Wendy Whitehead enjoyed a stellar race day at Hollywoodbets Greyville on Wednesday, bringing five winners home and doubles for two of her owners – Ittsa IT & Business Solutions and owner and breeder, Mrs Nothemba Mlonzi of Mwetwood Stud in Birnamwood, situated outside of Howick. Four of Wendy’s five winners were #kznbred.

The day started with Piemonte bred son of Crusade out of a Tapit mare, Grande Lupo, breaking his maiden under Calvin Habib who rode four of Wendy’s winners. A R90 000 graduate off the August 2YO Sale, this is the female line of the mighty American Gr1 winner Dortmund and Mogambo.

Next it was a double for Mrs Nothemba Mlonzi, who has John Fox taking care of her breeding and racing affairs and who was on course to enjoy the double. Sky Cafe, by Toreador and the picture of consistency, broke her maiden over 1400m once again under Habib. She is out of Fair Archer, a half sister to dual Gr1 winner Happy Archer.

The beautifully-bred and flashy Mvulazana followed suit; by Soft Falling Rain out of another Tapit mare, feature winner Grey Light, this was the third win for the pretty chestnut filly, again under the services of Calvin Habib and won going away over the 1400m by almost two lengths.

That gave Wendy a treble in her first three starts, and #kznbred Teichman made it five nearer the end of the day under Athandiwe Magudlwa, who the horse loves to run for. The Eightfold Path gelding bred by Scott Bros, out of an Argentine imported mare Carta Expresa, won his sixth career race – from his last nine starts, he has won three and and only been out of the money for owners Messrs G S Perkins, I D Howard, Sanjeev Ramsewak & Sanjeeth Ramsewak on one occasion. The six year old gelding seems to be getting better as he gets older!

Congratulations to Wendy on a truly outstanding achievement!

It was a great day for #kznbreds overall, winning five races on the day after Capetown Noir gelding Straight Up was victorious in the last for trainer Duncan Howells and the SA Punters Forum Syndicate.

Well done to all concerned.

The Dazzler has changed hands more often than an Olympic relay baton but the 5yo son of Mogok looks to have found his niche with trainer Gareth van Zyl at Summerveld.

The gelding duly picked up a long overdue stakes icebreaker with a late swoop victory to win the R150 000 Listed Christmas Handicap at Hollywoodbets Greyville on Thursday.

Easy to back at double digit odds in the turf mile feature, Donovan Dillon rode a perfect waiting race and took full advantage of some misfortune befalling the favourite Born To Perform.

In a thrilling drive to the wire, Dillon steered The Dazzler up the outside to catch the luckless Born To Perform in the shadow of the post – the winning margin a deceptive 0,30 lengths in a time of 94,9 secs.

Just over five lengths covered the ten horse field.

The Dazzler was having his third run for Gareth van Zyl, and by all accounts was not working up a storm.

He was purchased by the astute James Goodman for just R30 000 at the 2016 KZN Yearling Sale.

Goodman trained him and duly got him to win at 50-1 on his Hollywoodbets Scottsville debut in May 2017.

He was purchased by the Tawny Syndicate while still a colt on Goodman’s retirement at the Kiliminjaro Racing Dispersal Sale in December 2017 for R220 000.

He was then moved to Mike De Kock where he raced for Messrs Larry Nestadt, Mark Currie, Mike de Kock & J R van der Linden in partnership.

He subsequently underwent a windpipe operation and was also gelded.

Bred by the Scott Bros, The Dazzler is by Mogok (Storm Cat) out of Glamorous Guest (Northern Guest), from the dam line of Kolkata, Glamour Boy and Gaultier. The Dazzler is a half-brother to a five-time winner Hollywood Guest.

He races for Mr K Ramanah and has won 5 races with 12 places from 24 starts for stakes of R662 112.

His sire Mogok has relocated to High Eagle Stud in Camperdown, where the international Gr1 producing sire covered mares in 2019.

Gary and Colleen De Klerk of Summerview Stud have welcomed their first foal from Mogok mare Sahara, a flashy filly by Master Of My Fate.

Summerview purchased the mare off the Scott Bros Dispersal Sale for R170 000 in foal to Crusade – Gary says the Crusade is a smashing individual who will be headed to the KZN Yearling Sale in 2020. Sahara is the dam of Gr1 placed and Stakes Winning Matador Man (Toreador).

Matador Man has earned R 1,514,700 in stakes, winning 7 times and placing 7 and preferring a mile. His wins include the Christmas Handicap Listed, winning the KZN Breeders Million Mike and the Secretariat Listed. He has also placed in a Gr1, Gr2 and Gr3.

Sahara in total has produced 5 foals and 4 winners, including Desert Fighter (3 wins) and Sand Princess (Crusade). She has a lovely 2017 unraced full sister to Matador Man to come through.

Gary advises that Sahara will be heading to Kimberley shortly to be covered by Mauritzfontein’s exciting grey Gr1 winning son of Deep Impact, Danon Platina.

Congratulations to all at Summerview Stud!

Eightfold Path is amongst the leading sires nationally for his winners to runners percentage, an impressive 43,5% and included two winners over the weekend, and three winners in five days.

The French Gr3 winner over a mile has covered limited books but his results are impressive, with one commentator over the weekend stating that he is a very easy horse to mate in South Africa.

Carrying one of the leading pedigrees nationally, a son of Giants Causeway out of a 5-time Gr1 winning mare, Eightfold Path was relocated to Spring Valley Stud after the Scott Bros began winding down their 50-plus year old breeding operation.

One of the impressive horses on the weekend was the Scotts own Genereight, a filly that has now won and placed from 6 of her 7 starts, and earned her owners, including former Bafana Bafana captain Neil Tovey, almost R150 000 in stakes.

The second over the weekend was Lady Sharon for trainer Belinda Impey, who had her first win after placing several times. The filly is bred by Seymour Harley and owned by Lady Colleen Glaeser in a partnership.

Spring Valley Stud are offering a handsome colt by Eightfold Path at the upcoming Nationals. He scored a 9 out of 10 on physical inspection and has a very impressive muscular hindquarter. He is out of Discordia by Western Winter, and a half brother to Stakes Winner Just Chaos. This is the damline of Abashiri, Yard Arm and Donya.

Eightfold Path stood for a fee of R10 000 in 2018.

Scott Bros evergreen Mogok, a sire with consistently good stats in each and every season had a double at Scottsville yesterday, including an impressive debut win with Wave.

Mogok’s progeny have earned over R1,5-million this season – an immaculately-bred sire, by Storm Cat from the immediate female line of Northern Dancer and a half-brother to Machiavellian, Mogok has the rare distinction of producing two Gr1 horses overseas – Gypsy’s Warning and his son at stud, The Apache.

In total, he has produced 4 Gr1 winners, and the sire of 40 Stakes horses (wins and places).

Wave, trained by Gavin Van Zyl who trained The Apache to Gr1 victory, is owned in partnership by Lucky Vest 12 CC (Nom: Mr S Govender),Team G Racing (Nom: Mr G H van Zyl), Messrs E A Budlender, P R Rencken & Mrs C C Naidoo. He sold for R100 000 off the 2018 KZN Yearling Sale and earned his connections a BSA bonus of R50 000 for qualifying yearlings sold at BSA sales.

Wave, racing green finished almost three lengths with relative ease and is definitely a horse to watch in the future. He is out of a Miesque’s Approval mare Seaview, this is the family of La Fabulous, Rip Curl and Surf The Net.

Mark Dixon, who very sadly lost his special horse London Call unexpectedly recently,  followed in the third race with Sand Queen (also bred by Scotts), winning her third race after placing in both of her previous race starts for owners Messrs Andre Fouche, G A Hauptfleisch & Mrs H Kuhn.

Sand Queen sold for just R30 000 off the 2018 Shongweni Mixed Sale, out of a half-sister to Jungle Sands and Pure Shore. Her dam has produced six winners to date including the recent Sand Path.

Lifetime leading breeders of over 50 years, Scott Bros, are in the process of winding down their breeding operation and are offering their final draft of yearlings directly for sale off of Highdown Stud. Email scottbros@worldonline.co.za to find out more. 

Congratulations to Scott Bros and the winning connections.

Only a R30 000 purchase off the 2016 KZN Yearling Sale and reselling at James Goodman’s Kilimanjaro Bloodstock Dispersal for R220 000, son of Mogok, The Dazzler finished just a neck off Doosra in the Wolf Power Listed on the weekend.

Trained by Mike De Kock and owned by Messrs L M Nestadt, M A Currie, M F de Kock & J R van der Linden in partnership, The Dazzler bred by Scott Bros has been consistent – a three time winner from 14 runs with six places and almost R300 000 earned.

Since changing stables after being sold, his last five starts have seen four places and two wins.

Bred by the Scott Bros, The Dazzler is out of Glamorous Guest by Northern Guest, from the dam line of Kolkata, Glamour Boy and Gaultier. The Dazzler is a half-brother to a 5-time winner Hollywood Guest.

The dam has produced three winners to date.

Mogok has been a consistent sire producing Black Types in just about each crop. He is also the sire of four Gr1 winners, including overseas in America with Gypsy’s Warning and The Apache crossing the line first in the Gr1 Arlington Million.

Mike De Kock has trained two Grade 1 winners by Mogok – Wild One and The Apache.

The Dazzler is definitely one to watch.

KZN got off on the right foot in 2019 with six winners from nine races carded at Greyville on 1 January.

Louis Goosen came back with a bang, getting a triple on the day – two of the horses were #kznbred.

The Grey Crusader was first up under jockey Jason Gates – who was one of a double for the young apprentice on the day. The son of Crusade in the care of Louis Goosen has gone from strength to strength and been incredibly unlucky in his career – the half-brother to 9-time winner Black Pepper has recorded 10 places previously – six of those in 2nd!!! This time he really impressed, going to the front and winning by over 7 lengths from Noble Tune gelding The Jazz Singer.

The 4yo grey gelding took his earnings to R 211,875 for owner Bobbie Rajhununan.

The next was the beautiful chestnut What A Scorcher, an apt name after a 33 degree day at Greyville. The 6yo St Petersburg gelding collected his 4th career win for trainer Jeff Freedman for owner Mrs A M van der Bank, bred by Hemel ‘n Arde Stud in the Cape. He has also placed 7 times to earn R 255,950.

Sand Path came flying on the outside rail reminiscent of his prior win on the turf for trainer Dennis Bosch. The handsome Eightfold Path chestnut gave Scott Bros a double on the day (first with The Grey Crusader) and produced his second win for owners Messrs Praveen Mohanlall & G R Almanza. Eightfold Path is getting on well, with 32% winners to runners in his 3yo season. He stands at Spring Valley Stud.

Garth Puller’s Toreador gelding has been consistent, the Spring Valley-bred out of a Krusenstern mare collected his 2nd win under Anton Marcus and has placed 6 times from 13 starts, and since September has won or placed in his last five starts. Toreador is a stallion that stood at Bush Hill Stud and he will be missed – his son Matador Man recently won the Christmas Handicap Listed at Greyville on Boxing Day.

Five year old Missibaba also gave Summerhill a double on the day. The full sister to Gr3 winner Royal Pleasure, won again for her owners Mr S Pillay & Mrs U S Pillay and trainer Dennis Bosch. She has tucked away R 314,575 in stakes earned and placed 15 times from 33 starts. For the past year she has been the picture of consistency, only placing out of the money on one occasion from her last 12 starts.

The handsome Bravo Zulu by Brave Tin Soldier completed the double for breeders Summerhill, to win the last race and give Louis the triple on the day after a dry spell, battling a virus in the yard. Owned by Messrs J Carlse & Louis Goosen, Bravo Zulu won over the 1000m trip under Marco Van Rensburg. The 4yo gelding is out of a Muhtafal mare, from the damline of Variety Club, Secret Rites and Son Of A Champ. His dam Londoloza is a half-sister to Fanyana, a 9-time winner who also placed 3rd in the Gr1 Computaform Sprint.

Brave Tin Soldier has relocated to The Fort Stud and Jill Fox has reported that all of his mares received for the season have been confirmed in foal.

Our stallions in KZN stats for the new season up until 30 December 2018:

The Apache 5 wins (11 runners) (36.4% winners to runners)

Crusade – 21 wins (25% winners to runners)

Mambo In Seattle – 35 wins (31.5% winners to runners)

Eightfold Path – 13 wins (31.8% winners to runners)

Noble Tune – 9 wins (25.8% winners to runners)

Curved Ball – 12 wins (33.3% winners to runners)

Just As Well – 9 wins (25% winners to runners, 1 Black Type winner for the season)

Matador Man flew home under Lyle Hewitson on a very hot and humid Wednesday at Greyville to give the South African Champion Jockey and Apprentice Jockey his third win in the Christmas Handicap, now a Listed race.

The son of Toreador’s previous visit to Greyville must be scratched as he found traffic and didnt take his customary outside run, instead getting blocked on in the inside under Anton Marcus.

Out of the speedy Sahara by Mogok, who sold to Summerview Stud from Scott Bros at their Dispersal Sale for R170 000 and is now in foal to Master Of My Fate, Matador Man trained by Sean Tarry has earned over R1,3-million in stakes – a tidy return for his connections after his purchase at the 2015 National 2YO Sale for R180 000.

This is his second Stakes win – the first being the Secretariat Listed in 2016. Matador Man, voted KZN Breeders Middle Distance Champion now for two years in a row, enjoys the Greyville course when things go his way – he is a winner of the KZN Breeders Million Mile and ran third in the Gr1 Champions Cup.

He has previously achieved under Hewitson, and finished third in the Gr2 Greyville 1900 in May.

By Toreador, who stood at Bush Hill Stud prior to his passing, the connections of Matador Man have enjoyed success with the deceased son of Danehill – winning two Gr1’s with Bull Valley (by Toreador). Breeder of Matador Man, Robin Scott, retained a share and owns him along with Messrs G D Tooch, G L Blank, G J Nassif, J Nassif, Z L Nassif and J Sarkis.

Matador Man’s weanling full sister sold for R125 000 at the Scott Bros Dispersal sale, an impressive filly with plenty of strength and substance.

Matador Man would have earned his breeders a Breeder Premium claim of approximately R6 000.

A R150 000 purchase off the 2016 National Yearling Sale, a steal for a handsome brother to Gr1 winner Orbison, The Bayou impressed his connections to collect his second win in a bravely contested race to fight off Belinda Impey’s Amor Ardiente over a mile, whilst the highly-thought-of son of Dynasty, Thanksgiving, finished third.

Trained by Paul Lafferty and owned in a syndicate with breeder Robin Scott’s brother in law, Mr Robert Maingard and the rest of the partners M L Jean Hardy & the K & K Syndicate (Nom: Mrs K S Mahabeer).

It was the second win for the big son of Mogok out of a Foveros mare, Blue Bayou. He has also placed three times from six starts and Paul Lafferty believes the gelding is an exciting future prospect.

Mogok ended the previous season with 32% runners to winners, and is one of the few stallions in SA to have crossed the line first in American Gr1 races. He has produced four Gr1 winners in total and countless Graded Stakes races and places.

The Scott Bros are sadly winding down their breeding operation but their influence on the studbook locally and internationally will be felt for years to come.

Blue Bayou has a 2yo colt by Eightfold Path to come through. He sold for R150 000 at the second session of the 2018 National Yearling Sale.