Enjoying a 61.1% winners to runners percentage with 13 wins from 18 runners, is no small feat, and their Average Earnings Per Runner (AEPR) is almost R65 000 each – and their runners have earned over R1,1-million this season.

Roski Stud have reaped the rewards significantly from a strict policy of only breeding with mares who have achieved Black Type on the track themselves and pedigrees to back up their performances.

Amongst their most exciting horses racing is Horoscope Harry – a son of Oratorio out of 10-time winner Kahal mare, Pisces Star.

He has had 4 runs for 2 wins and a place for Ross and Juli Santini’s syndicate, consisting of Messrs J F Bromilow, EJ L Linington, K E Vickers & Gareth van Zyl Racing Stables (Pty) Ltd. Another is Flaming Lass, a half-sister to Cassey O’ Malley who won second time out after placing 2nd on debut.

The next to follow up is KZN Breeders Lifetime Achievement Award winner, Bruce Le Roux – he is boasting over 40% from Spring Valley Farm, with 16 wins from 32 runners. Bruce consistently breeds a good horse – producing a handsome and well bred draft at each sale and continuing their good form on the tracks.

Bruce has reported that their special Dynasty mare owned in partnership with Tinus Gericke under the flag Blue Sky Thoroughbreds, Gr3 winner and at one time unbeaten from three Hashtagyolo, has been confirmed in foal to Gimmethegreenlight for the 2020 foaling season.

The recently sold Summerhill Stud, continuing a partnership of sorts with Capital Warmblood Stud who have purchased the land of legends, have produced 67 winners for the season to date with earnings of over R6,1-million and 363 places.

The Willow Magic’s are off to a confident start with 2 runners and 2 places, and we look forward to seeing more from sire line of Dubawi.

Just Vogue, a gutsy Just As Well filly who has earned her owners close to R500 000, won a brave race under Warren Kennedy at Scottsville for trainer Gavin Van Zyl.

Out of a Western Winter mare Voga Longa, she has also placed 14 times for owners Messrs R G Coppin & G Baldeo & Team G Racing (Nom: Mr G H van Zyl).

Sold for a mere R25 000 at the 2015 KZN Yearling Sale, she was bought back again at the February Shongweni Sale for R80 000 and rewarded her owners generously since then.

Just As Well maintains his excellent strike rate from small numbers, producing 17 winners this season including a Gr3 winner, with 61 places and over R1,6-million – from only 34 runners, each averaging R50 000 in earnings.

As a small breeding establishment, we are very proud of the recent statistics on the www.nhra.co.za website, which sees us producing over 55% winners for the season.

From 27 runners, we have had 20 wins and 57 places, and our horses have earned over R1,5-million for their connections over the past season.

Foaling season is around the corner and we are looking forward to another exciting crop this season from our band of mares that are doing us very proud at stud.

-www.roskistud.co.za

Howick farm Roski Stud will be offering three classy yearlings at next month’s KZN Yearling Sale, which takes place at the Sibaya Entertainment World on July 5^th and 6^th.

Dynasty champion and Horse Of The Year Irish Flame, sire of the smart Drunken Sailor and very talented 3yo Sunny Bill Du-Toy, is the sire of Flaming Lass (Lot 94). This filly is a half-sister to five winners, most notably Flamboyant Stakes third Cassie O’Malley. Flaming Lass’ winning dam Antonia’s Lass, a ¾ sister to champion and G1 Gold Challenge winner Succesful Bidder, is a half-sister to Ruffian Stakes winner Casual Jewel.

Bred on a similar cross to G1 winners Eyes Wide Open, It’s My Turn and Liege, Flaming Lass also hails from the same family as G1 winning two-year-olds Gold Flier and Trust Antonia.

Cartier Champion and five time G1 winner Duke Of Marmalade has made a superb start with his first South African born runners this season including Kenilworth Fillies Nursery runner up Santa Clara. A half-brother to Investec Derby winner Ruler Of The World, Duke Of Marmalade is also the sire of Courage To Conquer (Lot 102), the second of the Roski trio. This bay colt is out of a stakes placed daughter of four times Equus Outstanding Stallion Dynasty, sire of this season’s G1 winners Eyes Wide Open and Liege, among many others.

Roski Stud have already enjoyed success in the sales ring with progeny of triple G1 winner and Equus Champion Sprinter Captain Of All. The son of Captain Al is again represented in their draft, this time by his daughter Boom Street (Lot 235). This chestnut is out of a winning daughter of US champion sire Elusive Quality –who is broodmare sire of hot young Irish sire No Nay Never and 2017 Breeders’ Cup Sprint winner Roy H.  This is the same family of speedy Strelitzia Stakes winner Royalsecuritybaby, and fourth dam is AJC Oaks winner Savana City.

Both days of trading at this year’s KZN Sale are due to commence at 12pm, and the catalogue can be viewed live at www.bsa.co.za

Roski Stud will be represented by six exceptional yearlings at next week’s Emperors Palace National Yearling Sale.

The Roski draft includes yearlings by such prominent and popular stallions as Gimmethegreenlight, Oratorio and What A Winter.

South Africa’s Leading Second Crop Sire What A Winter, whose progeny include the likes of Dutch Philip, Magical Wonderland and highly rated two-year-old Fabian, is the sire of Winter Chill (Lot 74).

This colt is out of a stakes placed daughter of top class broodmare sire Caesour and is from the same family as champion sprinters Enchantress, Harry’s Charm and National Currency.

Another champion sprinter represented in the Roski draft is Captain Of All. The triple G1 winning son of champion sire Captain Al is the sire of Indy Go (Lot 158). This well bred colt is out of G2 Gauteng Fillies Guineas winner Go Indigo, a half-sister to stakes winning 2yo Tar Heel, who earned over R800 000 in stakes money.

Red-hot sire Gimmethegreenlight, whose current 3yos include the likes of Green Top and Surcharge, is responsible for Captain Tatters (Lot 188). This colt is a half-brother to smart recent two-year-old winner Drunken Sailor and is out of high-class G3 performer Lady Tatty. This is the same family as French Oaks winner Dunette and Gold Cup hero Desert Links.

European champion Oratorio (recently represented by his 50^th stakes winner) has three lots in the Roski draft.

His son, Horoscope Harry (Lot 225), is a half-brother to Cape Nursery third Zodiac Jack and he is out of ten time stakes winner Pisces Star. This is the same family as G1 winners Gluwein and Zeeno.

Oratorio is also sire of Silent Tune (Lot 273), a filly out of Kahal’s G1 Thekwini Stakes second Silent Call, and Persuade Me (Lot 297). The latter, a half-sister to a useful winner, is out of Jallad’s G2 The Debutante winner Tempted and her second dam is a stakes winning daughter of champion sire Southern Halo.

The 2018 Emperors Palace National Yearling Sale will take place at the TBA complex in Germiston from April 24^th to April 26th, and the online catalogue can be viewed live at www.bsa.co.za

Another impressive day for KZN-breds at Turffontein yesterday, as five of the 10 races carded went to horses born and raised in Kwa-Zulu Natal.

Amongst the winners was the second career win for Mike De Kock-trained daughter of Crusade, Onamission, for owners Messrs Matthew de Kock, C Gordon, T Quigley, P E White, Brad and Brett Summers. The black Roski-bred filly (which is no surprise as both of her parents are exactly the same – black with no markings!) is out of Gr2 winner Tempted (out of Tempter) by Jallad.

Under an exceptional ride from Callan Murray, the R120 000 purchase off the 2016 National Yearling Sale defeated Best Kept Secret, a R5,250 000 graduate off the 2016 CTS Premier Yearling Sale by a length.

Summerhill had a great day with wins from three of their stallions, including KZN Breeders Award nominee The Elmo Effect winning under a top weight of 60.5kgs by Lyle Hewitson in an MR90 Handicap over 1800m. The Admire Main half-brother to Gr2 winner Heaps Of Fun secured his sixth career victory for owners Messrs Pravin Chetty and H B Odendaal. The Elmo Effect has been nominated for KZN Breeders Outstanding Stayer and Outstanding Middle Distance Male.

Await The Dawn is proving indeed to be a sad loss to breeding in KZN – he had yet another winner yesterday for Paul Peter with Tammany Hall – a three year old out of the brilliant Bridal Paths.

She thumped her opposition in weight – carrying the top under Keagan De Melo at 60.5kgs to finish almost half a length in front of Fish River Canyon, carrying 53.5kgs. Tammany Hall, who had a name change and sold for R80 000 at the 2016 CTS Ready To Run Sale, is now a 2-time winner from three starts.

Await The Dawn is the leading 3yo sire nationally by winners to runners percentage of 34% (as of 11-10-2017 nhra.co.za). He also lead as the 2yo sire by these statistics.

From the Summerhill website: “Await The Dawn was entitled to be a top stallion, bred as he was on a foal share between two of the best stud farms the world has known, Juddmonte and Coolmore. Like the immortal Frankel, he was the pick of his year for Coolmore, and while his career was one of unfulfilled expectations just as it was blossoming into that of a major Group One performer, the manner of his Group race victories from Ireland to Royal Ascot was that of a horse with “Arc” pretentions.

Coolmore’s rotten luck was to be South Africa’s fortune, and he was imported to Summerhill with precisely what he’s doing right now in mind. Sadly, with less than a half crop from his second season at stud, just a handful of his progeny remain for sale, and they’ll come under the hammer at the Emperors Palace Ready To Run Sale on Wednesday 25th October.

The difference between these and the last progeny of an aging stallion is simply this: whereas older stallions often “train off”, here was a horse in the prime of his life, whose stock on the ground have caught the attentions of some of the country’s finest judges.”

Summerhill will be hosting their Ready To Run Sale on 25 October at the School Of Excellence. The last crop of the Await The Dawns are on offer – make sure you dont miss out!

With currently only 40 racehorses on the track in total and in his oldest crop being four year olds (only 16 registered horses in his first year), Just As Well has maintained incredible winners to runners percentages since his juveniles hit the tracks two years ago – for most of last year at over 40%.

He has had two winners in two days at both Scottsville and the Vaal, both bred by Bruce Le Roux of Spring Valley Stud; the first is Prime Suspect, a winner of his third start and the latest is Just As I Said, who captured his sixth career victory. Just As I Said sold for only R80 000 at the 2014 KZN Yearling Sale, and has earned over R350 000 in stakes. Prime Suspect was not sold at the 2015 KZN Yearling Sale, and has won and placed from three starts, already earning over R60 000.

On Monday Just As Well’s stats according to the NHRA website were close on 38%, and since then he has had two winners and place from four runners.

Just As Well has had limited opportunities at stud covering small books of mares, but his results speak for themselves. Bred on the same cross that has produced Judpot – by AP Indy out of a Nureyev mare, his damline goes back to the likes of E Dubai and Raven’s Pass.

Just As Well stands at Spring Valley Stud, owned predominantly in a syndicate by Roski Stud and Anton Procter.

A good looking stallion very much in the mold of AP Indy, Just As Well throws incredibly muscular individuals with plenty of bone, substance and quality.

He crossed the line first in the Gr1 Northern Dancer Stakes in Canada, only to have the race revoked six months later in the court room.

He also won the Gr3 Arlington Handicap and placed second in two Gr1’s, including the Arlington Million.

Just As Well had four wins over 1000m – 2000m, and is a half-brother to Gr1 winner Rainbow View and Gr3 winner, Winter View.

Amongst his outstanding progeny is CTS Ready To Run Cup winner Chilli Con Carne, Black Types Just As I Said and Just Africa, as well as Princess Analia, the brilliant filly Just Vogue and Well In Flight.

The Alchemy are offering Lot 5 by Just As Well at the upcoming BSA Cape Yearling Sale, to be held at Mistico Equestrian Estate on 16 March. The filly is named Crystal Stream, out of Lady Jane Grey (SNL) by Lujain. This is the immediate damline of sire Peacetime and former KZN resident sire (now at Mauritzfontein) Byword, as well as European champion Continent.

Bruce Le Roux has a colt out of Positive Thoughts (USA) by King Of Kings heading to the National Yearling Sale.

Just As Well stands for R10 000 at Spring Valley Stud.