KZN Breeders Summerhill, Rathmor and Blue Sky Thoroughbreds invested in the top three sellers at the BSA Cape Mare Sale which took place at Kenilworth last Thursday.
Mick Goss’s Summerhill Stud has enjoyed a Gr1 winning season. The veteran invested in a Shadwell mare Lot 5, Masaaquaat (NZ), daughter of speed sire Snitzel in foal to What A Winter.
This is the family of co-Champion Australian 2yo colt Invader and was knocked down to Summerhill Stud for R260 000.
Lot 5 by Snitzel and in foal to What A Winter, sold to Mick Goss for R260 000
Rathmor followed suit with an impeccably bred daughter of Dynasty for R200 000. Out of a Jet Master mare, in turn out of the brilliant mare Consensual, Lot 59 Jamaheery consigned by Sandown for Shadwell Stud, this is the female line of Attenborough, Al Sakeet, Just Sensual and Tatler. The Dynasty mare is in foal to dual Gr1 producing Rafeef.
Lot 59 from the family Attenborough and in foal to Rafeef, sold to Rathmor Stud.
Blue Sky Thoroughbreds bought Dynamic Diana by Dynasty, for R155 000 in foal to One World. A full sister to multiple feature winner Sing Out Loud, this is the family of Gr1 Breeders Cup winner Magnificent Song.
Other KZN Breeders to invest were Summerview, purchasing a full sister to sire Jackson in foal to Master Of My Fate, and Camargue who bought 10-time winner Hurricane Katrina in foal to Querari.
Another mare with KZN roots was sold to Suzette Viljoen for R90 000 – an Australian bred daughter of Frankel out of a KZN -bred Gr1 winning daughter of Kahal, Chocolicious – bred by Backworth Stud. Mazaaher is in foal to Soqrat.
Breeders in KZN are using the KZN Breeders Premium Scheme to invest into bloodstock and improve the breed.
The Scheme has been updated to operate in the form of a voucher system towards the purchase of mares, stallion shares and services – a tremendous advantage to breeders in challenging economic times and more reason to breed in KZN!
