New Zealand
NZ Racing and Breeding News – 06 August 2023
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Australia
Bold Mac goes back-to-back
Three weeks after winning in Benchmark 88 grade at Randwick, Kiwi-bred gelding Bold Mac (NZ) (The Bold One) stepped up in class and delivered a repeat result in Saturday’s A$160,000 Petaluma Premier’s Cup Prelude (1800m) at Rosehill. The six-year-old completed a winning double on the opening
Australia
Verona roars back into winning form
New Zealand-bred mare Verona (NZ) (Belardo) turned her form around in emphatic style at Rosehill on Saturday, charging home from last to score a runaway win in the A$160,000 Schweppes Handicap (2400m). The daughter of Belardo proved herself against some of the best of her generation as a
New Zealand
New training partnership starts season with a win
Sam Bergerson made a winning start to his training career at Cambridge on Wednesday when Cote de Beaune took out the Kingsclere Stables 970. It was the first win for the newly established Te Akau training partnership of Mark Walker and Bergerson, which had a distinct tangerine flavour, with Cote
New Zealand
2023 Ready to Run Sale NZ Trainers Series Commences
New Zealand Bloodstock has announced the running of NZB’s Ready to Run Sale Trainers Series will continue this season, with incentivised prize packages awarded to trainers across a series of domestic race sponsorships. The well-received trainers Series was introduced by NZB three years ago to help support New Zealand
New Zealand
NZ Racing and Breeding News – 31 July 2023
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New Zealand
Momentous Week for Waikato Thoroughbred Racing
The beginning of the 2023-24 racing season marks a momentous occasion for Waikato Thoroughbred Racing. The newly established Club is set to make history with its inaugural Trials on Tuesday at Te Rapa, followed by a meeting at Cambridge Synthetic on Wednesday, promising a thrilling start to the season. In
Breeding
Savabeel underpins another special season for Waikato Stud
The 2022-23 racing season has delivered another long line of triumphs for Waikato Stud, whose continued success has come on the back of two of its iconic stallions. Current kingpin Savabeel keeps churning out a seemingly endless supply of big-race performers, and this season marks his eighth Centaine Award for
Breeding
U S Navy Flag takes top first-season honours
Less than two months after The Oaks Stud made the bold decision to purchase U S Navy Flag outright from Coolmore Stud, their faith in the former shuttle stallion has been rewarded with the title of New Zealand’s champion first-season sire of 2022-23. U S Navy Flag has held
Australia
Russo strikes gold again with Kiwi-bred purchase
Bluegrass Bloodstock principal Lenny Russo looks to have unearthed another treasure from his regular forays into the New Zealand tried horse market with Struck Gold (NZ) (Castledale), a three-year-old son of Castledale who romped home by four lengths at Echuca on Friday when making his Australian debut. Bred by Tim
New Zealand
NZ Racing and Breeding News – 30 July 2023
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New Zealand
Champion sire Proisir completes Rich Hill Stud’s unfinished business
After a series of near-misses for foundation stallion Pentire, Rich Hill Stud has finally broken through and taken top honours with New Zealand’s new champion sire Proisir. The 2022-23 season saw Savabeel’s eight-year reign as champion Kiwi sire broken in spectacular style. Proisir sired 47 winners from 89