Piemonte Stud have sadly dispersed their breeding operation and saw a top price of R340 000 for a beautifully bred yearling by Gimmethegreenlight out of Carlita.

Aptly named Carlita’s Best, the dam herself is a Piemonte-bred and raced daughter of Oratorio, voted the Eastern Cape’s Champion 2YO Filly of her generation with two Listed wins amongst her six victories. This is the family of sire Spring Halo. The colt sold to Wendy Whitehead.

The top broodmare of the sale was knocked down to Tommy Crowe for R300 000. Originally a R300 000 National 2YO Sale purchase by Piemonte, the Gimmethegreenlight mare is in foal to Malmoos and has a Danon Platina foal at foot.

A half sister to True Master, Beataboutthebush won eight races for the Scribante family including three Listed races. This is the family of Do It Again and Dancewiththedevil.

Herrin, also Champion 2YO Filly of her year in the Eastern Cape, sold for R240 000, covered by Heavenly Blue for the season. The daughter of Querari out of a Fort Wood mare hails from the family of Señor Santa and Flight Alert. She sold to Owloon Horses.

The top buyers were Owloon who purchased five horses for an average of R104 000 each, followed by Wendy Whitehead averaging R143 333 each.

48 Horses sold for an aggregate of R2,636,000.

Thank you to Lee Scribante for all of his efforts put into breeding in KZN which yielded many successes including O Tamara, Carlita, Filippo, Faustino, Kalamain and many award titles over the past 10 years!

We wish him and his family well as they retire to Knysna.

Faustino, the sprinting Piemonte-bred son of Crusade made it two from two and his sixth career win at Hollywoodbets Scottsville on Sunday.

The gelding half-brother to multiple winners including the smart Filippo gave his syndicate much joy when bravely taking on Winter Baron to get up on the line by a nose under Keratilie Katjedi who gets on well with the gelding and has ridden him in his last three starts for a 2nd and two wins.

Faustino is out of Var mare, Wishful Eye.

Trained by Kom Naidoo, who has the smart Vercingetorix half sister to Faustino and Filippo, the black gelding is owned by Messrs Kenny Govender, E C Abraham, Rajan Naidoo, Mesdames D Jithoo and Trinisha Pillay.

Piemonte recently made news with Franca (Rafeef), who won the Eastern Cape Award for Champion 3YO Filly and Polytrack Filly. Out of Afnaan by Red Ransom (broodmare sire of Captain’s Ransom), Franca has won 6 times including the Aloe Handicap (NBT) and placing second in the Milkwood Stakes Listed.

Well done to all concerned.

Speedster Faustino left his rivals in his dust at Hollywoodbets Scottsville again, controlling the pace from the jump under Keratile Katjedi to secure his fifth career victory over 1000m, in a time of 56.22 seconds.

A recent winner of the World Sports Betting Dash over 400m at Hollywoodbets Greyville, the son of Gr1 sprint winner Crusade won by almost two lengths from Winter Flight, whilst his 8-time winning Toreador half brother Filippo finished further down field.

Bred by Piemonte Stud, dam Wishful Eye has been a star at stud to date with all four of her runners being multiple winners, and it will be exciting to see her beautiful daughter by Vercingetorix coming through the ranks; a graduate of the 2022 National Yearling Sale.

It was part of a treble for trainer Kom Naidoo on the day, including another #kznbred Candy For My Mommy for owner and breeder Mr Shaktie Bunwarie, a daughter of Noble Tune raised at Rathmor Stud.

Piemonte Stud have 12 two year olds on offer at the August 2YO Sale taking place at the TBA Complex on 26 & 27 August.

They include progeny by Erupt, New Predator, Flying The Flag who has had a slew of winners recently, Global View, a filly by Flower Alley (who is developing a reputation for producing good fillies), Captain Of All and the late Lancaster Bomber.

Watch Faustino’s race:

Piemonte stud will be bringing four smart lots to the upcoming KZN Yearling Sale.

KZN farm Piemonte Stud will be bringing lots by Ideal World, Lancaster Bomber, New Predator, and William Longsword to this year’s sale. 

The Scribantes’ Piemonte Stud, who have bred such notable performers as East Cape champion Kalamain and G3 winner O Tamara, enjoyed good success at the 2022 National Sale. Piemonte Stud yearlings made up to R500 000 at this year’s National Yearling Sale, with the farm’s top lot being a Vercingetorix filly who was knocked down to Manie Pillay.

Piemonte’s consignment at the 2022 KZN Yearling Sale includes a William Longsword colt (Lot 116) whose dam is a half-sister to four stakes winners including champion Jay Peg, and an Ideal World colt (Lot 157) from the famed Soho Secret family.

Piemonte Stud string can be found in Block A at the same Durban based casino.

Piemonte Stud mare Wishful Eye had two winners this week in KZN, with Faustino (Crusade) winning on Sunday at Hollywoodbets Scottsville, and the courageous Filippo winning for the 9th time under the care of trainer Yogas Govender at Hollywoodbets Greyville on Wednesday.

Wishful Eye, a Var filly bred by Middlefield Stud and from the family of Tetre Rouge, is a three time winner including the Listed In Full Flight Handicap, and ran a close second to the famed Val De Ra in the Kwazulu Natal Listed at Clairwood. Wishful Eye has produced four winners at stud to date.

Piemonte Stud presented a very exciting filly half-sister to the aforementioned geldings, to the BSA Inspectors for the Nationals in January. She is a beautiful specimen by leading sire Vercingetorix – look out for her in the catalogues this year!

Filippo is a 7yo by Toreador and doesn’t look to be stopping anytime soon. Owned by Messrs P Rambaras, Y Naidoo & Mr J & Mrs N Deokynarain, the gelding relishes 1000m sprints. He sold for R230 000 off the KZN Yearling Sale.

Three year old Faustino has won three races all over 1000m for trainer Kom Naidoo, owned by Messrs Kenny K Govender, E C Abraham, Rajan Naidoo, Mesdames D Jithoo & Trinisha Pillay. Sold for R220 000 off the National 2YO Sale, he was given a fantastic ride by Kaiden Brewer to win by over a length.

Well done to Piemonte Stud and the connections!

Its always an unusual feat when a mare produces a double in a week, and Clifton resident mare Irresistable Chris, born and bred in Brazil, has done just that for Clifton.

Formerly owned by Khaya Stables, who bred Admire Me, the mare has clicked well with Piemonte Stud’s Capetown Noir who is currently enjoying a purple patch – having produced his second Gr1 winner recently with Bohica.

Capetown Beauty, a three year old filly owned by Mr Thaver and Mrs Badenhorst won for the second time in the care of trainers Barbara Kennedy and Wayne Badenhorst, enjoying an increase in distance from winning over 1400m to 1900m. This filly was not sold at the 2020 Nationals.

Four year old Admire Me owned by Larry Nestadt and bred by Khaya Stables, won for the fourth time, this time at Turffontein for the stable of Gavin Van Zyl who is raiding in Johannesburg for a few months. This wonderful filly has been pleasure from an owners perspective, having yet to be out of the money from 11 starts! Admire Me sold for R20 000 off the 2019 KZN Yearling Sale.

Capetown Noir is boasting super stats this season – with a Gr1 winner, 37.2% winners to runners and an impressive Average Earnings Per Runner of R51 416.

The dam has produced 3 winners from 4 foals, and this is the family of Durban July winner Eyeofthetiger.

Well done to all concerned.

Prominent KZN stud farm, the Piemonte Stud, will be bringing top notch consignment to this year’s August Two Year Old Sale.
Among the stallions represented in this draft are the likes of Act Of War, Futura, Ideal World, Querari, Rafeef, and The United States, with the two-year-olds on offer hailing from some top-class families.

Mio Presto (Lot 131), a colt by the very exciting Cape Guineas winner Act Of War, is a half-brother to the useful Quattro Passi and he is out of a half-sister to the dam of talented sprinter Cartel Captain.
Act Of War’s paternal half-brother Futura is another promising young sire  represented here -his daughter Suora Volante (Lot 256) is a half-sister to 4 winners including Zimbabwe champion Mia Finola.

Non Giocare (Lot 258), a colt by last season’s Leading First Season Sire Rafeef, is out of the top-class racemare Beataboutthebush, and this colt’s first three dams are all stakes winners!

Leading sire Querari, whose progeny include the likes of Rio Querari, Caya Coco and Maryah, is responsible for a beautifully bred daughter (Lot 226) of Listed East Cape Fillies Nursery winner Winter Fantasy -herself a daughter of G1 Thekwini Fillies Stakes queen Royal Fantasy. This filly, whose dam is a half-sister to G3 Acacia Handicap winner Simply Royal, is from the same family as recently retired Horse Of The Year Summer Pudding.

Fizzante (Lot 190) is an Ideal World filly bred on the same cross as champion Smart Call, while Grande Lupo (Lot 193) is a Crusade colt whose dam is a winning daughter of multiple US champion sire Tapit.

Bomber Grigio (Lot 246) is a daughter of the very promising Galileo horse The United States out of a three time winning daughter of Black Sam Bellamy (a full-brother to Galileo).

Fellow Galileo horse Flying The Flag has five lots on offer, including Mia Ragazza (Lot 42), a filly out of five time winning, stakes placed daughter of Silvano, and Che Ballerina (Lot 292). The latter is a filly out of 2yo stakes winner Dancing Natasha, from the same family as champion US sire Into Mischief. Piemonte’s August Sale can now be viewed online at www.bsa.co.za.

Lee Scribante of Piemonte Stud who have Last Winter, has confirmed that his first mares covered have been confirmed in foal.

The impressive son of Western Winter stands at Bush Hill Stud on behalf of Piemonte, for the convenience of farms in Mooi River, Nottingham Road and Rosetta for ease of access for mares.

Last Winter, who was trained by Dean Kannemeyer in South Africa and exported after his sensational run in the Gr1 Sun Met where he finished a mind-blowing and flying 2nd after coming from the back, returned to South Africa after racing in the care of Sir Michael Stoute in the UK.

He also finished 2nd in the Gr2 Premier Trophy (1800m) and placed in the Floodlit Listed over 2400m overseas – beaten by Young Rascal, a winner of three Gr3 races. He only had two starts in the UK before his return to South Africa.

A very handsome and striking individual, he was rated 119 behind Legal Eagle after his smashing Met effort and at one point, 5th in the world of the Longines Worlds Best Racehorse Rankings – with Winx in 1st and Beauty Generation on an even keel with Last Winter.

Racing in the colours of Lady Laidlaw, Last Winter was unbeaten in 4 starts in South Africa from 1200m – 1600m.

He has an immaculate pedigree – being out of Silvano mare Field Flower, and his third dam a full sister to to US Champion sire and sire of sires, Bold Ruler – who amongst his many sons included the mighty Secretariat.

This is the female line of Royal Land, Hashtag Strat and Inverroche, as well as sire Fools Holme.

Last Winter stands for a Live Foal fee of R7 500, with the fee reduced to R5 500 for every mare that visits thereafter.

Contact Lee Scribante on 083 275 4163 for more info.

WATCH Last Winter fly up to Oh Susanna in the Gr1 Sun Met.

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.

Piemonte will be offering a 12 strong draft at the 2020 National Sale, with their consignment including yearlings by such exciting and notable stallions as Admiral Kitten, Captain Of All, Flower Alley, Flying The Flag, Futura, Global View, Master Of My Fate, Rafeef, and What A Winter.

Franca (Lot 7) is a filly from the first crop of G1 Computaform Sprint winner Rafeef, and her Australian bred dam Afnaan is a winning Red Ransom daughter of G3 winner Lucky Diva.

Proven G1 sire Flower Alley is represented in this draft by a colt (Lot 138) out of a half-sister to G1 Paddock Stakes winner Emblem Of Liberty, while champion sprinter Captain Of All’s sole representative in the draft is a three-parts sister (Lot 141) to the Captain Al sired G3 winner Wheredowego.

Yet another nicely bred yearling in the draft is Bella Marina (Lot 151), a Master Of My Fate filly out of the stakes placed Flashing Star, while Grayswood Pink (Lot 379) is a Futura filly out of G3 Pretty Polly Stakes third place-getter Seat Of Power.

Galileo sons Global View and Flying The Flag have five in this draft between them, with Global View’s pair including a colt (Lot 199) out of the stakes placed Hurricane Shelley and a filly (Lot 226) out of a stakes placed daughter of champion sire Silvano.

Flying The Flag, a full-brother to multiple G1 winners Magical and Rhododendron, has three in this draft including a half-sister (Lot 398) to Dahlia Plate winner Alfeo, a half-sister (Lot 419) to G3 filly Celestina, and a filly (Lot 470) out of regally bred East Cape Fillies Nursery winner Winter Fantasy.

Last but by no means least in Piemonte Stud is Bethel (Lot 472), a son of champion sprinter and top sire What A Winter, and this colt is out of a Fort Wood half-sister to G3 Byerley Turk winner Mambo Mime.

Named after a province in Italy, Piemonte Stud has already produced its share of top-class racehorses, with the farm’s notable graduates including Brandina, Carlita, Kalamain, O Tamara, and Mauritian champion Cherish The Charm.

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