Highlands Stud http://www.highlandsfarmstud.co.za Stud Farm Fri, 12 Apr 2013 16:30:43 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 Rain Storms Over Meydan http://www.highlandsfarmstud.co.za/rain-storms-over-meydan/ http://www.highlandsfarmstud.co.za/rain-storms-over-meydan/#comments Tue, 09 Apr 2013 13:01:55 +0000 admin http://www.highlandsfarmstud.co.za/?p=1174 Trainer Mike de Kock summed up undefeated Soft Falling Rain’s less than ideal trip to a tremendous victory in the $1 million Godolphin Mile (UAE-II) on Saturday at Meydan with one precise sentence: “The champions get through.”

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]]> http://www.highlandsfarmstud.co.za/rain-storms-over-meydan/feed/ 0 Soft Falling Rain wins UAE 2000 Guineas http://www.highlandsfarmstud.co.za/soft-falling-rain-wins-uae-2000-guineas/ http://www.highlandsfarmstud.co.za/soft-falling-rain-wins-uae-2000-guineas/#comments Fri, 15 Feb 2013 12:29:08 +0000 admin http://www.highlandsfarmstud.co.za/?p=1151 The unbeaten, Highlands-bred Soft Falling Rain, gave trainer Mike de Kock a fifth win in the 1600m UAE 2000 Guineas, leading 400m out under Paul Hanagan for his big owner, Sheikh Hamdan bin Rashid, who was present to witness the victory, as was his brother, Sheikh Mohammed.

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]]> http://www.highlandsfarmstud.co.za/soft-falling-rain-wins-uae-2000-guineas/feed/ 0 Speed Easy http://www.sportingpost.co.za/?p=41339 http://www.sportingpost.co.za/?p=41339#comments Mon, 07 Jan 2013 12:15:52 +0000 admin http://www.highlandsfarmstud.co.za/?p=1109 The pacy Highlands-bred filly Franny ran her nine male rivals ragged with a superb display of relentless speed when winning Sunday’s African Holly Handicap over 1000m at Clairwood unextended.

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]]> http://www.sportingpost.co.za/?p=41339/feed/ 0 The Hangman Style http://www.sportingpost.co.za/?p=41041 http://www.sportingpost.co.za/?p=41041#comments Thu, 27 Dec 2012 18:20:36 +0000 admin http://www.highlandsfarmstud.co.za/?p=1095 Trainer Sean Tarry and owner Chris Van Niekerk seem to find a really good horse every season. The Hangman is their latest bright star and the son of Jallad with a resounding victory in Gr2 The Dingaans at Turffontein.

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]]> http://www.sportingpost.co.za/?p=41041/feed/ 0 The Noose Tightens http://www.sportingpost.co.za/?p=34978 http://www.sportingpost.co.za/?p=34978#comments Thu, 27 Dec 2012 18:19:08 +0000 admin http://www.highlandsfarmstud.co.za/?p=1093 The Vodacom Durban July winning combination of trainer Sean Tarry and jockey Piere Strydom lifted yet another Gr1 trophy when The Hangman bounced back to his best in winning the Gr1 Premier’s Champion Stakes

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]]> http://www.sportingpost.co.za/?p=34978/feed/ 0 De Kock Feature Frenzy http://www.sportingpost.co.za/?p=30679 http://www.sportingpost.co.za/?p=30679#comments Thu, 27 Dec 2012 18:18:29 +0000 admin http://www.highlandsfarmstud.co.za/?p=1091 Highlands Stud-bred Soft Falling Rain took his career earnings to just under half a million rand in the Gr1 SA Nursery

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]]> http://www.sportingpost.co.za/?p=30679/feed/ 0 Rising Star – Jackson http://www.sportingpost.co.za/?p=25440 http://www.sportingpost.co.za/?p=25440#comments Thu, 27 Dec 2012 18:17:49 +0000 admin http://www.highlandsfarmstud.co.za/?p=1089 Jackson may be the best three-year-old in South Africa after he lived up to a ton of pre-race hype and ran out the fluent winner of the Investec Cape Derby

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]]> http://www.sportingpost.co.za/?p=25440/feed/ 0 Jackson – Gr1 Daily News 2000 http://www.sportingpost.co.za/?p=32586 http://www.sportingpost.co.za/?p=32586#comments Mon, 04 Jun 2012 14:30:46 +0000 admin http://www.highlandsfarmstud.co.za/?p=859 Mission accomplished and the Vodacom Durban July would now be a bonus. That just about sums up the buoyant mood from the winning team after the outstanding Jackson had toyed with his field to win the R1 million Gr1 Daily News 2000 at Greyville on Saturday. The Gauteng three year old form once again came [...]

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]]> http://www.sportingpost.co.za/?p=32586/feed/ 0 Sage Throne – short-head 2nd http://www.sportingpost.co.za/?p=32618 http://www.sportingpost.co.za/?p=32618#comments Mon, 04 Jun 2012 10:02:27 +0000 admin http://www.highlandsfarmstud.co.za/?p=867 The Lammerskraal Stud–bred Viva Maria is very talented and may have been rather cleverly named after a 1965 comedy movie. But there was nothing funny in the manner in which the 50-1 shot downed her hotly supported odds-on stablemate Ilha Bela to win the R500 000 Gr1 Woolavington 2000 at Greyville on Saturday. Backers of [...]

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]]> http://www.sportingpost.co.za/?p=32618/feed/ 0 Beloved Betty a fine performance http://www.highlandsfarmstud.co.za/beloved-betty-fine-performance-in-the-gr1-woolavington-2000/ http://www.highlandsfarmstud.co.za/beloved-betty-fine-performance-in-the-gr1-woolavington-2000/#comments Mon, 04 Jun 2012 09:10:22 +0000 admin http://www.highlandsfarmstud.co.za/?p=874 Trainer Dean Kannemeyer placed one hand on the Ladbrokes Gold Cup trophy when he produced the top-class stayer Blake to win an exciting R200 000 Gr3 Lonsdale Stirrup Cup run over 2400m at Greyville. The victory was the first leg of a brilliant Group race double on the afternoon for our versatile and great value stallion, [...]

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