IT’S ALL IN THE UPBRINGING
Wednesday, March 31, 2010 at 06:48AM 
Oochee Agent - Pretty Polly Stakes (Gr3)
(Photo: JC Photographics / Summerhill Stud)
FROM THE PEN OF JUDGE ALAN MAGID
The weekend’s happenings prompted regular commentator and long-time Summerhill client, Judge Alan Magid to write:
“I should have realised I wouldn’t beat the blog to the “HEAR THE DRUMS” and “PIERRE JOURDAN” stories but still, what a couple of days for Summerhill!
Apart from them, my eagle eye has spotted several other Summerhill-bred winners which deserve mention.
What about “DIVINE SECRET”, “OOCHEE AGENT” (G3 winner - but what a revolting name, for which I suppose Mick was responsible; worse even than “COCOCAT”), and “SUPERFEDERATION”, not to
mention “IMBONGI” in Dubai. Jolly good show!
I have previously enquired how Summerhill manages to produce horses like the Fabricius and Alexander champions on what appears to me to be the only visits by a Summerhill mare to, respectively, “GOLD PRESS” and “PARADE LEADER”, unless, of course, you bought the mares in foal”. End of quote.
Editors note : It’s no coincidence, or at least that’s the way we see it, that Summerhill has also raised some of the best runners by other “outside” stallions, (notably ten-time winner and triple Group One performer, Fanyana, by Alami, and Group One performer, Thandolwami by Woodborough) which tells us what we’re doing on the farm is a significant contributor to the outcomes we’re seeing at the races.
Summerhill’s commanding lead in the Breeder’s log at present has only a little to do with genetics, and a whole lot to do with the way we farm, the way we feed, the quality of our people and the environment in which we operate.
We have constantly pushed the envelope in our search to find new and better ways of doing things, and the more we push, the more we find ourselves getting away from the old British methods our forefathers employed as a matter of habit, as we embrace the attributes of this great continent, and more specifically, our own area.
SOUTH AFRICAN BREEDERS LOG
| STUD | EARNINGS | AEPR |
|---|---|---|
| Summerhill Stud | 14,051,362 | 58,547 |
| Normandy Stud | 4,713,875 | 70,356 |
| Lammerskraal Stud | 4,394,500 | 49,376 |
| Maine Chance | 3,957,000 | 35,649 |
| Highlands | 3,861,962 | 31,655 |
| Wilgerbosdrift | 3,713,150 | 44,737 |
| D Cohen & Sons | 3,711,387 | 30,421 |
| Ascot Stud | 3,700,500 | 38,953 |
| The Alchemy | 3,485,075 | 47,096 |
| Klawervlei Stud | 3,477,825 | 23,985 |
Sporting Post as at 31 March 2010
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