Breeding
The Ebbett VW 2021 NZTBA National Breeding Awards will be held at the Mystery Creek Events Centre on Saturday, 21st August. The gala event will recognise the 19 individual Group One winners bred by New Zealand-based breeders, who between them won 30 elite races in Australasia. The winners of the
Breeding
The Ed Bethell-trained newcomer Exminster became the fifth first-crop winner from 28 runners by Haunui Farm shuttler Ribchester when winning over 1400m at Redcar on Sunday. Ridden by PJ McDonald, he tracked the leaders, was ridden over a furlong from home and went on to win by half a length
Breeding
The much-anticipated auction of high-class race mare Jennifer Eccles (NZ) (Rip Van Winkle) has launched on Gavelhouse Plus. Bidding will run through on the Gr.1 New Zealand Oaks and multiple Gr.2 winner until 7pm (NZ) on Friday 23 July. Free of Danehill, Jennifer Eccles is by Galileo son
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Mapperley Stud stallion Complacent has continued his impressive run of late with Barracuda (NZ) running out a dominant 4-½ length winner at Te Rapa last Saturday. “The way he won, he could be a very exciting horse. Putting the blinkers on for the first time switched him on,” trainer Darrell
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Rich Hill Stud shuttle stallion Satono Aladdin posted strong results during yesterday’s JRHA Select Yearling Sale at Northern Horse Park. The Group One-winning son of the legendary Deep Impact had five youngsters go through the ring and they sold for $3,539,848 at an average of $707,969
Breeding
Champion European Sire Galileo was humanely euthanised on Sunday owing to a chronic, non-responsive, debilitating injury to the left fore foot. The sire of 91 individual Group One winners, Galileo has had a far-reaching impact on the breed, with no less than 20 of his sons having sired Group One
Breeding
Entries for the number one sale of its kind, New Zealand Bloodstock’s 2021 Ready to Run Sale of Two-Year-Olds are now open, with the Sale taking place at the Karaka Sales Centre on 17 and 18 November. Breeze Ups will be held on 11 and 12 October at Te
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Little Avondale’s Sam Williams is celebrating this week after his freshman sire Time Test recorded his first black type performer. Time Test, one of 208 black type winners for his sire Dubawi, has his first Southern Hemisphere crop of 77 foals hitting the racetrack later this year. A winner
Last season’s New Zealand Bloodstock Filly of the Year Jennifer Eccles is set to be auctioned via online platform Gavelhouse Plus next month. The winner of four of her 14 starts and placed on a further six occasions, Jennifer Eccles was a dominant winner of the Gr.1 New
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Two-year-old gelding Tympanist provided first season shuttle sire Belardo with his fourth southern hemisphere winner when successful in a 1400m maiden at Hawkesbury on Tuesday. The David Payne-trained youngster improved from his three previous unplaced efforts to score by one and a quarter lengths over Vyner and favourite Armour Force.
Breeding
Leading into the breeding season, we reflect on the volume of mares covered by a stallion with 10+ mares in 2020. STALLION2020201920182017Ocean Park18915383101Proisir (AUS)1528686110Almanzor (FR)145160140Super Seth143Savabeel (AUS)137172182167Time Test (GB)135116116Belardo (IRE)11810011896Vadamos (FR)11866117159Tarzino112126133124Embellish106138Ace High (AUS)10597Reliable Man (GB)1017388151Sweynesse (AUS)1006882105Darci Brahma9799103101Per Incanto (USA)95117116103Wrote (IRE)
Breeding
The New Zealand Thoroughbred Breeders’ Association will hold a seminar on the importance of welfare in Cambridge on Wednesday. It is open to farm staff, NZTBA members and breeding course students. Speakers Dr Chris Rogers, from Massey University, and Leigh Wills, from NZ Foal, will cover the subjects of physical