Breeding
Brian and Lorraine Anderton’s White Robe Lodge will welcome the addition of Ancient Spirit to their stallion roster this coming breeding season. A multiple Group Two winning son of Invincible Spirit, Ancient Spirit was the champion three-year-old miler in both Italy and Germany in 2018. The handsome bay will
Breeding
Off the back of a strong season on the track in Australasia, Novara Park stallion Sweynesse’s service fee will rise to $9,000+GST for the forthcoming breeding season. Sweynesse was New Zealand’s leading first season sire on stakes-winners, winners, and earnings for the 2019-2020 season, and his
Australia
Westbury Stud stallion Tarzino recorded his first win as a sire at Sandown on Wednesday and fittingly it was his former trainer who saddled the victor. Caulfield conditioner Mick Price trained Tarzino to wins in the Gr.1 VRC Derby (2500m) and Gr.1 Rosehill Guineas (2000m) on his way
Breeding
21-year-old New Zealander Charlie King has gained a place on the prestigious Godolphin Flying Start, a two-year Thoroughbred Industry Management and Leadership Programme, which commences in Ireland in August. The son of Nick and Anne-Marie King grew up on Brighthill Farm and is a recent graduate of a Bachelor of
Breeding
The highly anticipated opening of the DoubleTree by Hilton Karaka is only a few months away. Construction, which began in early July 2019, has not been smooth sailing for all parties involved after being forced to shut down due to the country’s COVID-19 Level 4 lockdown. Despite this, the
Breeding
Group One performer King Of Comedy will join Novara Park’s stallion roster this coming breeding season. Farm principal Luigi Muollo had been on the lookout for a son of outstanding young sire Kingman and is delighted with his acquisition. “He (Kingman) is one of the hottest names in European
Breeding
Mark Baker has had plenty of success pinhooking out of New Zealand Bloodstock’s May Sale, and he believes he has found another promising youngster at Karaka on Friday. The Hallmark Stud principal paid $145,000 for lot 78, the Almanzor colt out of Group One performer Girl Of My
Breeding
Inglewood Stud’s young stallion War Decree, a son of War Front, will stand the 2021 season at an unchanged fee of $4,500+GST. “His yearlings sold through the ring averaged nearly $60,000 this year,” said Inglewood Stud’s Gus Wigley. “That’s a tremendous return on the
Breeding
Galileo’s triple Group One winning son Circus Maximus heads the 2021 stallion roster at Windsor Park Stud. Group One placed as a two-year-old, Circus Maximus won the Gr.1 St James’s Palace Stakes (1600m) and Gr.1 Prix du Moulin de Longchamp (1600m) at three, before returning as
Breeding
New Zealand Bloodstock’s dedicated National Weanling Sale, set to be held this Friday 14 May, is a prime opportunity for astute judges to purchase their next lucrative pinhooking investment. Over the last few editions of NZB weanling sessions, pinhooked purchases have fetched significantly higher prices upon their return to
Breeding
Several days have passed since recording a black-type double at Riccarton, but Nigel Auret is still lost for words when asked about the achievement. His son, Fraser, had travelled south from his Marton base with Unusual Countess (NZ) (Unusual Suspect) and Streak of Power (NZ) (Power) and duly delivered with
Breeding
Vendors are welcoming the return of New Zealand Bloodstock’s National Weanling Sale to a physical format at Karaka next week, but without losing sight of lessons learned from last year’s COVID-19 disruptions. A select catalogue of 120 weanlings will go under the hammer at Karaka next Friday, marking