Klawervlei’s slim hopes of retaining the title appear to rest on them having an exceptional week in the minor meetings and doing well with their few big race opportunities on Super Saturday, while they will also have to rely on Summerhill failing in all of their many big race opportunities
Van Zyl galloper now out of the Gold Vase and being aimed at Gr1 Champions Cup
The late Omar Sharif once said that what he loved about the “mating game” in the thoroughbred world, was that it was like “playing God”
While the favourite came home fluently in the Derby, punters were less fortunate in the Oaks where Sean Tarry produced a 25-1 blowout
The sad passing of Moira Ellis (12/01/1932 – 25/05/2016) saw Summerhill supremo Mick Goss recalling some wonderful memories
As perfect a May day as it was destined to be, it also celebrated the twentieth anniversary of the arrival at the farm of a former star of their stallion assembly, National Emblem
Longstanding past SA champion breeders Summerhill Stud celebrated a feature exacta at Scottsville on Sunday when two sons of Kahal fought out the finish of the R120 000 Highland Night Cup
Named after the Rugby Springbok ‘Bakkies’ Botha, this youngster is a half-brother to Rabada by Await The Dawn,
“It will still be several weeks before he is allowed back in the office, but he is getting stronger every day. Mick has been overwhelmed by the well wishes he has received from around the world…”
The Summerhill Stud bred AP Arrow gelding Lebeoana showed that his last run was all wrong with a fluent victory for the Sportofkings Syndicate
Summerhill Stud produced three good feature winners over the past three days and it was the 4yo Admire Main filly Mamasita, the lesser fancied of the Weiho Marwing duo, who led all the way to win the R120 000 Umsinzi Handicap
SA horseracing needs strong leadership – today. Otherwise we are doomed. Stakeholders don’t need this kind of circus!
A former Bloemfontein champion trainer, Michael McLachlan was a popular character in the halcyon days of horseracing and now finds himself in dire need
