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EMPERORS PALACE READY TO RUN SALE 2008
Summerhill Stud, South Africa | August 19th 2008 by nefdtblogger
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 Palace Ready to Run Sale, scheduled for 2nd Novem read more
Emperors National Two Year Old Sale matches record levels
Summerhill Stud, South Africa | August 18th 2008 by nefdtblogger
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 Sales Complex. Bloodstock South Africa reports t read more
SUMMERHILL’S 4TH CHAMPIONSHIP : Another ground-breaker.
Summerhill Stud, South Africa | August 15th 2008 by nefdtblogger
Mick and Cheryl Goss with (from top) Greig Muir, Michael Booysen, Velaphi Mbanjwa, Linda Norval, Catherine Hartley, Siyabonga Mlaba, John Motaung, Kerry Jack, Heather Morkel, Doug Couperthwaite, Marleen Breed and Tarryn Liebenberg(JC Photographics) W read more
Meon Valley Matriarch REPROCOLOR dies
Summerhill Stud, South Africa | August 15th 2008 by nefdtblogger
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 illustrious equine dynasty and who was one of three foun read more
South African Racing Season... a Vintage One
Summerhill Stud, South Africa | August 15th 2008 by nefdtblogger
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&B Met G1 double for the second successive year and read more
HOT off the Press
Summerhill Stud, South Africa | August 14th 2008 by nefdtblogger
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 reports that it was a valuable experience which he cons read more
Mick... Our Man Abroad
Summerhill Stud, South Africa | August 13th 2008 by nefdtblogger
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 Queensland Show) in Brisbane. As usual, he’s read more
Keeping the home fires burning... another winning weekend.
Summerhill Stud, South Africa | August 12th 2008 by nefdtblogger
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 runners are keeping the 'home fires' burning with read more
"Tactics foil Archipenko's US venture" by David Thiselton
Summerhill Stud, South Africa | August 12th 2008 by nefdtblogger
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 000m at Arlington Park in Chicago on Saturday whe read more
Summerhill Sires Brochure Launch
Summerhill Stud, South Africa | August 11th 2008 by nefdtblogger
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 the 20th anniversary of the brochure with Mi read more
SOUTH AFRICAN JOCKEY ACADEMY hosts Korean and Lesotho Racing dele…
Summerhill Stud, South Africa | August 10th 2008 by nefdtblogger
Manoeli C. Ntholi, His Majesty King Letsie III, Paul Gadsby, Patrick Savage(South African Jockey Academy)Patrick Savage from the South African Jockey Academy recently hosted high powered racing delegations from Korea and Lesotho, which included the K read more
Launch of Summerhill Sires Brochure 2008/2009
Summerhill Stud, South Africa | August 8th 2008 by nefdtblogger
Today marks an historic day for Team Summerhill with the official launch this afternoon of the much anticipated, and eagerly awaited, 2008/2009 edition of the Summerhill Sires Brochure. See our men; Albarahin, Cataloochee, Hobb Alwahtan, Kahal, Malhu read more
WILFRED KOSTER : A Life Worth Celebrating
Summerhill Stud, South Africa | August 7th 2008 by nefdtblogger
Wilfred Koster We were a day or two late in hearing the news, and it came courtesy of a journalist who phoned to ask for a tribute. That such a legend of our business should have passed without us knowing is probably the best indication that the hor read more
ARCHIPENKO poised for ARLINGTON MILLION
Summerhill Stud, South Africa | August 7th 2008 by nefdtblogger
Archipenko and Kevin Shea tweak their armoury at Arlington Park(Four Footed Photos)Archipenko, the globe-trotting 4-year-old son of Kingmambo, who has won top-graded stakes in three countries in seven months, and who is trained by South African Champ read more
Desert Link's Gold Cup Win
Summerhill Stud, South Africa | August 6th 2008 by nefdtblogger
Desert Links (Heather Morkel)South Africa’s richest and most prestigious race for stayers, the R1,200,000 Canon Gold Cup, was not by any stretch of the imagination a vintage one, but then it usually pays to follow proven stayers over the Greyville read more
FRANCOIS PIENAAR... the return of a World Cup Rugby Captain
Summerhill Stud, South Africa | August 6th 2008 by nefdtblogger
Greig Muir, Nerine Pienaar, Francois Pienaar and Bruce Gardner(Grant Norval)Summerhill is blessed in its visitations by famous names, and as celebrated as any among our friends is Francois Pienaar, captain of the 1995 World Cup winning Springb read more
The Magnificence of KAHAL
Summerhill Stud, South Africa | August 5th 2008 by nefdtblogger
Kahal(Greig Muir)Greig Muir captured this amazing image of Michael Booysen and KAHAL sharing a moment of celebration, following this past weekend's spectacular victory by KAHAL'S son, Desert Links, in the greatest staying race on the African continen read more
DESERT LINKS : The six flags are still flying...
Summerhill Stud, South Africa | August 4th 2008 by nefdtblogger
Last month, Independent Newspapers columnist, David Thiselton, alluded to the Summerhill tradition of flying six flags outside the stallion barn following a Graded Stakes winner, and he enquired over the weekend after Desert Links’ spectacu read more
The Machiavellian Style
Summerhill Stud, South Africa | August 3rd 2008 by nefdtblogger
Summerhill's three sons of Machiavellian(Nicholas Goss)The Summerhill Sires Brochure 2008/2009 will be on the streets this week. If you’re not on our mailing list already, please let us know at info@summerhill.co.za to ensure that you get you read more
GOLD CUP DAY : Links to Victory
Summerhill Stud, South Africa | August 3rd 2008 by nefdtblogger
Battlestar Express with Karen Anthony and Weichong Marwing(Gold Circle) The arrival of new life on Summerhill has heralded the start of a new racing season and our runners on Canon Gold Cup day, yesterday at Greyville, chalked up a tally of impressiv read more
DESERT LINKS powers to Gold Cup victory.
Summerhill Stud, South Africa | August 3rd 2008 by nefdtblogger
Desert Links piloted by Greg Cheyne(Gold Circle)Desert Links ran out a convincing winner of the R1,2 million Canon Gold Cup (Gr1) run over 3200m at Greyville yesterday, capping a cracker-jack day of racing for Team Summerhill and cementing Kahal's po read more
It’s Official: LABEEB is Champion Freshman Sire.
Summerhill Stud, South Africa | August 1st 2008 by nefdtblogger
Labeeb (Nicholas Goss) Though it’s always a welcome distinction, LABEEB’s ascendancy to the Freshman Sire Championship on Thursday, was no great surprise to us at Summerhill. After all, in his first life in the USA he had already earned the respe read more
THE GOLD CUP and THE GOLD BRACELET
Summerhill Stud, South Africa | August 1st 2008 by nefdtblogger
Desert Links winning the Cup Trial with Greg Cheyne aboard(Gold Circle) Desert Links can open the new season on a high note for Summerhill stallion Kahal in the Gr.1 Canon Gold Cup (3200m) at Greyville tomorrow. Basil Marcus, who sends out the favou read more
Mike de Kock takes fourth Trainers Championship
Summerhill Stud, South Africa | July 31st 2008 by nefdtblogger
Mike de Kock (John Lewis) Well it went right down to the wire in the tightest contest of the season as Charles Laird and Mike de Kock duelled gallantly for the South African Trainers Championship. Race 7 at the Vaal today, the final day of the So read more
DANEHILL : Another Emphatic Statement
Summerhill Stud, South Africa | July 31st 2008 by nefdtblogger
Duke of Marmalade(Telegraph)Andrew Caulfield writes for the Thoroughbred Daily News that thanks to the omnipresence of his descendants on big race days, it seems hardly credible that it is now more than five years since the mighty Danehill died at th read more
DANEHILL... the most irresistible secret in breeding.
Summerhill Stud, South Africa | July 30th 2008 by nefdtblogger
Danehill (Summerhill Sire's Brochure 2008/2009)"No stallion in modern times has stamped his authority on international breeding like Danehill. And no stallion of such impeccable provenance has been more neglected by South Africans than Danehill. The read more
HIGHDOWN STUD back in the High Life
Summerhill Stud, South Africa | July 30th 2008 by nefdtblogger
The Sheik (John Lewis)The South African season draws to a close on Thursday following the final major meeting last Saturday at Clairwood Park, in Durban, writes Nicola Hayward for Thoroughbred Internet. It was a bumper day of racing that saw Buy And read more
Summerhill Sires Brochure 2008/2009... are you on our mailing lis…
Summerhill Stud, South Africa | July 30th 2008 by nefdtblogger
The photo above depicts Summerhill's three sons of Machiavellian through the lens of Nicholas Goss; just one example of the magnificent photography to be found within the pages of the soon to be released 2008/2009 edition of the Summerhill Sires Broc read more
THE CANON GOLD CUP
Summerhill Stud, South Africa | July 29th 2008 by nefdtblogger
Desert Links (Gold Circle)The R1, 2 million Canon Gold Cup (Gr.1) is many a racefans’ favourite meeting of the year and the big race itself is always a fascinating contest. David Thiselton reports that Mike de Kock broke his duck in the famous s read more
It's not the size of the dog in the fight. It's the size of the f…
Summerhill Stud, South Africa | July 28th 2008 by nefdtblogger
Home of Team Summerhill(Nicholas Goss) In many respects, Summerhill’s fourth consecutive Breeders’ Championship is a triumph for the underdog. Firstly, history was against us . Only five farms had been tagged with the title in all of recorded read more
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