Wood-Moore Manor have welcomed the first foal by Prussian Power out of Captivating Party, the dam of recent winner Le Premiere (Visionaire), at Winnie Fourie’s Grace Stables situated in Nottingham Road.

Prussian Power is bred by Wood-Moore Manor Stud, a son of Gr1 winner Badger’s Drift out of Prussian Princess by Golden Thatch and stands at Grace Stables.

Prussian Princess is a half sister to Imperious Sue, ARCSA Champion Older Female in 1997 and the dam of Blue Heather and Imperious Star, in turn the dam of Sunset Tripp and Thumbs Up.

This is the female line of Hidden Beauty, Royal Air Force and Imbongi, Spring Garland, Kelly and Victory Moon.

The dam Captivating Party has produced three winners to date, and is an own sister to National Colour – the dam of Rafeef and Mustaaqeem, and the family of Basadi Faith.

“We would like to take this opportunity to thank Winnie Fourie and her team at Grace Stables, who foaled her down during a rather difficult foaling. We are delighted to confirm both mom and daughter are now doing very well. Breeding Thoroughbreds privately as we do, is about selective bloodlines, as much as it is about the rewarding journey of watching them grow out into fine specimens, as with the exciting destination and coming home with the award-winning hallmark silverware trophies,” commented Wood-Moore Manor Stud on their social media platforms.

Well done to all concerned.

Images: Grace Stables

Lee Scribante’s Piemonte Stud have welcomed an eyecatching colt out of Flashing Star, by first season sire Hat Puntano.

Born on 18 August, the colt is out of a mare by Muhtafal – his yearling half-sister sold at the National Yearling Sale for R100 000 to Corne Spies.

Flashing Star won 3 times and placed 13, including 2nd in the Lady’s  
Pendant Listed. This is also the family of Deepo and Hard To Get.

Hat Puntano, who stands at Summerhill Equestrian, won the Gr1 Gran Criterium as a two year old, and the Argentine Guineas at three, with 4 wins in total including the Gr2 Charity Mile in South Africa.

He is a sibling to two Black Types, a Gr3 winner and a Gr1 placed, and is a son of Hat Trick out of a Bernstein mare. Hat Trick is a son of Sunday Silence, in turn the sire of Japanese super sire Deep Impact who has passed on.

Piemonte finished the previous season with 31 wins and 163 places, for earnings of R2,4-million from 73 runners, and a 33% winners to runners percentage.

Piemonte Stud have the likes of Capetown Noir and Last Winter standing at stud.

Lee Scribante reports that his Point Given mare Auburn Annio (USA) has produced an enormous Flying The Flag colt at Bush Hill Stud yesterday.

Auburn Annio has produced a 2-time winner previously by Windrush named Thrill Factor.

This is the immediate damline of Argentine multiple Gr1 winners Southern Spring (second dam and Champion 2YO Filly, Champion 3YO Filly and Champion Older Mare in Argentina), Sun Spring and Gold Fire, and includes sire Spring Halo.

This is the first crop of Flying The Flag, a full brother to double Gr1 winner Rhododendron and Gr2 winner Magical.

He is an international Group winning son of Galileo, out of a three-time Gr1 winning daughter of Pivotal and a three parts brother to Gr1 winner Photo Call in the USA.

Flying The Flag stands for a fee of R20 000 at Bush Hill Stud.

Lee Scribante of Piemonte Stud and Chairman of the Thoroughbred Breeders Association, has seen his young farm achieve early success including producing Eastern Cape Champions Kalamain and Gr3 winning Argonaut filly, O’ Tamara.

Gr2 placed Celestina is currently flying the flag with champion trainer Sean Tarry, a daughter of Kahal out of Sully’s Landing who is a nominee of the KZN Breeders Awards coming up on 2 December at Fordoun.

Congratulations to all concerned.

A full sister retained by Scott Bros to their new stallion acquisition and home-bred The Apache, Bold Pocahontas has foaled a Crusade filly last night at Highdown Stud.

It is the first foal for the flashy Bold Pocahontas, who will be continuing the 6th generation dynasty of Scott Bros’ foundation mare Lenore, whose grand-daughter is the great Gr1 winner Bold West – in turn the dam of Sugar Magnolia, West West and West Again. Apache Rose (by son of Sadlers Wells, Dolpour), the dam of Bold Pocahontas and The Apache produced five winners from seven foals and unfortunately passed away in foal to Mogok three years ago.

Its exciting times for Scott Bros, as Crusade’s first crop impressed at sales and saw the Gr1 Middle Park Stakes winners’ yearlings average R160 000 for 18 sold at the National Yearling Sale in April. Crusade’s damline is firing on all cylinders, as his Galileo half-sister Seventh Heaven is now a dual Gr1 winner – including the Gr1 Irish Oaks and recent Gr1 Yorkshire Oaks. Trainer Aiden O’Brien describes her as a big rangy filly and there is a chance she may go to the Breeders Cup for Fillies & Mares on the turf. Dam La Traviata (by Johannesburg) has now produced two Gr1 winners and a Gr2 second placed horse from her first three foals.

A top international Group winning racehorse in four countries, The Apache has returned to his birthplace and stands for a very reasonable fee of R6000 this season. The Apache, who crossed the line first in the Gr1 Arlington Million, has been Equinome tested and his outstanding results mirror his Gr1 winning racing performances – his part owner Winston Chow reports ‘with results indicating that he is top class, i.e Grade 1 in GRV (Genomic Racing Value) and Grade 1 in GBV(Genomic Breeding Value) and is a C-T (likely to produce sprinter milers) for Speed Gene Test’.

Contact the Scott Bros for more information on The Apache.

Wilgebosdrift-owned Esmaltina has foaled a Kildonan colt at Yellow Star Stud in Mooi River.

The grey Argentine mare from the renowned “E” family that has had phenomenal South African success, is a 5-time winner including the Gr3 Jacaranda Handicap has previously produced E-Jet (bred by Scott Bros) a 4-time winner who took home the Gr2 Colorado King Stakes.

The record-breaking speedy Kildonan is still owned by Wilgebosdrift and currently boasts an impressive winners to runners percentage of 33.3% (according to the current NHRA stats as of 15 November 2015) from his 18 runners with 51 races between them. Named Champion 2YO colt, Kildonan (a son of Rich Man’s Gold) won the Gr1 Premiers Champion Stakes and Gr1 Golden Horse Sprint – the latter race saw a record set that has yet to be toppled, and amongst the many classy horses that have had the opportunity to change this, include the great JJ The Jet Plane.

Kildonan’s courage as a racehorse is even more notable when you read his race record – a Champion Sprinter who finished four lengths off Hunting Tower in the Gr1 Vodacom Durban July over 2200m. He then ran second to African Appeal in the Gr1 Champions Cup less than a month later over 1800m, showing great diversity in his racing abilities.

Kildonan was exported to Dubai but returned home after being unable to race due to injury. His notable filly to date has been Gr2 Debutante winner Rosier, who also won the East Cape Fillies Nursery (Listed).

Esmaltina is a daughter of Equalize out of Farnesio mare Esmarada, and amongst a slew of Champions in this female line is the likes of Empress Club under second dam Elysee. A few other names that stand out amongst the lengthy pedigree is Ecurie, Epoque, sire Elusive Fort and Rathmor Stud’s racing and future broodmare prospect Eventual Angel. Under the third dam is Escoleta Fitz, Eventuail and Emerald Beauty.

Wilgebosdrift are registered with the KZN Breeders Club, and this is their first born “kzn-bred”. Congratulations to Mary Slack of Wilgebosdrift Stud.

The Scott Bros have introduced a magnificent Crusade colt out of their home-bred mare Endangered Species, the dam of 2015 Gr1 Gold Cup winner Wild One.

A big mare both in substance and height with a kind disposition, Endangered Species is barren this year but will be covered by Mogok once more.

The daughter of former Scott Bros’ resident sire Sapieha is out of a Gate Dancer mare Swallows Dance (SNL), won twice and placed three times over 1200m – 1400m. Described as producing really big horses, the dam of Wild One has produced five runners and five winners to date, including Gr1 Mercury Sprint placed Extinct (by Spaceship).

Endangered Species’ third dam is First Swallow, a two-time winner in Britain who came to South Africa to win nine times and be voted Champion Older Mare in 1978 after winning the Gr1 Computerform Sprint. Her daughter went on to produce Gr2 Gold Vase placed Lunch Club. This is also the immediate family of Political Pet and sire Gold Rod.

Wild One had an exceptional season prior to his unfortunate passing shortly after the Gr1 Gold Cup, suffering a heart attack in the recovery room post surgery. Trained by Mike De Kock and owned by Sean Philips, Wild One (by Mogok) was crowned Equus Champion Stayer for the season 2014/2015, earning almost R1,800 000 in three racing seasons after being sold for R95 000 at the 2011 Suncoast KZN Yearling Sale.

He also won the Gr3 Lonsdale Stirrup Cup and placed in the Gr1 SA Derby, and second in the KZN Breeders Million Mile in a prep race for the Gold Cup. He was expected to be a big runner in the Gr1 Summer Cup this season. Wild One is the fourth Gr1 winner for his sire Mogok.

His full-brother Save The Rhino is described as a very big handsome individual, and is said to have plenty of ability. The four year old gelding is a winner over 2000m and has placed twice from his last two starts at Turffontein from the Ormonde Ferraris stable.

Endangered Species’ Crusade colt for the 2015 is a tall, beautiful individual with a regal disposition who catches the eye. Crusade’s first crop are now yearlings, and the progeny of the Gr1 Middle Park Stakes winner will be on sale in 2016. It isn’t difficult to miss the Crusade’s, the son of Mr Greeley stamps his foals with great authority – mostly black individuals with very little to no markings at all which is an encouraging trait of a good stallion.

A speed sire with a confirmed Equinome Speed Gene test of a “C:C”, Crusade has once again received a full book for the 2015 season, his third season at stud for a service fee of R20 000. The KZN Breeders are looking forward to his progeny hitting the tracks in 2017.