Breeding
New Zealand Bloodstock is excited to announce the offering of 20 quality weanlings as a part of the supplementary catalogue for its 2022 National Weanling Sale, set to be held on 17 June at the Karaka Sales Centre. In addition to the 111 weanlings catalogued, the 20 additional lots will
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Pristine thoroughbred nursery Valachi Downs, in Matamata, has been sold to Lib and Katrina Petagna’s breeding business Elsdon Park. Kevin and Joanna Hickman quietly built the stud that now operates on more than 600 acres and covers all aspects of breeding and racing, including significant expansions in 2018 with
Breeding
Sword Of State (Snitzel) will add further Group One quality to the Cambridge Stud roster this coming breeding season where he will stand for an introductory fee of $15,000 + GST. The son of Snitzel triumphed in the Gr.1 Sistema Stakes (1200m) and the Gr.3 Matamata Slipper (1200m)
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The imminent sale of Gr.1 NZ 1,000 Guineas runner-up Miss Tycoon Rose will cap a brilliant run for long-serving New Zealand Bloodstock Insurance Manager Jim Bruford’s Pearl Series syndicate initiative. Having run her last race in January, in which she was second in the Listed Timaru Stakes,
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Godolphin has selected a dozen up-and-comers from around the world for the 2022-2024 edition of its Flying Start programme, including New Zealanders Liam Cunningham and Annabel Adams. The Kiwi pair will be joined by 10 others from Australia, Ireland, the United Kingdom and the United States of America. Beginning in
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It’s a case of status quo for The Oaks Stud for the upcoming breeding season. The Cambridge farm will once again stand a roster that includes Darci Brahma, U S Navy Flag, Roc De Cambes, and Niagara, with their fees remaining the same. Darci Brahma has had another solid
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Curraghmore principal Gordon Cunningham was on hand on the Gold Coast on Wednesday to watch Tofane (NZ) (Ocean Park), a product of his Waikato farm, sell for A$3.1 million to the bid of Yulong Investments. Cunningham bred the daughter of Ocean Park who went on to win eight
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New Zealand Bloodstock have organised a weanling parade schedule prior to their sale at Karaka on June 17, which can be seen below: Monday 30 May – Auckland 9AM Cambria Park at Ainsley Downs (3) (57 Bruce Road, Waerenga) 9.30AM Hallmark Stud (6) – 97 Summertime Lane, Te Kauwhata 10:15AM
Breeding
Grangewilliam Stud stallion The Bold One has been enjoying a purple patch of form with his progeny and his fee has been adjusted accordingly for this coming breeding season. A son of Fastnet Rock, The Bold One is one of four black-type horses out of the multiple Group One winning
Breeding
Anticipation is building in the countdown to next month’s 2022 National Weanling Sale, with a quality catalogue of youngsters now available to view online here. The National Weanling Sale will be held as a physical sale at Karaka on Friday 17 June, and for the first time since the
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Cambridge Stud have a select draft of 10 mares plus a share in Ocean Park now live on Gavelhouse Plus with bidding running through until 7pm (NZT) on Friday 20 May. “At Cambridge Stud we have a business plan to breed off 150 mares. With a large racing team, we
Breeding
Mapperley Stud is excited to announce they have secured the high-class racehorse Armory who will commence stallion duties at their Matamata property in 2022. Mapperley Stud has joined forces with Windsor Park Stud to acquire the Group One-performed and multiple Group-winning son of champion sire Galileo. Armory retires to stud