MTHOKOZISI SITHOLE'S 2011 READY TO RUN TOP LOTS

Mthokozisi Sithole
(Photo : Leigh Willson)

EMPERORS PALACE READY TO RUN SALE
6 November 2011

Mthokozisi Sithole, known as “Small Boy” on the farm, has a great personality and is the practical joker in the Pre-Training division. He has brought on horses for previous Ready To Run sale’s such as: Mannequin, Paris To Peking, Mzwilili and Smangaliso.

Mthokozisi’s top lots are :

Lot 139 : Red Rover - colt by Victory Moon out of a Jallad mare. He is a first foal from a well performed American family. The dam, Rosella is a sister to stakes winning, Rudi Rocks. Although a late foal, he has come along way and is a natural athlete.

Lot 65 : Negev - filly by Stronghold out of a Mill Reef dam line. Negev is a sister to one of this years favourites for the Emperors Palace Ready to Run Cup, Extra Zero. From a great European family of Dish Dash (G2 winner), Maroof (G1 winner and Champion older horse in Europe) and Desert King (G1 winner and Champion older horse in Ireland and Europe).

The Emperors Palace Ready To Run Sale
Sunday 6th November

*Six cheque payment scheme for qualifying buyers.

Enquiries :
Tarryn Liebenberg +27 (0) 83 787 1982
or email tarryn@summerhill.co.za
www.summerhill.co.za

SIYABONGA NDLOVU'S 2011 READY TO RUN TOP LOTS

Siyabonga Ndlovu
(Photo : Heather Morkel)

EMPERORS PALACE READY TO RUN SALE
6 November 2011

This is Siyabonga Ndlovu’s 2^nd year riding for the Ready To Run Sale. Siyabonga is a very talented young rider and will be in line in a few years time to make the trip to the United States to ride for Becky Thomas.

Siyabonga’s top lots are :

Lot 183 : Arabian Bay - colt by Mullins Bay out of an Al Mufti mare. This is Mullins Bay’s first crop and they are an outstanding bunch. His dam is a sister to Trance (9 wins including placed in the Gold Medallion G1). From the family of Enchanting - G1 winner, Harry’s Charm - ARCSA Champion filly and Champion Older Sprinter and Enchantress - Equus Champion Older Sprinter.

Lot 8 : Breeze By - filly by Victory Moon out of a Green Dancer mare. Victory Moon was Horse of the Year in UAE and had a TFR of 120. Breeze By is a racey, attractive filly that covers ground. She has a long reaching stride and is an easy filly to work with. She is a sister to Free To Sing (5 wins including placed in The Langerman G3).

The Emperors Palace Ready To Run Sale
Sunday 6th November

*Six cheque payment scheme for qualifying buyers.

Enquiries :
Tarryn Liebenberg +27 (0) 83 787 1982
or email tarryn@summerhill.co.za
www.summerhill.co.za

PRINCESS VICTORIA WINS ALLAN ROBERTSON CHAMPIONSHIP

Click above to watch Princess Victoria winning the Allan Robertson Championship (Gr1)
(Image : Gold Circle - Footage : Tellytrack)

ALLAN ROBERTSON CHAMPIONSHIP (Grade 1)
Scottsville, Turf, 1200m
28 May 2011

David Thiselton
Gold CircleThe Allan Robertson was won impressively by the Glen Kotzen-trained Victory Moon filly Princess Victoria.

Jockey Andrew Fortune had Princess Victoria relaxed on the rail behind the pacesetters and angled her out nearing the 400m mark. She stretched away from the field to win unextended by 3,25 lengths. The maiden Up Front ran a fine second with the favourite Hidden Beauty next best ahead of She’s A Stunner and Lady Var.

Fortune said afterwards: “She is comfortably the best two-year-old filly I’ve ever ridden.”

ALLAN ROBERTSON CHAMPIONSHIP (Gr1)
Final Results

#	LBH	Horse	Kg	MR	Dr	Jockey	Trainer
1	0.00	PRINCESS VICTORIA	58.0	0	1	A Fortune	Glen Kotzen
2	3.25	UP FRONT	58.0	0	4	G Lerena	Barend Botes
3	3.75	HIDDEN BEAUTY	58.0	0	13	F Coetzee	Paul Matchett
4	4.25	SHE’S A STUNNER	58.0	0	2	C Orffer	Deon Visser
5	5.50	LADY VAR	58.0	0	6	K Neisius	Darryl Hodgson
6	6.25	TRINITY HOUSE	58.0	0	3	G Hatt	Joey Ramsden
7	10.25	EXTRA ZERO	58.0	0	8	S Khumalo	Sean Tarry
8	12.25	INDIGO PRINCESS	58.0	0	11	I Sturgeon	James Goodman
9	13.50	AMANEE (AUS)	58.0	0	12	A Delpech	Mike de Kock
10	14.75	LAVISH GAL	58.0	0	5	S Randolph	Jeff Freedman
11	15.75	ASPEN ANGLE	58.0	0	10	A Marcus	Charles Laird
12	19.50	COMTESSE DUBOIS	58.0	0	7	B Fayd’Herbe	Neil Bruss
13	22.75	SHEZTHECLUBQUEEN	58.0	0	9	* JP v’d Merwer	Terry Lowe
14	25.75	EXTRAORDINAIRE	58.0	0	14	M Mienie	Paul Matchett
		Late Scratchings
15	0.00	MOON SPUN	58.0	0	17		Alyson Wright
16	0.00	SUPALICIOUS	58.0	0	7	K Teetan	Paul Lafferty
17	0.00	HOT GIRL	58.0	0	5	R Simons	Paul Lafferty

Extract from Gold Circle

DUBAI INTERNATIONAL RACING CARNIVAL UPDATE

IMBONGI - SOUTH AFRICA
(Photo : Andrew Watkins/ERA/Emac)

IMBONGI SINGS OUR PRAISES

This time, it’s not only Summerhill in the headlines, its South Africa. It’s official at last, but we’ve been wondering for a while now who the Victor Ludorum would be in terms of earnings at this year’s Dubai International Racing Carnival. The good news for the Rainbow Nation is that two of the top three places are occupied by South Africans, while Mike de Kock’s charges hold four of the first six spots.

Imbongi heads the list with earnings of DHS 846,400 (approximately R1,715,820) while Mr Brock slides in with a handy DHS 798,560 (approximately R1,618,240).

Dubai has long been a happy hunting ground for South African horses, who seem to take to the desert conditions and the climate with aplomb. Victory Moon, Ipi Tombe, Jay Peg, Grey’s Inn, they’ve all flown the flag with pride, and now we have Imbongi, living up to the Zulu interpretation of his name “signing the praises”.

TOP 10 THOROUGHBRED HORSES BY EARNINGS
2010 DUBAI INTERNATIONAL RACING CARNIVAL

#	Horse	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	Runs	Prize Money
1	IMBONGI (SAF)	1	2	0	0	0	3	846,400
2	ALLYBAR (IRE)	2	0	0	1	0	3	828,000
3	MR BROCK (SAF)	2	0	1	1	0	4	798,560
4	RAIHANA (AUS)	2	0	0	1	0	3	708,400
5	MENDIP (USA)	2	0	0	0	0	2	662,400
6	MUSIR (AUS)	2	0	0	0	0	2	662,400
7	GLORIA DE CAMPEAO (BRZ)	1	1	0	0	0	2	662,400
8	PRESVIS (GB)	1	1	0	0	0	2	662,400
9	RED DESIRE (JPN)	1	0	0	0	0	1	662,400
10	SIROCCO BREEZE (GB)	2	0	0	0	0	3	651,360

NATIONAL YEARLING SALES 2008 : Strong catalogue promises big results

The 2008 Emperors Palace National Yearling Sale is around the corner and there is every chance that last year’s record-breaking results can be bettered this year.

Jehan Malherbe of Form Bloodstock, who sits on the TBA’s selection panel, commented: “One has to keep the prevailing economic climate in mind, but this is an exceptionally strong catalogue, the best I’ve seen for the National Sale. Jet Master, for example, has come of age as a stallion. There are 60 of his progeny on this sale, complimenting the foals of other established champions like Fort Wood, Western Winter and Jallad.

“This year also sees the entry into the market of stallions like Dynasty and Victory Moon. With a sprinkling of international pedigrees added via imported yearlings, and barring the lights going out, I foresee a great sale!’’

Bloodstock SA Sales Manager Caroline Simpson agreed with Malherbe and said: “We expect to once again improve on our 2007 sale turnover at which the aggregate of R162,9 million was our best ever.’’

The Sale starts at 18.30 on Friday, 4 April, with the Select Session, at which Lots 1-90 will come under the hammer.

This will be followed at 11am on Sunday, 6 April, by the auctioning off of Lots 91-350. Lots 351 to 600 will be sold on from 11am on Monday, 7 April.

Catalogues will be posted off at the end of February and from March will be available at BSA’s headquarters, Gosforth Park Sales Complex. The full catalogue is however already available for downloading on www.tba.co.za

FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT

Jan Naudé, BSA’s Chief Executive: 083 627 7917 or jan@tba.co.za

or Caroline Simpson, Sales Manager: 082 55 26 525 or caroline@tba.co.za