Last season’s Equus Champion Mrs Geriatrix made her eagerly awaited return to the racetrack a successful one when she won Saturday’s Bloodstock SA Sales Cup (Fillies) (1450m) convincingly. Under a confident Richard Fourie, the Sean Tarry trained three-year-old put her head down where it mattered most to claim the R180 000 first place prize by…
Peter and Jenny Blyth’s as yet undefeated daughter of Vercingetorix, Mrs Geriatrix, deservedly took home the award for Equus Champion 2YO Filly. Champion Two-year-old Female Nominees (Distance Immaterial) Winner: Mrs Geriatrix The Magical Lady Syndicate (Nom: Natalie Turner)’s MRS GERIATRIX (Vercingetorix – Velvet Glove) was bred by Peter & Jenny Blyth’s Clifton Stud and was…
Clifton Stud nabbed another Gr1 for their records when their plain chestnut star filly, Mrs Geriatrix, put a quality field to bed in the Gr1 Allan Robertson on Saturday at Hollywoodbets Scottsville. A proud moment for the Clifton team of Peter and Jenny Blyth along with long time manager Christine Quinn, the filly who looks…
Peter and Jenny Blyth enjoyed a spectacular weekend, with two Graded Stakes wins in two provinces and both horses remaining unbeaten. They also added small black type with a smart Captain Of All filly from the stable of Mark Dixon. The Magical Lady Syndicate, including 4Racing’s CEO Fundi Sithebe and Racing Association’s Natalie Turner, were…
Clifton-bred Mrs Geriatrix came with a pedigree and the Vercingetorix filly sold to the Magical Lady Syndicate, nominee Natalie Turner of the Racing Association, for R200 000 at April’s National Yearling Sale. A plain chestnut filly – a feature that runs in the family with a strong likeness to her dam’s star siblings Prince Of…