The Paul Matchett-trained Summerhill Stud-bred Running Brave clung on to win the KZN Breeders Mile under a fine ride by Muzi Yeni at Hollywoodbets Greyville yesterday and in retrospect she had a lot in her favour despite being sent off at odds of 35/1.

The Brave Tin Soldier filly’s class is emphasized by the fact that her career head to head record with the champion filly Celtic Sea is five to two in her favour. Brave Tin Soldier stands at Jill Fox’s The Fort Stud, whilst his dual Gr1 winning son Rabada is at Spring Valley, and has his first foals on the ground.

Furthermore, she is an effective front runner so a pole position draw, the strong tailwind on the day and a wide false rail were three more points in her favour. She gets on well with Yeni and enjoys Hollywoodbets Greyville, two points which were emphasised in her pillar to post victory in the Grade 2 Gold Bracelet over 2000m on Gold Cup day last season. 

Running Brave carried 59kg under the conditions yesterday. Yeni said, “She’s courageous, all heart, I went into the race believing that if she was at her best it was the type of race she would win and then when she drew one I was even more confident. I was there for free and for the first time today I was able to get to the front and relax, she normally does it a little bit too hard but today I had her settled beautifully and she showed her class.

Running Brave sold for just R30 000 at the BSA National 2YO Sale, and has earned R 1,394,150 in stakes!

“In the straight she fended off the challenges of Nexus and Missisippi Burning (both bred by Rathmor Stud) who finished second and third ahead of the St. John Grey-trained pair Ronnie’s Candy and Lake Kinnaret.

One of the scratchings from the Mile was Vodacom Durban July contender Camphoratus.

 The first race of the day, the Fort Stud KZN Breeders Fillies Juvenile Plate over 1200m, was won from pillar to post  by the talented Ashley Fortune-trained Winter Smoke ridden by Aldo Domeyer.

She is by What A Winter and was bred RT Fitzgerald and born and raised at Spring Valley Stud. 

The second race, the Clifton Stud KZN Breeders Juvenile Plate over 1200m, saw an equally impressive start to finish win by the Glen Kotzen-trained Garrulous ridden by Warren Kennedy.

This strapping gelding is by Byword and was bred by Tertia Properties. The third, the Spring Valley Stud KZN Breeders 1200 for fillies and mares, was won in good style by Silent Crusade, who outclassed them.

The big Mark Dixon-trained filly started slowly and had to weave her way through but won cosily in the end under Keagan de Melo. She is by Crusade and was fittingly bred by Bruce le Roux of Spring Valley Stud.

The next, the Summerhill Equestrian KZN Breeders 1200, saw a fine start to finish by the strongly built Michael Roberts trained Visionaire gelding Ad Altisima ridden by Serino Moodley. She was bred by GC Kalil.The eighth race, the Macrath Stud KZN Breeders 1600 for fillies and mares, was won by the Wendy Whitehead-trained Liquid Irish under Grant van Niekerk.

She is by Traffic Guard and was bred by Summerhill Stud.

The ninth, the New Predator KZN Breeders 1600, was won by the Dennis Drier-trained Caliente under Sean Veale. This Visionaire gelding was bred by Summerhill Stud.

The last race, the Golden Sword KZN Breeders 1900, saw a fitting win for KZN Breeding remarkable trainer-owner-breeder St. John Gray with his home-bred Damage Is Done gelding Christopher Robin who gave Grant van Niekerk a double.

Trainers and owners took home sales vouchers from each of the first four places for the KZN sponsored races on the day, worth R225 000 in total towards the purchase of a #kznbred horse on offer at the Emperors Palace National 2YO Sale in November, which has encompassed the KZN Yearling Sale.

Thank you to our sponsors and to Gold Circle for a great day, albeit behind closed doors.

Images: Candiese Lenferna

Gold Circle have announced the revised dates for Champions Season 2020, delayed due to the implemented lockdown which is due to lift April 30, in the interest of South African’s safety to ‘break the curve’.

Usually run the week before the Vodacom Durban July, it remains in the format – to be held on Sunday 19 July and the Vodacom Durban July scheduled for the 25 July. The KZN Yearling Sale Million remains on VDJ day, along with the Garden Province, Golden Horseshoe, Golden Slipper, the 2200, Gold Vase and Thukela Handicap.

The Gold Cup, which usually heralds the end of the racing season and an important feature for the annual statistics, has been pushed back to 29 August. A number of Gr1 features will be prominent on that day, including the Champions Cup, Mercury Sprint, Premiers Champions Stakes and the Thekweni Stakes amongst others.

The KZN Breeders Race Day, always a major feature with owners and trainers and always very well supported with a packed Durban View Room consisting of breeders, owners and trainers – and will consist of 8 races including the Million Mile itself.

As of the last log published 10 March, there are 293 horses entered for the races 3yos old and up, with 2yo entries were due to be finalised at the end of April.

Amongst the horses entered are Spiritofthegroove, Chjimes, Wave, Railtrip, 2nd placed Gr1 SA Fillies Classic Marygold, Gr1 winner Camphoratus, Miss Marmalade (closely related to the Gr1 trio of brothers, Hawwaam, Rainbow Bridge and Golden Ducat), Just Cruised In, Prince Of Kahal, Just Chaos, Nexus, Ronnie’s Candy, Silent Crusade, and Gr1 winner Mississippi Burning.

The KZN Breeders Golf Day is provisionally booked for 14 July, whilst the KZN Yearling Sale is scheduled for 23 & 24 July. Sales vouchers for #kznbreds will be up for grabs at our Golf Day and Race Day – acquisitions using the vouchers include Gr1 placed Wave.

The full KZN Champions Season feature programme for 2020:

Veteran trainer Ormond Ferraris won the inaugural KZN Breeders Million Mile in 2012 with the Ivanhoe bred Knock On Wood, which raced in the colours of his son David.

On Saturday the senior statesman of the SA training ranks took the honours in the restricted feature again. This time with the Rathmor Stud-bred Romany Prince, who got the better of a thrilling Kahal exacta duel with 7yo sprinter, London Call.

The feature, the only event on the nine-race KZN Breeders Day run on the turf, produced a grandstand finish with the 5yo Gauteng raider getting the better of Mark Dixon’s top-class 7yo sprinter, who refused to go down without a fight.

The win by Romany Prince was a pleasing KZN Yearling Sale boost for Rathmor Stud, who offer Gypsy Rose (# 184) from the same family.

She is a Noble Tune daughter and half-sister to six winners, most notably to dual SA & US Gr1 winner Gypsy’s Warning.

The well endowed feature headlined the KZN Breeders annual raceday and is restricted to KZN bred 3yo’s and older registered as KwaZulu-Natal bred in terms of the Gold Circle Racing and Gaming Group Thoroughbred Breeder, Stallion and Owner Premium scheme.

The withdrawal of last year’s winner, and Vodacom Durban July hopeful, Matador Man on Thursday threw the race open. But the favourite obliged in the end.

Warren Kennedy rode a perfectly judged race after a slow start, when he got Romany Prince into a favourable position as London Call led Matador Man’s half-brother Subtropical and Unagi into the home straight.

With London Call seemingly headed for glory, Kennedy produced Romany Prince through a tight gap and the 5yo looked to sail on by. But Brandon Lerena and the hardknocking London Call had other ideas and they fought back with vigour.

At the line, Romany Prince held a head advantage to bank the R625 000 cheque for staunch owner Peter Dimakogiannis. He won in a time of 97 secs flat.

London Call was gallant in defeat, with Gary Alexander’s raider Unagi paying the travelling costs with a handsome R100 000 bank in third.

Subtropical stayed on for fourth, with 2017 runner-up Dawn Calling taking the final stakes slice of R25 000 for fifth.

In addition to the winning stake, the first placed connections won a voucher to the value of R20 000 towards the purchase of a KZN-bred yearling at the KZN Yearling Sale, with the second, third and fourth placed connections each getting a voucher of R10 000 towards the same. The KZN Yearling Sale takes place 5 & 6 July at Sibaya.

Trainer Frank Robinson saddled the winner for Ormond Ferraris.

“Romany Prince arrived here on Friday. He looked magnificent. Even at his age, Ormond Ferraris is still the king,” said Robinson.

The 2017 Gr3 London News Stakes winner, Romany Prince was bred by Rathmor Stud and is a  half brother a to dual Gr1 winner Gypsy’s Warning (Mogok).

He was Ormond Ferraris’ 2500th career winner in 2016 when he won the Listed Drum Star.

A R450 000 National Yearling Sale graduate, the dark bay gelding has earned R1 381 525 with 7 wins and 10 places from 34 starts.

A son of the deceased Kahal (Machiavellian), he is out of former KZN Breeders Broodmare Of The Year Gypsy Queen (Royal Chalice), a full sister to SA Oaks winners Royal Prophecy and Noble Destiny.

Gypsy Queen, unplaced in a single start at 3, never reached the racing stardom her sisters did on the track, but has left them behind in the breeding shed. She has begun her own dynasty, with her daughters at leading stud farms countrywide and Champion breeders Varsfontein Stud stand two of her daughters – one by Jalld, the other by Fort Wood.

They are already performing at stud globally – American and USA Gr1 winner Gypsy’s Warning, bred by Rathmor, has produced 2 foals and 2 winners – the second winning on debut very recently. The first – a Street Cry filly named Know raced in Ireland, won twice and sold to Japan as a broodmare prospect.

Gr2 Surabi by Wolfhound is off to an incredible start, producing Sundari and Gr3 placed, So Var.

Their half-sister by Jallad, Queen Of All, is the dam of Stakes Winner Queen Forever who is also multiple Listed Placed. Klawervlei have one of her last daughters produced at stud – the Silvano mare Judi Silvano is due to foal to Coup De Grace this year. Rathmor retained a Fort Wood daughter, Golden Earings, who foaled to Noble Tune in 2017.

Thank you to the owners and trainers who supported the KZN Breeders Race Day, as well as to our eight sponsors including the farm of the winners, Noble Tune.

It was a cross section of winning trainers on the day, with Sean Tarry taking three races, Glen Kotzen one with Trippi’s Girl, and Ormond Ferraris taking the main.

The local trainers to win were Garth Puller with his very smart Roman Dancer (by Crusade), Mark Dixon with his superb mare Isingamoya, Unbelievable Lad who gave his second win on the trot for Ivan and Darryl Moore, and Frank Robinson winning from start to finish with  the aptly named Bank The Cash in the 1900.

Congratulations to Mike and Tanya McHardy of Rathmor Stud on a most deserving win in the Million Mile!

-extract sportingpost.co.za

The four-year-old Toreador gelding Matador Man, an entry for the R4.25-million Vodacom Durban July, has thrown his tab into the hat to defend his title in the R1-milion KZN Breeders Million Mile to be run at Greyville in Durban on June 30, just a week before the country’s premier event.

Out of the Mogok mare Sahara and bred at one of South Africa’s leading studs in the KwaZulu-Natal Midlands, Scott Bros, Matador Man is trained by reigning champion trainer Sean Tarry and holds the class record for the mile of 94.1 secs at Greyville which he set when winning this race last year.

The four-year-old, that features in the top 20 on the latest July Log and could well be included in the final big race field, is one of 14 KwaZulu-Natal-bred entries for the Million Mile event that heads the annual KZN Breeders meeting that includes seven other non-black type races that each carry a stake of R200 000 and cater for horses that qualify over distance from 1 200m to 1 900m.

Having run third behind Elusive Silva in the World Sports Betting 1900 in his last outing and beating home another July entry Glider Pilot over a mile at Turffontein before that, the Tarry stable inmate will be strongly fancied to complete the race double if he stands his ground.

Glider Pilot, from the Tyrone Zackey stable, is also among the entries and comes off a moderate run behind Yakeen in the Jubilee Handicap last weekend.

Highveld trainer Gary Alexander has entered two runners, his Kahal sprinter Champagne Haze and the Admire Main gelding Unagi that ran a super third behind Legal Eagle in the Horse Chestnut Stakes at Turffontein and another third placing over a mile on the inside Turffontein track last time out.

The KZN Breeders stage the meeting each year with a total stakes pot of R2.5-million as well as the R1-million, KZN Yearling Sale Million race on Vodacom Durban July Day, giving back to supporters of the industry in the province.

Racegoers are always encouraged to wear outfits of black and white on the day to show their support for the thoroughbred breeders in the province.

Journalist: Richard McMillan.

Matador Man, who won last year’s KZN Breeders Million Mile over 1600m at Greyville from Dawn Calling, is coming along the right way for a defence of his title.

Trainer Sean Tarry will be aiming the son of Toreador at the same race this year and following the four-year-old’s convincing win under top weight in a Progress Plate over 1600m at Turffontein on Saturday, his owners will have a good degree of confidence.

Tarry told Turf Talk: “He wasn’t too far back in the race and won well in what looked like quite a solid field. The addition of blinkers also seems to have made a difference.”

Matador Man, by Toreador, was bred by the Scott Brothers from the mare Sahara, by Mogok.

-Turf Talk Newsletter, 16 April 2018

* Note – No Worries was the first horse to make it a double in the KZN Breeders Million Mile, winning the race in 2015 and 2017. The Million Mile will take place on 30 June at Greyville.

NATIONAL YEARLING SALE UPDATE

**Matador Man, who is also a Stakes Winner, Gr3 2nd placed and finished 3rd in the Gr1 Champions Cup, has a Crusade half-sister on offer at the National Yearling Sale from breeders Scott Bros. Named Dune Dance, her full brother Subtropical is a 2-time winner. View the catalogue page at the following link. 

It was a big day for the Kwazulu-Natal breeders at Greyville on Sunday and particularly for the Scott Bros that bred the winner of the KZN Breeders Million Mile, Matador Man, and the winner of the “Level the Playing Fields” series final, Mark My Card.

But it was champion trainer Sean Tarry that stole part of the limelight on the day with six winners including Matador Man that is out of the mare Sahara, a daughter of Scott Bros top stallion Mogok, sire of many top internationally Group race performers such as local and American Gr1 winner Gypsy’s Warning, and The Apache that won the Group 1 Arlington Million before being placed second on an objection. Gypsy’s Warnings’ three parts brother Romany Prince was part of the field.

Scott Bros not only bred the Toreador gelding but Robin Scott who runs the Highdown Stud in the Nottingham Road area of the KwaZulu-Natal Midlands and founded the stud 50 years ago with brothers Des and Neville, is part owner of the striking three-year-old that has now won three of his nine starts and placed in four others.

It was a special day also for apprentice jockey Eric Ngwane who was given the ride after carded rider S’manga Khumalo had been stood down during the meeting. The young rider produced an outstanding effort to bring Matador Man down the outside of the field from off the pace to collar the filly Dawn Calling in the final strides to the line.

Allowed to relax near the rear by replacement rider Eric Ngwane as Unagi showed the way into the straight, Matador Man made ground quickly as Dawn Calling hit the lead looking a winner at the 200m.

Matador Man had the reserves though and he came  with a thundering late run down the outside to beat Dawn Calling going away by 1,75 lengths in a time of 94,10 secs.

Dawn Calling by Trippi, bred by Anton Procter and who races off a 95, remains a frustrating one-time winner and was registering her eighth second from 15 starts. On the flipside of the coin, she has earned in excess of R630 000!

The winner’s 44-1 stablemate Wukkin’ Up shaded dual Million Mile winner No Worries to bank third cheque.

For Tarry it was another display of the power of the yard that has set a new South African winning stakes record of more than R30-million in a season and there are still many big races to come before the end of July. The yard won the first three races on the card before winning the sixth with Heaps Of Fun, the feature with Matador Man and the final race with Hyaku.

He was purchased by the Tawny Syndicate at R180 000 at the 2015 National 2yo Sale and took his stakes earnings to R888 200.

The field is restricted to horses registered with the KZN Breeders Premium Scheme and the Million Mile field sires included three (all Graded Stakes winners) by Kahal, Silvano, Trippi, Mogok, Toreodor and Visionaire amongst others.

Tarry’s six winners were ridden by S’manga Khumalo (3), Lyle Hewitson (1), Anthony Delpech (1) and Ngwane.

Anthony Delpech won two on the day, the first with Alesh Naidoo’s son of AP Answer and KZN Yearling Sale Million winner, Cutting Edge. Delpech fell off the Clifton-bred before cantering down to the start of the race, when the horse spooked at a shadow on the ground.

For the KZN Breeders Club it was an outstanding success with the other eight races on the card all carrying stakes of R200 000 and all nine races confined to horses registered with the KZN Breeders Premium Scheme in the province.

With 400 breeders, owners and trainers booked into the Durban View room, a big thank you to all and Gold Circle for making an outstanding day possible.

Scenes from the KZN Breeders Race Day below:

13 KZN-bred horses will line up for the KZN Breeders Million Mile on Sunday, which will see over R2,8 million in stakes awarded to the connections of KZN-breds on the 9-race card Proudly KZN day.

A day dedicated exclusively to Thoroughbreds registered with the KZN Breeders Premium Scheme, the only one of its kind in South Africa, it will also have the running of the KZN Breeders Series of seven races for a stake of R200 000 each over 1200, 1600m and 1900m (one each for juvenile colts and fillies), as well as the final leg of the “Level The Playing Fields” Series.

Only two races are carded on the turf for the day – the Million Mile and the fourth and final leg of the very exciting “Level The Playing Fields” Series over 1400m.

There will be two prizegivings for the latter – the winners of the race on the day, and the overall winners of the series which will see the leading jockey, breeder, owner and trainer by points each take home a cheque of R50 000.

Thank you to our race day sponsors including Mustajeeb (GB), Flying The Flag (IRE), Eightfold Path / Scott Bros, Piemonte Stud, Spring Valley Stud, The Fort Stud and Hughcor.

Bookings may be made in the Durban View Room on the day at R300 per person, dont forget to wear your black and white!

The KZN Breeders Million Mile Field is as follows:

No Worries
(Kahal – Coastal Waltz by Rambo Dancer)
A seven year old Summerhill-bred and graduate of their Summer Ready To Run Sale, No Worries has been a pleasure to own for Brian and Yolanda Burnard. Merit Rated 103, the fiesty old soldier is going for his third attempt at winning the Million Mile and if he does, will be the first horse in history to do so. A six-time winner who beat dual Gr1 winner Rabada in his previous Million Mile victory, No Worries finished three lenghts off Marinaresco in the Gr2 Drill Hall Stakes at the beginning of May. Gareth Van Zyl will have the chestnut gelding primed for this race under Warren Kennedy without a doubt. A winner of the Gr2 Joburg Spring Challenge, he also finished second by a nose to Vercingetorix in the Gr1 Daily News 2000 early in his career.

Caribbean Day
(Modern Day – Caribbean Rose by Personal Hope)
The seven year old must be one of the last remaining sons of Modern Day on the racetrack, and the Middlefield Stud-bred has been consistent throughout his career in the care of Mark Dixon. He loves the 1600m and owned by Mr B A Richard & Mrs C C Richard, has had six career wins – winning his previous start and another prior to that, and placing four times from his last six outings.

Top Shot
(AP Arrow – Ja-Ja by Jallad)
Five year old owned in partnership by Mrs J P Gardner & Messrs B G Gardner, Mark Khan & G P Sadie, trained by Gary Alexander and bred by Summerhill Stud. Another picture of consistency, a six-time winner in Gauteng, this will be his second attempt at Greyville. He has beaten the likes of Irish Pride previously, the latter having finished twice within a length of Gr1 winner Rafeef.

Romany Prince
(Kahal – Gypsy Queen by Royal Chalice)
Rathmor-bred Gr3 winning half-brother to Gr1 winner Gypsy’ Warning and Gr2 winner Surabi. Trained by Ormond Ferraris, the four year old who has won five times has defeated the likes of Gr1 winner Deo Juvente in the past. He also finished second to Abashiri in the Sea Cottage Listed and won the Drum Star Handicap Listed from Gr1 Summer Cup placed Judicial. He has won twice over 1600m, all his starts have been at Turffontein and he will see Greyville for the first time on Sunday afternoon.

Lala
(Visionaire – Hlabelela by Muhtafal)
Albert Rapp’s liver chestnut mare trained by Doug Campbell is now four year old and won six times. A previous winner on this race day over this course and distance, she has placed previously in a Gr2 and Gr3 behind Olma and Cosmic Light respectively. She has Gr3 Track & Ball Oaks winning jockey Ian Sturgeon in the irons on Sunday.

Kings Archer
(AP Arrow – Qusoor by Fasliyev)
Shadwell Stud-bred chestnut horse Kings Archer is owned by Mr I F M van Schalkwyk, has won four times and placed over this course and distance. Placed consistently 21 times (seven of those in second!) he has not disgraced himself in good company and has placed over the course and distance.

Intergalactic
(Kahal – Nojoom by Galileo)
Summerhill-bred Gr2 winner of the Ipi Tombe Challenge for owner Mr Chris Van Niekerk and trainer Sean Tarry.
A four-time winning four year old with a pedigree to look forward to in the sales catalogue sheets in the future, she also placed a length in third to get Black Type in the Gr1 Empress Club Stakes. She has placed over this course and distance behind Inara in a Gr1.

Wukkin’ Up
(Mullins Bay – Mazisis by Albarahin)
Trained by Sean Tarry, the five year old mare has won five of her ten starts for onwers Messrs J Shill, M Finlay, L M Nestadt & M Trakman & Sean Tarry Racing C.C. (Nom: S G Tarry). She has also placed twice and two lengths off Persian Rug in the Syringa Handicap Listed. She is bred by Equus Champion Breeders Summerhill Stud.

Unagi
(Admire Main – Cariad by Northern Guest)
Another represented by Champion breeder Summerhill Stud, four-time winner trained by Gary Alexander has placed five times previously, including second in his last start over 1600m at Turffontein. He finished four lengths off Zodiac Ruler over this course and distance in the Gr2 Golden Horseshoe.

Run Rhino Run
(Silvano – Haute Cuisine by Gallic League)
Roy Moodley’s five year old gelding out of the brilliant racemare, Haute Cuisine bred by Aldora Stud. Trained by Lezeanne Forbes who has had the most success with the five year old gelding, he placed three lengths behind recent Gr3 Derby winner Mr Winsome in the Michael Roberts Handicap Listed. Has won over this course and distance.

Matador Man
(Toreador – Sahara by Mogok)
Scott Bros handsome son of Toreador, trained by Sean Tarry for owners Messrs G D Tooch, G L Blank, G J Nassif, J Nassif, Z L Nassif, J Sarkis & Robin Scott. The three year old has only been out of the cheques on one occasion and cant be overlooked here. He has won twice including the Secretariat Stakes Listed, and placed second to Ektifaa in the Gr3 Tony Ruffel Stakes, where Doosra finished behind him.

Boiling Point
(Mogok – Cape Sunset by Fantastic Light)
Half-brother to 4-time winner (from 7 starts) and now Mauritius resident, Caymen Sunset. Three year old Boiling Point is trained and owned by the same combination as Caymen Sunset, Geoff Woodruff and Mr Preggie Somasundram. A winner at Turffontein over 1450m, he recently placed ahead of the decent Kanonkop at the Vaal over 1800m.

Dawn Calling
(Trippi – Acquavella by Danehill Dancer)
Anton Procter-bred Dawn Calling has been very unlucky previously and deserves a Graded Stakes win this season. A gutsy filly owned by Mr David MacLean, the Trippi filly trained by Duncan Howells was voted Gold Circle’s leading two year old performer last season after placing second respectively in a Gr1 and Gr2 to Final Judgement and Querari Falcon. She has also followed up with two Gr3 places this season. She does relish the mile at Greyville and finished second (again!) in her last start to Louisiana in a Pinnacle Stakes, where she beat Intergalactic. Always game, she will be hard to beat here at the weights.

Final Field – 2017 KZN Breeders Million Mile

Sc# Horse               Mass   MR       Draw   B  A  T  Jockey         Trainer

1   NO WORRIES          60.0  103 (103)    6   B  A  T  W Kennedy      Gareth van Zyl

2   CARIBBEAN DAY       60.0   94 ( 94)   10   P  A     M V’Rensburg   Mark Dixon

3   TOP SHOT            60.0   91 ( 91)    8      A  T  B Fayd’Herbe   Gary Alexander

4   ROMANY PRINCE       59.0  101 (101)    1      A     A Delpech      Ormond Ferraris

5   LALA                57.5  100 (100)   11      A     I Sturgeon     Doug Campbell

6   KINGS ARCHER        56.0   91 ( 91)   12   B  A     K de Melo      Stuart Pettigrew

7   INTERGALACTIC       55.5   99 ( 99)    2      A  T  ………….  Sean Tarry

8   WUKKIN’ UP          55.5   93 ( 93)    3      A  T  ………….  Sean Tarry

9   UNAGI               54.5   96 ( 93)   13      A     C Zackey       Gary Alexander

10  RUN RHINO RUN       54.0   84 ( 84)    4      A     A Forbes       Lezeanne Forbes

11  MATADOR MAN         53.0   94 ( 91)    5      A     S Khumalo      Sean Tarry

12  BOILING POINT       52.5   77 ( 74)    9   B  A     M Byleveld     Geoff Woodruff

13  DAWN CALLING        50.0   95 ( 92)    7      A     J P v’d Merwe  Duncan Howells

Couplings: (3,9) (7,8,11)

Bush Hill Stud’s The Poet leads the KZN Breeders Series Log for the seven races on offer for a stake of R200 000 each on KZN Breeders Race Day, taking place 25 June.

The handsome son of Brave Tin Soldier, who recently produced Gr1 Allan Robertson winner Brave Mary, is a 3-time winner owned by Mr Trevor & Mrs Robin Denman, trained by Mark Dixon. The five year old bred by Bush Hill Stud sold for just R40 000 off the National 2YO Sale in 2013 and has earned almost R300 000 in stakes to date.

An underestimated stallion that has now produced two Gr1 winners (and three Gr1 wins in total) and a record priced weanling with a leading pedigree, boasts a 37% winners to runners percentage from only 74 runners across all ages, this racing season.

Bush Hill Stud will be sending a big draft to the KZN Yearling Sale of 21 yearlings, including progeny from first season sire Redoute’s Promise, the first son of Redoute’s Promise to retire to stud in South Africa. Their draft includes a Toreador half-sister to King Neptune and Stella Mia, and progeny by Gr1 producing Toreador, Oratorio, Curved Ball, Crusade, Noble Tune, Eightfold Path and Byword.

Book your place at the Durban View Room for the KZN Breeders Race Day, and dont forget to wear your black and white!

Entries have opened for the KZN Breeders Series of eight races at a stake of R200 000 each, held on KZN Breeders Race Day taking place in Sunday 25 June 2017, and last year saw a record with almost 900 horses entered for the day.

The KZN Breeders Series was introduced to reward our owners and trainers who support our local breeders with the purchase of “KZN-bred” horses, by offering an opportunity to win a substantial stake on the day and has been an overwhelming success each year, with our owners and trainers and breeders who enthusiastically support our black and white race day, filling the Durban View Room to capacity each year.

Please note the supplementary entry dates and fees:

Pre Entries close Tuesday, 6 December 2016 at 16:00 Fee: R57 (Fee R50 + Vat R7)
Supplementary Entries close Friday, 21 April 2017 at 16:00 Fee: R2280 (Fee R2000 + Vat R280)
Final Supplementary Entries close Thursday, 15 June 2017 at 11:00 Fee: R11400 (Fee R10000 + Vat R1400)

Entry Form To Download Here:
entry-form-kzn-breeders-series-2017

The races will all be run over Greyville’s Polytrack, excluding the Million Mile (and excluded from this pre-entry process) which will be run on turf on the KZN Breeders Race Day, taking place.

The KZN Breeders Race Day will see stakes being won for a total of R2,600 000 exclusively for KZN-breds, making it one of the biggest race days on Gold Circle’s calendar.

The KZN Breeders Race Day is restricted to horses that qualify as “KZN-breds” in terms of the KZN Breeders Premium scheme and need to be registered with the KZN Breeders Club. The breeder must be registered and in turn, the breeder must have registered the horse with the Scheme to be considered for entry as a yearling or two year old (two year olds do incur penalties for late registration). Three year olds may not be registered under any circumstances and in accordance with the rules of the KZN Breeder Premium Scheme.

The race meeting comes the weekend before the KZN Yearling Sale and will give added incentive to prospective buyers to invest in KZN-bred stock – the winners and first three places of each of the KZN Breeders Series of races, in addition to the large winning stake, each receiving a voucher towards the purchase of a KZN-bred yearling at the KZN Yearling Sale a week later.

The eight supporting races will be two races each over 1200m, 1600m and 2000m, one each for fillies and mares and colts and geldings respectively and two juvenile races each for colts and fillies over 1200m. The races will be open to all horses country-wide whose credentials meet the criteria of “KZN-bred” as prescribed by the rules of the KZN Breeders Premium Scheme.

To qualify for the races, points will be awarded in the months leading up to the racemeeting, from 1 January 2017 – 18 June 2017 (Final Acceptance). All races run throughout South Africa qualify for point-scoring purposes.

Horses registered at first entry will receive a 4-point bonus but horses supplemented in April and June will not qualify for the bonus.

Points for Maiden races will be awarded on a 4, 3, 2 basis for first, second and third. All other races, including Grade 1’s, will have points awarded from first to fifth on 8, 6, 4, 3, 1 basis.

Points will be awarded regardless of the distance of the races and it will be up to the connections of the horses as to which races they nominate for. The intention is to publish a points log on a fortnightly basis.

Keep an eye on our website for the updated logs.

To check if your racehorse is registered with the KZN Breeders Premium Scheme in order to qualify, contact dhevm@goldcircle.co.za with the horses name, dam and year of foaling.

We look forward to the entries and attracting yet another day of quality fields of KZN-breds and a day of first class racing and entertainment for breeders and owners alike.

Click here to find out more information about our KZN Breeders Premium scheme.

DR   HORSE               A/S WGT   M/R    TRAINER

7    WAY OF LIGHT       (5G) 60.0  99  A  Garth Puller

2    BEZANOVA           (5G) 58.0 102 BA  Alec Laird

12   NO WORRIES         (6G) 58.0 101  AT Gavin van Zyl

6    RABADA             (3C) 56.5 106  A  Mike Azzie

3    HUMIDOR            (4G) 56.0  82 BA  Tony Rivalland

8    ROY’S WINTER PATCH (4G) 56.0  78  A  Dennis Drier

13   KINGS ARCHER       (4C) 54.0  84 BA  Stuart Pettigrew

14   TOP SHOT           (4G) 54.0  83 BA  Gary Alexander

17   DO BE SNAPPY       (4G) 54.0  81  A  Dean Kannemeyer

4    MALAK EL MOOLOOK   (3C) 52.5  97  AT Sean Tarry

11   DANCE ON AIR       (3G) 52.5  83 BA  Charles Laird

15   SECRET WARNING     (3G) 52.5  82 BAT Charles Laird

5    DESERT FIGHTER     (3G) 52.5  80  A  Dennis Drier

9    JUST LIKE MAGIC    (3G) 52.5  78 BA  Robbie Hill

10   SON OF SILVER      (3G) 52.5  75  A  Frank Robinson

16   HEAPS OF FUN       (3F) 50.0 102  AT Sean Tarry

1    INTERGALACTIC      (3F) 50.0  94  AT Sean Tarry

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Please note:

• Supplementary Entries Close @ 11:00 on Friday, 17 June 2016
• Declarations Close @ 11:00 on Monday, 20 June 2016