Sean Tarry’s Under Your Spell became the first filly since the American-bred Overarching in 2006 to win the R400 000 WSB Gr2 Hawaii Stakes when she finishing powerfully to beat a decent mixed-sex field in Saturday’s 2023 renewal of the 1400m contest. A Gr1 winner at 2, the four year old #kznbred Under Your Spell…
Summerhill, Rathmor and Blue Sky Thoroughbreds have invested in the top three sellers of the Cape Mare Sale which took place on Thursday. Mick Goss’s Summerhill Stud has enjoyed a Gr1 winning season and he invested in a Shadwell mare Lot 5, Masaaquaat (NZ), daughter of speed sire Snitzel in foal to What A Winter….
For veteran trainer Mike Azzie the Capetown Noir gelding’s victory in the Pongracz Gr1 Cape Flying Championship buried a frustrating legacy of treble runner-up finishes in the speed spectacle, as well as the hotly debated National Currency third place behind Eli’s Game in the 2003 renewal. Azzie, who trains in partnership with his son Adam,…
Summerhill Equestrian saw a 1-2 in the weekends Peermont Emperors Palace Ready To Run Cup presented by BSA, with Willow Magic’s son MK’s Pride snatching it in a close finish from the Act Of War’s sharp filly, the Gr1 placed War Of Athena. It is also the smashing story for lucky owner Mr M K…
Henning Pretorius, who acquired Summerhill Stud earlier this year and now known as Summerhill Equestrian, has plunged into the Thoroughbred industry and made waves with his sales topping R7-Million purchase on Day 1 of the Emperors Palace National Yearling Sale. Henning is a leading breeder in the world of Warmblood Sport Horses with Capital Stud….
The Paul Matchett-trained Summerhill Stud-bred Running Brave clung on to win the KZN Breeders Mile under a fine ride by Muzi Yeni at Hollywoodbets Greyville yesterday and in retrospect she had a lot in her favour despite being sent off at odds of 35/1. The Brave Tin Soldier filly’s class is emphasized by the fact…
As Chairman of KZN Breeders Club I was invited by the new owner of Summerhill Stud, Henning Pretorius to visit the farm and have the opportunity to know his vision for the future of Summerhill. Accompanied by KZN Breeders Club secretary Candiese, we had a meeting with Henning who has a vision of Summerhill once…
#kznbred Rabada, a twice Gr1 winning son of Brave Tin Soldier bred by Summerhill Stud, has relocated to Bruce and Delia Le Roux’s Spring Valley Stud in Mooi River. The very handsome stallion has his first foals on the ground, and will be yearlings in August. Initially in training Michael Azzie and ending with Brett…
You might have expected it in normal times when a major stud farm was disposing of its stock, but in what has been dubbed “South Africa’s deepest online sale of Thoroughbreds”, you would be pleasantly encouraged by the scale of the internet traffic the Summerhill dispersal has attracted, more so with the government’s opening of…
Those who’ve known Summerhill for the past 40 years, will know how painful it is to be parting with our horses. They have been the mainstay of our lives and the farm was built on their backs. But the time has come, and the timing couldn’t have been less opportune. That said, one man’s adversity…