Des Scott

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Des Scott

Residence: South Africa
Professional Background: Operates a platinum-mining enterprise in South Africa
Racing Career: Scott and Robert Muir, who have been partners for several years, sold 50 percent of Jazzy to Team Valor International last year ... Since coming to the United States from South Africa in 2007, Jazzy won the G2 Gallant Bloom at Belmont Park and a minor turf stakes
Breeding/Racing Operation: Scott is one of the owners of Highdown Stud Farm in South Africa, a farm he purchased with his brothers Robin and Neville 40 years ago when it was a 530-acre dairy farm. It remained a dairy farm in addition to Thoroughbred stud until the 1970's ... Highdown is located in the KwaZulu-Natal province on the northeastern coast of South Africa, close to Durban ... The farm has a 40-year tradition of top studs, standing two of the country's most important stallions, Jungle Cove and Foveros. Highdown also bred one of South Africa's greatest runners, Politician. ... The farm sold G1 winner Devon Air for a record price for a broodmare in the early 1990's, then Highdown did little until the early 2000's. ... In May 2007, Highdown Stud acquired Eclipse Award champion Miesque's Approval to stand as a stallion. At the time of the acquisition, Scott noted that Miesque's Approval was the first Eclipse Award winner or Breeders' Cup winner to be retired directly to stud in South Africa. ... "He was one of the toughest, soundest, and most durable performers in the modern era. We're privileged to have him and were oversubscribed for shares," Scott said. ... Stallions at Highdown number five: Miesque's Approval joined Hinton Wells, Overlord, Mogok, and The Sheikh ...

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