Broodmare Roses For Lizzy pulled off a rare feat for breeder Bruce Le Roux, producing three winners in one week and included in that result a double on Sunday at Hollywoodbets Greyville. The National Emblem mare seems to produce a stamp amongst her progeny and all by different sires – whilst none of them are…
A visit to Bruce Le Roux and Tinus Gericke’s Blue Sky Thoroughbreds to view some of their foals for the current season. Blue Sky Thoroughbreds sold their first R1-million plus colt at Nationals this year. The farm also stands the likes of stallions Chimichuri Run who has got down to business in his first season…
Bush Hill’s smart sire Flying The Flag, a full brother to sensational multiple Gr1 winning fillies at the highest international levels – Rhododendron and Magical – had an impressive winner at Hollywoodbets Greyville on Sunday afternoon. The imposing Flying The Flag gelding bred by Bruce Le Roux, a very high scorer for the National Yearling…
Bruce Le Roux brought an imposing colt to the Nationals, and sold as Lot 415 for R475 000 to a good judge of yearlings, Tony Rivalland. From the first crop of William Longsword, the colt has an equally outstanding dam line from the Lammerskraal family of Redberry Lane, Solo Traveller and Flying Ice. Piemonte followed…
Summerveld trainer Mark Dixon will be targeting his useful filly Silent Crusade at the Grade 3 Poinsettia Stakes over 1200m at Hollywoodbets Scottsville on April 26 and depending on how well she does there she might have a crack at the Grade 1 City Of Pietermaritzburg (SA Fillies) Sprint over the same course and distance…
The Late Greg Royden-Turner of Roski Stud, now overseen by Chelle Royden-Turner and Juli Santini, continue their excellent form from small numbers. 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…
Bruce le Roux’s well-established Spring Valley Stud will be offering nine quality lots at this week’s National Two-Year-Old Sale. The draft offers two-year-olds by such proven and popular sires as Crusade, Querari, Oratorio, Twice Over, Visionaire and What A Winter, as well as by the vastly underrated Just As Well.
Spring Valley Stud have eight yearlings on offer at the upcoming Nationals, including progeny by Querari, Oratorio, Philanthropist, Judpot, Crusade, Just As Well, Linngari and Visionaire.
After producing two winners last week, Crusade had an eight length debut winner at Flamingo Park this afternoon.
It was a typical winter day in Mooi River with visibility interrupted after the neighbouring farm chose to burn their fire breaks for the season, but a big thank you to Bruce and Delia Le Roux for hosting the BSA KZN Mare Sale, with plenty of steak rolls, coffee and wine to keep everyone warm!…