Newsflash: He’s A Var Tops Day 2
The top priced filly for the day was Lot 225, My Friend Lee from Highlands Farm Stud who sold for R300 000
3rd July 2015
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The top priced filly for the day was Lot 225, My Friend Lee from Highlands Farm Stud who sold for R300 000
Three years ago, a son of Black Minnaloushe was sold at the KZN Yearling Sale for just R60 000. Subsequently named Louis The King. The colt became the first since the mighty Horse Chestnut to land South Africa’s Triple Crown, and, prior to his recent retirement, Louis The King had accumulated over R5 million in prize money
Through the roof, and all records shattered – that’s the result of the Suncoast KZN Yearling Sale, with its Million Rand race incentive.
The graduates of the 2012 sale are proving to be in a class of their own having already yielded three Group winners.
South Africa’s “Big Five”, the top five sires on this year’s general sires log are well represented at the KZN Yearling Sale
Back with a bang – that’s the message from the KZN Yearling Sale with its new Million Rand Race incentive. Just under 200 yearlings grossed some R13 million, with averages well up from preceding years.
Serious prize money and innovation see a smart field line up the inaugural R1 million KZN Breeders 1600.
At the KZN Yearling Sale, the chance of picking a runner for the KZN Million for 2yo’s run on July day 2013 is about 16/1
KZN-bred yearlings, bought off the Suncoast KZN Yearling sale on 5-6 July, can be eligible for three races worth R1-million
The World Cup-inspired move last year from KZN to Gauteng had quite an effect on sale average and numbers sold for the KZN yearling sale. This year the overall average recovered marginally, but the real crunch came in the median price.
The evergreen hero travelled to Vereeniging on Thursday for a 100% strike rate from two rides that saw him bring up his recordbreaking 5555th winner milestone
‘The Breeders Cup Distaff is definitely still on the cards and Beach Bomb will probably have one more race before then’ – Gaynor Rupert
It will be good news for South African racing fans that, despite a number of offers from abroad, Gerald and Karen Kalil’s multiple champion Quid Pro Quo will continue her 3yo season on African soil
The son of Twice Over has been gelded and will be aimed at the Betway Gr1 Summer Cup, the L’Ormarins King’s Plate and the WSB Cape Town Met
