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7 November 2008 | Please support our AHS research at the University of KwaZulu-Natal (UKZN)!!! |
We have completed a number of projects :
Mare to foal transfer of passive immunity
Prophylactic strategies for the control of AHS in KZN
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3 November 2008 | Emperors Ready To Run Sale shatters all previous records |
THE 2008 Emperors Ready To Run Sale turned over an incredible all-time record R25.85 million at the TBA Sales Complex, Gosforth Park, on Sunday. This brought ... READ MORE // | |
2 November 2008 | Emperors Palace Cocktail Party sets the mood for today’s Ready to Run Cup at Turffontein |
We would like to thank Bob Yearham and his staff for a wonderful evening at the pool side of the D’Oreale Grande Hotel yesterday evening. Celebrities, ... READ MORE // | |
30 October 2008 | Emperors Ready To Run Cup is up for the taking! |
BOOKMAKERS will be waiting until late on Friday before they price up on Saturday’s R1.25 million Emperors Ready To Run Cup over 1400m on Turffontein’s ... READ MORE // | |
30 October 2008 | Pound-for-pound, Sunday’s Ready To Run is the best value Sale |
THE secret behind Sunday 2 November’s Emperors Ready To Run Sale at the TBA Sales Complex, Gosforth Park, rests in the remarkable number of black-type ... READ MORE // | |
23 October 2008 | R2R Sales draft has plenty of depth |
THE two-year-olds, drafted into next week’s Emperors Palace Ready To Run Sale to be held at the TBA Sales Complex, were put through their paces at ... READ MORE // | |
15 October 2008 | Ready-To-Run Gallops at Summerhill Friday |
15 OCTOBER 2008
Ready-To-Run Gallops at Summerhill Friday
THE Summerhill Ready To Run breeze-up gallops will take place at Summerhill Stud on Friday, ... READ MORE // | |
11 October 2008 | Ready to Run Gallops |
Ready to Run Gallops
Contact BSA for directions
011-825 1713
Summerhill Stud
Mooi River
Friday 17 October
Commencing at 11h30
James Maree
Eikenhof
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11 October 2008 | The World’s Richest Ready to Run Sales Race |
WHEN the big day dawns on the 1 November, racegoers will wake up to the fact that they will be witnessing the richest Ready to Run sales race in the world ... READ MORE // | |
23 September 2008 | South Africa Day at Newmarket |
RACING South Africa, in conjunction with various sponsors, presented “South Africa Day’’ at Newmarket racecourse, UK, last Saturday, ... READ MORE // | |
18 August 2008 | Emperors National Two Year Old Sale matches record levels and BSA are delighted |
WHEN the curtain came down on the 2008 Emperors National Two Year Old Sale at Gosforth Park on Sunday night, there were many happy faces at the TBA Sales ... READ MORE // | |
12 August 2008 | Quality and value on offer at this weekend’s Emperors National Two-Year-Old Sale |
Quality and value on offer at this weekend’s Emperors National Two-Year-Old Sale
“JJ The Jet Plane is yet another example of the value and ... READ MORE // | |
6 August 2008 | Tribute to Wilfred Koster |
Wilfred Koster passed away on Sunday 3rd August after a long and courageous battle against the ravages of cancer. Throughout these years enduring various ... READ MORE // | |
29 July 2008 | Coming soon: The “lucky’’ Sale at which JJ The Jet Plane fetched only R70 000! |
THE annual Emperors Palace National Two Year Old Sale is known for producing top performers like clockwork. The 2008 renewal, due for Saturday, 16 August, ... READ MORE // | |
7 July 2008 | Des Egdes pays R275 000 for Modern Day colt at Sibaya |
TRAINER Desmond Egdes paid top price of R275 000 for Clear As Day Light, a colt by Modern Day, on the first day of the 2008 Sibaya Yearling Sale held at ... READ MORE // | |
7 July 2008 | National Emblem rules the roost at Sibaya for the second year running |
A daughter of Klawervlei stallion National Emblem fetched top price for the second year running at the Sibaya Yearling Sale which drew to a close at the ... READ MORE // | |
7 July 2008 | Nicholas family offers 63 lots at Hallmark Dispersal Sale |
BRUCE and Anne Nicholas of Hallmark Thoroughbreds have sold their farm in Mooi River and will be selling their thoroughbred bloodstock at a Dispersal Sale ... READ MORE // | |
26 June 2008 | Progeny of top sires will be readily accessible at Sibaya Yearling Sale |
VETERAN racing scribe David Mollett believes that buyers could pick up potential stars at good prices when auctioneers Andrew Miller and Mike Killassy ... READ MORE // | |
13 June 2008 | Altus Joubert hosts a wonderful evening of classical music |
After welcome drinks at Riethuiskraal Farm in Stilbaai, a chilly Saturday evening, potential buyers were treated to a Classical concert at the picturesque ... READ MORE // | |
13 June 2008 | Sibaya Sales Catalogue is launched |
THE 2008 Sibaya Yearling Sale Catalogue was launched at a luncheon held at the Sibaya Casino and Entertainment Kingdom in Umhlanga Rocks, KwaZulu-Natal ... READ MORE // | |
2 June 2008 | Press Release Correction |
Refer Riethuiskraal Dispersal, Release #1 dated 29 May, 2008
Contrary to the Press Release dated 29 May, 2008 the Fillies-In-Training are NOT sold with ... READ MORE // | |
30 May 2008 | Riethuiskraal offers 82 quality lots at no-reserve dispersal sale |
RIETHUISKRAAL will be dispersing of 46 top quality broodmares, 8 fillies in training and 28 weanlings at a Sale to be conducted under the auspices of BloodStock ... READ MORE // | |
19 May 2008 | Ramsden pays R525 000 for Jallad colt at GrandWest Sale |
TRAINER Joey Ramsden paid the top price of R525 000 for a colt by Jallad from the mare Frozen Orange at the GrandWest Yearling Sale, which drew to a close ... READ MORE // | |
16 May 2008 | Top broodmare sires are represented at GrandWest Mare and Weaning Sale |
MARES by South Africa’s 10 leading broodmare sires are among the 241 Lots on offer at the GrandWest Mare and Weanling Sale to be conducted at the ... READ MORE // | |
15 May 2008 | GrandWest Sale boasts yearlings from a formidable band of stallions |
THIS year’s two-day GrandWest Yearling Sale, held under the auspices of BloodStock South Africa, boasts 291 entries that will go under the hammer ... READ MORE // | |
11 May 2008 | Cape Yearling Sale returns to refurbished GrandWest Casino |
GRANDWEST Casino and Entertainment World is in the midst of preparing for next week’s GrandWest Yearling Sale which returns to the Grand Sales Arena ... READ MORE // | |
29 April 2008 | Charity Turf Challenge 2008 |
This exciting venture forms part of the Racing South Africa 2008 Thoroughbred Expo to be held from 31 July to 2 August 2008 at Greyville Racecourse
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7 April 2008 | Emperor’s Palace NYS maintains exceptional highs |
THE buoyant start to the 2008 Emperor’s Palace National Yearling Sale at Gosforth Park on Friday, continued on Sunday when six yearlings were sold ... READ MORE // | |
5 April 2008 | Breathtaking start to 2008 Emperor’s National Yearling Sale |
THE 90-strong Select Session that heralded the start of the 2008 Emperor’s National Yearling Sale at Gosforth Park on Friday yielded a breathtaking ... READ MORE // | |
5 April 2008 | David Allan bought Royal Academy filly for R3 million |
David Allan of AllanBloodlines bought Royal Academy filly Romanesque for R3 million
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3 April 2008 | The Emperors Palace NYS Welcome Cocktail Party |
The Emperors Palace NYS Welcome Cocktail Party was held at D'Oreale Grande on Wednesday, 2nd April. Herman Brown Jnr and Snr pictured with Dr & ... READ MORE // | |
3 April 2008 | The BloodStock SA 2008 Invitational Golf Tournament |
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3 April 2008 | Thank you to Betty for a wonderful Golf Day – superbly organized |
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31 March 2008 | CURLIN CROWNED WHILE SOUTH AFRICA SHINES |
America’s Champion Curlin (Smart Strike) put his rivals to the sword with an emphatic win in the Gr.1 Dubai World Cup. Such was the authority of ... READ MORE // | |
27 March 2008 | Chairman of the Selection Panel promoting our NYS wares |
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27 March 2008 | Outgoing SA handicapper Mike Wanklin ... |
Outgoing SA handicapper Mike Wanklin and veteran UK racing scribe Howard Wright from the UK, seen at Dubai's Breakfast with the Stars, are impressed ... READ MORE // | |
26 March 2008 | Last Rich Man’s Gold’s progeny on offer at Emperor’s NYS |
Last Rich Man’s Gold’s progeny on offer at Emperor’s National Yearling Sale
THE last progeny of deceased stallion Rich Man’s Gold ... READ MORE // | |
18 March 2008 | Choice lots by leading International Stallions at Emperor’s NYS |
A total of 39 yearlings sired by foreign-based sires will pass through the sales ring during the course of the 2008 Emperor’s Palace National Yearling ... READ MORE // | |
13 March 2008 | Team Valor has its eye on fillies at the Emperor’s Palace NYS |
TEAM Valor International’s Barry Irwin, one of the main protagonists in the South African racing industry’s emergence in the international ... READ MORE // | |
10 March 2008 | Breeders are excited about the prospects |
Breeders are excited about the prospects of their first-season stallions
THERE should be a degree of forgiveness for breeders who wax overly ... READ MORE // | |
26 February 2008 | Emperor’s Palace NYS graduates invited to Dubai World Cup |
Three graduates from Emperor’s Palace National Yearling Sale are invited to Dubai World Cup meeting
THE Dubai World Cup Committee at the weekend ... READ MORE // | |
20 February 2008 | Strong catalogue promises big results for Emperors Palace NYS |
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 ... READ MORE // | |
28 January 2008 | Sales commission, additional sale & foal levy |
During the past year the cash reserves of the TBA have reached satisfactory levels. This enabled the TBA to assist breeders, especially at the lower ... READ MORE // |