Summerhill Stud Timeline
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Su erhillTi eline Deed of Grant Summerhill Home Guard General Botha Northern Guest Princess Alice’s visit Nelson Mandela Pat Goss Snr King’s Cup St Pauls 16 1875/1879 1922 1939 Queen Elizabeth II invites Mick and Cheryl Goss to dinner aboard HM Royal Yacht Brittania. Summerhill negotiates Black Bush accord with tripartite nations; it becomes precursor to first export protocol with EU. La Fabulous becomes first J&B Met winner born at Summerhill . Northern Guest establishes new world record of 11 Broodmare Sires’ titles. Thabani Nzimande anointed “Best Practical Student” at English National Stud. Ten consecutive years as the nations’ number one breeder by earnings. John Motaung becomes second “Top Practical Student” at the English National Stud in 3 years. Traditional dance troupe invited to perform at the Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo. Queen Elizabeth II Angus La Fabulous Pick Six HM King Letsie III Bryan and Erica Goss Lynton Hall Igugu and Pierre Jourdan National Emblem Equus Awards 2005 HRH Princess Anne Hartford House The Zulu Dancers Igugu and Pierre Jourdan lead historic Summerhill exacta; Igugu becomes 4th July-winning graduate and 3 rd to win the J&B Met . Between the farms, they founded NCD Dairies, Eskort Bacon Factory and what became Corobrik, the largest dairy, meat processing and brick-making businesses in Africa. First Deeds of Grant for Hartford and Summerhill , issued by Queen Victoria to the Moor and Ellis families. 1880-1895 1898 Frederick Moor (Hartford) elected Prime Minister of the Colony of Natal. Colonel George Richards (Summerhill) appointed Colonial Secretary. 1899-1902 General Louis Botha assumes command of the Boer forces on Summerhill . Winston Churchill visits Hartford. General Joubert acknowledges Treaty of Vereeniging at Summerhill . 1908 Sir Frederick Moor knighted following Union talks in Durban. 1910 John Moor elected to the first Union Senate. Royal visit of George V’s sister, Princess Alice to Summerhill . 1933 Pat Goss Snr establishes Isihlito Stud at The Springs, East Griqualand. A.R. Ellis acquires Hartford. Establishes SA’s pre-eminent private breeding establishment. 1946 Pat Goss Snr celebrates Durban July victory with St Pauls. 1947 Cape Heath secures the King’s Cup; King George VI makes the presentation. Decision wins the first of three Summer Handicaps for the farm. 1952 Hartford follows up: Mowgli wins the Durban July. 1958/59 Sybil’s Nephew and Masham earn their first Sires’ Championships. 1962 Nelson Mandela captured 20 minutes from our front verandah. 1979 Goss family acquires Summerhill . 1987 Summerhill and CSB establish first Ready To Run sale in the southern hemisphere; Summerhill scripts first proposals for Breeders’ premiums in KZN. 1988 New tax incentives for thorough- bred breeders negotiated at Summerhill . Home Guard becomes leading sire (win stakes) of Britain and Ireland. 1989 Goss family trades Hillcrest home for Hartford. Northern Guest wins first of his national Sires Premierships. Summerhill hosts Finance Minister Barend du Plessis; leads first trade delegation to UK; attracts large scale international investment. 1990 Nelson Mandela released; Dubai’s Ruling Family commences 22 year association with Summerhill . 1994 Princess Anne hosts Mick Goss at private luncheon. Katsumi Yoshida’s Northern Farm becomes first Japanese stud to invest in South Africa. 2009 2011 2012 2014 Lynton Hall opened: makes Conde Naste’s top 50 “Hot” Hotels world- wide. Vuma Feeds (est. 1990) attracts Australian icons, Jack and Bob Ingham, as investors. 2001 Summerhill inaugurates the first of its 60 international staff scholarships to the best farms in the world. Destined to become the country’s top boutique hotel, Hartford House opens. 1997 1996 Summerhill secures its first of nine consecutive Breeders’ Championships. 2005 Summerhill builds first School of Equine Management Excellence in southern hemisphere, and Bryan and Erica Goss Memorial theatre. Summerhill becomes the first farm in 30 years to win six consecutive Breeders’ titles. 2010 Hartford House named in top three country restaurants in the world by The Wall Street Journal ; makes Eat Out’s Top Five Restaurants in SA. Summerhill becomes leading breeder by earnings a modern record of nine consecutive times. 2013 National Emblem wins Juvenile Sires’ title. 2003 Summerhill initiates Equine Trade Council with Ministers Alec Irwin and Peter Miller ; Heather Morkel appointed first CEO. Fard makes the podium for Equus Stallion of the Year. Hartford House initiates Land of Legends collection of the best hospitality establishments in KwaZulu-Natal. 2000 1995 2007 Historic exacta: Pick Six and Emperor Napoleon secure third Summer Cup win for the farm. Summerhill initiates richest Ready To Run race in the world. Supplies five of the first seven winners. Sheikh Mohammed of Dubai visits Summerhill . 135 Years of Unparalleled Excellence 2006 Summerhill pioneers purchase of Aus-bred horses for resale; Angus wins our 2nd J&B Met . HM King Letsie III of Lesotho visits Summerhill for the first time.
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Su erhill Ti eline
Deed of Grant Summerhill
Home Guard
General Botha
Northern Guest
Princess Alice’s visit
Nelson Mandela
Pat Goss Snr
King’s Cup St Pauls
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1875/1879
1922
1939
Queen Elizabeth II invites Mick and Cheryl Goss to dinner aboard HM Royal Yacht Brittania.
Summerhill negotiates Black Bush accord with tripartite nations; it becomes precursor to first export protocol with EU.
La Fabulous becomes first J&B Met winner born at Summerhill .
Northern Guest establishes new world record of 11 Broodmare Sires’ titles.
Thabani Nzimande anointed “Best Practical Student” at English National Stud .
Ten consecutive years as the nations’ number one breeder by earnings.
John Motaung becomes second “Top Practical Student” at the English National Stud in 3 years.
Traditional dance troupe invited to perform at the Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo .
Queen Elizabeth II
Angus
La Fabulous
Pick Six
HM King Letsie III
Bryan and Erica Goss
Lynton Hall
Igugu and Pierre Jourdan
National Emblem
Equus Awards 2005
HRH Princess Anne Hartford House The Zulu Dancers
Igugu and Pierre Jourdan lead historic Summerhill exacta; Igugu becomes 4th July-winning graduate and 3rd to win the J&B Met .
Between the farms, they founded NCD Dairies , Eskort Bacon Factory and what became Corobrik , the largest dairy, meat processing and brick-making businesses in Africa.
First Deeds of Grant for Hartford and Summerhill , issued by Queen Victoria to the Moor and Ellis families.
1880-1895
1898Frederick Moor (Hartford) elected Prime Minister of the Colony of Natal. Colonel George Richards (Summerhill) appointed Colonial Secretary.
1899-1902General Louis Botha assumes command of the Boer forces on Summerhill . Winston Churchill visits Hartford . General Joubert acknowledges Treaty of Vereeniging at Summerhill .
1908Sir Frederick Moor knighted following Union talks in Durban.
1910
John Moor elected to the first Union Senate.Royal visit of George V’s sister,
Princess Alice to Summerhill .1933
Pat Goss Snr establishes Isihlito Stud at The Springs , East Griqualand.
A.R. Ellis acquires Hartford . Establishes SA’s pre-eminent private breeding establishment.
1946Pat Goss Snr celebrates Durban July victory with St Pauls .
1947Cape Heath secures the King’s Cup; King George VI makes the presentation. Decision wins the first of three Summer Handicaps for the farm.
1952Hartford follows up: Mowgli wins the Durban July .
1958/59Sybil’s Nephew and Masham earn their first Sires’ Championships.
1962Nelson Mandela captured 20 minutes from our front verandah.
1979Goss family acquires Summerhill . 1987
Summerhill and CSB establish first Ready To Run sale in the southern hemisphere; Summerhill scripts first proposals for Breeders’ premiums in KZN.
1988New tax incentives for thorough-bred breeders negotiated at Summerhill .
Home Guard becomes leading sire (win stakes) of Britain and Ireland.
1989Goss family trades Hillcrest home for Hartford .Northern Guest wins first of his national Sires Premierships.Summerhill hosts Finance Minister Barend du Plessis; leads first trade delegation to UK; attracts large scale international investment.
1990
Nelson Mandela released; Dubai’s Ruling Family commences 22 year association with Summerhill .
1994Princess Anne hosts Mick Goss at private luncheon.
Katsumi Yoshida’s Northern Farm becomes first Japanese stud to invest in South Africa.
2009
2011
2012
2014
Lynton Hall opened: makes Conde Naste’s top 50 “Hot” Hotels world-wide.
Vuma Feeds (est. 1990) attracts Australian icons, Jack and Bob Ingham , as investors.
2001
Summerhill inaugurates the first of its 60 international staff scholarships to the best farms in the world.
Destined to become the country’s top boutique hotel, Hartford House opens.
1997
1996
Summerhill secures its first of nine consecutive Breeders’ Championships.
2005
Summerhill builds first School of Equine Management Excellence in southern hemisphere, and Bryan and Erica Goss Memorial theatre.
Summerhill becomes the first farm in 30 years to win six consecutive Breeders’ titles.
2010
Hartford House named in top three country restaurants in the world by The Wall Street Journal; makes Eat Out’s Top Five Restaurants in SA.
Summerhill becomes leading breeder by earnings a modern record of nine consecutive times.
2013
National Emblem wins Juvenile Sires’ title.
2003
Summerhill initiates Equine Trade Council with Ministers Alec Irwin and Peter Miller; Heather Morkel appointed first CEO.Fard makes the podium for Equus Stallion of the Year.Hartford House initiates Land of Legends collection of the best hospitality establishments in KwaZulu-Natal.
2000
1995
2007Historic exacta: Pick Six and Emperor Napoleon secure third Summer Cup win for the farm.
Summerhill initiates richest Ready To Run race in the world. Supplies five of the first seven winners.
Sheikh Mohammed of Dubai visits Summerhill .
135 Years ofUnparalleled
Excellence
2006Summerhill pioneers purchase of Aus-bred horses for resale; Angus wins our 2nd J&B Met .
HM King Letsie III of Lesotho visits Summerhill for the first time.
