Breeding
A significant share in champion racemare Verry Elleegant (NZ) (Zed) is set to be offered through online platform Gavelhouse Plus. With reluctance, Auckland businessman Tim Barry has made the decision to part with his 12.5 percent share in the Gr.1 Melbourne Cup (3200m) winner and offer it to
Breeding
The New Year will bring new opportunities for two young thoroughbred breeding industry participants. Morgan Wilks (22) and Alice Jeffries (21) have been named as the recipients of the 2023 Irish National Stud Scholarship, supported by the Keith and Faith Taylor Family Trust. The pair will fly to Ireland in
Breeding
A host of Kiwi sporting stars hope to feel the rush of winning when they cheer home their equine pride and joy Pungo in Saturday’s A$500,000 Gr.3 Carbine Club Stakes (1600m) at Flemington. England Test Cricket Coach Brendon McCullum, rugby stars Israel Dagg and Beauden Barrett,
Breeding
New Zealand Bloodstock’s 2022 Ready to Run Sale Breeze Up clips and Mounting Yard parade videos are now available to view online at nzb.co.nz. On Monday 17 and Tuesday 18 October, 277 talented juveniles galloped down the home straight of Te Rapa Racecourse, with all two-year-olds having
Breeding
Day Two of New Zealand Bloodstock’s Ready to Run Sale Breeze Ups saw the final 133 two-year-olds complete their gallop down the home straight of Te Rapa Racecourse. The Soft 5 track and fine weather remained consistent throughout the second day, with the wind picking up slightly in the
Breeding
New Zealand Bloodstock’s 2022 Ready to Run Sale Breeze Ups took place at Te Rapa Racecourse on Monday 17 October, with 148 two-year-olds having the opportunity to gallop down the home straight of Waikato Racing Club. Ideal weather and track conditions saw a smart display of Breeze Up times
Breeding
Ross and Corrine Kearney took an instant shine to Satono Aladdin and first impressions have resulted in the South Waikato couple adding Australian stakes success to their domestic achievements. Relative newcomers to the thoroughbred game, their homebred Bankers Choice (NZ) (Mongolian Khan) set the ball rolling at Trentham earlier this
Breeding
The New Zealand Thoroughbred Breeders’ Association, in partnership with the Keith and Faith Taylor Equine Scholarship Trust, are offering the opportunity of a lifetime for one young industry participant. Applications are now open for the Irish National Stud Scholarship, which supports the successful candidate to attend the renowned establishment to
Breeding
New Zealand Bloodstock has made the decision to postpone its Breeze Ups for the 2022 Ready to Run Sale, with the revised contingency dates being held on Monday 17 and Tuesday 18 of October at Te Rapa Racecourse. Working closely with the Waikato Racing Club and New Zealand Thoroughbred Racing
Breeding
Holding firm against a torrent of overseas interest, Cambridge Stud bought Amarelinha (NZ) (Savabeel) for $1.1 million on Gavelhouse Plus on Wednesday night, and the Group One-winning mare will be served by Almanzor this spring. Many of New Zealand’s most sought-after mares have been snapped up by the
Breeding
Crypto Force justified trainer Michael O’Callaghan’s faith in him with a convincing success in the Gr.2 Beresford Stakes (1600m) at the Curragh on Saturday. A promising debut winner over 1400m in the trainer’s colours in June, Kia Joorabchian’s Amo Racing team went to £900,000
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In a not too distant pre-internet past, Phill Cataldo remembers mailing Australian trainers VHS tapes of Kiwi horses’ trials and races in a bid to orchestrate a sale. Many things have changed in the last 25 years, but what hasn’t is Cataldo’s knack for unearthing a superstar of