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32nd Asian Racing Conference : Final Plenary Session
Listen to the final plenary session of the 32nd Asian Racing Conference(Photo and Audio : Asian Racing Conference) The following is an extract from Thursday's Asian Racing Conference session report :…
- November 13th, 2008
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CARTIER RACING AWARDS 2008 : Nominations Revealed
Yeats, brother to Summerhill Stud's Solskjaer(horseracing/famegame) The nominations for this year’s Cartier Racing Awards, European horseracing’s equivalent of The Oscars, have been announ…
- November 12th, 2008
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nefdtmike has posted a new entry on: Summerhill Stud, South Africa
ASIAN RACING CONFERENCE - Maximizing Racing Value
Equine Veterinary Science Session(Photo : Asian Racing Conference) Wednesday at the 32nd Asian Racing Conference stimultated varied and thorough discussions on how to maximize the value of racing. Dr.…
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Tokyo welcomes the World at 32nd ARC
Winfried Engelbrecht-Bresges presents "New Strategies for new Global Challenges"(Photo : Asian Racing Conference) The 32nd Asian Racing Conference in Tokyo officially got underway with a lavish Openin…
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nefdtmike has posted a new entry on: Summerhill Stud, South Africa
THE YOSHIDA FARMS : GRAND SLAM
Japan Grand Slam(Photo : Emanuele Vezzaro) There are several outstanding features of a visit to any of the Yoshida farms. Firstly, each of the brothers operates an independent breeding entity, all fie…
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Next Visit : KATSUMI YOSHIDA'S NORTHERN FARM
Sunday Silence(Jockeysite/Nippon) One of the great rewards of an involvement in the art of racehorse breeding is the places it takes you to and the people you meet. In our travels, Cheryl and I have v…
- November 11th, 2008
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A Great OUTCOME
Evenness winning at Greyville with Kevin Shea aboard(Photo : Gold Circle) Megan RomeynThe Summerhill flag was flying high at Greyville on Friday night as Mike Miller-trained Outcome, the Group One win…
- November 10th, 2008
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nefdtmike has posted a new entry on: Summerhill Stud, South Africa
When it comes to good men, it's hard to find one better.
His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Khalifa Al Maktoum(Photo : Mike de Kock Racing) My Wednesday diary was devoted to His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Khalifa Al Maktoum and his right-hand man, Mohammed…
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FIRST STOP DUBAI
Dubai Skyline(Photo: Joe Brokerhoff) Where you’d be forgiven for believing, if it weren’t prescribed subject matter at every mealtime, that talk of plunging markets and financial destitude…
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NOTES FROM ABROAD : A DAILY RITUAL FROM THE “BOSS”
View from 30000ft(Photo : Glen Jeffrys) Any result that moved into positive territory within a few days of “Black Monday”, the world’s toughest day in financial markets in more than…
- November 6th, 2008
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nefdtmike has posted a new entry on: Summerhill Stud, South Africa
MIKE MILLER ON TOP WITH SMANGALISO
Smangaliso (Kahal) winning the 2008 Emperors Palace Ready To Run Cup(Photo: JC Photos) David ThiseltonMike Miller celebrated the biggest stakes win of his training career on Saturday when Robbie Hill…
- November 5th, 2008
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nefdtmike has posted a new entry on: Summerhill Stud, South Africa
Postcard from Jerusalem
Dear MickAttached is a photograph of “Smokey” Davidson (an Oklahoman who owns 5 or 6 thoroughbreds) on the right, and me, at the Western (wrongly called the “Wailing”) Wall in…
- November 4th, 2008
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nefdtmike has posted a new entry on: Summerhill Stud, South Africa
OBITUARY : CATALOOCHEE - OUT ON HIS OWN.
In the midst of the frenetic activity at the Emperors Palace Ready to Run Sale, we were served a mortal body blow, with the news of CATALOOCHEE’s passing. One of the fleetest-footed thoroughbre…
- October 30th, 2008
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nefdtmike has posted a new entry on: Summerhill Stud, South Africa
Have you ever been to Summerhill?
Our Zulu Dance Troupe performing on Stallion Day(Summerhill Stud) There are those who’ll tell you it’s one of the rare places on earth. That it has a soul so deep and so spectacularly surp…
- October 28th, 2008
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nefdtmike has posted a new entry on: Summerhill Stud, South Africa
- October 27th, 2008
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nefdtmike has posted a new entry on: Summerhill Stud, South Africa
A MONSTER FOAL, if ever there was one!
Snooty Lady with her 69kg colt foal by Kahal(Grant Norval) Just a month ago, we penned the story about a foal weighing in at 67kgs, expressing our amazement at the size of this youngster by Solskjaer…
- October 24th, 2008
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Mike de Kock on Breeders' Cup Map with EAGLE MOUNTAIN
Eagle Mountain and Kevin Shea at Santa Anita(Harry How/Getty) South African trainer Mike de Kock will saddle his first Breeders’ Cup starter Saturday, but it won’t be any of the horses he…
- October 23rd, 2008
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The World is Watching.
Eamonn Cullen(Heather Morkel/Barun Patro) It's always interesting (and often flattering) to know that, at the southernmost tip of what the civilized world calls the “Darkest Continent”, t…
- October 21st, 2008
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nefdtmike has posted a new entry on: Summerhill Stud, South Africa
IMBONGI CRACKS KZN HORSE OF THE YEAR
The KwaZulu-Natal Owners and Trainers Awards for the 2007/2008 racing season were held at a Dinner Dance occasion at Greyville after the day-night meeting on Saturday. The evening was co-hosted b…
- October 20th, 2008
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nefdtmike has posted a new entry on: Summerhill Stud, South Africa
NEW APPROACH retired after victory in Champion Stakes
Kevin Manning celebrates aboard New Approach(PA) Princess Haya of Jordan's New Approach (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}) became the first G1 Epsom Derby winner to follow up in the G1 Emirates Airline Champion St…
- October 14th, 2008
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BIG BROWN RETIRED
Big Brown(Regarding Horses) IEAH Stables and Paul Pompa Jr.’s GI Kentucky Derby and GI Preakness Stakes winner Big Brown (Boundary-Mien, by Nureyev) has been retired after suffering an injury yester…
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ZARKAVA RETIRED
Christophe Soumillon celebrates aboard Zarkava after winning the 159th Prix de Diane(AFP/Martin Bureau) His Highness the Aga Khan yesterday decided to call time on the sparkling career of his G1 Prix…
- October 13th, 2008
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nefdtmike has posted a new entry on: Summerhill Stud, South Africa
MUHTAFAL : Stallion Profile
“If we were going to war, he’d be our General.” Those are the words of Summerhill stud master Mick Goss, who has never been shy of singing the praises of Mr Prospector’s son Muhtafal, now fi…
- October 10th, 2008
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SHOCK AND AWE AS SALE DEFIES ECONOMIC GLOOM
(Tattersalls/Schrader)An extraordinary yearling sale that defied the current economic gloom, let alone expectations, was completed at Tattersalls’ Newmarket headquarters last night.The European Bloo…
- October 9th, 2008
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Crisis! What crisis? Trade races ahead.
Lot 294 : Montjeu - Vanishing Prairie(Tattersalls)The British Government may have taken £50 billion out of tax-payers’ pockets yesterday to shore up the banking industry, but no one in the bloodst…
- October 8th, 2008
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Solid opener at Tattersalls October Yearling Sale
(Tattersalls/Schrader)The Thoroughbred Daily News reports that while there was another day of turmoil in the economic market in Britain on Tuesday, trading at the opening session to Tattersalls' Oct…
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nefdtmike has posted a new entry on: Summerhill Stud, South Africa
GALILEO colt heralds biggest Australian success for Darley Stud
Trainer Peter Snowden with wife Lyn and daughter Lisa(Jenny Evans)On Saturday, Randwick’s Spring Champion Stakes G1 over 2000m, heralded Darley Stud’s biggest racetrack success in Australia to da…
- October 7th, 2008
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EAGLE MOUNTAIN bound for Breeders' Cup
Mike de Kock(John Lewis)Charl Pretorius Freeracer Mike de Kock is set to write another new chapter in the history books by becoming the first South African to saddle a runner at the US Breeders’ Cup…
- October 6th, 2008
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ZARKAVA wins Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe
Princess Zahra, His Highness The Aga Khan, Christophe Soumillon, Alain de Royer Dupre(Stephane De Sakutin/AFP/Getty) The Aga Khan's homebred filly Zarkava (Ire) (Zamindar) had Longchamp holding its br…
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ROCK OF GIBRALTAR’s EAGLE MOUNTAIN back on track.
Rock Of Gibraltar(Stallions)EAGLE MOUNTAIN returned to the track in fine style on the weekend winning the G3 Joel Stakes in Newmarket, England for South African champion trainer Mike de Kock. It was a…
- October 2nd, 2008
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nefdtmike has posted a new entry on: Summerhill Stud, South Africa
Pedigree Focus by Tony Morris
"FEMALE OF THE SPECIES IN THE SPOTLIGHT"European Bloodstock News When, some four and a half years ago, I chose the title for this feature, I was extremely conscious of its ambiguity; in fact, it wa…
- October 1st, 2008
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INTERNATIONAL JOCKEYS' CHALLENGE : Team Announced
SA vs The World(Craig Jewell/Barun Patro)News from Phumelela is that Champion South African jockey for four of the last five seasons, Mark Khan, will captain a vastly talented team of six riders selec…
- September 30th, 2008
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MACHIAVELLIAN : Sire of Sires
If ever vindication was needed for Summerhill’s deep conviction on MACHIAVELLIAN as a Sire of Sires, then surely STREET CRY’s two Group One winners in the USA this weekend, was it. His daughter Z…
- September 27th, 2008
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MULLINS BAY and STRONGHOLD : SUPER STUDS
Mullins Bay(John Lewis) To the delight of all the connections as well as the insurers, Lloyds of London, MULLINS BAY and STRONGHOLD have had their first mares tested in foal. Both of the new "boys" o…
- September 26th, 2008
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SOUTH AFRICA - An Epic Day In History
Jacob Zuma (STR/AFP/Getty)South Africans awoke this week not only to the arrival of spring, but to the news that our President, Thabo Mbeki, had resigned his post as the Head Of State. We tend to gree…
- September 25th, 2008
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SADLER'S WELLS : Has the world ever known his eclipse?
Sadler's Wells pictured in 2006 with New Zealand Minister of Foreign Affairs, Winston Peters(Fethard)Pedigree Insights by Andrew Caulfield As last week’s racing represented something of a lull befor…
- September 23rd, 2008
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DR. TOMMY FOULKES... a Blast from the Past.
Cataloochee (Greig Muir)We were delighted to hear from a doyen of the breeding industry after he received the Summerhill brochure last week. Dr.Tommy Foulkes whom we remember as one of the country’s…
- September 22nd, 2008
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STRAIGHT EIGHT... eight foals in one evening!
Summerhill Foals (Annet Becker)Ever heard of this? Certainly not at Summerhill. Eight foals in one evening, between 5pm and 1am, eclipses our previous record of six, which we’ve known on four previo…
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IT TAKES A JUDGE……
Judge Alan and Brenda Magid with Dahlia's Guest and her Way West colt (Grant Norval) One of our favourite pals, Alan Magid, one-time doyen of the South African judiciary, didn’t take long to…
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GALILEO recovering from Colic Surgery
Galileo (Virtual Form Guide)The Thoroughbred Daily News reports that Galileo (Ire) (Sadler's Wells), the leading sire in Europe, underwent surgery Thursday after he was found to be suffering from a b…
- September 21st, 2008
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CORNELL COLLAR
Diane Stenger (Summerhill Stud) Kerry Jack Summerhill Bloodstock & Racing ManagerDorsal displacement of the soft palate (DDSP) is a condition not uncommon in racehorses and causes upper air…
- September 19th, 2008
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RAVISHING : Great Family still running for Lily
Nicola Hayward Thoroughbred InternetThe significance of the retirement to stud of Ravishing is not just the fact that he is the first son of Jet Master to do so, but also because he takes to stud t…
- September 18th, 2008
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TRIPPI Tops the Table
Trippi(L'Ormarins Stud) Sunday witnessed the pilgrimage of South Africa’s top exponents of the art of thoroughbred breeding to the Cape, where Gaynor Rupert's Drakenstein Stud hosted an unveiling fo…
- September 17th, 2008
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Newsells Park Stud : KLAUS JACOBS dies.
Klaus Jacobs(Jacobs University)Klaus Jacobs, a German-born entrepreneur and billionaire who founded and built Newsells Park Stud into a successful breeding and racing in England and beyond, has passe…
- September 16th, 2008
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MELBOURNE CUP : Yeats heads the weights
Solskjaer (John Lewis)Summerhill stallion Solskjaer’s illustrious brother, Yeats, has been allocated the top weight for the Emirates Melbourne Cup to be run over 3200m at Flemington on 4 Novem…
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nefdtmike has posted a new entry on: Summerhill Stud, South Africa
New Stallions on the boil : Mohammed goes over the Mountain
Stronghold (Greig Muir) It's always gratifying when breeders travel their mares thousands of kilometers across the mountains to your stallions, but it's even more satisfying when your new horses are t…
- September 14th, 2008
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nefdtmike has posted a new entry on: Summerhill Stud, South Africa
MUHTAFAL
Muhtafal (John Lewis)Nicola Hayward Thoroughbred InternetMr Prospector has had a huge impact upon thoroughbred breeding worldwide, both through his sons and daughters. While the success has perhaps b…
- September 12th, 2008
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LAND OF LEGENDS
A few of Cheryl's photographs "The frustrations of trying to get the Boss. Where've they been?"We’ve often heard Mick say that Summerhill’s not about one man or one family; it’s about the coll…
- September 11th, 2008
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Remember Alan Briggs? He's hit the Big Time.
Alan Briggs (BC Thoroughbred/Keeneland) Mick Goss Summerhill CEOMost breeders around the country will recall the visit to South Africa of Alan Briggs, one of the world’s foremost pedigree experts a…
