Blue Sky Thoroughbreds Trippi sire Chimichuri Run has got off the mark with his first foal on the ground, an impressive filly pictured at less than week old, of grey BSA Ready To Run Sales Cup winner, Spiritofthegroove.

Both Chimichuri Run and Spiritofthegroove (Visionaire) were trained by Sean Tarry, with the grey mare winning twice and placing second in the Gr2 Debutante Stakes, fourth in the Gr3 Three Troikas Stakes from only 9 starts. 

The second dam is British import Grey Angel, multiple Stakes Placed including two Gr1’s and family of General Charge.

Chimichuri Run is a Gr1 winning son of Trippi, out of Gr1 winning Kahal mare Spiced Gold.

Chimichuri Run enjoyed a long and sound, consistent career, winning and placing in many Graded Stakes races including the Gr1 Golden Horse Sprint and won eight races, Merit Rated 126.

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Photo Call, a twice-Gr1 winning three parts sister to Flying The Flag has produced her first foal by War Front, a filly.

Her dam Theann is a half-sister to Flying The Flag’s triple Gr1 winning dam, Halfway To Heaven, sharing the speedy third dam of Cassandra Go who raced under Michael Roberts. Both Photo Call and Flying The Flag share super sire Galileo.

Flying The Flag, resident stallion at Warwick and Karin Render’s Bush Hill Stud, is an international Group winner himself and has a dual Gr1 winning full sister in Rhododendron and Gr2 winner, Magical.

Rhododendron is a winner of the Gr1 Fillies Mile and won on Arc day at Chantilly, taking the Prix De L’Opera. She has also placed second in the Gr1 1000 Guineas, Gr1 Epsom Oaks and Gr1 Breeders Cup Fillies And Mares.  In training with maestro Aiden O’Brien, she has earned £1,064,515 in stakes.

Her full sister Magical finished second in the Gr1 Moyglare by a whisker.

Photo Call sold for $3-million at the 2015 Keeneland November Sale as a broodmare prospect and raced on before retirement.

She had six wins, including three Gr3’s and earned $827,447 in stakes.

Flying The Flag’s first foals will be yearlings in August 2018. He is producing foals with plenty of substance and quality, and has attracted support countrywide.

He stands for a fee of R20 000.

The first foal by Gr1 winning son of Dubawi, Willow Magic, has arrived at Summerhill Stud. Certainly stamped by his impressive chestnut sire, Willow Magic is the only Gr1 winning son of Dubawi at stud in the Southern Hemisphere.

Trained by Sean Tarry, the Australian import looked an absolute picture when seen recently at Summerhill Stud. The imposing chestnut stallion is out of La Willow by Tierce.

Willow Magic was trained by Sean Tarry and had four career wins including the Gr2 Dingaans. Amongst his 10 places was a close second to Legislate in the Gr1 Rising Sun Gold Challenge, second to Captain Of All in the Gr1 Gold Medallion over 1200m and third in the Gr2 Post Merchants to Daring Dave.

Dubawi is the sire of 30 Gr1 winners to date and the fastest to ever sire 50 Group winners then any other stallion at this stage of his career. With 16% Stakes winners and 10% Group winners, the son of Dubai Millenium is hailed as one of the world’s greatest stallions. Amongst his list of Group winners is the former Mike De Kock-trained, Mubtaahij.

Willow Magic stands for R20 000 in his first season at stud.

Noble Tune’s dual Gr1 winning half-brother Honor Code, from the last crop of the great AP Indy, has had his first foal born at Cobra Farm which Lane’s End announced early this morning. Honor Code’s service fee for 2016 and 2017 has been set at $40 000.

Honor Code’s quality book of 144 mares he covered in his first season included the likes of Lady Liberty – the dam of 2013 Kentucky Derby winner Orb, Flock Of Doves – whose half-sister has produced sire Pathfork, as well as Night And Day – a three parts sister to Noble Tune and the dam of a Gr2 winner.

Noble Tune and Honor Code’s dam is Serena’s Cat, and with the outstanding Gr1 performances by her first two colts – her weanling progeny by America’s Champion sires have been snapped up for record figures at sales with the leading racing and breeding establishments, the world over, competing to secure the precious bloodlines.

Noble Tune is a phenomenal acquisition for breeders in South Africa, and the first son of Unbridled’s Song to go to stud on the African continent. Unbridled’s Song passed away three years ago, however his influence is still making the headlines with the likes of the blistering fast grey colt Arrogate and Liam’s Map previously amongst others, and his daughters surpassing a million US Dollars in foal frequently in the Keeneland Mare sales ring.

Just yesterday Siren Serenade sold for $1,025 000 in foal to Tapit, and in November 2016 an in foal Unrivaled Belle sold for $3,800 000.

However, whilst his sire Unbridled’s Song is a leading sire and broodmare sire in America, Noble Tune and Honor Code’s dam line is what excites breeders the world over and Noble Tune could hold his own at any leading breeding establishment in the world. Their third dam Serena’s Song was not only a champion race mare and multiple Gr1 winner in her day, but she has established a dynasty of her own with several champions yielded from her brilliance.

They include the likes of Gr1 Coronation Stakes winners Sophisticat and Rizeena, sires Grand Reward and Australian resident Puissance De Lune who had his first crop of foals born in 2016, Producer and Doubles Partner. Another colt and a Gr2 and Gr3 winner, Made You Look, is a son of More Than Ready is out of a three parts sister to Noble Tune named Night And Day.

A handsome dark bay that is truly breathtaking to behold in the flesh, Noble Tune is a true reflection of his blue blooded breeding with oodles of quality, a big cat like walk and a handsome head, a balanced horse with plenty of bone and substance and sporting a powerful hindquarter. A Gr2 and Gr3 winner in his native America, he also placed second in the Gr1 Breeders Cup Juvenile on Turf.

Noble Tune’s foals were everything to be expected and more, and his first yearlings will be offered at the National Yearling Sale in May 2017.

Rathmor Stud head hunted and acquired several choicely-bred and performed mares to bolster Noble Tune’s books during his first three seasons at stud, which saw him attract several mares from leading farms outside of KZN each season – a compliment in itself to his quality.

Amongst the yearlings being prepped for inspections and aimed at Nationals from Rathmor, are progeny out of mares Gr2 winner (and Gr1 placed) Hidden Beauty, Victory Garden (half-sister to International champions Imbongi and Mahubo and the dam of a winner from first foal), Approach Me (Stakes Placed 4-time winner), Summer Angel (dam of Graded Stakes winners Exit Here and Eventual Angel), Summer To Remember (half-sister to Royal Champ by Dynasty), Gr3 placed Awesome Beauty and Mia Joshua (Gr3 placed 4-time winner).

For more information contact Rathmor Stud on 033 266 6853 or email rathmor@bundunet.com.