Extraordinary Trainer, Owner and Breeder St John Gray has breathed new life into sire Bezrin, a well travelled stallion between KZN and the Cape for some years until finally settling into Cathy and Jonathan Martin’s Hadlow Stud. The bright bay son of Danzig has had a slew of winners recently, with his winners to runners…
St John Gray of Graystone Stud, based in KZN, has made a miraculous achievement of 1000 wins this afternoon at the Vaal with his now 11-time winner and #kznbred Dawn Assault. Appropriately, Gavin Lerena, who has ridden several of St John’s top horses to Gr1 success including the likes of 5-time Gr1 winner Dancewiththedevil, was…
#kznbred Ronnie’s Candy added yet another Gr2 to her impressive list of wins, taking the Ipi Tombi Challenge. The daughter of the late King Of Kings, still making his presence felt, is another stellar achievement for St John Gray, who bred, owns and trains the 4yo filly. Raised at Cathy and Jonathan Martin’s Hadlow Stud…
“With five lengths to make up at the 350m marker, the racy chestnut grew wings under Corne Orffer to put 2,20 lengths between herself and the 10-1 Nafaayes, with the runner-up’s stablemate Ghaalla (a R5-million graduate off the National Yearling Sale) staying on for third.”
Amongst KZN’s broodmare band for 2018 is #kznbred five-time Gr1 winner Dancewiththedevil at Cathy and Jonathan Martin’s Hadlow Stud, for owner-trainer and breeder St John Gray.
Gauteng based owner-trainer and breeder in KZN, St John Gray had plenty of cause to celebrate at Turffontein on Saturday. His stallion Call To Combat marked his first stakes winner courtesy of a gutsy victory by Dawn Assault in the R150 000 Listed Drum Star Handicap. More of a boutique sire for his gentleman breeder, Call…
Devil’s Peak, a chestnut juvenile full brother to five time-Gr1 winning Dancewiththedevil, won his second start for breeder / owner/ trainer St John Gray at the Vaal this afternoon. He was born and raised at Cathy and Jonathan Martin’s Hadlow Stud for breeder St John Gray of Graystone Stud.
The St John Gray bred, trained and raced Call To Combat has got his stud career off to a start with a winner at Greyville.