#kznbred Grade 1 winner and Equus Champion Sprinter Talktothestars half-brother by Eightfold Path broke his maiden at the Vaal yesterday.

Sold for just R80 000 at the 2017 Nationals, the gelding is in training with Lucky Houdalakis and owned by Stone Hill Stud (Nom: Mr H C W Rix). Prix Eclipse has had six runs for a win and a place.

Talktothestars (Overlord) has had 57 runs for 10 wins and 14 places and over R2-million in stakes earned, including the Gr1 Tsogo Sun Sprint and awarded Equus Champion Sprinter.

Scott Bros held a dispersal sale last year and the weanling half-sister to the Gr1 champion named Pocketfullofstars  sold for R80 000, purchased by Coenie De Beer, the owner and trainer of Talktothestars.

Tellittothestars sold to Grant Maroun for R25 000 at the Dispersal, in foal to Crusade. The other Black Type to come out of the family is Lady Starlett, a 5-time winner who placed third in a Gr3.

Eightfold Path stands at Spring Valley Stud and currently sports a winners to runners percentage of 34%.

The Scott Bros’ liver chestnut Gr1 producing mare and KZN Breeders Broodmare Of The Year for 2016, Tellittothestars has produced a Mogok filly at Highdown Stud the night before last.

The dam of Gr1 and Gr2 winner Talktothestars produced a big filly – and a full sibling to a colt in training with Garth Puller, named Tellittothegods.

The mating of Tellittothestars to Mogok has been successful three times previously – producing three winners with seven wins amongst them all, including Lucky Houdalakis trained Twinkle Town.

Talktothestars after placing second in the Gr2 Merchants in June this season, to Search Party, ran unplaced in the Gr1 Mercury Sprint but made the well bred Var filly, Sommerlied, work hard for her record producing win against two sprinting giants – Brutal Force and the son of Overlord – as they all crossed the line within a head of each other in an incredible race at Scottsville.

Coenie De Beer, the owner and trainer of Talktothestars, brought along the 7 year old gelding’s younger full sister on the day.

Lady Starlett was victorious for the fifth occasion a race later under Anton Marcus, flying home in the familiar orange and white checked silks.

Winning filly Twinkle Town out of Tellittothestars, has retired to Scott Bros for the breeding season but it hasnt yet been determined as to who she will visit for the season.

Mogok as a broodmare sire has already produced the likes of Matador Man, Secretariat Stakes Listed winner and third in the Gr1 Champions Cup, as well as the winner of the KZN Breeders Million Mile.

Watch this space for more to come from this dam!

Coenie De Beer, the owner and trainer of Gr1 Tsogo Sun Sprint winner and Equus Award Champion Sprinter Talktothestars, brought the leading sprinter to Scottsville yesterday along with his full sister by Overlord, Lady Starlett, the latter giving a galloping lesson to win strongly going away.

Talktothestars under Ashton Arries was entered alongside Brutal Force for the day’s Pinnacle Stakes – a race which turned into what was almost a triple dead heat between the three horses evenly spaced along the rails and centre. Talktothestars finished third after finding a comeback to take on a fast finishing Brutal Force – both of the strapping geldings carrying 61.5kgs were beaten by Var filly Sommerlied, carrying 56kgs.

Looking like a less imposing image of her full brother, the Scott Bros-bred Lady Starlett had Anton Marcus in the irons and it was doubtful if she would see out the 1200m – after being very successfull over 1000m, on form the 1200m was questionable.

She silenced her critics by absolutely anihilating the opposition and flying to the finish to win by almost two lengths – securing her fifth career victory and an elated Anton Marcus.  In addition to her wins, Lady Starlett has placed seven times.

Being a full sister to a Gr1 Equus Champion and a multiple winner at stud, there is no doubt that Lady Starlett has secured her future to make her contribution towards the South African stud book.

Garth Puller has an outstanding Mogok colt half-brother to the above duo in training, whilst their Eightfold Path yearling sibling colt sold at Nationals earlier this year.

Look out for the Scott Bros National 2YO Sale draft at the upcoming sale – their past graduates have included the likes of Talktothestars (who never got a bid), The Apache (sold for R80 000), and Listed and Gr1 placed Matador Man, who sold for R180 000.

The following KZN-bred horses consigned to the National 2YO Sale, taking place next month from 17-18 August at the TBA Complex, (except for those highlighted in bold italics which are not registered), are registered with the KZN Breeders Premium Scheme and therefore qualify for the added incentive of running on KZN Breeders Race Day including the Million Mile – a day that sees R2,6 million up for grabs for the winning and placed connections.

Bloodstock South Africa are also offering a lucrative ‘carrot’ for buyers, with 2017 sales graduates grabbing an additional R40 000 in stakes when winning their Maiden Juvenile Plate.

The National 2YO Sale has produced amongst others KZN-breds Gr1 winner and Equus Champion Sprinter Talktothestars, as well as the recent Million Mile winner, Gr1 aimed Matador Man and international globe-trotting multiple Group Winner The Apache who was famously purchased for R80 000 and earned in excess of R17 million – all three horses mentioned bred by Scott Bros. The Apache is represented on this sale by four 2YO’s consigned by Rosedene Stud.

First season sires represented include Redoute’s Promise from Bush Hill Stud – the first son of Australian super sire Redoute’s Choice to retire to stud in South Africa.

His first and only yearling sold this year for R110 000 to John Freeman at the KZN Yearling Sale. He has seven 2YO’s available at this auction, including a Bush Hill-bred half-brother to 3-time winner, Big Si, as Lot 323. Piemonte consign Aldo (Lot 242), a half-brother to the smart juvenile Toreador colt Filippo out of Var speed queen Wishful Eye – a filly that beat Val De Ra. Filippo has won and placed from three of his four starts.

The other to attract attention is of course Noble Tune – the leading freshman sire of the KZN Yearling Sale and selling for a top price at Nationals of R350 000, he has four horses on offer including a Piemonte-bred half-sister (Lot 284 Abelie) to six-time winner Amazing Strike, the latter also Gr2 placed. Noble Tune impressed at the May National Yearling Sale, selling six yearlings for an impressive average of R223 000 each.

Others to turn heads will be the ever consistent Toreador – who has produced dual Gr1 winner Bull Valley this season. Getting Black Type in almost every single one of his crops at stud, Toreador who stands at Bush Hill Stud will have four two year olds on offer.

Spring Valley bring a Toreador colt Galinga (Lot 401) a first foal for a half-sister to Gr1 winner, Exhilaration. This is the immediate family of the brilliant Wendywood, Malteme, Bezanova and Gr1 Vodacom Durban July winner, Power King.

Amongst the Black Type producing mares, Lots 18 Playhouse Mouse, Lot 23 Born A Bully and Lot 366 Sweet Empress attract attention.

Lot 18 from Bush Hill Stud is a Curved Ball half-brother to Gr2 winner The Mouseketeer, Lt Jerry Mouse and Weiho Marwing’s 5-time winner, Aramouse.

Lot 23 is a Eightfold Path half-brother to Gr3 winner The Plunderer, bred and consigned by Clifton Stud.

Lot 366, a filly by Curved Ball is a half-sister to Gr2 winner Tales Of Bravery, as well as Gr3 placed Secret Warning – from the exceptional family of Gypsy’s Warning, Romany Prince, Queen Forever and Surabi.

KZN-breds will be easily identified by stable door posters and KZN hip stickers in the auction ring.

The sale takes place 17-18 August at the TBA Complex:

Thursday, 11H00, Lots 1-250

Friday, 11H00, Lots 251-474.

The often shoeless champion Talktothestars (pictured winning last year’s Gr1 Tsogo Sun Sprint) will have a fine chance of defending his crown in the Gr 1 Tsogo Sun Sprint over 1200m at Scottsville on Saturday.

The current KZN-bred Equus Champion Sprinter’s last run in the Gr 1 Computaform Sprint over 1000m where he flew home for second in much the same manner as he had when runner up last year, should see him on song for the Gr1 double. The strapping son of Overlord who didnt attract a single bid at the National 2YO Sale and left the ring unsold, went on to win the Tsogo Sun last year off a merit rating of 116, so has a fine chance this year off a 113 merit rating. Chase Maujean retains the ride for owner and trainer Coenie De Beer.

Spring Valley’s London Call, unbeaten in four starts this season, was beautifully relaxed in the running when winning a Pinnacle Stakes event over 1100m at Scottsville last time out and he then showed an effortless turn of foot in a quality field of horses consisting of several Gr1 winners.

This lightly raced six-year-old Kahal gelding out of Fancy Fantasy has improved and has a chance for trainer Mark Dixon and his connections (pictured above), despite having to run off a 111. London Call is certainly deserving of a Gr1 win and relishes the course and distance with an outstanding turn of foot.

Toreador’s Bull Valley will be a massive runner at his best as he has class as well as a good cruising speed and a fine turn of foot. Last November he finished just 0,3 lengths behind Trip To Heaven in the Merchants over 1160m at Turffontein when receiving 3,5 kg a and he was 2,1 lengths clear of Talktothestars, but will now be 4kg worse off.  He is a previous winner of the Gr3 Man O’ War Sprint over 1100m at Turffontein.

Jane Trotter’s consistent son of Captain Al, seven-year-old Barbosa loves the Scottsville straight. The 10-time winner trained by Dennis Drier and owned in partnership by his breeder, RE Alexander, Bruce Campbell and The Apache Syndicate (Nom: Mr JW Trotter)  has been four lengths off the likes of Red Ray and Carry On Alice previously and could be up there with them at the finish.

Keep  a look out for the 3rd leg (of four) of the KZN Breeders “Level The Playing Fields” Series, with the penultimate pools to be run on Saturday in the 2nd and 3rd race of the big Gr1 sprinting card. The recently engaged Billy Jacobson will be seeking a third win to secure his already dominant lead towards the jockey prize of the R50 000 (each for the winning trainer, jockey, owner and breeder).

Billy is aboard Paul Gadsby’s Roy’s Power in the second pool of the day (3rd race) – a winner who has placed nine times and finished just two lengths off over the last two starts of 1200m. Roy’s Power has yet to attempt the distance of 1600m and it will be a brilliant race to follow on the day. Previous winner Putchini who is on the leaderboard of the series will be in the same pool (3rd race), ridden by Jarred Samuel.

The second race (1st pool of two on the day) will see the three previous winners contesting each other – The Poet, Brave And Bold and Royal Agree. Sean Veale has been drawn to ride Wendy Whitehead’s filly Brave And Bold, previous winning jockey Morne Winnaar will be on Glen Kotzen’s Mogok filly Royal Agree whilst The Poet will be ridden by Craig Zackey – who finished second a very close second aboard Putchini in an exciting dual between The Poet (Billy Jacobson) and Putchini last time out.

The previous winning jockey aboard Royal Agree, Athandiwe Magudlwa will be aboard Charles Laird’s entry of Storm Outgoing. A stable Athandiwe is familiar with riding for, the son of Visionaire has won at Grevyille over 1600m previously in February and finished four lengths off over the coming course and distance in May.

This third leg will be thrilling to follow, as the outcome of both races will indicate the final field for the final leg of a stake of R200 000 on KZN Breeders Race Day (R1-million overall for the series), to be run over 1400m on the turf. Thereafter, the prizegiving for the overall winning jockey, trainer, breeder and winner will take place.

Be there on Saturday at Scottsville to select your winners for the KZN Breeders “Level The Playing Fields” Series and see who will be through to the final!

The current log below of the Level The Playing Fields Series.

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Summerhill Stud and Scott Bros made KZN proud at the Equus Awards on Tuesday evening at Emperors Palace.

Mick Goss and his team were on hand to receive their 10th Equus Award for the National Leading Breeders title, an outstanding achievement indeed. Summerhill produced 39.7% runners to winners for the 2015/2016 season, and bred several Graded Stakes winners including dual Gr1 winner Rabada and Gr2 winner, Heaps Of Fun.

Mick Goss, looking the picture of health gave an emotional speech and thanked his team as well as all those who had supported him through his illness at the beginning of the year.

The Scott’s were on hand to receive the award for their son of Overlord, Gr1 Tsogo Sun Sprint winner Talktothestars, who took home Equus Champion Sprinter from a strong category.

The big bay gelding trained by Coenie De Beer has had a phenomenal season, winning and placing at Kenilworth, Turffontein and the tracks in KZN in multiple Graded Stakes races. The Scott Bros received last year’s Equus Award for Champion Stayer, awarded to the now deceased Mogok gelding, Wild One.

Congratulations to all concerned on their outstanding achievements!

Full results:

HORSE OF THE YEAR

• Legal Eagle

CHAMPION 2YO Colt

• Always In Charge

CHAMPION 2YO Filly

• Cloth Of Cloud

CHAMPION 3YO Colt

• Marinaresco

CHAMPION 3YO Filly

• Bela-Bela

CHAMPION Older Filly/Mare

• Smart Call

CHAMPION Sprinter (1000-1200m)

• Talktothestars

CHAMPION Miler (1400-1600m)

• Legal Eagle

CHAMPION Middle Distance (1800-2200m)

• Smart Call

CHAMPION Stayer (2400m)

• Enaad (Aus)

CHAMPION Older Male

• Legal Eagle

SPECIAL ACHIEVEMENT Award

Ormond Ferraris

Illuminator – Glen Puller, Frances Carruthers & Ian Robinson

Inara – Mike Bass, Gaynor Rupert, Ross Fuller & Kevin Sommerville

Abashiri – Mike Azzie & Adriaan and Rika Van Vuuren

Champion STALLION

Trippi

Gr1 Tsogo Sun Sprint winner Talktothestars will be looking to add another Gr1 accolade to his impressive race record, lining up for the Gr1 Mercury Sprint tomorrow at Greyville.

Currently the highest rated racehorse in South Africa, Talktothestars carries an impressive MR 121 – Futura lies second with 117 and Trip Tease 112. Unwanted at the National 2YO Sale, Talktothestars starts from a 15 draw carrying 60kgs under jockey Gavin Lerena, for owner trainer Coenie De Beer.

The Gr1 Computaform Sprint saw Talktothestars start from a 13th draw under jockey Anthony Delpech, to finish just a length off Carry On Alice prior to his outstanding win in the Gr1 Tsogo Sun Sprint at Scottsville over 1200m.

It will be Talktothestars first start at Greyville, in a glittering racing career that has seen the strapping bay unshod gelding travel successfully across the country to place in several feature races and to win the Gr2 Senor Santa Stakes.

The son of Overlord, a splitting image of his sire is out of Tellittothestars by Spaceship. Her outstanding Mogok colt named Tellitothegods sold at the Nationals in April for R280 000 to Garth Puller, while the mare has a super Eightfold Path weanling colt coming through.

A full sister to Talktothestars, Lady Starlet, has won twice to date for the same owner/trainer, Coenie De Beer.

Talktothestars has earned over R1,5million in stakes.

A son of Overlord carrying the top weight of 60kgs in the Gr1 Tsogo Sun Sprint made victory look easy in the exclusive sprinting race at Scottsville over 1200m, with the aptly named Talktothestars getting his first Gr1 victory for his owner and trainer, Coenie De Beer.

Talktothestars looked a picture prior to the race, watching him circle the parade ring before being saddled, he is certainly is an impressive sight to behold and strongly stamped by his sire.

The four year old bred by Scott Bros began to look dangerous under Pierre Strydom from the 400m mark and pulled away to win easily by over two lengths, carrying 7kgs more than the second placed horse – Trippi gelding African Ruler, followed by Western Winter gelding Exelero, carrying 53.5kgs.

Having passed through the 2013 National 2YO Sale as unsold, the Scott Bros sold Talktothestars for R40 000 as part of a package of horses.

Talktothestars who famously races unshod, has contested some of the countries biggest races in Gauteng, the Cape and KZN.

This was his ninth career victory, and second Graded Stakes victory after winning the Gr2 Senor Santa sprint in his penultimate start, holding off the speedy Lazer Star by a head.

He went on to finish just a length behind Carry On Alice on Champions Day at Turffontein in the Gr1 Computaform Sprint.

He made the lengthy trip from Gauteng to the Cape after winning seven races, a decision that came after raiding at Scottsville to win over 1200m once more, from a classy field consisting of several Graded Stakes Winners – given 61.5kgs to carry but taking into account his apprentice allowance under Eric Ngwane, Talktothestars proved himself, winning by half a length going away.

He placed just three lengths of Triptique in the Gr2 Merchants, third to Captain Alfredo in the Southeaster Sprint, three lengths off Lanner Falcon once more in the Gr2 Diadem, and less then two lengths off Gulf Storm in the Gr1 Cape Flying Championships.

Proving he could race with and beat some of the best, his Gr1 win the Tsogo Sun Sprint was an apt reward considering his impressive form in Turffontein. He has won nine times and placed five, earning over R1,5million in the process.

His three year old full sister, Lady Starlett has won twice and placed three times.

His liver chestnut dam Tellittothestars is a winner and placed over 1600m.

She is by Spaceship out of a Southern Halo mare, and has produced four winners from five runners to date, including two full sisters by Mogok, and she has an Eightfold Path weanling colt at the Scott Bros.

The Scott Bros took a handsome Mogok colt to the National Yearling Sales, named Tellittothegods, where he fetched R280 000 – knocked down to Garth Puller.

Overlord, a record priced yearling son of Danehill from the immediate damline of Royal Academy and Storm Cat, is still at Scott Bros but hasn’t actively covered any mares for the past two years. His winners to runners percentage currently stands at 33.3%, from 48 runners;  his progeny have in particular come into their own on Artificial surfaces.

Coenie De Beer has hinted that the speedy gelding may return for the Gr2 Post Merchants.

Congratulations to all concerned with this courageous horse!

After passing through the TBA National 2YO Sale as unsold in 2013, the Scott Bros’ Talktothestars has been knocking on the door for a big win and it came in the Gr2 Senor Santa Handicap at Turffontein on Saturday, his eighth career win to date. He has a Mogok half-brother coming up at the National Yearling Sale, a full brother to two winners.

Owned and trained by Coenie De Beer, the son of Overlord out of Spaceship mare Tellittothestars finished three and half lengths off in Kenilworth in two Gr2 races, to Triptique and Lanner Falcon. He then went on to finish just over a length off in fifth in a Gr1 to Gulf Storm.

His jockey Brandon Lerena, who thought he had gone a touch early, rode a cracker and relaxed Talktothestars a few lengths off as Mod Barley cut out the gallop. At the 250m marker the favourite Lazer Star came out of the pack with Talktothestars and the two went to the line as one.

The De Beer galloper got the verdict by a head in a time of 66,31 secs.

Talktothestars is a son of one-time record-breaking Aussie yearling Overlord, himself a son of world champion sire and successful sire-of-sires Danehill, out of a half sister to Royal Academy.

Overlord has been finding form of late, particularly on the polytrack surfaces.

His recent winners include Promissory, Time Marches On, Your Worship, and Talktothestars full sister who appears to following in her big brothers footsteps – the aptly named Lady Starlett, who has now won twice and placed three times from seven starts for Coenie De Beer.

Tellittothestars has a lovely Eightfold Path colt at foot this year. Tellittothestars has produced four winners from five runners to date, and has Lot 375 on sale by Mogok at the upcoming National Yearling Sale, named to Tellittothegods.

Incredibly, the mares four winners have produced 16 wins between them all. The yearling is a full brother to two winning fillies, with six wins between them.

Purchased privately for R40 000, Talktothestars has won 8 races with 4 places from 21 stars for stakes of R694 475.

Well done to all concerned.

Talktothestars Gr2 Senor Santa win:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Ck2ZNB5wC8

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