Act Of War First Yearlings On Offer At Cape Yearling Sale
A Gr1 winning son of sire producing Dynasty, Summerhill resident sire Act Of War has his first yearlings on offer this year at the Cape Yearling Sale, taking place 17 March.
First Winner For The Assayer
The Assayer has produced his first winner and looks to have more with Thomas Shelby and Flirty Girty knocking on the door.
A Few KZN Sire Stats
A few current stallion statistics from www.nhra.co.za that make for interesting reading. Name Runners AEPR Wins Wnrs / Rnrs% Places B.T. Winners B.T. Wins Total Stake Standing At Stud Mambo In Seattle (USA) 135 52200 70 32.6 332 3 3 7047025 Clifton Stud Crusade (USA) 88 50073 48 39.8 205 2 3 4406450 Clifton Stud…
First Yearlings 2018: Capetown Noir
First yearlings in 2018 for Capetown Noir, the triple Gr1 winning son of Western Winter at Summerhill Stud.
Son Of Linngari Wins French Gr3
The bay son of Linngari and a previous Gr2 winner and Gr1 placed, Garlingari walked away with the Gr3 La Coupe de Maisons-Laffitte on the weekend over 2000m in France. Linngari, a son of Indian Ridge, has produced a lifetime winners to runners percentage of an impressive 60% with progeny the world over.
Summerhill Announce Reduced Stallion Fees To Accommodate Breeders
“It remains a fact though, that too many horses are not making their production costs in the sales ring, and
while the future may hold brighter prospects, the reality is that stallion fees are a material cost of
every horseman’s budget, and we want to play a role in mitigating deficits in the meantime.”
New Sire For Bush Hill Stud: Mustajeeb (GB)
It gives Bush Hill Stud great pleasure to announce that we will be standing a new sprinting sire for the 2017 season in MUSTAJEEB, the fastest colt to come out of the famous sire producing Allegretta family of champion sires Galileo, Sea The Stars and King’s Best. In fact every group winning colt to go to stud from the family has become a Gr 1 sire, including MUSTAJEEB’s close relative Tamayuz.
Noble Tune Half-Brother Sizzles With Six Length Irish Win; Save The Date For Stallion Day
The War Front Coolmore-owned half-brother to Noble Tune and Honor Code is making waves in Ireland after a six length victory for trainer Aiden O’Brien at Navan in Ireland. Save The Date for Noble Tune’s Stallion Day 2 July at Rathmor Stud.
Eightfold Path Half-Brother Places In Irish Listed Race
The Galileo juvenile half-brother to Scott Bros’ French Gr3 winner Eightfold Path, named Diodorus, ran a vastly improved race yesterday over the Leopardstown 1800m trip with blinkers on for the first time, to run on strongly and finish second behind Godolphin’s Dubai Sand.
Bush Stud Stallion Day 2016: Introducing Flying The Flag
The annual Bush Hill Stallion Day took place on the Friday prior to the Gold Cup race day, and once again it was a magnificent day with over 200 guests present and it was fantastic to have so many visitors from the Cape especially – including Susan Rowett, Mike De Kock, Jehan Malherbe and Jessica Slack.