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READY TO RUN Progeny outgun the rest for Value
Umngazi leads the charge in the 2007 Emperors Palace Ready To Run Cup (Emperors Palace)Charl Pretorius FreeracerThere has been a good deal of debate recently around the Black Type status of the Empero...
Thoroughbred Reproduction : The New Kids on the Block
A Stronghold Cover (Grant Norval)"Move your mouse over the photo above to see THE FUTURE"Greig Muir Summerhill Stallion ManagerSeptember 1 saw the opening of the 2008 Breeding Season throughout the S...
The Banyana Handicap : A Triumph for the READY TO RUN
2007 Ready To Run Gallops at Summerhill(Summerhill Stud)Telly watchers of Saturday’s big meeting at the Vaal would’ve been gob-smacked by the runaway victories of Muhtafal’s two daughters, Nott...
DUBAI WORLD CUP 2009
Curlin winning the 2008 Dubai World Cup (The Age)The Board of Directors for the Emirates Racing Authority has released fixtures for the 2008-09 UAE racing season and have announced that the 2009 Dub...
Big Race Double : MUHTAFAL remains the General
Muhtafal(Nicholas Goss)It’s an old adage at Summerhill that if we were going to war, Muhtafal would be our General. He is, in simple terms, the most reliable producer of quality racehorses in South...
Tiza takes Prix de Meautry for Rupert Plersch
Rupert Plersch and Tiza(Racing News Wire / Heather Morkel)Tiza continued to fly the flag for South Africa in France on Sunday when he won the G3 Prix de Meautry at Deauville. Bred by Daytona Stud and...
STREET CRY: A King Among Kings
Street Cry (AP Photo/James Crisp)Yet another grandson of Mr. Prospector, Street Cry, (like Kahal, Mullins Bay and Hobb Alwahtan at Summerhill) by Machiavellian, has been very prominent in racing...
The state of play in the United States... a few reflections.
Smart Strike(Interactive Stallion Directory) A glance at the latest stallion rankings in the United States is instructive, particularly if you’re a reader of the Summerhill Sires Brochure. No fewer...
NATIONAL COLOUR flies the National Flag
National Colour with Sean Tarry and Kevin Shea (Sean Tarry Racing Stables)In a recent article about the lack of success of British trainers in European Group One races this season, Philip Freedman, Ch...
Stallion Success and the Age Bar
Mr Prospector (Claiborne Farm) It is a well-known fact that stallions of advanced age tend not to get high-class stock; there is ample evidence to prove the point. But if we infer from that knowledge ...
"Inbreeding to the great DANZIG" by Andrew Caulfield
Danzig (Shaun Faust) A few years ago, when discussing the concept of inbreeding to the great Danzig, I wrote: “The potential problem of inbreeding to Danzig, of course, was one of soundness, or the ...
Duke of Marmalade has strong South African connections
Cataloochee(John Lewis)Duke Of Marmalade stamped himself as the best turf horse in the world on the weekend when winning the Group I Juddmonte International over a mile and two furlongs (2000m) at the...
Danehill's DUKE OF MARMALADE wins Juddmonte International
Johnny Murtagh celebrates victory aboard Duke of Marmalade(The Indipendent)Duke of Marmalade (Danehill) made it Group 1 win number five yesterday as he ground out a 3/4 length victory in the G1 Juddmo...
Another record-setting year for Mick Goss’ Summerhill
Mick Goss(SA Travel Academy / Summerhill)The following article, written by Dave Mollet for Mollet's World, was published in The Citizen on Wednesday 13 August 2008."Mick Goss is not a man to wear his ...
There's WEED in the BREED.
Khakibos and Blackjacks(Summerhill)We thought the following article might be of interest to our readers. Written by Mike Moon, it was first published in The Times on Friday 20 July 2007 : "The top stu...
GENUINE RISK - America loses its oldest living Classic Winner
Genuine Risk pictured last year at Newstead Farm, at age 30(New York Times)Up until three years ago, the oldest living American Classic winner was Summerhill resident sire, Coastal. While he was a for...
Patinack Farm acquires Swettenham Stud
Nathan Tinkler, Chairman of Patinack Farm(Courier Mail)Australia & New Zealand Bloodstock News reports that Nathan Tinkler has continued his financial commitment to the industry with the purchase ...
EMPERORS PALACE READY TO RUN SALE 2008
R1.25 Million Emperors Palace Ready To Run Cup (Emperors Palace) We know the ink hasn’t yet dried on the vendors’ role at the National Two Year Old Sale, and here we are talking about the Emperors...
TAMAYUZ : An Impressive Performance
Tamayuz(Shadwell Stud) What looked like the most impressive three year old miler performance this year (yes including HENRYTHENAVIGATOR), Sheikh Hamdan’s TAMAYUZ cruised away with Sunday’s Prix du...
DUKE OF MARMALADE confirmed for Juddmonte International Stakes
Duke of Marmalade (le cheval bleu) Heavy rain drenched York on Monday morning with forecasters predicting scattered showers leading up to today's Juddmonte International Stakes (G1). Ron Parker writ...
Emperors National Two Year Old Sale matches record levels
The hammer rests until 2 November 2008(Firstrung/TBA)When the curtain came down on the 2008 Emperors National Two Year Old Sale at Gosforth Park on Sunday night, there were many happy faces at the TBA...
Weather a factor in Juddmonte International
Aidan O'Brien(Go Racing/Dan Shirley)Aidan O'Brien last night predicited that the eagerly awaited clash between Epsom Derby winner New Approach (Galileo) and Duke Of Marmalade (Danehill) in the Juddmon...
Meon Valley Matriarch REPROCOLOR dies
Reprocolor pictured here in 1994 with her unraced colt foal by Sadler's Wells named Pierre, now standing at Knockmullen House Stud.(Meon Valley Stud)Reprocolor, the matriarch who established an illust...
South African Racing Season... a Vintage One
The South African racing season that has just drawn to a close will be remembered as a vintage one, writes Nicola Hayward for Thoroughbred Internet. Pocket Power won the Queen’s Plate G1 and J&...
HOT off the Press
Parade at the Ekka(Patria Jannides) Yes, even though he’s in Australia the boss is sending through articles for the blog. His judging experience was a very memorable and stimulating one and he repor...
Visit to Plaintree Farm
Dr David Pascoe and Heather Pascoe(Plaintree Farm)Mick reports that he spent a very stimulating day at Plaintree Farm with two of the most vital people in the industry, anywhere. David Pascoe is an i...
Mick... Our Man Abroad
Views from The Royal Queensland Show(Ekka) Mick‘s trip to Australia is going well and he’s managed to visit Plaintree Farm and Glenlogan Stud, as well as judging at the “Ekka” (alias the Royal...
Keeping the home fires burning... another winning weekend.
Sun City and Andrew Fortune with the winning connections (Gold Circle)With the boss jetting 'Down Under' to judge at “the Ekka” (the prestigious Royal Queensland Show in Brisbane), our Summerhill ...
"Tactics foil Archipenko's US venture" by David Thiselton
Kevin Shea begins Archipenko's charge at Ioritz Mendizabal's Spirit One (AP) Top turf writer David Thiselton adjudges that Archipenko was unlucky not to have won the Arlington Million Gr1 over 2...
Summerhill Sires Brochure Launch
Tarryn Liebenberg, Annet Becker, Douw Coetzee, Robert Mbhele and Prince Mdunjane (Grant Norval)This past Friday saw the launch of the 2008/2009 edition of the Summerhill Sires brochure. This is...