Blue Sky Thoroughbreds (Pty) Ltd will be offering two-year-olds sired by some of South Africa’s most exciting stallions around.

This draft includes two-year-olds sired by the likes of Danon Platina, Lancaster Bomber, Rabada, Rafeef, Querari and What A Winter to name but a few.

Japanese champion Danon Platina is represented here by a colt (Lot 17) whose dam won seven and ran third in the G2 Gold Circle Oaks, while consistently successful sire Querari is the sire of a filly (Lot 101) whose dam won four times and hails from the family of G1 Cape Fillies Guineas winner Indiscrete Fantasy.

Dual G1 winner Rabada has two lots on offer, including a colt (Lot 44) out of G3 Umzimkhulu Stakes runner up Twice As Smart, while the sensational Rafeef’s sole offering is Rafa’s Choice (Lot 35), a colt from the family of champions Better Than Ever, Wavering Girl, Singspiel and Glorious Song.

Lancaster Bomber’s death was a major setback to the South African thoroughbred industry and that G1 winning son of War Front is responsible here for a filly (Lot 51) whose dam is a winning half-sister to Hong Kong G3 winner Chefano.

Buyers can find Blue Sky Thoroughbreds’ consignment in Block C at the TBA Complex in Germiston.

He produced his first winner from his first runner at Fairview on Friday when his Piemonte Stud-bred son Daichi made a winning debut over 1000m for Gavin Smith in impressive fashion.

Act Of War – top notch racehorse

Under jockey Marco Van Rensburg, the Act Of War colt kept going gamely to record a half length win in a time of 57,42 secs.

A R70 000 buy from the 2019 Emperors Palace National 2YO Sale, Daichi is out of the two time winning Captain Al mare Darrie. His connections picked up a R60 000 Bloodstock SA Value Added Bonus for the victor.

His sire Act Of War won eight of only 12 starts for Joey Ramsden, with his six graded victories including a triumph in the 2014 G1 Cape Guineas, as well as scores in all of the Gr2 Selangor Cup, Gr3 Kuda Matchem Stakes, Gr3 Langerman and Gr3 Cape Classic.

Unplaced just once from 12 starts, Act Of War earned R1 820 500.

Act Of War, who won graded races at two, three and four, is one of seven winners produced by the stakes placed Cordoba mare Si Senorita.

The latter, also dam of Gr3 Langerman winner Subastador and Listed Off To Stud Handicap winner Luna De Victoria, was South Africa’s Broodmare Of The Year in 2014-2015.

Act Of War stands at Summerhill – his fee is available on application.

Exciting Piemonte Stud-bred prospect, Carlita, is at the top of the Log of the KZN Breeders Series for Juveniles with 14 points.

Piemonte Stud have bred the likes of O’ Tamara, Celestina, Lee’s Star and Kalamain amongst others.

The KZN Breeders Race Day takes place on Saturday, 30 June at Greyville, and both juvenile races will be on the Polytrack. Last year saw the Durban View Room at full capacity of 400 owners, trainers and breeders in a sea of Black and White.

The Oratorio 2yo filly out of Auburn Annio by Point Given, is owned in partnership by new prospective trainer Mrs A B Fortune, and Mr & Mrs Alan Greeff. Trained by Alan Greef, Carlita sold for just R35 000 at the 2017 KZN Yearling Sale, and won impressively on debut by a phenomenal eight lengths over 1000m.

She recently followed up with second under Piere Strydom to Traces (AUS), at Kenilworth in the Tattersalls Summer Juvenile Stakes (Listed). Carlita descends from a family of leading Argentine Group Winners, including sire Spring Halo.

175 Entries have been received for the two juvenile races to be run on KZN Breeders Race Day, both over 1200m (one each for colts and fillies) and each for a stake of R200 000.

In an important update to the entries and conditions this year, to accommodate juveniles that may be showing precociousness for the race day, entries for 2yo’s will remain open until 22 March 2018 at an entry fee of R57 in order to accommodate these young horses. 

The races will be open to all horses country-wide whose credentials meet the criteria of “KZN bred” as prescribed by the rules of the KZN Breeders Premium Scheme, and the points accumulating from 1 January.

The KZN Breeders Race Day is the second biggest event by stakes on Gold Circle’s racing calendar with stakes of R2,6 million on offer. Seven other races, including the feature Million Mile, will be run each for a stake of R200 000 – open to KZN-breds 3yo’s and up over 1200m, 1600m and 1900m.

In addition to the stakes earned by the winning and placed connections, the KZN Breeders Club also hand out vouchers to the first four of each race to use towards the purchase of a KZN-bred horse at the KZN Yearling Sale (with a combined value of R223 000), which always takes place the week prior to the running of the Vodacom Durban July.

Further dates for KZN Breeders Series entries:
Supplementary Entries close Friday, 20 April 2018 at 16:00 Fee: R2280 (Fee R2000 + Vat R280)
Final Supplementary Entries close Thursday, 14 June 2018 at 11:00 Fee: R11400 (Fee R10000 + Vat R1400)

The log for the 3yo’s and up will be published separately and fortnightly.