1 winner Hawwaam (Silvano) and a half brother to Gr1 winners Rainbow Bridge and Golden Ducat, its almost a case of ‘coming home’ for the colt who may well be a very exciting future stallion prospect – his Jet Master dam, Broodmare Of The Year, has only produced Gr1 winners from her runners. Halfway To Heaven’s sire and dam are both #kznbred, the latter ending her days at Wynnholme Stud – herself a daughter of Rambo Dancer, who stood at Summerhill.

Lot 185 Celestial City. Image: Candiese Lenferna

Henning Pretorius also purchased an athletic Trippi colt named Tuk Tuk for R700 000, a colt descended from Rat Burana with Fort Wood as the broodmare sire.

Both above horses were consigned by Wilgerbosdrift.

Piemonte Stud topped the first day of the Nationals with their Global View colt knocked down to Dennis Drier for R240 000. Sold as Lot 199 and named Frederico, this is the female line of Tatler and Consensual, as well as Just Sensual.

Piemonte’s Global View colt sold to Dennis Drier. Image: Candiese Lenferna

Bush Hill Stud followed suit with their beautiful grey filly by What A Winter out of a Gr2 Guineas winner Go Indigo. She sold to St John Gray for R160 000.

Day 2 of the Emperors Palace National Yearling Sale continues from 11:30 today, with a sharp William Longsword from the family of Redberry Lane going under the hammer from Spring Valley Stud.

Watch this space.

Summerhill Equestrian

Candiese Lenferna — Fri, 19 Jun 2020 14:27:41 +0000

As Chairman of KZN Breeders Club I was invited by the new owner of Summerhill Stud, Henning Pretorius to visit the farm and have the opportunity to know his vision for the future of Summerhill.

Accompanied by KZN Breeders Club secretary Candiese, we had a meeting with Henning who has a vision of Summerhill once again becoming the leading stud in the country as well as in Kwazulu-Natal. A very passionate, successful and informed breeder of sport horses in South Africa, he has the determination to bring KZN to national prominence in thoroughbred breeding once again. The mares that are currently boarded at Summerhill Equestrian as it is now known, Henning would like to retain and assure those owners that the mares have the very best attention on the farm.

Henning is looking to buy black type mares and attract the top stallions once again at Summerhill Equestrian for the benefit of the KZN Breeders so that we can upgrade as a province.

We look forward to the next few years as being exciting with all our studs to get KZN back on top of the national log of breeders.

Ted Hughes

Chairman

KZN Breeders Club

Equestrian – KZNBreeders

Summerhill Equestrian Dominate Nationals with R7-Million Purchase

Summerhill Equestrian