Rathmor Stud’s beautiful grey-almost white Witblits has won three races in a row since her relocation to Gauteng to the stable of Tony Peter and relishing the extra distance on offer. The beautifully-bred daughter of Danon Platina, out of Galileo mare Untoward is bred on the same cross that produced Gr1 Epsom Derby winner Auguste…
Rathmor Stud enjoyed a double at Hollywoodbets Greyville on Wednesday. Both horses are owned by Mario Ferreria, trained by Louis Goosen and ridden by Chase Maujean, and both celebrated their fifth career win respectively. Rodriguez (Twice Over – Jane S Piddy) has now won twice in a row over 1950m and a mile respectively. His…
Rathmor Stud enjoyed a tremendous afternoon at Hollywoodbets Kenilworth on Wednesday, producing three winners on the day for trainers Candice Bass-Robinson, Justin Snaith and Des McLachlan respectively. The first race of the day, Callmegetrix, a Vercingetorix half sister to 5-time winner Spyda’s Corner and 4-time winner Purple Powahouse (both owned by Hollywood Syndicate) won for…
Winner of the 2019 WSB Gr1 Cape Fillies Guineas, Missisippi Burning has been purchased in foal to Frankel by big-spending Yulong Investments for A$800 000 (ZAR 10 million) on day two of the Magic Millions National Broodmare Sale. Missisippi Burning wins the Gr2 KZN Fillies Guineas (Pic – Candiese Lenferna) The Rathmor-bred Missisippi Burning, who was…
Rathmor Stud, breeders of the likes of Gypsy’s Warning, Missisippi Burning and this season’s G2 Peninsula Handicap winner Nexus, will be offering an eye catching draft at the upcoming National Yearling Sale. Not only does this draft include yearlings by such popular stallions as Danon Platina, Legislate and Vercingetorix, Rathmor will be offering lots out…
The evergreen Justin Snaith trained son of Dynasty, Nexus, dominated the Gr2 Ridgemont Highlands Peninsula Stakes at Hollywoodbets Kenilworth to win for breeders Rathmor Stud and owner Mrs Nancy Hossack on Hollywoodbets Cape Guineas Day. The 7 year old gelding, a full brother to Gr1 winner Lady In Black, made it his 9th career victory…
Rathmor Stud’s son of War Front is preparing for his second season at stud in South Africa. He is the third son of his Storm Cat dam Serena’s Cat to stand at stud – his older brothers being Gr1 winner Honor Code (AP Indy) and Noble Tune (Unbridled’s Song). Sold for $2,6-million as a weanling,…
Declarationofpeace has got off to a cracking start at stud which includes an outstanding quality of broodmares. Notably amongst them is Jet Master mare Mystery Dame – the dam of Gr1 winner Lady In Black and Gr2 Snaith-trained winner, Nexus. Covering a full book of 86 in his first season, amongst the mares is the…
The diminutive Rathmor-bred Captain Al filly Missisippi Burning, gave young trainer Adam Marcus his maiden Gr1 win in December last year and she produced the magic again as she bounced back off a 25 week break to score a dramatic last gasp victory in the R150 000 World Sports Betting Gr2 Fillies Guineas at Hollywoodbets Greyville…
Rathmor’s draft includes yearlings by outstanding stallions Frankel, Captain Al, Dynasty and Var, as well as lots by such exciting and popular young sires Coup De Grace and Global View, while the blue blooded Unbridled’s Song horse Noble Tune has six in the Rathmor draft.
Love And Peace (FR) finished just a neck off in the Listed Prix Petite Etoile over 1900m at Deauville today.
Rathmor sire Linngari has had 10 wins in one month, as well as in South Africa with Elangeni recently at Turffontein over 1400m.
Rathmor Stud, home of promising young stallion Noble Tune, will be represented by a top class draft at the 2018 Emperors Palace National Yearling Sale next week. Rathmor’s draft includes lots by such top class sires as Captain Al, Flower Alley, Ideal World, Oratorio, Visionaire and Silvano, as well as the very promising Vercingetorix. The…
Gypsy Queen is the sort of mare that keeps all breeders hopes alive at sales – unplaced in one start at age 3, but a full sister to two Gr2 SA Oaks winners amongst their other Stakes wins – namely Royal Prophecy and Noble Destiny.
Gypsy Queen has no doubt trounced her Bold Black Type sisters at stud, whose progeny have won but not excelled to the the heights of Gypsy Queen.
Rathmor Stud held their annual stallion day in honour of their special stallion Noble Tune on Sunday at their beautiful farm in Nottingham Road – with 200 guests from across the country, including leading breeders and trainers from the Cape and Johannesburg. An eyecatching setting with an impressive transluscent tent and Noble Tune beanies on…
“Not since perhaps Northern Guest’s glory years at Summerhill have we seen such an interest in a KZN based stallion,” he said. “We’re getting over 20 mares from breeders around the country including Lammerskraal and we’re sending ten of our own away to other stallions.”
The Rathmor purchase and top price of the CTS Mare sale, broodmare named Allmosthaditall (USA) sold as Lot 15, a winner in Ireland with a previous foal by Rock Of Gibraltar in 2015. She is out of a Storm Cat / Mr Prospector mare, from the damline of Gr1 winner Mastery and sire Miswaki and will be a perfect fit for their resident sire, Noble Tune.
The big quiet bright bay mare who was voted KZN Breeders Broodmare Of The Year in 2011, is fast establishing herself a dynasty with six daughters acquired by leading Thoroughbred nurseries in both South Africa and overseas – going on to produce six winning progeny between them, including in Ireland and more recently a Listed winning juvenile at Fairview – Queen Forever on Friday, whilst her grandson So Var won at Turffontein this week.
Invitation to the Noble Tune Stallion Day. A bus service will be on offer, along with lunch and live music.
Two of KZN’s exciting young stallion prospects were further boosted over the weekend with news that Flying The Flag’s full sister Rhododendron had taken the award for Ireland’s Champion 2YO Filly, whilst Arrogate, who shares a sire with Noble Tune in Unbridled’s Song, produced an earth shattering win in the Pegasus $12 million dollar race by over four lengths.
Noble Tune’s dual Gr1 winning half-brother Honor Code, from the last crop of the great AP Indy, has had his first foal born at Cobra Farm which Lane’s End announced early this morning. Honor Code’s service fee for 2016 and 2017 has been set at $40 000. Noble Tune’s first yearlings go under the hammer this year.
Unbridled’s Song, the sire of Noble Tune, produced another Gr1 winner over the weekend with Forever Unbridled in the Gr1 Beldame Stakes at Belmont Park. The filly won on the dirt in muddy going by two and a quarter lengths from Tiger Ride (by Candy Ride) and Penwith (Bernardini) over nine furlongs. The time for…
Noble Tune has let down into a mouth watering individual, quite reminiscent of his broodmare sire Storm Cat and ‘wowed’ the audience as he danced about the parade ring, enjoying the attention and giving an impressive display of his athleticism and balance.
One of Rathmor Stud’s resident broodmares is African Love, is a half-sister to the dam of Bounding named Believe ‘n Succeed. Bounding sold at Magic Millions for $1,9million to Stonestreet Farm as a broodmare acquisition.
Rathmor-bred Romany Prince, a Kahal half-brother to American and South African multiple Gr1 winner Gypsy’s Warning, not only gave his dam more Black Type by winning the Drum Star Handicap Listed but in the process, Ormond Ferraris’ 2500th winner in a career spanning 64 years. Scott Bros’ Gr2 winning son of Miesque’s Approval, Judicial, finished closely in second position.
Noble Tune’s half-brother Honor Code, a son from the final crop of A.P Indy, won the Eclipse Award for Champion Dirt Older Male over the weekend.
KZN has recently had a number of winners at Kenilworth from both Bush Hill and Rathmor Stud, whilst Visionaire’s last three runners have all been winners. They are all headed up by Bush Hill Stud’s impressive Trippi colt who galloped to smashing eight length victory yesterday, descending from the immediate family of Gr1 winners Zirconeum and Stellite.
Rathmor Stud’s Noble Tune has both his maternal and paternal half-brothers, Honor Code and Liam’s Map respectively and both standing their first seasons at Lanes End – both nominated for the prestigious Eclipse Awards category of Older Dirt Male.
A happy chord of nostalgia was struck Saturday night when Serene Melody ended her racing career with a perfect-trip victory in the $50,000 Wintergreen Stakes at Turfway Park in northern Kentucky. Serene Melody was produced by the Hall of Fame mare Serena’s Song, the third dam of Noble Tune and Honor Code.
Rathmor Stud: A gallery of Noble Tune’s First Foals
Summer Angel added yet more Black Type to her pedigree when her smart colt by Jay Peg, Exit Here, came home to get his fourth win in a row in the KZN Guineas Trial (Listed), winning over the 1600m by over two lengths for owners Alesh Naidoo and Marcus Jooste.
Lane’s End have announced that Noble Tune’s half-brother and dual Gr1 winner Honor Code will be standing for $40 000 in the 2016 breeding season. This is on a par with Lemon Drop Kid and City Zip, both standing at Lane’s End.
Rathmor Stud’s Noble Tune and his half-brother Honor Code had their weanling half-brother by War Front, Lot423 sell for $2,6million to MV Magnier of Coolmore Stud at the Keeneland November Breeding Stock sale.
Beginning with Liam’s Map, who shares the same sire Unbridled’s Song as Noble Tune – winning the Gr1 Breeders Cup Dirt Mile, filly Wavell Avenue by Harlington (Unbridled – Serena’s Song) was victorious in the Gr1 Fillies And Mares Sprint, whilst Noble Tune’s half-brother Honor Code wasn’t disgraced to finish third behind the great American Pharoah in the Gr1 Breeders Cup Classic.
Great news for Rathmor Stud has come in this morning as the grey colt Liam’s Map wins the Breeders Cup Dirt Mile in record time, sharing a sire with Noble Tune, that of the great grey Unbridled’s Song. Noble Tune is the first son of Unbridled’s Song to stand in South Africa and his first foals are…