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28/01/10 - The 2010 sales circuit kicks off at Doncaster where Britain’s leading jumps sire is well represented
A Kayf Tara filly foal out of the high-class chaser Heltornic was among the top five lots at Doncaster’s January sale when selling to Simon Hubbard Rodwell for £30,000.
"She walked brilliantly and I loved her when I saw her,” Hubbard Rodwell told the Racing Post. “She's got the pedigree which you have to have now if you're breeding and really ticked all the right boxes. Hopefully it's a family going places.”
The owner of Scottish National winner Hot Weld and breeder of Canford Cliffs, Hubbard Rodwell is compiling a National Hunt broodmare band at his Saxtead Hall Stud in Suffolk and hopes eventually to breed from the filly. Prior to that she will be trained by Nicky Henderson.
Also among the 36 Kayf Tara weanlings catalogued was a colt out of three-time winner Valentines Lady, who was sold to the Jamestown Consignment for £24,000 and the Trickledown Stud-consigned son of Cool Spice, who was selected by Highflyer Bloodstock for £20,000. This colt’s full-brother sold for £35,000 as a foal two years ago.
Trainer-turned-bloodstock agent Mark Pitman bought Goldford Stud’s Kayf Tara colt out of Rosita Bay for £17,000 and colts from Exit Baby and Realms Of Gold made £15,500 and £15,000 respectively.
Kayf Tara’s new stablemate and fellow young jumps sire Sagamix took part in the stallion parade on the first day of the sale and has had a favourable reception from National Hunt breeders in Britain since his arrival in the country.
16-8-10
Sadly the Hawk wing yearling filly had to put down 24 hours after her operation. She was in alot of pain which the vets couldn't reduce with drugs so they felt it was best to put her out of her misery. Although we are now left with just a very large bill for her care at least I know that everything that could have been done was done.
We are also going to be looking for a new permenant member of staff this autumn as Vikki Chorley is leaving us after 4 years to ride eventers. Vikki was in charge of one of the yards so is a senior member of staff and I expect will be hard to replace.
6-8-10
After reporting some Overbury bred winners last week we are now experiencing the flipside of breeding (or generally looking after livestock).
The yearling out of Flying Finsh - a filly by Hawk Wing - showed signs of colic on monday. She was checked by a vet who gave some pain killer and muscle relaxant. There was no sign of a twisted gut and she settled back to normal very quickly. All was well until wednesday morning when she again showed signs of colic, but this time her heart rate and temperature where raised. She went straight into the vets clinic where an infection in her gut - peritonitis - was confirmed. We had hoped that a heavy dose of antibiotisc might cure the problem but this morning she sickened quite rapidly. The vets advice was then there was no choise other than to operate and hope to find a problem. I have just been told that they have found an abscess on the outside of the gut which will have to be removed. Chance of sucess is rated at less than 50% and the operation is an expensive one. The only good thing is that if she survives there shouldn't be any recurring problems as a result of this.
In the meantime we just have to wait and hope.
(I'm away until the end of next week but will give a follow up on my return).
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